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this it is well to give the bulbs a cushion and covering of 

 sand when setting them out. The Japanese place Lily 

 bulbs which have widely spreading scales upon the side 

 to prevent water lodging between the scales and thus 

 rotting the bulb; L. Brownii is best thus treated. Fresh 

 manure is very injurious to the bulbs, and never should 

 come into contact with them, but a heavy mulch of well- 

 rotted stuff in winter is advisable, and liquid manure 

 applied during the growing season is beneficial. 



Except for L. candidum, which should be planted in 

 August, Lilies may be planted any time in the autumn. 

 When the bulbs arrive they should be carefully ex- 

 amined and all torn or rotted scales removed, and if 

 there are small decayed spots these should be rubbed 

 with powdered charcoal or sulphurj a dusting with 

 powdered sulphur is a wise precaution in any case. If 

 Lilies show by their vigour and beauty that they are at 

 peace they should not be disturbed until they show 

 signs of overcrowding, but if for any reason it is neces- 

 sary, or desirable, to move them I think the best time to 

 do it is when the bulb is in early growth. It may be 

 done with a fair measure of success when in flower, 

 which is sometimes convenient in moving wild sorts 

 from their native home to the garden, the important 

 consideration being to keep the bulb out of the ground 

 for as short a space as possible. 



Of course, the first Lilies to engage our attention 

 were those we found here, and these, after the first year, 



