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 cultivated in England 
time immemorial. The stem is usually about three feet 
high. The flowers, which appear in June and July, are 
brilliantly white, and glossy on the inside. It is from the 
east; and in Japan the blossom is said to be nearly a 
span in length. 
There are 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 double, 
and one with pendulous flower. 
Catesby’s Lily was named in honour of Mr. Catesby, 
who first found it in South Carolina. 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 Orange Lily, of which there are several varieties 
of species, has a large and brilliant flower, figured and 
dotted with black, and very red. 
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