annuals, don't fail to use the tall, soft pink and 

 lavender larkspur. I wish every gardener had a lily 

 garden, as it is really the ideal way to grow them 

 altho they are very lovely and impressive as a long, 

 full border on each side of and under a pergola 

 where it is not too shady. Also they make happy 

 colonies near the pool or water garden, and in the 

 herbaceous border. 



^ If you are the fortunate possessor of a green- 

 house, be it a little or a big one, you can readily 

 grow these lilies in pots, planting them in good, 

 fibrous loam, adding a little sand and a little 

 powdered charcoal to it. The deep lily pots should 

 be used, those that are six inches across at the top. 

 Plant only one bulb in each pot, or four in a twelve 

 inch one. As the Longiflorum is a stem, as well as a 

 base of bulb rooter, it of course must be planted in 

 a pot, even deeper than that required for a one root 

 bulb. Therefore plant them so there will be three 

 inches of soil at least over the top of the bulb. When 

 the blooms of your potted bulbs fade, allow them 

 only enough water to prevent their drying out, 

 until their leaves turn yellow, when you will know 

 they are resting. Then they may be repotted and 

 kept rather dry in cold frames until needed again, 

 or they may be planted out in the garden and new 

 bulbs used for your future potted lilies. 

 ^ It is a fascinating work, this culture of lilies, and 

 we may have all the Easter lilies we desire as well as 

 gifts for our friends, and, naturally those we have 

 grown ourselves will be doubly dear and enjoyed, 

 and treasured infinitely more than those grown and 



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