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THE FLOKIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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come soon, the labours of hybridisers will render it extremely difficult, if 
not impossible, a result which florists probably would not much regret. 
The following notes are in the florists’ interest:— 
L. pomponium , and its variety L. pyrenaicum, are now seldom seen in 
flower gardens. They do not possess much beauty, their flowers emit an 
unpleasant odour, and they are mostly relegated to the shrubbery. L. Mar- 
tagon may be allowed to go along with them; being very robust it is well 
adapted to the wild or semi-wild parts of pleasure grounds. I have seen 
it growing luxuriantly in the wooded gorge of a deep valley, by the side of 
a considerable stream, where it propagated itself, and sported into a di¬ 
versity of tints. There is a white variety in cultivation. The Scarlet 
Turk’s-cap, L. chcdcedonicmn, is more of a garden plant, and thrives well in 
any dry sunny nook if left undisturbed, but is impatient of frequent re¬ 
movals. There is a tall, robust variety with a cymose or fastigiate in¬ 
florescence. To this group may be added L. monadelphum superbum. I give 
the name which, with the plant, has emanated, in Scotland, from the Botanic 
Garden in Edinburgh. It is certainly monadelphous, as the broad-winged 
filaments of the stamens cohere at the edges. It may be loosely described 
as a gigantic L. pyrenaicum, only the tops of the petals are less reflected. 
In the deep moist soil of my garden it multiplies freely, and throws up 
numerous stems 4 or 5 feet in height, crowned with loose corymbs of from 
ten to sixteen brilliant canary-coloured flowers. Towards the end of June 
it is an extremely showy plant. 
L. tigrinum is well known, and is valuable as one of the latest of the 
Lilies. The Poet Laureate speaks of it as a sign of the departing year, 
asking in winter—“ Where is now the Tiger Lily ?” The variety introduced 
by Mr. Fortune being one-half taller, and about ten days later in flowering, 
is a most desirable plant. 
The American species, L. superbum , canadense, and penduliflorum are 
very beautiful, but are difficult to keep in a satisfactory state, at least in 
the northern districts of the country. It is usually said that they should 
be grown in a deep peaty border. To this advice I would add, that they 
should be planted in the full sunshine, and in the warmest nook of the 
flower garden. What they want in this country is the bright glowing 
summer of Upper Canada and the Northern States of America. L. pliila- 
delphicum , I believe, belongs to this section, but I have’not seen it. L. col- 
cJiicum is a very beautiful species, rare in gardens, and requiring much the 
same treatment as the preceding. Belays of them all should be kept in 
pots, and it should be remembered that they sometimes continue dormant 
for a year. This year I was obliged to bring on my potted superbum by a 
little bottom heat. 
The Orange Lily group is a brilliant one. It is composed of L. au- 
