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mi^ht be hc]>t in -^mull i^uts uhlll ihcy had naaclc^ a <^ad ^t^rt. tlowcvcr lnr;c iibulU miy 1}4^h niid wlintovtr <leplb 

 orfioil It may require nhcu ci^tablLhbL'cL, it i^ aL^jiys guLHl pulhcy Lo fc^turt U hi j vin^ll |hM^ and L^Llitr bhcr^ it tu n 

 loiter one t^r plant it out nhcn well routed. U i>s aljd unwise Id put lAon^ Uiac^ oaic ucivLy imported bulb m the 

 umc potj or to jiliiit a nurnfier together* iihcrc a gnod effect is desiredj until thtlr stn^m of tl^^Vhcriih^ has hetu 

 Eih^^rtitihed. It frcfun^ntly nccura that in a latch of iin|3ortccl biillM of A- ffwrni^tfrn uibd olhtrs aotue will bt^iu Lo 

 llowcr in iiLie Olid July. aTi<l others not l]efore ^ptcmhtr* Oilobcr, or even NovciJibLT; and tin- bcflntv of o pot or 

 ri;|rim|] i.h KoniLwbat cnarrL'd wlicn uiLlmn^d st^'ui:^ ^rc Tiii'ced ^ith tl][»ir ii] ftowcr^ 



^Vhell OLir Lilj-llH^Uflt hjw been \\\\\r\. =-lHihli':llcttj iL will Ik^ uecc^-^rj to kce|j a most enirtfuL Inc^k^oul for 

 A]>bidt->. wbichn if viii.\ jilL[j\vvd lo get stronjT- ^iH hide tlienii-elvcs iu tliL- youu::^ h-ovei. niid do iiiueii djimi^ 

 uiiriren. A frequeiit and n^^ular fuujiivation In ^prin^ sitid ^^]LLimc]' Is et-HeLLtial to kLtp thizm in chc^^h - and if this 

 is doiit- iL-miinLrliH tlie *:aithsiLL>r may iiu at cusy^ ^ iieilher ihiip^T riieal J -ijujT. or red fli>ide]' h to Ijc feanrd bi au 

 iiiihL-Jled lumne. 'riie lights nhoLiid Iv throi^'Li off ^beutvtr ilie i^edlher ii* v^Atin tcid ph^o^ntj und ^iiene^er 

 there in a niee miici r^n. If none i^lliip A tbon^ugh ^ood Making of soft w^tcr shpald be ^ven ciccajioiially to 

 all plants wbleh arc ^^elL i-outi-d and growing freelj, ninl more mH>deTate supplier to the ro7*t. A good ^yrLngju; 

 ^vhi^n thc' hoM^t' i"^ hb^it up in the c^'tiil]];!^ {Inrii!^ Llic: Kpriiii^ and stninner months i^ aL^ of pfreut adranlaiien 



During hot bunny w^^tbcr the lights should be rcraovedp siud ivplaei^l by a tibading o^ tLflany or nnmf 

 timilar malehah and care inu^t be [aken on no occa-riioii to biirn tbc^ plants by keeping Ihe lights on wlLliunt 

 hbade 'y for tlii^ugh urnnc nf them will stand a K>^1* ^^^al of din-et bansbine wilhout apparent injnrj, yet beilOUd^ 

 K4uLt» tiftL-n t-iiHue. 



As Mcm as ihe Llly-groTfur is fairly awLnain(ed with the variuUK ^pLrieB^ wblch only ea:pLri<jiice cwi make 

 htm. he will be abk to =4e]i!fl for inm^c-lf Iho^^e ^^HM^it-^ ubiirli bL- pnjfer^. Manj Llllt-^ Bft- UlUUitlvfauturj plants 

 Iu ^rcNT^H and \\\[\ ]n'nba1>Ly <llsa]>pL?at of tbuir nwn accord m a ycsr nrtu-o. 



In purthahbiK bulb^n h-l bim aluays ^tlnjel thcisc Avhich are plump and fiL-^b. iIiou^Il tpf modemli: 

 dinnn-^ion^ : tilt- kr^L-^C bnlb^ are rarfly tlK- bfftt. Ltt Inm tndeflvonr tCn proeUre tLl boiile-qroirn ^ariLtius qs 

 soon a^ puoaible afLc^r thty hai>' l)fcn taketi up in auLinnn ; for If kept in nand or coeoannt-flbre iih the wintrrh 

 flfl Ltt ofttii doui- Uy nurfttrjtueii, they mu&t lo4e s^ome of tlieir niDL^turL-, Euad will be eIow in ]H.^'iiii]ing gnnvthr 

 With ref-anl To impurted bulb^p huWLVer^ LbuKe arc= u^ujdly bcbt wliith arrive in January and Pcbniary , 

 fitr ]/ LakLii up in Japan early enChi^jvh tu allow Lhcm to 1ie sold m England before C^rihtmas, thuy art oftetL 

 itup^rfi-ctl} inaturvd. 



Cart should alwa)*i bi; tnktu, ^^Ill3i ]nLrelia^iii!; bulb^ dufiMg or after a severe froaL, to see tli^t they are 

 iiot alfeeteds a^^ much loss is ofltii inourred by ihi^ ennse ; and for ecuding Ijulb^ to friended at home or ahroadn 

 mild ^t-nther ^onld ahviijs be eho^cn. 



With regarU to packiiit; Lily^bulbri [ can add Utile to wliaL 1 hitvc said in speaking of L pifl^pif^^nt^. 

 The great point i^ to obaerv# the happy medium bet^pfii loo mueb motttLire and the reversCp and to pack them 

 wo li^htL) iliat^ u'lthoul nn^bifi^T tliej may keep finu in the \xt^. 



During tliL la£t two year? a ncv mode of ^tlvatin; Lilies has been i^uggcsL^d and pnt into [jr^ctit^t by 

 Mr_ Wm-NhiS. iif ^Wybridge- 'ITiii genllemant believing that wan! of shelter wa^ the main eouAC nf (atlure in 

 maiA in^THLtLt-i-^. Iia> lanl ouL a piece of h^ujv ^MHLHlland OA a n^M ganlt-n^ and planted ia it tboii'^nds of Lilies \i\ 

 larieuii poiftUluhb^. Tlionf^h I have no doubt thatp if the TarinuF^ brd^ atL kept from being qiTtrgruwn by rwik 

 wt'wU and feriin m:in} rnf ilnua will pnive Ti^ry succe-'i^ful^ tbt slhU being TEry 4bitable for moftt of the species^ 

 y*t 1 ant laelinL-d tci [hi]||< tbat tlie ^hade of the tree* U too great at pre^nt^ and that in a dry summer their roots 

 will ^utk up hO luucb of thL- inuibiurv th&t the Lilies n-ili Aiilfer in cnnt^t|ueiice. 



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