180 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
the grower liberally for all the care and attention given. 
For a vigorous growth of plant and a perfect devel- 
opment of the flower a few other precautions are neces- 
sary, although fair success may be obtained without 
them. With the Lily, as with every other plant, the 
better the treatment the better will be the result; and 
nowhere is neglect more apparent than in the garden, as 
there we want, at all times, a display that can only be 
had by persistent effort and constant care. The Lily 
occupies a prominent position, and can be had in bloom 
for nearly four months in the season; it is, therefore, 
important that it should not suffer from neglect of any 
kind. It is important, too, that we should have the 
very best results obtainable. A plant with from thirty 
to forty perfectly developed fiowers is an object of pride 
to its owner, when compared, as is often the case, with 
one of the same variety with not more than one-fifth the 
number, and these of poorly grown flowers. 
Lilies of all kinds dislike extremes; they suffer from 
too much water, and are quite as impatient of heat as of 
extreme cold. We have shown how they can be pro- 
tected against moisture; how to protect againt heat is 
the next consideration. To protect against heat at the 
root, which is often a serious injury to the plant, the 
surface of the bed should be carefully mulched during 
summer, in order to keep the ground cool and moist. 
This is not only necessary for the full development of 
the flower, but also for the growth of the bulb, the 
plant’s storehouse of food, by the aid of which it com- 
mences operations the coming season, both as to the 
development of seed and the increase of bulbs, for the 
extension and perpetuation of the plant. For this pur-- 
pose any sightly mulch is suitable; fresh cut grass 
from the lawn answers a good purpose, as do leaves, or 
litter of any kind. We have seen Lilies, heavily mulched 
with leaves, grown in the shrubbery border, that, for 
