Lilies do not rest during the winter. The pots should be kept in a place which is not too wet. The pots must not be kept too dry, but an occasional watering should be administered. We append a list of the lilies, giving the exact composition of the soil in which we have grown them best, both in the open air and in pots. An asterisk is affixed to the most desirable species. Grown in a mixture of one part peat, two parts leaf-mould, and a good sprinkling of sand: *1. _L. Longiflorum._ 2. _L. Formosanum._ *3. _L. Auratum._ *4. _L. Speciosum._ *5. _L. Krameri._ 6. _L. Rubellum._ 7. _L. Henryi._ 8. _L. Medeoloides._ Grown in a mixture of equal parts of peat and leaf-mould, with plenty of sand: *9. _L. Leichtlini._ 10. _L. Maximowiczi._ 11. _L. Catesbæi._ 12. _L. Wallacei._ *13. _L. Canadense._ *14. _L. Parvum._ *15. _L. Maritimum._ *16. _L. Superbum._ *17. _L. Roezlii._ *18. _L. Pardalinum._ 19. _L. Californicum._ Grown in equal parts of rich loam and leaf-mould, enriched with the contents of an old hot-bed, but with no peat and very little sand: *20. _L. Candidum._ 21. _L. Washingtonianum._ *22. _L. Humboldti._ *23. _L. Pomponium._ *24. _L. Martagon._ *25. _L. Pyrenaicum._ 26. _L. Callosum._ 27. _L. Carniolicum._ *28. _L. Chalcedonicum._ *29. _L. Monodelphum._ Grown in soil like the last, but with a fair admixture of peat: *30. _L. Giganteum._ 31. _L. Cordifolium._ *32. _L. Wallichianum._ *33. _L. Parryi._ *34. _L. Japonicum Odorum._ *35. _L. Brownii._ *36. _L. Tigrinum._ 37. _L. Bulbiferum._ *38. _L. Batmanniæ._ 39. _L. Elegans._ *40. _L. Croceum._ 41. _L. Davuricum._ *42. _L. Columbianum._ 43. _L. Tenuifolium._ 44. _L. Concolor._ 45. _L. Hansoni._ The following species have never been grown by us:— *46. _L. Philippinense._ *47. _L. Neilgherrense._ *48. _L. Nepaulense._ *49. _L. Lowi._ *50. _L. Polyphyllum._ 51. _L. Davidii._ 52. _L. Oxypetalum._ 53. _L. Roseum._ 54. _L. Hookeri._ 55. _L. Avenaceum._ During the greater part of the year you can have lilies in flower in your garden. If you possess a greenhouse you can have lilies in flower throughout the year. [Illustration: ASPIRATION.] Naturally the lilies flower in the open ground from April till October. If you wish to have lilies in your garden in November you can do so, but mind you, if the weather is unfavourable the blossoms will not be worth much. The lilies which will flower in the open ground in November are _L. Speciosum_ and _L. Auratum_. For very late flowering the bulbs should be planted in May. Last Lord Mayor’s day we gathered a small bunch of _L. Speciosum_, and one very fair example of _L. Auratum_. The tiger lilies were also in blossom at that date.