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BULBS AND HARDY PLANTS FOR FORCING 
darker spots. It flow- 
ers late in spring and 
summer when forced, or 
late in fall when left in the open 
ground. L. Harrisii, the white 
trumpet-like flowers of which are uni- 
versally used by florists, flowers early 
in the season and is generally at its 
best about Easter. L. candidum, 
the white lily, is well known, and is 
quite as beautiful in pots as in the 
garden border. 
Freesia. This is a dwarf lily-like 
plant with white trumpet-like flowers 
in large clusters. It flowers early in 
spring or summer. The bulbs are 
small, and several should be put 
together in a four- or five-inch pot. 
ilium lancifolium is one of the finest flowering bulbs 
for forcing. The flowers are large, with narrow 
recurved petals of a rosy-red color dotted with 
Lance-leaved Lily. 
Lilium lancifolium. 
Crocus, Tulips, and Hyacinths are very beautiful when 
forced for early winter-flowering. 
They can all be had in 
