D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Lily of the Valley 



Well known and universally admired 

 spring flowering plants, equally well 

 adapted to winter flowering, in the 

 parlor or conservatory. The flowers 

 are pure white, bell shaped, freely produced and powerfully fragrant. 



For pot culture set the buds or pips in well-drained pots or flats having the bot- 

 toms covered with a layer of fibrous moss or peat, then fill them with sandy soil 

 slightly mixed with moss. This will hold the moisture, which is essential to success. 

 Cover the buds to the depth of half an inch, set away in a dark, warm room 70° at least 

 for a week or two, and keep well 

 watered, always using lukewarm 

 water so as not to chill the roots. 

 Man}- successful growers maintain 

 a temperature of 90*^ to 100°, which 

 may be desirable early m the 

 season, but later when the \ ,|' 

 plants are grown from ^^'^ 



pips that have been kept 

 in cold storage, the 

 tern perature should 

 not be above 60° to 

 70°. Then bring into 

 the light, and set in 

 a warm, moist place. 

 In four or five weeks 

 the -flowers will ap- 

 pear. By repeating 

 this" process at inter- 

 vals, a constant suc- 

 cession of bloom is 

 maintained through 

 the whole wunter. 

 Care should be taken ^li 

 to keep the pips cool 

 and moist until they 

 are potted. Water 

 should never be syr- 

 inged upon the flow- 

 ers when in bloorn, 

 as it will spoil thern. 



Lily of the Valley, 

 when in full flower, 

 can be taken out of 

 the forcing box and 

 planted in pots with- 

 out the slightest 

 check to growth or 

 flowering. To grow 

 them in open ground, 

 select a partly shad- 

 ed situation. Prepare 

 the soil with a mix- 

 ture of leaf mould, 

 sand, and plenty of 

 well-rotted manure, 

 which should be 

 thoroughly incorpor- 

 ated with the soil two feet deep. Set the roots or clumps about two inches below the 

 surface. No further attention is required. They are perfectly hardy and are not 

 injured byfrost. Lily of the Valley cannot be shipped before the middle of October. 



Success in forcing depends largely upon the quality of the pips. Many of them on the 

 market cannot be made to produce good blooms. We have taken great pains to secure 

 extra fine pips which are sure to give good results. 



Best Berlin Pips, for forcing or pot culture. 40 cents per doze?i; $2.^0 per 100, 

 postpaid. By express at purchaser' s expense, $18.00 per 1,000. 



Large Clumps, for outdoor planting. 40 cents each; $4.00 per dozeti, postpaid. 

 By express at purchaser's expense, $2.yj per dozen. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



