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Gardening for Amateurs 



How a Lily bulb is potted. A, soil com- 

 post ; B, bulb on sand C ; D, future 

 stem with stem roots, E ; F, space to 

 be filled in after the stem has begun 

 to grow. 



dressing is of great service in assisting the 

 development of the blossoms. 



When potted, the bulbs should be placed 

 in a frame where they are safe from frost, and 

 given but little water until they commence 

 to grow. The bulbs should be potted as 

 soon as possible after receipt. Those im- 

 ported from Japan are the best for the 

 purpose, and the finest ones reach here as 

 a rule about the beginning of the year. 

 Under the name of L. Harrisii, well ripened 

 bulbs of a form of white Trumpet Lily 

 (L. longiflorum) arrive in this country in 

 August, and if potted at once and kept 

 growing they will flower about Easter, 

 hence the popular name of Easter Lily. This 

 variety was valued far more before the 

 retarding of bulbs was generally adopted, 

 as by this means it is possible to obtain 

 flowers all the year round. The treatment 

 of bulbs that have been retarded is simple. 

 All that is necessary is to pot them as above 

 directed. Retarded bulbs of L. auratum 

 and L. longiflorum will flower in thirteen to 

 fifteen weeks from the time of potting, while 

 L. speciosum takes four to five weeks 

 longer. 



Rare Lilies and Those Difficult to 

 Grow. There are several Lilies that are 

 too rare or too difficult of cultivation to be 

 recommended for general planting. Some 

 of them, however, are very fine when they 

 can be persuaded to give of their best. 

 Chief among them are : L. Bolanderi (Cali- 

 fornia), L. callosum (China), L. carniolicum 

 (Europe), L. columbianum (Oregon), L. 

 cordifolium (Japan), L. Grayi (North 

 America), L. Heldreichii (Greece), L. Hum- 

 boldtii (California), L. Krameri (Japan), 

 L. Leichtlini (Japan), L. maritimum (Cali- 

 fornia), L. myriophyllum (China), L. neil- 

 gherrense (India), L. Parryi (California), 

 L. parvum (California), L. Philadelphicum 

 (United States of America), L. Philippinensa 

 (Philippine Islands), L. rubellum (Japan), 

 L. tenuifolium (Siberia), and L. Washing - 

 tonianum (California). Of the above-named 



Showing how soil is subsequently added, 

 as at c. The space b, above the bulb a, 

 needs also to be filled for the sake of 

 the stem roots. 



