Lilies

The issue of “Plants and Gardens,” the publication of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Summer 1949, contains an article entitled “Diseases in the Lily Garden” by Philip Brierley.  Most of

From the orient have come some of our loveliest garden flowers. The exotic Japanese iris is one of them.  It is a valuable addition to any garden, large or small,

Our half-acre garden has seen many changes in the 33 years we have been working on it.  When we moved out of the city, our thoughts were much the same

The Madonna lily, Lilium candidum, has been cultivated in gardens for a long time for over 3,400 years.  Such popularity is richly deserved, for it is the loveliest lily in

In many parts of the United States, the lovely, fragrant auratum lily, the goldband lily of Japan, usually lasts only one year. Why?  This is one of the two finest

How would you like to look out of your window at a snowbank of sweetness, with a beauty that delights the eye, the fragrance that pleases the nose, and purity

It’s true—lilies have been difficult plants to grow in the average garden. But now, thanks to 20 years of research on lily diseases, growing lilies can be a very gratifying

This is the tenth summer I have grown lilies by the acre. Before raising them on so large a scale, I planted lilies in a few odd corners of my

Good results with most kinds of garden flowers indicate gardening skill, but there are a few kinds where good results may be largely a matter of luck. The belladonna lily