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stem-roots form. A good soil would be found in friable loam two-thirds, 

 half-rotted leaf-soil and sand one-third, using in a rough state. Lilies 

 with only basal roots prefer a stiffer soil, and their bulbs need not be 

 placed lower in the soil than is sufficient to cover them. Water should 

 be given carefully, having regard to the fact that two kinds of roots are 

 formed by those Lilies usually gro^vn in pots. 



With every Lily try to shade the surface of the soil and the lower 

 portion of the stem either by close planting or by associating other 

 plants with them. Fumigate frequently with a good vaporising com- 

 pound. Cow-manure water much diluted will help plants bearing a 

 large inflorescence ; also lime and soot water in a weak solution will give 

 the foliage a fine healthy appearance. 



After flowering remove the plants and plunge them in a half- shady 

 position in the open, and if the weather prove dry they must be watered 

 just sufficiently to keep the soil moist. About November the bulbs 

 should be carefully examined, fresh soil added, and the bulbs replunged 

 in a cold frame. 



I find I have omitted to mention the Indian and Burmese Lilies, viz. 

 ncilghcrrcnse (fig. 222), Wallichianiwi (fig. 223), neimlense, suljyhureum, 

 Loivi (fig. 224), and 2:fhilippinense (fig. 225). These are, however, more 

 suited for planting out under glass in the manner practised so success- 

 fully at Kew, where they may be seen making themselves almost at home 

 in the Himalayan House, planted out amongst Rhododendrons, Camellias, 

 &c., but this is not possible in the general run of gardens. 



