able was growing and grown beautifully. I love, 

 and you will love, the pure white Martagon as a 

 succession lily to the Madonna. It deserves a 

 permanent place in every well considered garden 

 and I hope you will soon give it a welcome in yours, 

 which I assure you it will brighten with its white 

 blooms and delight you with its fine, sweet pre- 

 sence. 



MADONNA LILIES ARRIVING LATE 



^Should it not be possible for one reason or 

 another to plant your lily bulbs early in Septem- 

 ber, do not let this worry you, I think I can be^ 

 explain to you how to overcome this predicament 

 by telling you the experience of a fellow amateur. 

 ^Last September, it was about the last week, a 

 friend telephoned me saying her Madonna lily 

 bulbs which had been ordered in July had not as 

 yet been delivered, and as she had made plans to 

 introduce them, for a special garden feature, she 

 was greatly disappointed. 1 asked what the special 

 feature was. It seems a semicircle had been cut in 

 fine grass sod in the background of a wonderful 

 old French urn, and here the Madonnas were 

 to be planted, as well as later flowering white 

 lilies, delicate grasses, ferns, etc., all of which, 

 with the exception of the Madonnas, could be 

 planted in the Spring and yet flower the 

 first Summer. But to have Madonna lilies 

 bloom the first Summer it is essential that 

 they make some growth (three or four inches) 



