CHAPTER VIII 



LILIES UNDER GLASS 



THERE are three reasons for growing lilies 

 under glass all of them good. In the first 

 place they are among the most decorative of 

 indoor plants. Then again there is no more 

 valuable cut flower. Finally, by this-means only 

 is it possible to grow successfully in a cold cli- 

 mate some of the most beautiful species. 



The ideal indoor planting of the tender In- 

 dian, Burmese, Himalayan, Japanese and Phil- 

 ippine species is in a bed in a cool greenhouse 

 where, among ferns and other plants, they may 

 grow in a close approach to natural conditions. 

 That is the Kew plan and in even a greenhouse 

 of quite modest proportions it is possible to 

 adopt, or at any rate adapt, the plan. The fol- 

 lowing lilies are best treated this way: 



cordifolium neilgherrense 



giganteum nepalense 



japonicum philippinense 



Lowii pplyphyllum 

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