Gardening in Californi 



Propagate by dividing the crowns in early Spring, planting 

 them where wanted to flower, which they will do the succeeding 

 Summer and Fall. Cover the crowns to the depth of one inch. 



LILIUM (Lily). 



Lilies are matchless among hardy bulbs for beauty of form 

 and variety of color and also for the length of their blooming 

 season. They delight in a cool fresh soil and a sheltered semi- 

 shaded situation; grouped among tall shrubs they show to good 

 advantage. After the stems are well-formed and about one foot 

 high, give them a good top-dressing of well-decomposed manure 

 about three inches deep all over the surface of the ground, and 

 abundance of water until the flowering season is over when water 

 should be gradually withdrawn so as to encourage the ripening 

 of the bulbs. 



They are increased by taking the small bulblets which form 

 about the old bulbs (as soon as the bulbs are ripe which is shown 

 by the leaves and stems turning yellow and dropping off) and 

 planting them half an inch deep in separate beds in light rich 

 soil, growing them on until they are large enough to bloom, 

 when they may be planted out in the beds or borders where 

 they are to flower. When the young bulblets are taken up they 

 should be transplanted into their new quarters without any delay, 

 as exposure to drying wind or being allowed to lie any length 

 of time in a dry atmosphere (even if in a shed or shaded situa- 

 tion) has a weakening effect on their future growth. 



With a good selection of the many gorgeous species, Lilies 

 may be had in bloom for several months. Among the earliest- 

 flowering kinds may be mentioned Lilium candidum (St. Joseph's 

 Lily), and our splendid natives Lilium Washingtonianum, 

 Lilium Pardalinum, and Lilium Humboldtii; following them, 

 Lilium tigrinum, Lilium lancefolium and its varieties the splen- 

 did Lilium auratum and the tall and stately Lilium giganteum, 

 besides many others equally beautiful. 



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