Lilies contrasting well with the soft mauve of the Michaelmas Pot Culture 

 Daisy and the beautiful colouring of Lllium auratum and the of Lilies 

 Anemones. 



It is impossible to overestimate the beauty of Lilies as pot 

 plants, although the perfume of some is too overpowering for 

 small and confined apartments. For the conservatory, the hall, 

 or the large room, well-grown pot Lilies are, however, of great 

 utility, especially where properly grouped with other flowers. 

 The best for pot culture are auratum, sulphureum, longijiorum , 

 and its varieties, candidum, testaceum, or excelsum, speciosum, 

 philippense, nepalense, neilgherrense^ and Henryi^ although the 

 majority may be cultivated in pots. 



All Lilies grown in this manner should be cultivated in 

 deep pots, and this is especially necessary in the case of such as 

 auratum and others, which form roots at the base of the stems, 

 and which thus require top-dressing. A soil composed of loam, 

 leaf-mould, and a little sand is suitable for practically all Lilies 

 in pots, but the addition of some peat is much recommended by 

 some. They should be potted as early as possible when pur- 

 chased, keeping the bulbs a little below the surface of the soil, 

 and allowing a space at the top for the additional dressings 

 required. The pots ought then to be plunged in ashes in a 

 frame or in the open, and taken indoors when they have become 

 filled with roots. 



So beautiful a flower as the Lily deserves much thought 

 given to its arrangement, and more space could be devoted 

 to this portion of the subject than can be afforded. Although 

 it is almost impossible to use it amiss in the garden, yet a study 

 of its beauty will soon show how desirable it is to have its 

 surroundings carefully considered. In the previous pages inci- 



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