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Lilium philippinense. 



Var, Forinos.mum. 

 Seeds of tins boautilnl Lily wen- itTi-ivrd :ii tin' 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnovin, in Manli, 

 1919. They wore collei.'tod l)y Mr. E. H. Wilson 

 in Formosa, and were i)resented to the Gartieiis 

 by Professor Sargent, of the Arnold Arhorotuni, 



r'.s.A. 



Sown at once, they germinated freely, and when 

 large enough to handle, were i)ricked ovit into 



were prodiKi'd from the a|)ex of more than one 

 stem, the weiLkcr stems only hearing one (lower, 

 which was removed to stri'iigthen the bulb. The 

 (lowers, each carried on a long stalk, are large, 

 with much refh-xed segments, nure white witlun, 

 the segments fhished with reddish purple on the 

 outside, most pronounced on the three outer seg- 

 ments. The flowers are delight f idly fragrant, and, 

 as the constitution of this Lily seems good, it will 

 probably become popular witli lovers of good 

 plants. J3. 



Photo by] [E. V. MillfT 



Lilium philippinknsk, var. Formosanum. 



T)i the l{(}y(d liotunlc Gardens, Glasnevin. 



pans of light sandy loam and peat, and were 

 grown on in a cool house during the summer. 

 The following spring (1920), when just beginning 

 to grow, they were transferred to a shaded bed 

 out of doors, in a soil composed of loam and peat. 

 Here they grew strongly, and made fair-sized 

 bulbs, the leaves dying away in late autumn. In 

 spring of this year they again started well and 

 grew strongly throughout the warm, dry months 

 of summer, and early in September several had 

 reached a height of between three and four feet. 

 and soon formed flower buds. These opened 

 slowly but steadily, and, as may be seen from the 

 accompanying photograph, from five to six flowers 



Trial of Gooseberries at Wisley. 



The Royal Horticultural Society will carry out a 

 trial of Gooseberries at their Gardens at Wisley 

 during 1922 and 1923. They will be judged for 

 their value for market purposes as well as for 

 private gardens. The Director will be glad to 

 receive varieties for trial (3 plants of each of 

 which should be sent to reach him by November 

 30th), and will be pleased to send the necessary 

 entry forms on application, addressed to him at 

 R. fl. S. Gardens, Wislev, Ripley, Surrey (goods 

 by L. & S. W. Ry., Horsley). 



