STUDIES IN GARDENING 



a hundred, and they ought to be good enough for most 

 people; while you can get a thousand of the old Pheas- 

 ant-eye for fifteen shillings. You can get a thousand 

 Spanish Irises or Crocuses for even less, and Squills 

 of many kinds, Chionodoxas, Fritillaries, Allium, 

 Dogtooth Violets, Galtonia, many kinds of Gladioli, 

 Snowflakes, and of course Snowdrops, Muscari, and 

 many less-known bulbs can be bought very cheap. 

 There remain Lilies, and most of them are not cheap 

 or easy to grow. The poor gardener must do without 

 many kinds of Lilies; but he can grow the Madonna 

 Lily, the Orange Lily (L. croceum), L. Pyrenaicum, 

 yellow and red, L. Davuricum, L. elegans, the Marta- 

 gon, the Tiger Lily, and, if he has a moist place in his 

 garden, L. pardalinum, L. superbum, and L. Canadense. 

 He can also get L. auratum, L. speciosum, and L. 

 longiflorum quite cheap at sales; but he will probably 

 have to renew them often, and this means labour as 

 well as money. 



We have said nothing about Roses or shrubs in 

 general. Many can be bought very cheap; but if 

 they are to prosper, the ground must be deeply dug 

 and manured beforehand. This costs money, of course; 

 but a little preliminary outlay in deep digging and 

 manuring, though many people are apt to grudge it, 

 will always save money in the end. Have your bor- 

 ders thoroughly well prepared before you put a plant 

 in them, and you will have to spend less afterwards 

 on plants and on labour. 



