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IOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTACE  GARDENER 
October  16,  1902. 
Joseph,  or  one  of  the  other  first  cross  perpetuals,  to  gain  shorter 
and  more  sturdy  leaves,  to  increase  the  perpetual  tendency,  and 
give  greater  hardiness.  I  am  more  than  ever  convinced  that 
some  form  of  perpetual  is  the  Strawberry  of  the  future,  and  that 
the  end  of  those  which  bear  only  once  a  year  is  certain  to  come 
sooner  or  later ;  but  the  perpetuals  want  high  cultivation,  care 
and  attention.  It  is  necessary  to  entirely  suppress  all  runners 
which  are  not  wanted,  so  soon  as  possible ;  and  this  at  certain 
times  should  have  almost  daily  attention.  At  this  time  of  year 
some  form  of  wire  support  for  the  fruit,  to  keep  it  off  the  ground 
and)  exposed  to  the  sun  and  air,  is  equally  necessary.  Wasps, 
and  even  bees,  were  a  great  nuisance  at  one  time.  Strawberries 
have  such  a  strong  scent  that  they  prove  very  attractive.  In 
the  fine  weather  three  weeks  ago,  St.  Joseph  simply  swarmed  with 
wasps,  bees,  flies,  and  hornets,  and  proved  an  absolute  protec¬ 
tion  for  my  outdoor  Peaches  close  by  on  a  wall,  which  had  not 
any  insect  marauders. — W.  R.  Raillem. 
Lilies  of  the  World. 
(Continued  from  page  333.) 
American  Lilies  (Genus  Lilium). — Of  these  there  are 
some  thirty  wild  species,  and  those  I  describe  will  be  hailed 
by  the  amateur  gardeners  of  the  Cape  Peninsula,  especially 
on  the  Newlands,  Claremont,  and  Rosebank  sides  of  Table 
Mountain.  They  are  mostly  moisture-loving  Lilies,  and  at 
the  places  I  have  named  the  conditions  that  will  ensure 
their  successful  culture  are  perfect. 
Canadense  flavum  (a  beautiful  species,  Avith  golden- 
yellow  flowers,  which  are  freely  spotted  purple  inside), 
height  3ft.  Canadense  rubrum  (flowers  red  on  the  exterior 
and  spotted  black  in  the  interior),  height  3ft.  Superbum 
(if  my  recollection  is  correct,  old  John  Parkinson,  in  his 
“  Garden  of  Pleasant  Flowers,”  1629,  illustrates  and 
describes  L.  superbum  as  L.  Martagon  imperiale,  and  well 
does  it  deserve  the  name.  It  attains  a  height  of  7ft,  and 
carries  from  twelve  to  twenty  handsome  flowers  on  a  stem. 
The  flowers  range  in  colour  from  rich  orange  to  crimson,  all 
beautifully  spotted. 
Pardalinum  (this  species  represents  some  wonderfully 
beautiful  varieties,  ranging  in  height  from  4ft  to  7ft,  and 
even  taller  when  the  conditions  are  favourable,  and  pro¬ 
ducing  great  heads  of  lovely  flowers).  Pardalinum  type 
(flowers  bright  scarlet,  shading  to  rich  yellow,  freely  spotted 
purple-brown),  height  6ft.  Pardalinum  Bourgoei  (large, 
beautiful  flowers,  bright  crimson  colour,  shading  to  yellow 
and  spotted  maroon),  height  6ft.  Pardalinum  Michauxi 
(flowers  crimson-scarlet,  shading  to  yellow,  spotted  maroon  ; 
flowers  later  than  the  other  species  of  L.  Pardalinum), 
height  5ft.  Parryi  (flowers  citron-yellow,  spotted  chocolate- 
brown  ;  a  magnificent  species),  height  3ft. 
The  foregoing  species  of  American  Lilies  to  be  seen  to 
fullest  advantage  should  be  grown  in  the  moist  soil  of  a 
Rhododendron  bed,  when  the  effect  of  their  mass  of  beau¬ 
tiful  flowers  is  simply  wonderful.  Planted  amongst  lumps 
of  sandstone  and  kept  moist,  might  do  as  well  as  amongst 
Rhododendrons. 
Humboldti  (this  grand  Lily  was  collected  by  the  great 
American  traveller  and  plant  collector,  Mr.  Roezl,  on  the 
birthday  of  the  great  Humboldt,  and  was  named  after  this 
world-famed  naturalist ;  flowers  large,  golden-yellow ;  of 
great  substance  and  very  showy.  A  well-grown  specimen 
will  give  from  twenty  to  thirty  beautiful  flowers  on  a  stem), 
height  5ft.  This  species  is  found  to  do  best  in  a  moist  soil, 
but  not  so  wet  as  those  above  named  ;  still  that  it  does  not 
object  to  water  is  proven  from  the  fact  told  to  me  by  Mr. 
Roezl  that  he  had  to  roll  up  his  shirt  sleeve  to  get  the  bulbs 
out  of  the  water. 
Parvum  (very  distinct  and  showy  ;  small  flowers  of  bright 
orange-scarlet  colour ;  freely  spotted),  height  4ft.  Takes 
the  same  treatment  as  L.  Humboldti.  Bolanderi  (a  beautiful 
species  from  Oregon,  Avith  elegant  bell-shaped  deep  crimson 
flowers ;  spotted  maroon  ;  moderately  moist  soil  suits  it 
best),  height  l^ft.  Columbianum  (the  flowers  of  this  species 
resemble  L.  Humboldti,  but  much  smaller ;  they  are  very 
graceful  and  fragrant,  and  of  a  brilliant  orange  colour, 
spotted  crimson  ;  same  treatment  as  L.  Humboldti),  height 
3ft. 
Lilies  (genus  Lilium)  from  India,  Burmah,  and  Nepaul. 
Number  some  seventeen  species,  all  of  great  beauty,  and 
most  likely  all  would  suit  South  Africa,  but  I  will  only 
describe  three  species,  as  the  others  have  up  till  now  not 
been  a  success  in  Europe.  If  my  friends  in  South  Africa 
like  the  sample  I  ask  them  to  commence  Avith,  I  can  leave 
time  to  settle  the  question  of  the  fourteen  other  species 
being  tried.  Nepalense  (floAvers  golden-yelloA\T,  tinged 
inside  at  base  of  petals  deep  purple  ;  handsome  funnel 
shaped  flowers),  height  3ft.  Sulphureum  (syn.  Wallichianum 
superbum).  When  in  Auckland,  NeAv  Zealand,  1900,  I  saAV 
in  Mr.  Ball’s  garden  this  really  handsome  Lily,  and  a  noble 
sight  it  was.  Height  5ft  to  6ft,  Avith  a  coronet  of  seven  long 
Avhite  floAvers  surmounting  a  sturdy  stem.  I  had  a  letter 
recently  from  Mr.  Ball  informing  me  that  the  Lily  this  year- 
had  fifteen  floAvers. 
At  another  garden  in  Auckland  I  saAV  the  same  Lily 
behaAung  in  a  similar  manner,  and  Avith  a  considerable 
progeny  of  all  sizes.  The  owner  expressed  a  desire  to  sell 
some  of  them,  and  I  undertook  to  sound  the  Lily’s  praises 
as  I  travelled  this  progressive  and  aggressive  Avonderful 
country,  “  the  home  of  the  brave  and  the  free  of  the 
Southern  Hemisphere.”  I  had  a  letter  of  thanks  recently 
from  the  OAvner  referred  to,  informing  me  that  he  had  sold 
Avell  on  to  £20  worth  of  the  bulbs  of  Lilium  sulphureum  to 
the  persons  I  had  recommended  it.  Noav  this  man  a  few 
years  previously  had  brought  a  bulb  for  5s.  6d.  So  say  no 
more  about  the  gigantic  profits  of  the  Cape  ToAvn  Cold 
Storage  Company.  Here  is  a  record-breaker  for  you  in 
Lilies,  and  he  expects  to  reap  an  annual  revenue  from  this 
original  investment  of  5s.  6d.  He  let  me  into  the  secret  of 
increasing  the  bulb,  so  pardon  my  not  taking  you  into  my 
confidence,  as  I  promised  not  to  spoil  his  market  by  letting 
others  know  Iioav  he  worked  his  diamond  mine. 
Giganteum,  the  noblest  and  most  gigantic  of  Lilies. 
Some  forty  years  ago  I  first  made  the  acquaintance  of  this 
grand  Lily,  and  it  got  so  impressed  on  my  mind  that  I  can 
see  it  $,s  I  now  Avrite  about  it.  I  had  paid  a  visit  to  the 
late  Sir  Morton  Peto’s  fine  old  garden,  near  Lowestoft, 
England,  and  wandered  about  Avith  Mr.  Bradley,  the 
gardener,  Avho  had  a  trick  of  keeping  A'isitors  in  conversa¬ 
tion  till  some  surprise  he  Avanted  to  give  came  in  full  view, 
Avhen  Ave  would  say,  What  do  you  think  of  that,  of  this,  and 
the  other  thing?  And  so  we  went  along  chatting  and 
admiring,  till  we  arrived  at  the  long  conservatory,  where 
he  threw  open  the  door,  and  revealed  a  tropical  profusion  of 
foliage  drapery,  Avhile  at  the  end  stood  two  sentinels 
reminding  one  of  Gog  and  Magog  at  the  Mansion  House 
guarding  the  entrance  to  the  house.  “What  have  you  got 
there,  Mr.  Bradley?”  Avas  my  surprised  inquiry,  pointing  to 
A  fasciated  Lilium  auratum. 
(See  page  357.) 
