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they will probably bloom. There may be small separate Oct. 

 corms around the larger one. These should also be I"i5 

 stored, as some of them will bloom the following year, 

 and the remainder a year later. 



Zonal Geraniums for Bedding. — If cuttings of Zonal 

 Geraniums were inserted in August, there will now be a 

 stock of young plants, because the cuttings will have 

 rooted and made top growth. The care of these plants 

 through the winter is one of the difficulties of the 

 bedding system. The plants are tender, and would be 

 killed if caught by frost. On the other hand, if they are 

 encouraged to grow in a warm house they soon become 

 so large that they outgrow the accommodation. The 

 only thing that the grower can do is to keep them as 

 cool as is consistent with safety, and give no more water 

 than is necessary to prevent them from flagging. If they 

 were struck in the open ground they should be lifted and 

 put close together in boxes or pots. A cold frame will 

 not do for them. Old Geraniums with woody stems 

 will endure several degrees of frost, but young plants 

 with soft green shoots are easily injured. 



Lilies for Pots. — Several of the Liliums are deservedly 

 popular plants for pot cultivation, as they make a 

 charming display in conservatories. Candidum is some- 

 times grown, though the old " Madonna Lily " is perhaps 

 more generally planted in the garden. Kraetzeri is a 

 lovely white pot Lily, as it is of dwarf, branching growth 

 and flowers freely. It is a variety of Speciosum, which 

 has spotted flowers, and is also well worth growing. 

 Auratum and its fine varieties, Wittei and Rubro-Vitta- 

 tum, are frequently grown in pots. Longiflorum and its 

 variety, Harrisi (Bermuda Lily) are popular — the latter 

 in particular. British-grown bulbs of most of these 

 Lilies can be bought in October, but the buyer must 

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