January, 1910 



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removed without Injury just 

 as thev are coming into per- 

 fection, and placed in any 

 pot or jar which the fancy 

 may dictate. 



LiHes of the Valley are 

 especially easy to cultivate 

 in that they will grow in 

 almost anything. Indeed, 

 it is doubtful whether it is 

 not the best plan to aban- 

 don the idea of planting 

 them in soil at all. This 

 material is dirty and unde- 

 sirable to have about a liv- 

 ing-room, and a far cleaner, 

 and in every way more sat- 

 isfactorv medium, will be 

 found in the coco fibre. This 

 retains the moisture well 



The fourth day 



and in its cfjnsistency is pe- 

 culiarly easy for roots to 

 penetrate. For use in con- 

 nection with lily planting 

 the fibre should be in a 

 damp condition. First 

 spread the stuff in a thin 

 layer over the bottom of 

 the box; then take each of 

 the roots singly and place 

 them one by one in a row 

 at the end of the receptacle. 

 Arrange so that the pink 

 shoot is quite upright and 

 the roots trail away along 

 the bottom of the box. 

 When one row is finished, 

 bed it into place with fibre 

 and then start to put in po- 

 sition the next row> and so 



The tenth day 



The thirteenth day 



Ready for market 



