16 FAMIZIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 
It is not generally known that the common white lily 
may be grown to perfection in pots,and is well adapted for 
forcing. Its great decorative value, and its emblematic 
character, enhance its importance as a plant adapted for 
culture under glass, to supply its charming flowers at an 
earlier season than they customarily appear in the open 
garden. When grown for this purpose, the bulbs should 
be potted in August, in a compost consisting of about 
three parts mellow turfy loam, and one part each of rotten 
hot-bed manure and sharp sand. Frame culture should 
suffice until the end of February, when the plants may be 
removed into a light airy greenhouse, and should never 
have a temperature higher than the average of greenhouse 
plants. This, with full exposure to light, and abundant 
ventilation, will ensure an early and a vigorous bloom. 
