Lilies contrasting well with the soft mauve of the Michaelmas Pot Culture 
Daisy and the beautiful colouring of Lilium auratum and the of Lilies 
Anemones. 
It is impossible to overestimate the beauty of Lilies as pot 
plants, although the perfume of some is too overpowering for 
small and confined apartments. For the conservatory, the hall, 
or the large room, well-grown pot Lilies are, however, of great 
utility, especially where properly grouped with other flowers. 
The best for pot culture are auratum, sulphureum, longiflorum, 
and its varieties, candidum, testaceum, or excelsum, speciosum, 
philippense, nepalense, neilgherrense, and Henry7, although the 
majority may be cultivated in pots. 
All Lilies grown in this manner should be cultivated in 
deep pots, and this is especially necessary in the case of such as 
auratum and others, which form roots at the base of the stems, 
and which thus require top-dressing. A soil composed of loam, 
leaf-mould, and a little sand is suitable for practically all Lilies 
in pots, but the addition of some peat is much recommended by 
some. They should be potted as early as possible when pur- 
chased, keeping the bulbs a little below the surface of the soil, 
and allowing a space at the top for the additional dressings 
required. The pots ought then to be plunged in ashes in a 
frame or in the open, and taken indoors when they have become 
filled with roots. 
So beautiful a flower as the Lily deserves much thought 
given to its arrangement, and more space could be devoted 
to this portion of the subject than can be afforded. Although 
it is almost impossible to use it amiss in the garden, yet a study 
of its beauty will soon show how desirable it is to have its 
surroundings carefully considered. In the previous pages inci- 
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