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perature of 50 degrees at night and given air during the 

 day two weeks before the flowers open, they will be just 

 as firm as the Longiflorum and you will be able to -cut 

 nearly double the number of flow.ers. Most of the lily 

 bulbs come from Bermuda, arriving here during the 

 months of July and August. On the i-eceipt of the 

 bulbs they are potted in a light, sandy loam to which 

 has been added about one-third of well rotted manure, 

 using a 5^ and 6 inch pot for the 5 to 7 inch bulbs; a 

 6J and 7 inch pot for the 7 to 9 inch bulbs; and a 7 

 and 8 inch pot for the 9 to 12 inch bulbs. In potting 

 the bulb we place it about one inch below the surface 

 of soil. They are then set close together in a frame out 

 of doors, given a good watering and covered with a 

 mulch of hay or straw which prevents the soil from 

 drying out so rapidly and saves watering. They can re- 

 main out of doors until frost comes, although a degree 

 or two of frost will not injure the plants. From the 

 time they are brought into the greenhouse until New 

 Years, a night temperature of 40° to 45° with plenty 

 of air during the day is all they require. After 

 New Years they may be removed to another house or 

 the night temperature increased to 60° or 65° and 

 even to 70° if the weather proves bad and there 

 is little sunshine. Try to have the flower buds well 

 above the foliage six weeks before Easter, so that stand- 

 ing in the door way of the greenhouse you can plainly 

 see all the buds; bearing constantly in mind that it is 



