Introduction 



XXI 



Roses while the June roses are allowed to 

 rest. 



Lily bulbs can be planted in the spring if 

 set out very early. They require a light rich 

 soil, rather moist, in a location well drained 

 and partly shaded. As soon as they have 

 grown two or three inches, mulch them with 

 well rotted manure two inches deep ana 

 a light litter. Plant the bulbs six inches deep, 

 first placing a handful of sand in each hole 

 and covering each bulb with sand, so that no 

 manure may touch it. 



Among the Lilium family these hardy 

 and beautiful lilies should be mentioned : 

 there is a new variety called Henryi, a deep 

 yellow with green stripes; very hardy; then 

 the lovely pink Japonicum, Roseum and Mel- 

 pomene; the Madonna Lily, Candidum and, 

 finest of all, the i\uratum, the golden banded. 

 In our climate, unfortunately, this latter 

 variety dies after two or three years, but the 

 Auratum is so beautiful that it pays to pur- 

 chase it again and again. 



No lily collection would be complete with- 

 out the Tiger lily varieties. The large one 



