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a rooty soil; but those who fail with any particular 

 kind should try it in a rooty place, and they will often 

 meet with immediate and inexplicable success. Lilies 

 also all like good drainage, even if they need plenty 

 of moisture. Their bulbs, with their loose scales, are 

 more apt to rot in stagnant moisture than bulbs which 

 are better protected, and it is well, in the case of bulbs, 

 such as those of L. Leichtlini or L. Krameri, which 

 are very sensitive to damp, to plant them sideways, 

 so that the wet will not settle into their crowns and 

 the interstices between their scales. Lilies vary as 

 to the depth at which they should be planted, because 

 some of them throw out roots from the stalk, and, 

 therefore, must be planted deep enough for these roots 

 to form, whereas others throw out roots only from the 

 base of the bulb. L. candidum, L. testaceum, L. 

 giganteum, and most of the Martagon division of 

 lilies, except L. Hansoni and L. Leichtlini, root only 

 from the base of the bulb. L. auratum, L. speciosum, 

 L. Browni, L. longiflorum, L. croceum, L. elegans, L. 

 Henryi, L. Krameri, L. tigrinum, L. Hansoni, and L. 

 Leichtlini all root from the stalk. The beginner should 

 ascertain in each particular case whether the lilies he 

 wishes to plant are stalk or only bulb rooting. There 

 are no lilies that like a very hot place, although some, 

 such as L. Chalcedonicum and L. pomponium, need 

 a good deal of sun; nor yet will any flourish in very 

 heavy shade. The greater number do well among 

 low-growing shrubs which will protect them from 

 late frosts and also from the extreme heat of the sum- 



