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they be put outside and repotted in the spring 1 A . K. C., North 

 umberland. 



A. Place the pots containing the bulbs in a cool frame and 

 gradually withhold water. In spring repot them in small pots so 

 that you can transfer them to larger ones in due course. 



Growing Lilies in Pots 



Q. I am anxious to grow Lilies in pots. Which are the best for 

 the purpose ? and how are they grown 1 H. E. W., Eamsgate. 



A. The potting 

 should be done at 

 any time during 

 the resting season 

 of the bulbs, pre- 

 ferably in autumn. 

 A good soil is 

 made by mixing 

 together loam and 

 peat in equal parts, 

 and adding smaller 

 quantities of sharp 

 silver sand and 

 charcoal broken to 

 the size of Hazel 

 Nuts. Deep pot- 

 ting should be 

 practised so as to 

 leave space above 

 the bulbs for top 

 dressing later on 

 when growth is 

 being made. Speciosum varieties, auratum and candidum are 

 the most useful. 



Gladiolus Bulbs 



Q. Last season I grew a lot of Gladioli The Bride, and some 

 hybrids in pots in heated greenhouse. Would these bulbs be worth 

 growing in pots another year IRosa, Derby. 



A. You can grow these on another year and they would succeed 

 very well. The bulbs should be shaken free of soil and hung up 

 in an airy shed, until the sap has gone out of their foliage, when 



CROCUS SIR WALTER SCOTT, GROWN IX 

 FLOWER POT IN COLD GREENHOUSE. 



