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gained by the visitor, if the 
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with Vitralite, the Long-Life 
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and lasting whiteness never to 
be secured by ordinary coatings. 
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summer on exterior work, it 
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to interior woodwork that clean 
and cheery charm — a surface 
smooth as alabaster. 
Vitralite will not crack, peel nor turn 
yellow, whether used outside or inside , on 
wood, metal, plaster, or cement, and stands 
icpeated washing. 
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tions, will last for a great many years, 
and certainly the cost is not prohibitive. 
Most varieties can be bought in good-sized 
bulbs from fifteen to twenty-five cents 
apiece, or by the half-dozen at consider¬ 
ably less. One reason why the hardy lilies 
are not more generally used is that they 
are given comparatively little space in the 
seed catalogs. Another reason is that, 
while under suitable conditions they last 
indefinitely, under unsuitable conditions 
they will perish very quickly—and the 
several species are very marked in their 
likes and dislikes of soil, shade and so 
forth. And one should be very sure in 
buying bulbs that the varieties are adapted 
to the conditions which he can give them. 
As a general rule of guidance, it may be 
said that the lilies whose natural habitat 
is in swampy or woodsy places, such as 
our native lilies ( Canadense, superbum, 
Pardalinum, and so forth) all like plenty 
of humus and will thrive in soil that is 
quite moist so long as the bulbs themselves 
are protected by an under-drainage of 
sand or fine gravel. The Japanese and 
Chinese varieties, fortunately for the ma¬ 
jority of American gardeners, will thrive 
in ordinary loam even of rather poor 
quality, if other conditions are right, even 
though the native sorts could not be suc¬ 
cessfully grown in it. Lilies insist upon 
perfect drainage; and if this is not to be 
found naturally, it must be supplied by 
tile or raised beds. The hardy border or 
the small shrub border are excellent places 
in which to use them—both because of 
the effectiveness of the lilies and because 
of the necessary shade provided them by 
the other plants during their early stages 
of growth. The superbum and the Par¬ 
dalinum will thrive in soils that are more 
or less peaty and are therefore especially 
good for planting among rhododendrons 
or along the edge of rhododendrons or 
laurel borders. Almost any soil will be 
improved for lily growing by the addition 
of plenty of leaf mould. Manure, how¬ 
ever, should be omitted or used very 
sparingly, and only that which is a year 
or so old and rotted through and through 
should be employed. 
Phlox and peonies, two other clump¬ 
forming perennials, which should be either 
planted or replanted now, are among the 
very best of all the available hardy plants. 
Peonies should be used with judgment. 
They always form a major note in the 
garden scheme, as both the plant itself and 
the flower dominate the whole garden of 
perennials during the early summer. Un¬ 
like the majority of flowers which we have 
been discussing, they can seldom be used 
in masses by themselves with the best ef¬ 
fect. Planted in clumps, irregularly 
spaced, throughout the hardy border at 
the edge of the shrubbery planting, or reg¬ 
ularly spaced along drives or walks, both 
the flowers and the attractive form and 
foliage of the plants can be seen to the 
best advantage. They propagate very 
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