THE SHAKESPEARE GARDEN 



scales, or very slowly by seed. It likes rich, well- 

 dressed soil and half-shade. Avoid contact with 

 manure. The Madonna Lily flowers in June and 

 July with white blossoms. 



The Martagon has much reflexed flowers on long 

 spire-like racemes and is light-purple with darker 

 spots. The Martagon dalmaticum grows from six 

 to seven feet. It has dark purple flowers. There 

 is also a white kind. Both are very hardy and suc- 

 ceed in open borders. 



The Chalcedonicum, or Scarlet Turk's-Cap, grows 

 from three to four feet high and has waxy flowers 

 of bright vermilion. This is the brightest of all 

 lilies. It is very hardy and easy to cultivate. 



Lily-of-the- Valley flourishes in the shade and also 

 where there is a little (but not too much) sunlight. 

 It thrives beneath shade trees and near a wall. Room 

 for development it must have; otherwise it becomes 

 crowded to such an extent that the plants deteriorate 

 and fail to bloom. The Lily-of-the- Valley should 

 be planted in September or October. Prepare the 

 soil by deep digging and mix in a plentiful supply 

 of decayed manure. Leaf-soil and road sweepings 

 may be added to heavy soil. Plant crowns about 

 three inches apart to allow room for future develop- 



