424 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 200. — LiLiuM CANDiDUM. This is a splendid hardy Lily which can also be flow- 

 ered under glass — although it will not stand hard forcing 



these Lilies in 6-in. pots and after flowering have aUowed the plants 

 to dry off slowly. Then the bulbs, soil and aU, were carefuUy planted 

 in late Fall in a frame and almost every one of them produced a 

 fine plant the foUowing Summer and flowered. Lilium speciosum' 

 album, the white form, while beautiful is not as hardy nor do we 

 use anywhere near as many plants of it as we do of rubrums. 



Lilium candidum 



With Lilium giganteum and others which can be had' in 

 flower almost the entire year available, L. candidum isn't much used 

 by the florist. Yet it is of value, especially when grown outdoors 

 in 5-ft. beds with temporary frames placed over them. Here one 

 can get the flowers several weeks ahead of time. The retailer can 

 always make use of the graceful flowers on long stems. Bulbs may 

 also be potted in August or September, carried along in frames 

 and later in a cool house. Placed in a temperature of 50 deg. by 

 March, they wfll flower for Memorial Day or thereabouts. But they 

 will not stand hard forcing like L. giganteum or L. Harrisii. 

 To behold L. candidum at its best it should be planted in large 

 clumps in the hardy border. 



The bulbs are usually offered in August and the less they lie 

 about the better, for they are quite different from other Lilies. 



