. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 120 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. The most useful lilies are the following :^-L. Brotsnl, with very large trumpet-shaped flowers, white, delicately" striped outside -with purple. B. aura turn, a, giant of its race, the flowers expanded, with yellow or red stripes on a. white ground. L. candidmm, the common white lily, thriving almost anywhere, and yet a little fastidious. L. jtlialcedonicwm, always thriving best in a rich deep loam. L. croceum, good and cheap, very accommodating. , usually orange red, but variable,


. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 120 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. The most useful lilies are the following :^-L. Brotsnl, with very large trumpet-shaped flowers, white, delicately" striped outside -with purple. B. aura turn, a, giant of its race, the flowers expanded, with yellow or red stripes on a. white ground. L. candidmm, the common white lily, thriving almost anywhere, and yet a little fastidious. L. jtlialcedonicwm, always thriving best in a rich deep loam. L. croceum, good and cheap, very accommodating. , usually orange red, but variable, and always useful. L. longiflorum, a lovely trumpet-shaped flower of the purest white; it requires a peaty soil, but is not very particular; in a cold locality a sheltered spot should be selected for it. L. tigrinum, the tiger lily, is very gay, .and some varieties flower late ; hence the Laureate puts it into the autumn garland: " Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave in the earth so chilly, Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell


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