CROP PRODUCTION 



of flowers are now grown, the most important being the 

 large double Cactus DahHas and the Single DahHas. The 

 Cactus types are perhaps the most beautiful. 

 DahHa roots are tubers with buds at the upper end. 



Single tubers planted 

 when danger of frost is 

 past will send up stalks 

 that will blossom late 

 in summer or early in 

 autumn. The roots 

 must be dug up after 

 the leaves are killed 

 by the frost, and 

 stored for the winter 

 in a dry, cool, frost- 

 proof cellar. 



The Lilies have al- 

 ways been noted for 

 their grace and beauty. 

 There are many differ- 

 ent kinds, natives of 

 various lands as well as 

 many hybrid sorts de- 

 veloped by gardeners. The flower is arranged in sets of 

 threes, the three outer sepals and the three inner petals be- 

 ing so much aUke that they are said to form the perianth. 

 There are six stamens and a three-lobed pistil. The scaly 

 bulb of the LiUes should be planted early in autumn. 

 Most of them thrive best in a light, porous soil in which 

 surplus water quickly drains off. The White Bermuda 

 Lily or Easter Lily is forced in greenhouses in vast num- 

 bers every winter for spring flowering. 



Cactus Dahlias 



