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PRACTICAL PLANT PROPAGATION 



Fig. 85. Seedling Easter Lily. This seedling Lily is in its second year and has thirty- 

 six buds and flowers. It was raised by Geo. W. Oliver 



but three or four capsules to a good sized plant will give larger and 

 better filled seed capsules and make stronger seedlings. 



"The seed should be sown in boxes during August. Allow three 

 leaves to develop before putting the seedlings in two-inch pots then 

 shift to three-inch when they have five or more leaves. By the middle 

 of February they should be put in five-inch pots and should be placed 

 in an open frame as soon as the weather permits. Those which show 

 signs of flowering in May should be thrown out. During August the 

 strong plants should be in seven-inch pots. 



"When cool weather sets in, the sashes should be put on, giving air 

 as the plants require it. These plants should be at their best by Easter. * 



* The United States Department of Agriculture has obtained many seedlings flowering 

 in 15 to 18 months from seed. 



