AND THEIR CULTURE. 45* 



"The blooming season past, the pots are placed in an open situation,, 

 exposed to the sun, to ripen the bulbs, care being taken not to let them 

 get saturated with water, or become too dry at any time, as I believe 

 there are more bulbs lost through these two extremes than by any other 

 cause." /. Smith, Quarry Bank Gardens, Allerton, Wavertree, Liverpool. 

 March, 1873. 



"We have frequently recommended thatLilies should be planted in Rhodo- 

 dendron beds, the soil, and slight shelter and shade of the shrubs assisting 

 them perfectly. We had, however, no idea of the splendid results to be this 

 way obtained till we saw Mr. Macintosh's garden, at Duneevan, Oatlands, 

 Weybridge. Here L. Auratum, planted near the margin of masses of 

 Rhododendron, attains an astonishing degree of vigour, and sends up such 

 noble pillars of its huge blooms as we have never seen equalled by any 

 other plant, whether grown under glass or in the open air. Each noble 

 tuft of Lilies, well defined, tells as well in the picturesque garden land- 

 scape of the place as well-grown and well-placed trees of the variegated 

 Maple do. The smallest and most recently planted specimens are from 

 5 to 6 feet high, while the old-established plants range from 9 to 11 feet 

 high, so that one has to look up at the colossal bouquet of flowers borne 

 by each plant of this noble Lily. From 110 to 140 full-sized blooms are 

 borne by each tuft (originally one bulb). Some few of the plants have 

 now (Aug. 7) passed out of flower, others are yet to open, while the 

 majority are in the full glory of blossom ; the varieties show such a 

 variation as to the time of flowering, that their season here lasts nearly 

 three months. The beds are on a steep bank ; they are for the most part 

 of sandy peat, with wet sand within 2 feet of the surface, and the gardefiu 

 is perfectly sheltered from all strong winds. No examples of Lilies in 

 pots, as seen at our best shows, give the faintest idea of the specimens in, 

 this garden, or of their extraordinary effect in the garden landscape. 

 With such effects from one single Lily, we may well expect great aid 

 from them in the embellishments of the gardens of the future." Garden,, 

 vol. 8, p. 99. 



" We have here a large quantity of L. Candidum in very big clumps ;. 

 but, from some cause, these have never succeeded as they ought to have 

 done, only every fourth or fifth maturing a flower-stem. As soon as they 

 had done flowering, when the stems were beginning to get dry at the end 

 of August, I took up all these clumps and separated the bulbs. I found 

 then that the greater quantity of bulbs had no roots at all ; in fact,, 

 wretched* little slugs had eaten them off close to the bulb as fast as they 

 grew. After separating and cleaning each bulb, I put them into a tub of 

 soot and water for two days, to kill any embryo slugs that might have 

 escaped my notice. I then planted the whole in a row, 5 inches apart 

 each way, and 4 inches deep. Half the row was strongly dressed with 

 soot and half with lime. Another row had no lime or soot except what 

 * My friend means the reverse ; "happy little slugs. " 



