32 BULBS AND THEIR CULTIVATION, 



others in peat and leaf-mould only. We shall therefore 

 divide the lilies into three groups, and deal with each 

 separately so far as soil and position are concerned. 



Lilies for Ordinary Soils._In the first group, 

 which includes the following species and their varieties, 

 namely, Batemannise, bulbiferum, candidum, chalcedoni- 

 cum, concolor, coridon, croceum, davuricum, excelsum, 

 elegans, Hansoni, Henryi, longiflorum, Marhan, Marta- 

 gon, pomponium, pyrenaicum, speciosum, tenuifolium, 

 tigrinum, and umbellatum, ordinary garden soil will 

 suffice. If it should be heavy, lighten it with sand and 

 rotten manure; if very light, add rotten cow manure. Dig 

 the soil deeply, and then the lilies will not fail to do well. 

 The foregoing kinds will all do best in a sunny bed or 

 border. 



Lilies for Rich Soils. In the second group a rich, 

 deep, and good soil is essential. Peat and leaf-mould 

 should be freely mixed with the natural soil. The subsoil 

 must also be fairly moist. Where there is the slightest 

 risk of the subsoil being dry, take out the soil to a depth 

 of two feet, and place six inches of cow manure at the 

 bottom, then six inches of soil on top, and fill up with 

 equal parts of loam, peat, leaf-mould, and sand. Do not 

 mix manure with the upper layer of soil. In such a soil 

 the following species and varieties will succeed; Auratum, 

 bakerianum, Bolanderi, Brownii, callosum, columbianum, 

 cordifolium, giganteum, Humboldtii, japonicum, Kelloggii, 

 kewense, Krameri, Leichtlini, Martagon album and 

 dalmaticum, Maximowiczii, monadelphum, pulchellum, 

 rubellum, washingtonianum, and sulphureum. 



Lilies for Shady Positions In the third group we 

 have lilies that require special soil, shade, and moisture. 

 Thus, beds of peat and leaf-mould, or leaf-mould only, are 

 essential, and these should be in partial shade. The beds 

 should be made between peat-loving shrubs in the bog 



