L. LANKONGENSE A rose, purple-spotted, dainty, fragrant lily with 
reflexed petals from western China, still rare in this country. It 
wants a porous loamy soil, charged with leaf mold and gritty sand, 
with some moisture and slight shade. Flowers July-Aug. Height 2-4’. 
L. LONGIFLORUM ESTATE One of the better varieties of the Easter 
Lily which in the garden blooms in July-Aug. Grows to 4’. Its 
chaste white trumpet is too well known to require description. Plant 
5-6” deep. 
L. MARHAN A strong growing hybrid with blood of L. HANSONII, 
with darker, orange colored flowers. Will grow to 7’, blooming in 
June-July. Plant 6-7” deep in gritty garden soil. 
L. MAXIMOWICZII WADAII We are enthusiastic about this unassum- 
ing turk’s cap which looks very much like L. TIGRINUM, orangey 
red and purple spotted, but has none of the latter’s faults. It grows 
in any soil, will reach a height of 8’, and multiplies rapidly. If 
used as a background to a late July garden, it makes a first class 
display. Plant 4-5” deep. 
L. MRS. R. O. BACKHOUSE An English hybrid and one of the glories 
of the modern garden. It flowers freely, is of strong constitution, 
growing to a height of 5-6’, bearing in June-July up to 30 reflexed 
blooms of orange, slightly spotted with purple. It likes a gritty- 
sandy, humus-laden soil. Plant 6-7” deep. 
L. NEPALENSE The rare lily of Nepal. Funnel shaped flowers of 
greenish yellow color, heavily stained purple brown in the throat, 
producing a striking effect. Give it a predominantly leaf mold soil. 
It may be tender north of Philadelphia. But try planting it in pots, 
to be stored in the winter in a root cellar or under the bench in a 
cool greenhouse. Height 3’; plant 6-7” deep. 
L. PARDALINUM GIGANTEUM The California native, the Sunset 
Lily, with a 4’ stem and flowers having reflexed petals, the outer 
half crimson, the remainder yellow and heavily spotted. It likes 
a mixture of gravelly sand, woods soil and compost, kept reasonably 
moist in dry weather. It flowers early in July. Plant 5-6” deep. 
L. PARKMANNI JILLIAN WALLACE This is one of the outstanding 
hybrids of our generation. It is a cross between a variety of 
L. SPECIOSUM (which see) and a variety of L. AURATUM. The 
flower is blood red with green in its throat, is bowl-shaped and 
large, up to 10” in diameter. It was raised by Mr. Roy M. Wallace 
of Australia and has received the Award of Merit of the Royal 
Horticultural Society of England. We have imported bulbs from 
Mr. Wallace and propagated them. They are offered by few growers 
in America. For the gardener who wants to work with something 
rare and beautiful we suggest trying this exceptional lily which 
is essentially not a difficult one. The bulb should be planted 4-5” 
deep, surrounded by one inch of course sand, underlaid by a mixture 
of the same sort of sand, leaf mold and top layer forest soil. 
Provide the sharpest possible drainage, but see that the plant doesn’t 
lack water in the growing season. Mulch it and give it full sun. 
It flowers in Aug., and when established attains a height of 5’. 
L. PHILADELPHICUM The native wood lily of the northeast section 
of the United States, with an upright orangey-red cup, flowering 
early in July on 1-2’ stems. A charming lily, but frankly a difficult 
garden subject. It flourishes for us in a bed which it shares with wild 
grasses and local wild flowers. In planting it, surround it with an 
inch of sand underlaid by an equal mixture of sand and leaf mold, 
and give it a ground cover as described above. Plant 3” deep. 
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