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portion of peat, suits L. superbum better 

 than any other. 



Lilium Sutchuenense. Not very widrly 

 removed from the Tiger Lily, but altogether 

 a more refined looking plant, with very 

 narrow leaves and richly coloured, spotted 

 flowers. As far as can be at present ascer- 

 tained, it seems to thrive best in a peaty 

 bed with a collection of Heaths. 



LILIES FOR THE GREENHOUSE 



Lilies are largely employed for the decora- 

 tion of the greenhouse, but comparatively 

 few kinds are made use of. The Lilies com- 

 monly grown in the greenhouse are chiefly 

 the Golden-rayed Lily (auratum), the White 

 Trumpet Lily (longiflorum), and 

 Lilium speciosum, with their 

 respective varieties. However, 

 there are others, natives of a 

 warmer country than ours, for 

 which the protection of a green- 

 house is necessary, especially 

 as most of them are late flower- 

 ing sorts. Chief of these are 

 Low's Lily (L. Lowii), Nepaul 

 Lily (L. Xepalense), and Sulphur 

 Lily (L. sulphureum). If they 

 are grown in pots a suitable 

 compost may be made up of 

 half loam, half leaf mould or 

 peat, and some sand. The 

 size of the pots depends upon 

 that of the bulbs, and whether 

 more than one is to be put in 

 a pot. Take first the case of 

 L. longiflorum, of which single 

 bulbs can be readily accom- 

 modated in a pot 5 inches in 

 diameter ; but the larger size is 

 tetter in a 6-inch pot. Again, 

 for some purposes clumps or 

 groups may be preferred, and 

 they can be formed by put- 

 ting three or more bulbs in a 

 pot. For three bulbs 7-inch 

 |K>ts are preferable. One good 

 bulb of L. auratum or specio- 

 -ii in needs a 6-inch pot. The 

 three tender Lilies above re- 

 ferred to are all natives of 

 Hurmah. L. Lowii has whitr. 

 bell-shaped flowers spotted with The 



red ; L. Xepalense, prettily reflexed green- 

 ish-yellow blooms with purple centre ; while 

 the tall and stately L. sulphureum has 

 long trumpet-shaped flowers, deep yellow 

 in the centre and paler at the edges. In 

 potting these bulbs clean pots are essential, 

 and they should be effectually drained by 

 means of a few broken crocks in the bottom. 

 In potting, a little clean sand is placed 

 around the base of the bulbs. It should be 

 borne in mind that these Lilies are stem 

 rooting ; though in potting the bulb must 

 be partly covered with soil, a space should 

 be left for top-dressing later on, when the 

 clean, white roots are pushed out from the 

 base of the stem as it lengthens. This top 



favourite Purple Martagon (Lilium Martagon). 



