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blooming and passing of the flowers and foliage 

 of the bulbs. In such cases allow the foliage 

 to remain until it turns yellow and withers — 

 which generally requires six weeks — and then 

 carefully lift the bulbs, dry them and store them 

 away for use the next fall. But, where the 

 beds are permanent, or colonies are established 



Torch Lily 

 (Kniphofia aloides) 



Canada Lily 

 (Lilium Canadeiise) 



in herbaceous borders, the rule is to dig up 

 only when the flowers show deterioration. If, 

 after the first season or two, the blooms are 

 neither so healthy nor so large as they were in 

 the beginning, it is a fair indication that the 

 cultural conditions are not congenial and the 

 bulbs should be lifted as soon as the foliage dies 



