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taining the least injury. We do not wonder that grow- 
ers get discouraged, in their efforts to establish a bed of 
Lilies, when we see them purchase a collection of bulbs 
that have been kept in dry sawdust, or exposed to the 
dry atmosphere of a heated room from October until 
May. Such bulbs will not recover until long after the 
hopes of the gardener have blasted, and he has bestowed 
his blighted affections on some other plant. 
When Lilies have become well established, and 
show, by their flowers, that they have a congenial home, 
frequent removals are not desirable; the bed should 
remain undisturbed as long as the plants bloom satisfac- - 
torily. It is well to remove the small bulbs that form 
at the base of the stem in early spring, and transfer 
them to a well prepared bed, to perfect their growth, 
after which they may be placed in a permanent bed. 
In planting the small bulbs, it is the better plan not 
to remove them from the stem, but to lay the portion of 
the stem, with the bulbs attached, lengthwise in the 
drill, and cover about two inches with good fibrous soil, 
free from fresh manure; the decaying stem and mass of 
roots that surround the young bulbs will, in their decay, 
materially assist in the development of the young bulbs. 
Lilies in Autumn.—While it is best to plant the 
bulbs as we have above stated, there is a notable excep- 
tion, which, like all others, confirms the rule. An ex- 
periment, the result of accident, has shown us that 
Lilies of all kinds can be had in autumn, as well as in 
midsummer. The following is the result of our experi- 
ence, as we reported it in the Garden and Forest, Octo- 
ber, 1892: ‘‘ Last spring one of our seedsmen had a num- 
ber of cases of assorted Lilies left over from spring sales. 
After their journey from Japan in November of the pre- 
vious year, and having been kept perfectly dry until the 
middle of May, the prospect of flowers from these bulbs 
was poor indeed. In hopes of saving something out of 
