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speciosum album, L. speciosum rubrum, 
and Melpomene, grow much better and 
bloom abundantly. They seem to do best 
in pots on verandas; but I have had them 
frequently in flower in the well-drained, 
rich and moist soil of my shed. All are 
very beautiful and exhale a delicious per¬ 
fume. 
Henry’s Lily (L. Henryi), discovered 
several years ago in the mountains of 
Junnan, in southern China, by Dr. Au¬ 
gustine Henry, grows vigorously in 
Florida. It has been termed the “Or- 
. ange-yellow Speciosum Lily.” Its con¬ 
stitution is robust; the plant growing 
four to six feet high and bearing from 
ten to twenty rich, orange-yellow blos¬ 
soms, well set off by its ample deep-green 
foliage. I have crosses now growing 
vigorously between this species and L. 
speciosum rubrum. 
The Tiger Lily (L. tigrinum), a Chi¬ 
nese species which has been repeatedly 
reported to be successfully grown in our 
State, never made itself at home in my 
garden. • 
The most satisfactory of all the true 
Lilies, growing admirably in Florida, 
provided they are well cared Apr, are 
those belonging to Endlicher’s Eulirion 
group—the Funnel-flowered Lilies. We 
all are acquainted with the Easter Lily 
(L. Harrisii), a variety of the Japanese 
L. longiflorum, carrying a magnificent 
crown of long-tubed, snowy-white, frag¬ 
rant blossoms, usually at Easter time, on 
a stem two to three feet high. L. longi¬ 
florum has branched out in quite a num¬ 
ber of distinct and superior varieties. The 
type usually only bears one or two flow¬ 
ers; the Easter, or Bermuda Lily (L. 
longiflorum Harrisii), usually from four 
to six. L. longiflorum giganteum is an 
improvement on the last-named variety. 
It is of very free growth, carrying from 
six to ten flowers on each stem. They 
are large and well-formed, of great sub¬ 
stance and purity,, lasting a long time 
when cut. The finest variety of all is 
undoubtedly L. longiflorum Takesima 
grandiflorum, very strong-growing, with 
glossy foliage and dark-brown stems, 
bearing from six to ten long tubular 
flowers, white inside and tinged with 
brown externally. All these Lilies have 
proved a perfect success with me, flower¬ 
ing abundantly in the latter part of April 
and early in May. 
Have you ever seen the beautiful L. 
Brownii in bloom? The form of the 
flower reminds one of the last-named 
species, but the outside is a deep choco¬ 
late brown. Of still greater beauty is its 
variety, L. Brownii leucanthum. It is ’ 
more or less ruddy-brown externally, 
milk-white inside, with a rich yellow 
throat. The type is rather difficult to 
grow, while its variety grows as easily 
as the L. longifl’orum varieties. 
In 1872 the celebrated botanical col¬ 
lector, Gustav Wallis, discovered a beauti¬ 
ful funnel-shaped Lily in the Philippine 
Islands, the L. Philippense, which was 
scientifically described by Baker in 1873. 
At that time it did not attract much at¬ 
tention. Only recently, since the United 
States has taken possession of the islands, 
this lily has become better known and 
American firms have distributed it 
largely. Though occurring in a tropical 
country it has proved*hardy even in Ohio. 
The stems are rather slender, and the 
grass-like leaves grow all along the stems, 
as in all true lilies. Usually only one pure 
white flower is carried on the extremity 
of each stem. The flowers exhale a de¬ 
licious perfume. It grows well in my 
