114 BULBS AND THEIR CULTIVATION. 



the bulbs can be obtained. In any case, do it as soon 

 as possible after the bulbs can be got. Kepotting should 

 always be done in autumn. After potting, plunge the pots 

 in fibre refuse in a cold frame till root action has com- 

 menced, then remove to the greenhouse. Commence to 

 water only when growth begins. As soon as the shoots 

 are six inches high top-dress with a compost of equal parts 

 loam, decayed manure, leaf-mould, and sand, and when 

 the flowers appear give weak liquid manure two or three 

 times weekly. Keep a careful watch for greenfly, other- 

 wise this pest will soon ruin the buds. After the lilies 

 have flowered water requires to be gradually withheld, 

 finally keeping the soil on the dry side till new growth 

 begins. During the growing season lilies like plenty of 

 air, and shade from the direct rays of the sun. For 

 culture of other lilies see chapter on Bulbs in Cold 

 Greenhouse. 



Nerlne (Guernsey Lily). Although these interesting 

 autumn-flowering plants will succeed fairly well in a cold 

 house, they really do better in slight warmth, such as a 

 cool greenhouse affords. They are bulbous-rooted and of 

 comparatively easy culture. 



The kinds worth growing are: N. appendiculata, pink, 

 1ft. ; 'Curvifolia, scarlet, 1ft. ; curvifolia Fothergillii, scarlet, 

 1ft.; filifolia, red, 1ft.; flexuosa pink, 2ft.; flexuosa 

 angustifolia, pink, 1ft. ; flexuosa pulchella, pink and red, 

 1ft.; sarniensis (Guernsey Lily), salmon, 1ft.; sarniensis 

 corusca, orange-scarlet, 1ft. ; sarniensis Plantii, crimson, 

 1ft. ; sarniensis rosea, rose, 1ft. ; sarniensis venusta, scarlet, 

 1ft.; pudica, white and pink, 1ft.; Moorei, scarlet, 1ft.; 

 and undulata, pink (May), 1ft. 



Grow the bulbs in a compost of two parts sandy loam, 

 one part decayed cow manure, and a liberal amount of 

 sand. The bulbs may be grown singly in 4Jin. pots, or 

 three in a 6in. pot. Provide good drainage, bury the bulb 

 half its depth in the soil, and pot firmly. Repotting 



