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light, and the flowers, unless they can 

 be sold when perfectly fresh, are val- 

 ueless, as they soon go to pieces in 

 hot weather. After October 1 the de- 

 mand improves. C. W. 



FOBCINO LILIES AND NABCISSI. 



Please inform me whether Easter 

 lilies can be forced to bloom in winter 

 in a carnation house which has a tem- 

 perature of 48 to 50 degrees at night 

 and 60 to 75 degrees in the daytime. 

 When should the bulbs be potted to 

 have lilies by Christmas, and when 

 should I plant to have them for Easter? 

 Is a 0-inch pot large enough for one 

 bulb? I have some soil which has been 

 taken from carnation benches, and in 

 which fine carnations were grown last 

 winter. Would this be rich enough to 

 use in potting the bulbs? After potting 

 these bulbs and those of narcissi, should 

 ine pots and flats be placed in a dark 

 situation for a couple of weeks? As 

 this is my first attempt to flower these 

 •^ulbs under glass, I shall appreciate 

 any advice you may give as to growing 

 Allies and narcissi in winter. E. A. C. 



pots. Keep the bulbs well down in the 

 pots to allow for a good top-dressing. 

 These lilies throw many roots from the 

 top of their bulbs; therefore they should 

 be well covered. Water after potting; 

 then keep on the dry side until the pots 

 are nicely filled with roots. It is not 

 necessary to keep the lilies dark. Un- 

 der a bench free from drip, on a cellar 



A ( arnation temperature is too low 

 tor forcing Easter lilies. For Christ- 

 "las Uowering cold storage bulbs are 

 °eces.sary, although if you had a mini- 

 P^uni temperature of 65 to 70 degrees 



Ilium Harrisii and some Formosas 

 l^oni'l be flowered. Given a moderately 

 lo . ■ f '''•^*®''» you could flower Lilium 

 a "5," ""^ multiflorum or giganteum in 

 wn"/i°^*^°^ temperature, although you 



oul-l be more certain of their being 



»tiine if you had a minimum 10 de- 

 fcroiN higher. Bulbs of L. giganteum, 



'« popular Easter variety, usually ar- 



Pot*t 1" ^<^*ober, and they should be 



^'^■'l at once in 5-inch and 6-inch 





floor, or any place where they can have 

 a temperature of 50 to 55 dfegrees, will 

 suit them. Lilies should suQceed in 

 your carnation soil. They should not bo 

 given a rich soil, and the use of any 

 fresh manure or chemicals should be 

 avoided. Once in active growth, they 

 can have liquid manure once a week. 



Paper White narcissi would do well in 

 your carnation house. You could have 

 them follow along from Thanksgiving 

 until March by keeping a certain por- 

 tion cool and placing a few flats at a 

 time in your carnation house. This nar- 

 cissus does not need to be kept in the 

 dark, but often is started in cellars, 

 coldframes and sheds, or under the 

 benches. . ' 



The other varieties of narcissi, which 

 come mostly from Holland, such as 

 double Von Sion, princeps, ornatus. 

 Golden Spur, Emperor and Victoria, all 

 of which are good commercial sorts, do 

 better if kept in the dark after boxing, 

 or, at least, the usual plan is to cover 

 them with coal ashes or sand, sometimes 

 loam, until the growths are two or three 

 inches long. They prefer a low tem- 

 perature, just clear of freezing. Hya- 

 cinths and tulips need somewhat simi- 

 lar treatment. You could grow and 

 flower any of these successfully in your 

 house. You will find notes on these 

 and other plants in the cultural columns 

 of The Eeview from time to time. 



C. W. 



VAEIETIES OF VINCA. 



Are there two varieties of variegated 

 vinca vines? I have some from Tennes- 

 see which are green and white. Will 

 these turn yellow and white later? I 

 have had these in large plants which 

 were more yellow and white striped 

 than green. A. H. 



I have noticed considerable varia- 

 tions in the colorings of variegated vin- 

 cas, but I am not aware that two varie- 

 gated forms are catalogued by anyone. 



C. W. 





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