160 



THE TREE DOCTOR 



THE LILY. 



Lilies can be well fed and, in order to get them to do well, 

 the bed should be "made," i. e. ; dig everything out to the depth 

 of, say eighteen inches. If too wet, attend to draining, tramp 

 in old leaves and litter in the bottom, then use old sods and well- 

 rotted manure, filling in fully a foot. Set bulbs, and cover to 

 nearly surface with light soil, or sand and soil mixed. As the 

 earth settles down use about three inches of coarse gravel on 

 top. The object of using this gravel is to prevent drying out, 

 and to keep the ground cool. Lilium Auratum, the "Gold-banded 

 Lily," should be in every garden. See a fine specimen in Photo 

 143. Flowers are three feet from the ground. 



It will be noticed that I frequently refer to coarse gravel 

 or crushed stone being put on the top. The purpose of this is 

 root protection. Millions of plants are annually destroyed be- 



Photo 145 

 Use Boxes, not Pots. 



