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upper set a chance to develop, it becomes nec- 

 essary to plant the bulb low in the pot. Then, 

 as the stalk shoots up, we can fill in about it 

 with soil, into which the roots it sends out can 

 penetrate, and find the support they need. 

 Therefore, in potting Lilies put only three or 

 four inches of soil into the pot at first. Settle 

 the bulbs into it firmly. Then, after watering, 

 put the plants into cold storage, to form roots, 

 along with your other bulbs, and add no more 

 soil until top-growth begins. Then, from 

 time to time, as the stalk elongates, add soil 

 until the pot is full. 



I always put three or four bulbs of the Lily 

 into each pot, using, generally, eight and nine- 

 inch pots. These will easily accommodate 

 the number of bulbs mentioned, if of ordinary 

 size. Extra large bulbs will, of course,require 

 larger pots, or fewer bulbs to a pot. It does 

 not matter if the bulbs crowd each other. 



After potting your bulbs, water them well. 



Then set them away in a place that is cool, 

 and dark, and leave them there until they 

 have formed roots. 



The advice in the above paragraph is of 

 great importance. You can not afi'ord to ig- 

 nore it. Pot a bulb, and place it at once in the 



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