218 YARD AND GARDEN 



It might be added, too, that the above list 

 represents those lilies which can be grown 

 with the least trouble. Those of the first list 

 will succeed in any ordinary border; those in 

 the second list require a certain amount of 

 partial shade and coolness at the root and are 

 best planted in shrubbery beds. And those in 

 the third group comprise the lilies that re- 

 quire a cool shady spot where they are not 

 exposed to the direct rays of the sun. 



The- general rule when planting lily bulbs is 

 that they should be iDut in the soil about three 

 times their depth, but this is not always a 

 safe guide, for some lilies possessing small 

 bulbs require deeper planting than this calls 

 for. Furthermore, whenever bulbs are placed 

 among shrubs they should be planted two or 

 three inches deeper than they would be set in 

 other situations. The distance between the 

 bulbs should be from twelve to eighteen 

 inches. 



