INTHObUCriOS 



CULTUKE. 

 'nionuli T lifliT given <lirt.:tintH Hji- [he oullivjtinn of llic tbHo"^ tinil- nf Lilies in ihi.- ?Pi)dv nf Ih* 



It l« fPidffit, from tlw lalgC nmoiint of i»rrJ^flponili:[IM wlliell ha? apitciin:!! im tlie ^ulljecl in llit 

 horlk-ullunil iMp^n, .iiat 5n;at divmltj of i|iiniun ei:i^t.j on tin i|Ue^lioili mi<i Ihoggh aonn: wriEnm pnjfcBfl lo 

 llF al>lc. bi folluivinLf iMl e<;rWi" ihiMiici, "f cnilurL-, to tn^iirc mU^Si, jol npcricnCC hjlft tliown lliiil nO amount 



i>rcKe or -till will ^iirI-U'it" li> grow l^lips uiik-*s [h,- njlural crunlLiiuns uf dimi.le ai-p fflvourjlili^, 



T Iliw'v oF ro |jUnt*i whidi aft^iQ to hnvi^ Buch unoatam and iiu-uinprclienailile cnn^iilMlioiii, Of ihitl k'mi 

 UD I* Eitlj ^ippli^'l 1" vi-iilO " IJ"';^ i ^"'1 I ""^ '""« and more inclined Id l«li<^a tbat in many ca^^ !!.<:> ai. 

 no! [nily iicrsniLLKl. rtlL,tliPr tliU I, llie cmic of nol, it i^ fl faci (mKicli iiDcijn:rlen«d Lily-^rowfr wiU deny) thai 

 juHt a< ihL^ iwrftcduii of dcvcLcipinoui h aitflin^. nnil Hie I'l-iil apirtfln, tu be as nouriBhing aa iiosdhk, s npid 

 fli^diiic in vigour romDs uu, witliout an} i,iij>ntTiiL cauBe, ond ia fii]lo«wl hy dealh, or bj jucli comnltu 

 evhlU^lion iinJ ^;"l^l^>^l; Hut ;iliy further linilli and eun: are in ino^l cafli^ llirown pwjy. 



Thi^c tcniiil(^ uiusl not, hDWorcr. he apipLieiL to all I^Uea, a- tliere ara ««cnil apccles Gufh a= 

 £. fflflfJiJ^iN. /- bilb.fifM'^. L Morti^'m. and /. i«lif'.rHWu>,.) which iiiJiy Iw g^ivn with rcaionatLe cacc nimo't 

 aiijwher^. while other? (such a* A. Citfihm. {.. WoiUeh^mMU 1^ aei'aare\m, and I^ .rfljfijifH/fojri^jrnjjp) Iiiive 

 n'|)c,lUl]ly iKifllelUll* ■■liiLI irf lln; moal piqiertmccJ ImrliculUiriill?. 



Befnrc cunMi^criijg Hil^ causes nf thia ^wit [jf siicci-Mp il will be well to e^aimne Iht gfitwrnl conditioofl 

 under ^vhkl] Lilits isro^vmtlitiriiativi^couutrJL^^ antl iLcrt are Ihree point* worthy gfesptciat hotL«:— 



Rritn n cflissiclerflbk cltftKC pf MniTdtr heat i^ Tcqm=dt£i bihI tl]o«Lr|i thia m&y lie iccouipanifld, a^ in 

 C^nlHil Eiiro]]L^ aftd llhF UnJtecl Stfltes bj twere cold m winter wUhotii iiyiiry, jel wt do iiuL hihd Lilies thrive 

 wdl ill a c&UU ^"i-"t dummcr. 



Stcondlyn ^VLi hnci ihat a gowl deal of in^MKtihrt is ne«>^ary clnnii^ tlio erowi3i:r.icaftois, Cltlicr 11] llic foim 

 ^Jf^lmo^mUt. Long snd wvere drosislii^ uii: lll>L diaractcri^tk- or any counirj whero Lilic^ uri: ahundwit; c*r 

 if they occur (lis m iMirta of Unlirornia and SoulliLrn £uto|>c), ^ve Hud Uliw onlj il eomridcrablc filevdUtm^. or 



LaaUy, it &«m9 to lie fllmoat uxun^^allj Uil^ ti^e. iVjX Lhi^ ,]aLliril ^li-idc afforded Ijy gru^n and Tweeds, w 

 overhflngingshTiiKT-^aiieceMarycoiiditLDn&rllielrlkeal^ und i^c^rhnps Uii^ in cuUiiatLoLi k overl&olw<l mt^tr 

 Dllen ilian any thing nUtr 1 have rcpcfiltdly found flome ^aricLlM thriving ul oiit-of-lhi;-wny conitL^ip i^lwre lhc>" 

 T^ert alcnoal hnrlcd in mnk wi^td^ otid ETa^ and riLiilc nncarcil for f whiUt tlio 9Bnn^ plunU in rich kuiI, hut 

 Lxptj^t'd to tlie hurt. were ^x^iifc and unlii^aLlhy. 



Protection from wind^ from -^prinif frosLi, und from Ulu tiahiun uftbe MJil by tiiiufture to aun> nri^ I tlnnk, 

 Ihe most iniporlant pomtF^ to ho tonsidtrtd ^ and ifeamLiiu^d ivith Uicm condltiDtiftThC can obUim muiiUirc a1 Uie 

 Tootp and a cun^lderahk dt^rree of wtTinth in aummer and ftutuBrnp there U little doubt of siio«M ^vith IW- maJHinty 



of n^iccie^^ 



LEitjIi ^iU howi^vttp ii of no u^c, uidtn^ li i^ Kivttl And ^^eH di-jitncclH i^ one find^^ in |jot-culLL%4iiio[i, that 

 the rooiii will mi occupy Lhc good ^?il imuvkU-J for tliem if il l^ at ail ?ouT or Klicky. The i:<m^tLiutiilrt nf thi^ 



wd are, in my oiHmon, not so imporLnnl wi ibi condi|ii^i ^ foril gh ^onie Lihi-ftk liiKh as raN&fcrtJ^? find j«;jrr'^^Wp 



ccTldinly prefer <I0Fl*iidi7ralilc admiiclUre of ^teal, nnd tcfiirit to Cirow Itt dOlL containing liilU^p whilst othur^ ^ucb iri 



