Hardy border Lilies are among the most useful garden plants known.  They are peculiarly hardy and robust, requiring no support from sticks or ties; several of them remain green all the winter, and are capable of resisting any amount of frost.  If left alone, they increase rapidly, and become more valuable every year.  We will say nothing of their beauty, for that is proverbial; but it may be useful to observe that many of the most lovely Lilies, usually regarded as only suitable for the greenhouse, and grown with great care under glass, are really as hardy as the old common white Lily, and may be grown with it in the same border.  To grow Lilies well requires a deep, moist, rich loam.  A stubborn clay may be improved for them by deep digging, and incorporating with the staple plenty of rotten manure and leaf-mould.  They all thrive in peat, or rotten turf, or, indeed, in any soil containing an abundance of decomposing vegetable matter.  The autumn is the proper time to plant Lilies, but they may be planted at any season, if they can be obtained in a dormant state or growing in pots.  They should be planted deep for their size, say, never less than six inches.  After they have stood some years it is necessary to lift and part the clumps, when the borders should be deeply dug and liberally manured before replanting.  If the stems of Lilies become leafless and unsightly before the flowers are past, it is a sign that the roots are too dry, or that the soil is impoverished; and therefore, as soon as the stems die down, they should be lifted, and perhaps transferred to a more favourable spot.

==Amaryllis.==—­These magnificent plants do not require the high temperature in which they are usually grown, nor should they be allowed to remain for a great length of time dust-dry, as we sometimes find them.  It is important to remember that they have distinct seasons of activity and rest, but must not be forced into either condition by such drastic measures as are occasionally resorted to.  The proper soil for them is turfy loam, enriched with rotten manure, and rendered moderately porous by an admixture of sand.  The light soil in which many plants thrive will not suit them; the soil must be firm, and somewhat rough in texture.  When first potted, give them very little water, and promote growth by means of a bottom heat of 65 deg..  Increase the supply of water as the plants progress, and shift them into 6-inch pots for flowering.  While they are in flower they may be placed in the conservatory, or wherever else they may be required for decorative purposes.  When the flowers have faded take them to the greenhouse to complete their growth, after which dry them off slowly, but with the clear understanding that they are never to be desiccated.  They may be wintered in the greenhouse, and should certainly be placed where they will always be slightly moist, even if a few leaves remain green throughout the winter.  Frequent disturbance of the roots is to be particularly avoided in the cultivation of Amaryllis, and therefore it is desirable to allow them to remain in the same pots two or three years; or if they are shifted on, it should be done in such a way that the roots are scarcely seen in the process.  Top dressing and liquid manure will help them when they have been some time in the same pots.