Growing Flowers 87 



The lily-of-the-valley makes an excellent house 

 plant for the winter months. By taking it in at 

 intervals during the winter a succession of flowering 

 plants may be kept up. The flowers will last 

 several weeks. 



Where there is a plot too shady to grow the aver- 

 age flower set out clumps of the lily-of-the-valley 

 and between them plant slips of running myrtle. 

 These will grow rapidly and soon cover the ground, 

 making a most beautiful bed. Even after the lily 

 has stopped flowering the ground will have an 

 attractive covering. 



Tiger lilies are easy to grow, requiring practically 

 no cultivation and little fertilization. When once 

 started, they will come up every year. The bulbs 

 may be planted either in the spring or fall with 

 equally good result. A small piece of a bulb with 

 a bit of root attached will grow and flourish. 



Tiger lilies attract both the birds and the butterflies, 

 and planted as a background for other foliage they 

 are at their best. The stem can be cut off with 

 the buds but half grown and they will mature and 

 come into flower in the vase and will last from 

 ten days to two weeks if the water is changed 

 frequently. 



