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



LilyoftheValley 



(CONVALLARIA MAJALIS) 



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, freeh' 

 produced and very 

 fragrant. 

 For pot culture set the buds 

 or pips in well-drained pots 

 or flats having the bottoms 

 covered with a layer of fi- 

 brous moss or peat, then fill 

 them with sand}- 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 kept constantly 

 at a temperature of at least 70° for 

 a week or two, and keep them well 

 watered, always using lukewarm water 

 so as not to chill the roots. Many suc- 

 cessful growers maintain a temperature 

 of 90° to 100°, which may be desirable early 

 in the season, but later when the plants 

 are grown from pips that have been kept 

 in cold storage a temperature of about 70° 

 gives better results. When the plants have 

 well started and the buds appear, bring into 

 a light, warm place and they will soon be 

 in flower. By repeating this process at in- 

 tervals, a constant succession 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 

 syringed ujion the flowers 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 



without the slightest check to growth or flowering. 



To grow them in open ground, select a partly shaded 



situation. Prepare the soil with a mixture of leaf 



mould, sand and plenty of well-rotted manure, which 



should be thoroughly incorporated 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 by frost. Lily of the 



\"allcy cannot l)e 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 pro- 



duce good blooms. 



taken great pains to secure 



extra fine pips which are sure to give good results. 

 Best Lily of the Valley Pips, for forcing or pot culture. 40 cents per dozen, 

 per 100, postpaid. Jiy express at purchaser s expense, $iS.oo per 1,000. 



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