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IRISH GARDENING 



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LILIICS arc nalivi-s ot tlu> tioi thorn liemisiilierc, and 

 _^ aro found ifiowin^- wilil thtoiiyflunil a aeo- 

 ijrapliioal ranm.- oxtendiny from Cliina ami 

 Japan westwani tluons^li Siberia and lUuinah across 

 iMiropc, Canada, and ll)e I'nitcd States to Orej^on and 

 California. 



Oiiitc a large nuinhcr of lilii's arc pcrfccl ly harily in 

 this country, and will lloniiili in any j^ooil garilcn soil 

 that has been dujj^ and ciiriclicil with manure. They 

 jiarticularly like, however, a ycncroirs loam with a 

 certain amount of j^rit in its composition. 



The present is a ijood linu- to plant lilies. Tlic\- will 

 he able to establish themselves in the soil before the 

 winter period 

 of rest sets in. 

 The usual plan 

 adopted in 

 ]ilantintj: is to 

 bury the bulb 

 in the soil to a 

 lieplh of about 

 three times its 

 own heis^ht. It 

 is advisable in 

 choosing- a site 

 fo r li lie s to 

 select one 

 which will af- 

 ford protection 

 against biting 

 winds, and 

 yield at least a 

 little shade dur- 

 ing the hottest 

 part of a sum- 

 mer's day. A 

 few of the more 



common kinds of lilies are here given for the instruction 

 of beginners. 



L. AUR.vruM (2 to 6 feet high) is the " Golden Lily of 

 Japan." The flowers are white, each petal having a 

 bright yellow band down its centre. 



L. BULBIKERUM (2 to 4 feet high). Flowers crimson, 

 spotted with brown. 



L. CANDini;M is the Madonna Lily. Its flowers are 

 large and of a spotless white. Soil must not be too 

 rich, and it is better not to disturb the roots if it can 

 be avoided. 



L. CROCEUM is the Orange Lily of the European Alps. 



L. GiGANTEUM is a huge lily (6 to 14 feet high), with 

 long, tubular white flowers. The bulbs are not quite 

 hardy and should be lifted in the autumn. 



L. I^ONGIFLORUM. Flowers white and sweet-scented ; 

 good subject for forcing. 



L. Mart.XGON is the Turk's Cap Lily. The flowers are 

 in whorls arranged in tiers. Each petal is curved back 

 towards its base ; hence the name. 



L. PARDALINUM is the Californian "Leopard Lily. " It 

 has a peculiar creeping root-stock upon which the bulbs 

 are developed. It thrives well in moist places. 



L. sim:( lost M (r to ;, feet high). Flowers white. 

 sufTused with rose. Comes from Jap.m. 



L. THIKI.M M is the "Tiger Lily " (jlo^ feet high . Is 

 .1 n.ilive of China .iiul japan.' Flowers orange-red, 

 blotched with puroK-. 



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.\ CiiKRi:si'0.\i));.N T seruls us .-i number of dalfodil 

 bulbs badl}- injured by the ravages of the grub of the 

 narcissus fly. We have photographed two of these 

 bulbs in section, and the pictures here reproduceil 

 show very clearly the n.ilure of the harm lione. The 

 centre of tin,' bulb is entirely I'.iti'n out. The fly. a 

 species of the gerrus Miiininn, bear's ;i resemblance to 



a bee, birt has 

 two wings only. 

 I t lays i t s 

 eggs on or 

 near the bulbs 

 in May. The 

 grub hatches 

 out, enters a 

 Inilb, and, after 

 destroying i t 

 may emerge 

 and at once 

 enter another- 

 bulb close to it. 

 They reach 

 maturity d u r- 

 ing the present 

 month and then 

 crawl out of the 

 bulb and pass 

 into the pupal 

 stage in the 

 soil. B ul b s 

 liable to the 

 attacks of this fly ought to be lifted at once and 

 examined. All the attacked bulbs should be destroyed 

 and the ground deeply dug, and the upper spit buried 

 so as to destroy all chance of escape of the insect. The 

 fly is not really a native of Ireland, and is probably im- 

 ported in bulbs shipped to us from the continent. 



Appolntment. 



.Mr. Robert Hl'gh Clarke, known to our readers as 

 the writer of the monthly Dublin Market Reports ap- 

 pearing in these pages for some time past, has been 

 recently appointed County Horticultural Instructor 

 to the County Antrim Technical Instruction Committee. 

 Mr. Clarke, who received his technical training at the 

 Horticultural School of the Albert Agricultural College, 

 Glasnevin, is a worthy successor to the Rev. Mr. 

 Martin, whose services as Horticultural Instructor and 

 Bee Expert were so universally appreciated throughout 

 the county. We sincerely wish the fullest possible 

 success to Mr. Clarke in his new duties, and hope that 

 we can still retain his services as a contributor to 

 Irish Gardening. 



