. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 914 LILU'M LlLIUM (ancient Latin name). LiUAnefe. Lilt. The Lilies have always been looked upon as amongst the nolilest of garden plants. Their conspicuous flowers, striking colors, and their stately forms appeal stro
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 914 LILU'M LlLIUM (ancient Latin name). LiUAnefe. Lilt. The Lilies have always been looked upon as amongst the nolilest of garden plants. Their conspicuous flowers, striking colors, and their stately forms appeal strongly to the eye and to the imagination as well. They are among those good "old-fashioned" plants which fre- quently and justly come newly into vogue. Lilies are less understood and less discriminatingly appreciated than almost any other plants of prominence. The Tiger Lily is a favorite and old-fashioned flower, to be found in many of the most homely and unpretending gardens. Now and then one finds a good group of the M:idonn;\ Lily, very rarely a cluster of the beautiful little Coral Lily, and sometimes the landscape gardeners furnish free-handed clients with masses of the Gold-banded Lily in the shrubbery borders. The Easter Lily is largely for t bv the ilorists, as are also certain varieties of tlir SiM'ciipsuiii i^roup. But aside from these, no Lilies can at present be classed as real favorites of the American public, while dozens of magnificent kinds are practically unknown. In the opinion of the writer, the three Lilies fi r everybody to grow are L. tiiiriiiiiiii, var. splendens; L speciosunif YSiT. rubritm; and X. teuuifoUum. To these the following species may l>e added as well worthy of general culture, at least in the eastern states (the order given is approximately that of the writer's preference!: [/.elegans (many varieties, all good), and its vav. jmrtheiieivn (the Coridion Li\y), Broiniii. nnirnl. Irsla.'.u i,i.
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