WINTER FLOWERING BUI<BS. 35 



Lilium Harrisii, or Easter Lilies, are so well known that 

 they need no description. The Bulbs should be planted in 6 

 or 7-inch pots, according- to the size of the Bulbs. In potting 

 fill the pot about half full of earth, on which place the Bulb ; 

 leave in this state, with the exception of watering- occasion- 

 ally, until it has grown above the edg-e of the pot, then fill 

 the pot with earth. No special treatment is necessary after 

 this ; only treat as you would any other plants. One thing 

 mig-ht be of importance to the amateur, and this is, the cooler 

 they are grown the dwarfer they will be when in bloom, 

 and this makes a much prettier plant. Easter Lilies can be 

 had in bloom almost any time of the year by a succession of 

 planting-, but for Christmas flowering- they should be planted 

 in July. 



Lilium Rubrum and Lilium Album are very pretty Lilies, 

 and should be treated the same as Easter Lilies, with the 

 exception of the time of planting-. They should be planted 

 in March and plung-ed out-doors in the pots as soon as the 

 weather is suitable. An occasional watering- will be all that 

 is necessary till the fall, when they should be taken indoors 

 before the approach of cold nig-hts. These Lilies will then 

 bloom in the months of September and October. 



The Call a Lily is another of the well known plants that 

 need no description ; but there is one great mistake which is 

 made by almost all amateurs in the growing- of this Lily, and 

 that is keeping- them growing- all the year round without any 

 rest. To grow and flower a Calla Lily with success it must 

 be treated as follows : If the Bulb is larg-e enoug-h to flower 

 or has flowered, it should be dried off for about 3 months, 

 this is done by withholding the water, then the Bulb will 

 lose all its leaves and roots. At the end of the three months, 

 take the Bulb out of the old earth, and pot in a 5-inch pot, 

 and start into growth by giving water ; after the Lily has 

 given one flower it could be potted into a 6-inch pot, then 

 treat as other plants through the season, giving them rather 

 more water than most other plants, especially in the flower- 

 ing season. 



