==Lilium auratum.==—­This magnificent Lily has proved to be as hardy as the white garden variety, and is now freely planted in borders and shrubberies where the noble heads of bloom always command admiration.  But the splendour of the flower will continue to insure for it a high degree of favour as a decorative subject for the conservatory.  When grown in a pot the best soil is sandy peat, but it will flower finely in a rich light mixture, such as Fuchsias require.  It is advisable to begin with the smallest pot in which the bulb can be placed, and then to shift to larger and larger sizes as the plant progresses, taking care to have the bulb two inches below the soil when in their flowering pots, because roots are thrown out from the stem just above the bulb, and these roots need to be carefully fed, as they are the main support of the flowers that appear later.  When the flower-buds are visible, there should, of course, be no further shifting.  In respect of temperature, this is an accommodating Lily; but as a rule a cool house is better for the plant than one which is maintained at a high temperature.  The supply of water should be plentiful during the period of growth and flowering, but afterwards it can be reduced.

==Lilium Harrisii== (=The Bermuda, or Easter Lily=) is of the =longiflorum= type, but the flowers are larger, and are produced with greater freedom than by the ordinary =L. longiflorum=.  Moreover, the Bermuda Lily flowers almost continuously.  Before one stem has finished blooming another shoots up.  This perennial habit gives it a peculiar value for the greenhouse, and renders forcing possible at almost any season.

Immediately the bulbs are received they should be potted in rich fibrous loam—­the more fibrous the better—­and be placed in a cold frame.  They need little water until growth has fairly commenced, after which more moisture will be necessary.  So far as safety is concerned, they only require protection from frost; but for an early show of bloom artificial heat is imperative.  The temperature should, however, be very moderate at first, and rise slowly.  When the buds show, a top-dressing of fresh loam and decayed manure will be helpful, and to allow for this the soil must be two inches from the tops of the pots when the bulbs are first potted.  After producing two or three flowering stems, it will be wise to place the pots out of doors and give less water, or the bulbs will be exhausted.  But they must never be allowed to become quite dry, and after a partial rest of six weeks or two months they may be re-potted in fresh soil and started for another show of bloom.

We do not recommend the planting of this Lily in open borders during autumn, for growth will commence immediately, and a severe frost will cut it down; but if planted in spring, it succeeds admirably, and will produce a long succession of its handsome trumpet-shaped flowers.  For the following winter it can be either protected, or lifted for storing in a frame.