PLANTING LILIES 



Lilium columbianum. 



,, cordifolium. 



,, giganteum. 



Grayi. 



,, Humboldti. 



,, Martagon. 



,, monadelphum. 



,, pardalinum. 



Parryi. 



parvum. 



Lilium philadelphicum. 

 ,, pomponium. 

 ,, pyrenaicum. 



super bum. 



tenuifolium. 



testaceum. 



Washingtonianum . 



var. 



rubescens. 



In the case of the stem-rooting section the most 

 vigorous kinds, such as L. auratum and L. Henryi, may 

 be planted at such a depth that the top of the bulb is 

 from six to eight inches below the surface of the soil. 

 From five to six inches will suit such as L. japonicum 

 var. Alexandra, L. Broivni, L. bulbiferum, L. croceum, 

 L. dauricum, L. longiflorum and L. tigrinum, except the 

 very large Japanese bulbs of L. tigrinum, which should 

 be planted as deep as L. auratum. 



Those with naturally small bulbs, including L. Bate- 

 mannia, L. concolor, L. elegans, L. japonicum, L. Leichtlini, 

 and L. rubellum, should not be planted so deeply as the 

 large growers ; three or four inches of soil above the 

 top of the bulb will be sufficient. 



Of the kinds that do not develop stem roots, the most 

 vigorous kinds, such as L. candidum, L. chalcedonicum, L. 

 testaceum, L. Humboldti, L. Martagon, L. pardalinum, L. 

 pyrenaicum, L. superbum, and L. monadelphum should have 

 about four inches of soil over the top of the bulb, and 

 the others an inch or so less. 



L. cordifolium and L. giganteum should be planted at 

 such a depth that the top of the bulb is just about level 

 with the soil. 



Sometimes one sees L. candidum long established in 

 old gardens, with its bulbs growing quite on the surface 



