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 use the buds or pips; pot them in well-drained pots or flats, covering 

 the bottoms with a layer of fibrous moss, and filling 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. Many successful 

 growers maintain a temperature 

 of 90" to 100°, which may be desir- 

 able early in the season, 

 but later, when the plants 

 are grown from pips 

 that have been kept 

 in cold storage, the ^\ 



temperature 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 winter. 

 Care should be taken 

 to keep the pips cool 

 and moist until they 

 are potted. Water 

 should never be syr- 

 inged upon the flow- 

 ers when in bloom, 

 as it will spoil them. 

 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, and set the roots or clumps about two inches below the 

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

 injured by frost. 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 cejits per dozen; Ss.jo per 100, 

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



Large Clumps, for outdoor planting. 40 ce?its each; $4.00 per dozen, postpaid. 

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



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



