AUGUST. 
WHITE LILY (.Lilium candidum). Majesty. Purity. 
“II est le roi des flours, dont la rose est la reine.” 
Boisjolin. 
ear to the heart of every one is 
this regal flower. It stands with 
ineffable grace on the elegant 
stem which rises from its circle of 
long green leaves, and breathes 
out the richest incense. It is a 
native of Syria, but has reigned 
in our gardens from time immemorial. The sovereigns 
of France have especially honored it. It bloomed in 
the gardens of Charlemagne. Louis VII. placed it 
on his coat of arms, coins, and seals. Philip Augustus 
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