August 8, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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be in a position to decide whether the variety is 
worth keeping or not. Sometimes really valuable 
varieties are brought to light in this way. 
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LILIUM NEPALENSE. 
The Nepaul Lily was originally introduced to 
England in 1855, but has not multiplied or been 
extensively grown in the open garden, than it is now 
in the greenhouse. These facts apply to L. wallich- 
ianum and L. neilgherrense, also from India at 
considerable elevations on the mountains. 
The lanceolate, dark shining green leaves are 
scattered upon the stem, and 3 in. to 4 in. long. The 
stems vary from 3 ft. to 5 ft. long, according to the 
treatment to which they have been subjected, and 
colour of the flower is yellow and ornamented at the 
mouth of the short tube with a broad zone of rich, 
dark purple. It is this last characteristic which 
gives the Nepaul Lily a distinct appearance from 
every other species in cultivation. For conservatory 
decoration there is nothing else of this type to 
compete with it. The only objection which might 
be raised against it is the great length of the stems ; 
LlLIUM NEPALENSE. 
cultivated to that extent which we should have 
expected considering its great beauty. It is a native 
of temperate regions of the Western and Central 
Himalayas from Gurwhal and Kumaon to Nepaul. 
Seeing that it occurs at elevations from 7,000 ft. to 
9,000 ft. above sea level, one would expect it to be 
hardy. Evidently it is not so hardy as its allies, 
otherwise the species would have been more 
bear the flowers singly, or a few together at the 
apex. The individual blooms are of great size, 
widely campanulate, and structurally not unlike those 
of L.candidum, to which it would, to a certain extent, 
be allied, though differing greatly in colour and other 
particulars. The accompanying illustration will 
give a good idea of the form of the flowers and the 
upper portion of the stem and leaves. The ground 
but this can easily be remedied by standing the plant 
behind some other but dwarfer subject. 
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A Frog Barometer—This is a contrivance used in 
Germany and Switzerland to foretell the state of the 
weather. It consists of a jar of water, a frog, and 
a little wooden ladder. If the frog comes out of the 
jar and sits on the ladder, rain is confidently expected. 
