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grown from the seed and it requires at least 3 years to produce mer- 

 chantable bulbs. The seedling plants, in beds, should be protected 

 by mole- and rodent-proof barriers where possible, unless the 



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Figure 4. — Pocket gopher damage to freesias, near San Fernando, Calif. 



premises are comparatively free from these pests. In field or garden 

 culture bulbs of most classes of lilies are subject to attack by pocket 

 gophers and meadow mice, the former storing them in large quantity 

 as they do any food they favor. When treated as an all-year-round 



