LILIES. 
We usually associate the idea of extreme 
whiteness with the lily, so that it is common 
to express a pure white by comparison with 
the flower, as with snow: but lilies, it is well 
known, are of almost every variety of colour. 
“ The Common White Lily has been cul¬ 
tivated in England time immemorial. The 
stem is usually about three feet high. The 
flowers, which appear in June and July, are 
brilliantly while, and glossy on the inside. It 
is from the east; and in Japan the blossom is 
said to be nearly a span in length. 
“Thereare several varieties of the White 
Lily: as, that with the flowers striped or 
blotched with purple ; that with the leaves 
striped or edged with yellow ; one with dou¬ 
ble, and one with pendulous flower. 
“ Catesby’s Lily was named in honour of 
Mr. Catesby, who first found it in South Ca¬ 
rolina. This flower, which blows in July and 
August, and is little more than a foot high, is 
variously shaded with red, orange, and lemon 
colours, and has no scent. 
“ The O range-Lily, of which there are se¬ 
veral varieties of species, has a large and 
brilliant flower, figured and dotted with black 
and very red. 
