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THE FLORAL IVORLD 



LILIES IN POTS. 



The best are the Japan Lilies Aura- 

 tum, and the pink and white Specio- 

 sums. The Auratum does really better 

 when planted in the spring, either in 

 the ground or in pots. Use eight-inch 

 pots and see that the drainage is good, 

 a fibrous loam and well-rotted manure. 

 Set the bulbs near the center, so you 

 can put at least three inches of soil on 

 top to support the fibrous roots that 

 grow on the stem above the bulbs. Do 

 not let the soil dry out, nor keep it too 

 wet. Lilies like a cool soil for their 

 roots and a sunny place to bloom in, 

 but when in full bloom do not expose 

 them to the direct hot sun, as that will 

 shorten their blooming period. 



If they are in pots, you can set them 

 in places to suit their needs. After 

 blooming keep them growing well. 

 With good care they will make fine, 

 new bulbs and be ready for the next 

 year. Do not disturb their roots — sim- 

 ply take away the top soil and replace 

 with rich soil. Keep in the cellar 

 through winter, dry. In March bring 

 out and water and they will soon 

 start. 



Nebaska. Mrs. 0. H. Hereford. 



THE PASSION VINE. 



Passiflora, or the passion vine, is one 

 of our prettiest summer climbers. I 

 remove mine to the cellar for winter, 

 planting out in the spring, cutting back 

 to the ground. Decasine, alata, arcen- 

 ciel, are fine varieties. The flower is 

 beautiful and curiously constructed. 



The name was given by the Jesuits 

 of South America, who saw in it an 

 emblem of Christ's crucifixion — the 

 column representing the pillar to which 

 he was bound, fringes of the fiower the 

 crown of thorns; the tendrils, the cord 

 with which He was bound; the styles, 

 with their capitate stigmas, the nails 

 which held Him to the cross, and the 

 stamens the hammers to drive them. 



The legend says that the fiower grew 

 among thorns a thousand years, then 

 its significance unfolded. Early one 

 morning, soldiers came and plucked 

 the thorns, and with them, unwitting- 

 ly, the fiower, wove them together into 

 a crown, placing it upon the head of 

 our Lord. The sharp thorns pierced 

 his temple, and the flower was bathed 

 in purple which flowed from His 

 wounds. All through the darkness of 

 that day this fragrant flower bloomed 

 in the bloody garland. 



Miss Harriet Leighton. 



Nebraska. 



CAN SOME READER HELP? 



I have a monthly rose which blooms 

 regularly, bearing a sweet, double, 

 pink flower nearly the size of a silver 

 dollar. I never found it advertised in 

 any catalogue, nor ever mentioned in 

 any floral magazine. Has any one of 

 the readers' anything like it? I have 

 seen many pretty cyclamen in bloom, 

 but only once a sweet-scented one. 

 Now I should like to know if any of the 

 flower lovers have ever come across 

 anything like it. 



Michigan. F. P. Franke. 



R. J. Bradley speaks of the Oxalis 

 Ortgiesti. Where can I get the bulbs 

 or slips? In regard to the Ageratum 

 as a house plant for winter bloooming, 

 I would like to ask him if he saves his 

 foliage. When I cut mine back, I put 

 the clippings in a thin sack and hang it 

 in my clothes closet. It has a very 

 delicate, sweet perfume and lasts for 

 years. 



Michigan. Mrs. A. Z. Hoyt. 



I have a large Cameal, or Patient 

 plant, which measured nearly two feet 

 six inches across this last fall, but all 

 at once I discovered it was completely 

 covered with tiny black lice. Can any 

 one tell me the cause or the cure? 



Michigan. Mrs. F. L. Perrine. 



