Bulbs, Tuberous Plants and Grasses 269 



powdered Bordeaux on the soil above their crowns. But the most 

 frequent cause of failure with imported lilies is that they come 

 frcm Japan too late to become established before killing frost. 

 Many bulbs do not reach us until December. If kept long out 

 of the ground, they deteriorate or die. Late comers should be 

 packed in sand and stored in a cold cellar until they can be safely 

 planted out in spring. Never buy gold-banded or speciosum lilies 

 that have been weakened by long exposure in a seedsman's shop. 

 Indeed, no time should be lost in getting any bulbs into the ground 

 after they leave the grower. 



Beginning with the trout lily the little yellow, speckled bell 

 that nods in the wild garden and bears the misleading popular 

 name of dog-tooth "violet" with Jack-in-the-pulpit and the 

 trilliums, white, pink and claret, a lovely pageant of native bulbs 

 has already passed before our eyes are dazzled by the midsummer 

 splendour of the glowing red wood lily and the tall stems of super- 

 bum, hung with perhaps a score of brilliant orange-red turk's caps 

 that brighten the marshes. Nature never fails to give the 

 flowers in her garden the setting that best displays their charms. 

 So must we learn of her. 



Lilies-of-the-valley, beloved by everyone, will carpet warm 

 sunny and cold northern spots for early and late bloom their 

 season can thus be prolonged seven weeks in the open; fragrant 

 lemon-yellow day lilies will perfume the old-fashioned garden two 

 months before the white day lily, with big heart-shaped leaves, 

 another old-time favourite, opens its pure chalices to woo with 

 their fragrance the night-flying moths; pink and white speciosum 

 lilies will rise among the royal ferns in a half-shaded place; and, 

 if plants that cannot be killed are wanted, the novice will surely 

 have tawny-orange day lilies. Whoever owns any will gladly 



