IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



other liquid manure) in a thin, clear state, may be given j 

 twice a week to these plants with advantage from May 

 till October. When the pot is very full of roots it is 

 not easy to supply them thoroughly with liquid ; in this 

 case the pot should stand for ten minutes in tepid water j 

 at least once in the week, allowing the water to reach j 

 the rim of the pot (and saturate the entire ball of roots) | 

 before it is removed. 



Pancratium fragrans (the fairy lily) is a bulb which does 

 very well in a moderately warm greenhouse, though usually 

 considered a hothouse plant. Like the rest of the ama- 

 ryllidae, it should be kept rather dry when dormant, and 

 repotted in the early spring just as signs of fresh growth 

 appear, giving it a compost of three parts good loam to one 

 of leaf-mould, with a little soot, sand, and charcoal. Water, 

 which should always be given in a tepid state, must be 

 sparingly supplied until the growth becomes strong, after 

 which the pancratium will need a plentiful supply, with 

 liquid manure or soot-water, in a very thin state, once a 

 week when the leaves are large. It produces its delicate and 

 fragrant white blossoms in the early autumn, and is well 

 worthy of a place in the conservatory at that time, or will 

 stand in the drawing-room without injury whilst in blossom. 

 This bulb is easily grown, preferring to be left alone when 

 it reaches flowering size until the pot is full of roots, 

 when the bulbs may be divided just as fresh growth appears. 

 All the amaryllids (to which the pancratiums belong) should 

 be grown in the compost above mentioned, giving them 

 a mulch of richer material just as they start into life after 

 their annual rest, during which they require but little water, 

 although ample supplies should be bestowed upon them 

 when making their very rapid growth, and this, in the case 

 of pancratiums under glass, should be given in a tepid state, 

 or lukewarm in a hothouse. 



Pancratium calathinum (syn. Ismene), the sea daffodil, is 

 often confused with P. maritimum, but is a distinct plant. 

 It produces a pair of pure white fringed cups, about 

 3 inches in diameter, and is a native of South America. 



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