THE GOLDEN AND WHITE CALLA 



The golden Calla Lily if planted early in June will be abloom 

 within a few weeks. Each tuber should be given a deep, 

 five-inch pot for its very own. You know there are extra deep 

 pots just for growing lilies in. A rich simple loam consisting of 

 one-half loam and one-half leaf mould with a tablespoonful of 

 bone flour to each pot. 



At this stage they should be watered moderately, but when 

 the plant is in full leaf a great deal of water must be given as 

 the calla is really a water plant. One sees them growing on the 

 margins of the Lakes in Ireland. Water may stand in the saucers 

 under the pots with advantage after full leafage is attained. At 

 this stage also an inch of pulverized sheep fertilizer and a sprink- 

 ling of Scotch soot should be carefully worked into the surface 

 soil. This will assure superb blooms. 



After their blooming season is over and the foliage has turned 

 yellow and fallen off, the pots should be laid on their sides and 

 water withheld. Keep them in a frost proof place. They must 

 rest for at least three months when they are ready to bloom again. 

 I bloom mine twice a year only. 



THE AMARYLLIS 



Growing the stately Amaryllis in pots for plunging in the open 

 garden is being done more and more by those gardeners who desire 

 exotic flowers in the out of doors garden as well as under glass. 

 A large number of Amaryllis, yellow Calla lilies, Blue Lily of the 

 Nile and White Lily of the Nile, the Lilium Regale, in fact, all the 

 Auratum and all the Speciosum lilies may be grown in pots and 

 plunged just where you want them for the best possible effect. 

 Usually it is planned to carry on a brilliant display with these bril- 

 liant flowers after earlier blooming things have passed. 



Place each bulb in a pot but an inch larger in diameter than 

 the bulb. Any good rich garden loam will answer if a handful of 

 sharp sand is well mixed with it. Cover only the thick part of the 

 bulb with soil, leaving the long neck exposed. Use water sparingly 



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