POT CULTURE OF LILIES 83 



and repot them in fresh soil, using pots proportionate 

 with the sizes of the bulbs. If there are signs of rotting, 

 it is best not to repot at once, but place the bulbs for a 

 time on a layer of powdered charcoal and sand, which 

 will dry up the soft decayed parts and arrest decay. 



Generally, there will be found bulblets at the bases 

 of the parent bulbs ; these should be removed and set 

 aside for replanting, so as to form flowering bulbs in the 

 course of time. 



The Lilies that do not flower well the second year in 

 pots are best planted in an open-air bed of light soil and 

 a proportion of them will recover and develop sound 

 flowering bulbs. 



Tender Lilies in Pots. The Lilies enumerated above as 

 suitable for pot culture are all hardy, and grow well in 

 the open air, but there are others that are essentially pot 

 plants ; that is, they cannot be successfully grown out of 

 doors in this country, excepting in the most favoured 

 localities. It is best to grow these entirely under glass 

 in a cool greenhouse or frame. 



Some are strong growing, and give very little trouble, 

 beyond attention to watering, and freeing them of insect 

 pests when they are attacked, but others are delicate, and 

 require careful watching. Careless watering, either by 

 keeping dry or over-watering, is generally the cause of 

 failure. 



These under-glass Lilies are all so beautiful, that they 

 deserve special attention in culture. 



These tender Lilies include : 



Lilium Lo'wi. 



neilgherrense. 



nepalense. 



philippinense. 



Lilium polyphyllum. 

 ,, primulinum. 

 ,, sulphureum. 

 ,, Wallichianum. 



Of these L. sulphureum is one of the most robust and 

 beautiful, and in some parts will flower well in the open 



