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bulbils occurring there on L. tigrinum and other kinds are ready for re- 

 moval. Thev should be planted in beds of light soil, where they may be 

 allowed to remain until large enough tO' produce flowers. Propagation 

 from the outer scales of the bulbs is resorted to by nurserymen to increase 

 certain kinds. The scales can be removed without damage to the bulbs 

 and are sown in the manner of seeds when small bulbs are formed which 

 are grown on as in the case of bulbils. 



Autumn is the general season for planting most lilies. Trade growers 

 lift the bulbs at the right season, replant the offsets at once, and store the 

 bulbs in a cool, dry place, often in dry sand, to retard root action. Where 

 an increase of plants or patches is desired the* plants should be lifted after 

 blooming, and death of the stem, and be replanted at once, but, unless an 

 increase is wanted there is nothing to be gained bv disturbing the bulbs. 

 Lily bulbs should be planted at a depth of six or eight inches, according 

 to size of bulbs, species, and soil conditions. Large bulbs of the taller- 

 growing kinds may be planted at a depth of one foot with safety in hot 

 but well drained soils. Fair room should be allowed for each bulb when 

 grown in patches, about eight inches being sufficient for most kinds. In 

 florists' gardens some lilies are grown for the cut flower trade, the prac- 

 tice being to grow them in rows in cool soil and not to^ disturb them for 

 years unless for sale of bulbs. 



Selection of Kinds. 



Several species of lilies may be procured from thp local nurser\ men or 

 seedsmen, and will be found to be generally locally grown and acclima- 

 tized bull)s. Importing and acclimatizing lilies ancl other Ijulbous plants 

 is not an amateur's work, and it is better to buy local bulbs. A fairly 

 representative collection should include Liliums candidum. Brownii, 

 croceum, Thunbergianum, longiflorum, tigrinum, and its varieties, 

 splendens. and tigrinum fll. pi, auratum, pardalinum, speciosum. and 

 varieties. 



Flov/er Garden. 



The absence of .soaking rains during winter and spring in most districts 

 will cause the death or failure of plants in places where water for garden- 

 ing purposes cannot be obtained, unless special measures are taken to con- 

 serve the moisture in the soil at present. Frequent hoeing of the surface 

 and mulching wdth stable manure are the readiest means of effecting this 

 purpose. When water is available it should be applied in sufficient quan- 

 tity to thoroughly moisten the whole of the soil. If followed by cultiva- 

 tion immediately after the soil is dry at the surface, such watering will 

 suffice for weeks, but light sprinklings are of little, if any, benefit. 



Flo'wering stems of delphiniums, phlox, gladoli, and other plants 

 should be .securely, but not tightly, tied to stakes as they develop. At 

 this stage such plants will benefit largelv bv a supply of water or weak 

 liquid manure. 



Divisions of dahlia crowns, or young plants struck from cuttings, 

 will bloom at mid-summer if planted now. For utunin blooming such 

 planting should be deferred until late in December. A number of fine 

 new varieties of cactus dahlias were imported bv various nurserymen last 

 season, and plants are available now. Several of the new kinds were ex- 

 hibited at th.e autumn shows, among them l;eing a few indispensable for 



