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the value of this maxim. Bulbs planted six inclies deep on our 

 light soil, have been lifted with six to eight or more young bulbs 

 as large as line filberts, adherent to the underground stem, with a 

 good sized mother bulb ; those planted only two inches deep have 

 had, it is true, as many offsets, but the bulbs have been so small as 

 to be troublesome to collect, and not vigorous enough to maintain 

 a separate existence. 



3. We believe that we -were the first to point out that the use 

 of the two sets of roots belonging to a lily is twofold : the upper 

 one, proceeding from the base of the stem, maintains the foliage 

 and flowers ; the lower set, proceeding from the base of the bulb, 

 maintain the bulb proper, and provide the nourishment therein stored 

 for next season's growth ; we have had last season additional proof 

 of the correctness of this view. We have taken up many bulbs 

 that had flowered well, especially among the late-planted Auratiims 

 and Pomponiums, but they fell to pieces immediately. In all these 

 cases roots were plentiful, but they were stem roots; either there 

 were no roots proceeding from t)ie base of the bulb, or the few that 

 existed were unhealthy, hence the bulb rotted at base, and fell to 

 pieces on being moved. 



4. We find the Thunbergianum section do best on light soils, 

 also Concolor. Martagons and Auratums on a heavj^ soil, as also 

 Tigers. Speciosum section on a mixed soil or light loam. Lcngi- 

 florum does well on both light and heavy, but best perhaps on a 

 light soil. Leichtlinii does badly on light soil, being scorched up in 

 hot weather. The TJmbellatum section seem to do well anywhere. 

 Tigrinum flore-pleno flowers best under glass, out of doors the 

 flowers are meagre and devoid of colour. 



Giganteum we cannot yet grow happily ; planted out of doors, 

 the leaves get scorched and fail, (slugs are very partial to the broad 

 fleshy leaves), bulbs get unhealthy and rot away. We shall be 

 glad of a few hints on the culture of this lily from those who grow 

 it successfully, we think it nuist require a sandy peat)^ soil, nuich 

 moisture and warmth, and also shade. If so, in a fern house or 

 behind a stage under glass, it would do well. It is generally known 

 that the bulb of this species, after flowering, breaks up into a 

 number of oftsets and dies away ; such is our experience. 



Iieichtlinii we have seen grand as a pot plant combined 

 with Tigrinum flore-pleno, gi'own under glass at Mr. Wilson's, 

 Weybridge. 



Longiflorum with us does perhaps the best of any lily out of 

 doors, en masse, on our light soil. The effect of 1000 stems all 

 in flower at one time for about three weeks, was simply magnificent ; 

 in the winter 1872-3 these beds were undisturbed ; the increase last 

 year was marvellous. We consider this the easiest and best lily 

 to grow, and have never to complain of its being cut by the spring 

 frosts, and as it comes from Yesso, the Northern Island of Japan, 

 where the climate for six months resembles that of a Russian winter, 

 we cannot understand the complaints made about its tenderness ; 

 our experience is exactly opposite. 



We regret that we have so little to say about this beautiful 



