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quently exhausts itself so much by so doing that it dies 
out completely or throws off very weak offsets. A 
variety of this Lily has been found in Waushara 
County, Wis., having flowers that vary in color from 
deep-red to yellow, and with narrower and more 
scattered leaves. 
The Orange Field-Lily, L. Canadense, is found on 
the edges and partially-dry spots of nearly all our 
northern swamps, where water does not stand, and the 
stems are protected by bushes; its limit to the West 
is Rainy River, and it extends South to Georgia. It 
produces from one to fifteen flowers, with recurved 
petals, the color of which is orange varying to red and 
spotted with brown. The plant varies in height from 
two to five feet, and the leaves are generally in whorls. 
It grows well in any good garden soil, but does best in 
that which is moist and peaty. 
Among the distinct varieties is riibrum, a vigorous- 
growing plant with dark-red flowers; flavum, with 
yellow flowers spotted brown; odorum , a variety not 
yet in cultivation, with fragrant flowers; and a narrow- 
petaled, red variety, not yet in cultivation. 
The Turks-Cap Lily, L. superbum, is found from 
Canada southward in rich, wet swamps, often, where 
water is standing. It is 9 somewhat similar in habit to 
the last, but is a stronger grower, often six feet high 
with more numerous flowers, sometimes as many as 
seventy-five on a single stem. The flowers are bright 
orange, with numerous brown spots; not a brilliant 
flower, but a magnificent plant, with its tall, glaucous 
stem, whorls of dark green leaves and great pyramids 
of flowers. It blooms later than the last, and requires 
the same treatment in the garden. 
The Carolina Lily, L. Carolinianum, though similar 
to the last in appearance, is not so strong a grower, 
being one to two feet high, but it has better-colored 
flowers, which open a month later than superbum; it is 
found in the Carolina s, but is very scarce. 
The Southern Red-Lily, L, Catesbcei, is found in Pine 
barrens from North Carolina to Florida and Mississippi; 
it has upright flowers like the Orange-red Lily. The 
scales of the bulbs are leaf-bearing, the stem-leaves are 
not in whorls, and the flowers are solitary, bright 
scarlet, spotted with purple, the petals narrowed into a 
long claw at the base; it is a very distinct and showy 
flower, but very difficult to grow, and must be pro¬ 
tected in the Northern States. It requires a light, well- 
drained soil without peat. 
Gray’s Lily, L. Grayei, has been recently discovered 
and is not in cultivation. The flowers are reddish- 
orange, from one and one-half to two and one-half 
inches long, with recurved petals covered throughout 
with purple dots. 
The following eight Lilies are natives of the Pacific 
coast, and are all confined to narrow limits within 
California and Oregon, and principally in the mountain 
regions of the Sierra Nevadas. 
Lilium Columbianum is somewhat similar in appear¬ 
ance to Canadense, but the flowers are smaller, and 
the bulb distinct. It grows naturally on dry, sandy 
plains, and in mountains where the winter is severe; it 
is hardy, easily cultivated, and quite variable. 
Lilium Humboldti has a stem four to six feet high, 
with leaves in whorls, and from six to thirty, large, 
orange-red flowers, spotted thickly with purple. It is 
a showy and striking Lily, and grows on the foot of 
hills and coast ranges, with the bulb deep down in the 
soil, which is a compact clay, mixed with broken stone 
and leaf-mold; such a soil would no doubt be best for 
it, but I have flowered it in a light, well-drained loam 
with mulching of leaves. It has a variety, ocellatum, 
that is marked on both sides of the petals with purple 
dots. 
Lilium maritimum has a stem one and one-half to 
three feet high, with scattered leaves. The few flowers 
are nodding, one and one-fourth to two inches long, 
deep reddish-orange, spotted with brown. 
Lilium Parryi has a stem two to five feet high, with 
scattered leaves. The flowers are pale yellow, sparingly 
dotted with purple, about three inches long, and from 
two to ten in number. It grows in a peaty soil natu¬ 
rally, but I have grown it in a light loam with heavy 
mulching. 
Lilium pardalinum varies greatly. The type is four 
to eight feet high, with leaves in whorls; flowers num¬ 
erous, red or orange, with a distinct yellow centre that 
is spotted with brown; the petals are three inches long 
and very revolute. It is a showy and distinct flower, 
and the plant grows well in a good, deep, well-drained 
soil, protected from wind and sun. 
In its variety ( Californicum ), the flowers are not so 
numerous, but they are larger and of better color. 
Var. pallidifolium is strong-growing, with flowers pale 
red with more yellow and fewer dots. Var. angustifolia 
has narrow, scattered leaves. 
Lilium parvum has a stem two to five feet high, 
small, yellow flowers finely dotted and tipped with red, 
which vary in number from two to forty. It grows 
naturally on the banks of mountain streams, or in shady 
swamps near running water; it is hardy and grows well 
in a peaty soil. 
Lilium Washingtonianum has from twelve to twenty 
funnel-shaped white flowers, three to four inches long, 
that turn purple with age. The bulb is always found in 
well-drained, porous soil, from twelve to twenty inches 
below the surface. I have succeeded in growing it in a 
similar soil. 
Lilium rubescens is similar, with smaller, erect flow- 
ers having revolute petals one and one-half to two 
inches long, a pale lilac color, or white, becoming rose- 
purple. 
The soil best suited for Lilies is a well-drained, sandy 
loam, with some leaf-mold or thoroughly-decomposed 
manure; so much does not depend on the richness of 
the soil as on its condition. The Canadense superhum 
and parvum do best in a peaty soil, moist but well 
drained. 
The surface of the ground should be shaded or 
mulched to keep it an even temperature. A bed of low- 
growing shrubs or Rhododendrons is an excellent place 
to grow the taller Lilies. 
When necessary to remove Lily-bulbs, it should be 
done early in October, and they should be planted deep. 
The larger kinds, such as Washingtonianum, Hum¬ 
boldti or pardalinum, one foot or even more; the 
smaller ones not less than six inches—then do not dis¬ 
turb them. They will grow stronger and finer for sev¬ 
eral years, until they reach as near perfection as their 
position will allow. Warren H. Manning. 
Reading, Mass. 
