Lilium 



( 17) 



Lilium 



detached from the parent when it is at rest ; by 

 bulbils, which are produced on "the stems of some 

 of the species ; and by scales of the bulbs taken off 

 with a portion of the base and placed upright to a 

 depth of about a third of their height in a mixture 

 of Cocoamit fibre refuse, or leaf soil and sand, in pots 

 or boxes, when the bulbs arrive, or when they can be 

 lifted. Keep the scales free from frost, and water 

 very carefully. About the month of May, plunge 

 the ; pots or boxes in the open, and green shoots 

 will spring from the base, small bulbs eventually 

 forming. These can be grown on, either in boxes 



three parts of peat to one part of sand, mixed with 

 ordinary garden soil. They like partial shade, 

 with moisture at the roots, but should not have 

 the bulbs themselves in a bog. 



(2) Easily grown Liliuras. These will grow in 

 any good garden soil, lightened with leaf mould if 

 heavy, or with the addition of some good loam if 

 light. 



(3) Loam-loving Liliums. These may have a 

 deeply dug, fertile loam, which, if of a clayey 

 nature, may be lightened with leaf mould and 

 sand. 



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LILIUM HANSONI (see p. 18). 



or in beds of soil. Liliums are also raised from 

 seeds, sown either in pans or pots when ripe, or as 

 soon as obtainable, and grown on until they are 

 large enough to remove, which will be in about 

 three years. They may also be sown in the open. 

 Seedlings generally require from five to ten years 

 from seed l>efore blooming, but much depends 

 upon the treatment. 



Soil. For all practical purposes, Liliums can be 

 grown under one or other of the conditions shown 

 in the following arrangement, which embodies the 

 experience of the most practised cultivators of the 

 flower. The number appended to the description 

 of each Lilium corresponds with that attached to 

 the respective cliiss. 



(1) Teat-loving Liliums. These may have about 

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Other Cultural Points : 



Liliums in the Open Ground. As a genera] rule, 

 Liliums thrive best in positions where they are 

 partially shaded from strong sun and sheltered 

 from cold spring winds. The open places among 

 evergreen shrubs form capital positions for the 

 greater number. This partial shade is especially 

 necessary in the case of those which make roots at 

 the base of the-stems. They should not, however, 

 be absolutely overhung with trees. Early planting 

 cannot always be practised, on account of the 

 time at which imported bulbs arrive, but they 

 should not be any longer out of the soil than can 

 be avoided, and such Lilies as candidum must 

 be planted as early in autumn as possible. Dig 

 the soil to a depth of 1J' or 2', and plant the 



