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LILIES. 
sun it appears decked with a lustre which 
‘ Solomon, in all his glory,’ never equalled. 
“ The Japanese set a high value upon the 
Water-lily, because of its purity, not being 
sullied by contact with the muddy water, in 
which it often grows ; and, with the flowers 
of the Motherwort, bear it in procession before 
the body in their funeral ceremonies. 
“ The blue species of this plant is a native 
of Cashmere and Persia. Mrs. Graham, in 
her residence in India, speaks of a beautiful 
red Lotus, of which she saw multitudes; she 
describes them as much larger than the white 
water-lily, and the loveliest of the nymphaeas 
she had ever seen. 
The Common Lily and the Lily of the 
Valley are of the class Hexandria, and order 
Monogynia; the Water Lily is of the class 
Polyandria, and order Monogynia. 
