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given them. To be strong they must be grown slowly ; 

 too much heat and little air will make a spindling plant, 

 that will not unfrequently drop its buds. When grown 

 slowly, the flowers will have more substance, they will 

 be larger, and there will be a larger number open at one 

 time, and will be mere enduring, which greatly enhances 

 their value. 



Lilies For Easter. — The same rules should be 

 observed in forcing flowers for Easter ; the larger bulbs 

 should be potted for this purpose, using eight inch pots. 

 Should the plants make a very vigorous growth, seem- 

 ingly too large for the pot, do not make a shift, under 

 any circumstances, but supply the additional food re- 

 quired, by liquid cow manure, which should be used lib- 

 erally twice a week. 



L. longiflorum. — The type should be treated in 

 the same maimer. The only difference between the varie- 

 ties being, that the Longiflorum is later in coming 

 into flower, and is not so tall ; its flowers are smaller, 

 but more enduring, and will bear transportation better. 

 A temperature 10° lower would be better for this Lily. 

 This is grown more for the Easter trade, which is the 

 harvest of this industry. The Bermuda grown bulbs 

 come into flower quicker than the Dutch grown ones, 

 because they are ripened earlier, but the Dutch bulbs, 

 we think, are preferable, as the plants are more dwarf, 

 and quite as floriferous. These should be potted as soon 

 as received, in October, and the flowers can then be had 

 for the Easter trade, and for decorative purposes for 

 some weeks thereafter, when the Eximiums are gone. 



The Use of Bulbs After Forcing.— After the 

 bulbs are done flowering, water should be withheld for 

 about ten days ; they should then be placed in a cold 

 frame, or sheltered spot, the balls packed close together, 

 with sufficient soil thrown over them to fill up the inter- 

 stices ; then cover with three or four inches of dry leaves, 



