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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1912 



Easily Grown Lilies that will Bloom from May to September 



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Elegans alutaceum 



May 



C 



Apricot 



9 in. 



t 



Monadelphum, var. 



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D 



Pale to deep yellow 





* 



Bulbiferum 



June 



C 



Crimson 



i ft. 





Szovitzianum 







spotted black 



4-5 ft- 



* 



Elegans Alice Wilson 





C 



Lemon yellow 



lift- 







JuIy.August 



D 



Varies from orange to 





* 



" Aurora 





C 



Orange, suffused with 

 red 



i ft. 



t 



Pardalinum 



« 



D 



bright red & spotted 

 Orange red to crimson 



6-8 ft. 



* 



" Incompar- 



" 



C 



Rich crimson red 





t 



Superbum 







and black spotted 



6-8 ft. 





able 







spotted with black 



Hft. 







August 



C 



White, crimson spot- 





* 



" Van Houttei 



" 



C 



Crimson 



i ft. 



t 



Auratum 







ted with yellow band 





* 



Tenuifolium 



" 



D 



Bright scarlet 



i J ft. 











down centre of each 





t 



Browni 



June, July 



■ A 



Pure white inside, red- 

 dish brown outside 



2-3 ft. 







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C 



petal 

 White, red spotted and 



4 ft. 



* 



Candidura 



" 



A 



Purest white 



4 ft. 



t 



platy- 







yellow banded 



4 ft. 



* 



Croceum 



" '-'. 



C 



Deep orange 



3-4 ft. 





phyllum 



" 



C 



White, yellow spotted 







Maculatum (Han- 

 soni) 



« 



D 



Rich yellow, spotted 

 with black 



3-4 ft. 



t 



" virginale 



« 



C 

 C 



and yellow banded 

 White, with crimson 



4 ft. 



* 



Martagon 



" 



D 



Purple 



3 ft. 



t 



" rubro- 







band down each 







Elegans (Umbella- 

 tum Dahuricum) 





C 



Vars. pale yellow 

 through orange 

 shades to deepest 

 crimson 



2 ft. 



t 



vittatum 

 " Wittei 



" 



C 



petal 

 White, unspotted, yel- 

 low banded 



4 ft. 

 4 ft. 



t 



Canadense 



July 



D 



Variable in shades of 





* 



Elegans fulgens 



" 



C 



Rich apricot 



3 ft. 











yellow and red 



3 ft. 





(Batemanniae) 



" 



B 



Red, black spots 



3-4 ft. 



* 



Chalcedonicum 



" 



D 



Bright scarlet 



3-4 ft. 



* 



Tigrinum 



" 



B 



Red, heavily spotted 



5 ft. 



* 



Elegans venustum 











* 



" splendens 



" 



C 



Apricot, yellow, with 







macranthum 



" 



C 



Orange 



2 ft. 



t 



Elegans var. Wallacei 







dark spots 



3-4 ft. 



* 



Testaceum (excel- 

 sum) 





D 



Nankeen yellow, un- 

 ique in color effect 



4-5 ft- 





Henryi 



Aug., Sept. 



B 



Deep orange yellow 

 with darker pro- 







Grayi 



" 



D 



Red with purple spots 



4 ft- 











tuberances 



4-8 ft. 



t 



Humboldti 



" 



D 



Yellow spotted with 



4-6 ft. 



* 



Speciosum album 



" 



B 



Pure white 



3 ft. 



* 



Longiflorum Wilsoni 



" 



A 



purple white 



3-4 ft. 



* 



rubrum 



" 



B 



Rose colored 



3 ft. 



* 



Martagon album 



" 



D 



Pure white 



3 ft- 



* 



" Melpomene 



" 



B 



Dark crimson purple 



3 ft. 



* 



" dalmati- 

 cum 





1) 



Dark shining blackish 

 purple 



4-6 ft. 





Tigrinum Fortunei 





B 



Red, heavily spotted 



4 ft. 



* All the lilies marked thus should thrive in any 

 ordinary fertile good garden soil. If the available 

 soil is naturally close or adhesive it can be lightened 

 and made more porous by digging some coarse sand 

 into it. If the soil is light and sandy procure some 

 clay loam and incorporate with it, but in a broad 

 sense all these lilies can be depended upon to live 

 and increase under average garden conditions. 



L. umbeUatiim, and L. speciosum. These 

 represent various types of the flower. 

 There are four clearly defined types as 

 indicated in the table by the letters, A, 

 B, C, and D.' First the funnel form Like 

 the easter lily (A). Then the pendant 

 spreading or bell form (B). The same 

 flower erect is the cup-like type (C) which 

 flowers the earliest of all; and (D) the 

 turk's-cap group with petals completely 

 reversed. All these are shown in the 

 illustrations. 



WHEN TO PLANT 



Lilies should be planted as soon as the 

 bulbs can be procured at any time during 

 fall or early winter and the growth will be 

 stronger and better than from the same 

 bulbs set out in spring. Of some of the 

 late flowering sorts it may be difficult to 

 secure delivery of properly matured bulbs 

 till quite late in the year, but plant them 

 as soon as you can even if you have to cover 

 the planting site with long manure to ex- 

 clude frost previous to planting, rather 

 than defer the operation till spring. The 

 Madonna lily should be planted in August, 

 if possible. 



Wherever and whenever you plant, con- 

 sider their comparative permanency, and 

 do not plant where they are subject to dis- 

 turbance and surface cultivation. A group 



t These lilies require a good soil, and if the soil is 

 heavy it should be lightened with the addition of 

 some leaf mold or peat; also these, lilies do not 

 quite so well withstand heat and drought. Partial 

 shade is beneficial especially at their roots, which 

 can be provided by interplanting them among 

 other plants that will shade, yet not too densely 

 cover the ground. 



of lilies may stand for several years in one 

 position, in fact till the bulbs have become 



L. Hansoni. flowering In July, has thick fleshy orange 

 yeUow flowers, very distinc 



t This group embraces all native species and 

 they are shade and moisture loving. Although 

 they lift up their tall flower spikes to the bright 

 sun, they like a cool root run at all times. In a 

 cool north corner, or by lake or stream, or in any 

 moist hollow, about or near the garden, these lilies 

 are a host in themselves wherewith to make a sum- 

 mer picture. 



crowded by natural increase, then it is well 

 to dig up, divide, and replant. Although 

 fertility of soil is essential to good lily 

 growth, they dislike rank manure in con- 

 tact with their roots. In fact, it engenders 

 disease. If manure must be added be sure 

 it is old and well rotted. 



HOW TO PLANT 



When planting the bulbs it is a wise 

 precaution to have some good sharp sand 

 at hand and put some in each hole to form 

 a sand base for the bulbs to rest upon. 

 Some extra careful planters go even 

 farther than this and sprinkle sand over the 

 entire bulb so that it is enveloped in sand 

 to a depth of half an inch. There is merit 

 in this as a protection from insects or detri- 

 mental soil bacteria, also it obviates stag- 

 nation from excess of moisture. One thing 

 is certain: Lilies amply repay every 

 effort put forth in the provision of con- 

 genial soil conditions and careful planting. 

 The bulbs should be planted from four to 

 eight inches deep, according to their sizes. 



Although manure is detrimental in di- 

 rect contact with the bulbs, lilies can be fed 

 by and enjoy surface applications of this 

 material. 



Nearly all lilies have two sets of roots, 

 one lot growing from the base of the bulb, 

 the others emanating from the stem, both 



