152 LILIES [CH. 



garden and vases in summer, should be stowed away 

 during winter under the stage of the greenhouse. The 

 fleshy roots may be stored without potting. 



Amaryllis (Belladonna L.). Under favourable circum- 

 stances, this beautiful lily may be grown in the border. 

 It is a bulbous plant from the Cape, blooming late in 

 summer, with flowers as large as the White Lily, in 

 clusters of delicate silvery rose tints. It must be planted 

 only in a warm, sunny border on the south side of a 

 house or wall, fully 2 feet below the surface, in a good 

 mixture of fresh loam, leaf mould, and sharp sand, with 

 plenty of drainage and some half-rotted manure beneath. 

 In winter the spot should be well covered with cocoanut 

 fibre or leaves. 



In the month of May, as its name implies, the 

 Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley) will take a fore- 

 most place amongst the Lilies. It thrives in almost any 

 aspect, but once established, it should not be disturbed. 

 It never seems so happy as when it has broken bounds 

 and found its way into the grit of the gravel walk. A 

 top dressing of rotten manure and leaf mould at the 

 beginning of winter is all the care it needs. 



For the growing of Lilies in pots the soil should 

 consist of three parts of turfy loam to one of leaf mould 

 and well rotted manure, and grit enough to keep the 

 mass porous ; turfy peat may, however, take the place of 

 manure. 



The bulbs should be potted in October, the pots 

 plunged in a cold frame and protected from frost. 



