PRICE LIST OF C A L I F O R N I A N B U L B S 
niaj' give conditions quite suited to tlieir culture. A protected nook on 
the shady side of the house is best on small grounds, and ferns are con- 
genial neighbors. 
2. Drainage. This must be perfect. If the ground is heavy and 
clammy, underdrainage should be given, and the soil made lighter and 
looser b}'- the addition of humus and porous materials. 
3. Soil. This should be a fairly good loam, mixed with humus and 
sand. New manures are always to be avoided with Lilies. 
4. Planting. Thej^ should be planted so that the top of the bulb 
is not less than four inches from the surface; about each bulb put a layer 
of an inch or so of sand which will carry away excessive moisture and 
prevent fungous attacks. 
5. Watering. Lilies should not be kept water-soaked, but should 
have a moist surface during the growing season. Thej^ are better to be 
kept rather dry after they have flowered. 
Never move a lily bulb unless absolutely necessary. 
My very best success with Lilies of this group has been in a very 
loose gravelly soil rich with leaf mold and with water running above and 
percolating under the roots. 
CULTURE GROUP II 
The second group into which I would divide Californian Lilies as 
to culture comprises all of the so-called Bog Lilies. The Pardalinum 
and Parvum group are so classed. 
These Lilies grow naturally along the banks of small living streams, 
on the borders of lakes and ponds, in deep alpine meadows, on the 
borders of or on raised hummocks in bogs. Their l)uibs arc not so deep 
as the others, and they are more dependenL up^n surlace moisture. 
The soil in such places as I have mentioned is always rich in rotten leaves 
and usually sandy; sometimes it is peat or pure humus. Low shrubs or 
tall plants protect the surface from heat, wdiile the tall stalks rise above 
them into the sunlight. Be careful as to the following points: — 
1. Drainage. The fact that they like moisture does not mean that 
they like a water-soaked soil. Many failures with Bog Lilies are due to 
this error. Better err in the direction of dryness. If the roots can go 
down to moisture all the better, but don't of all things put the bulb in 
wet, gummy soil. 
2. Soil. A light sandy loam mixed with leaf mold or peat is the best 
possible. 
3. Situation. My description of the natural habitat will suggest the 
best location where large and varied grounds give a choice. On the margin 
of a pond or brook, planted a foot or so above the water level, in moist 
meadow-like expanses in sheltered places, or damp openings in woods. 
These are ideal locations for all of these Lilies. 
In small grounds a hydrant can be so arranged as to give a constant 
drip; the fern corner is good, and the rhododendron bed is perfectly 
adapted. Pardalinum will grow splendidly where good potatoes can be 
produced if the ground is a little shaded. 
During 1906 a careful test was made at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 
in which all of the Western Lilies, and also the native Eastern sorts, were 
planted in a well-prepared and carefully drained bed. Of twenty-three 
Western species, seventeen flowered the first year, while five gave no bloom. 
Of the Eastern sorts, none flowered. Among the Californians, Pardahnurn 
var. Eragrans, Roezlii, Burbanks Ilumboldtii Pardalium and Humboldtn 
Magnificum did best, while the forms of Washingtonianum were poorest. 
I understand that no extra protection was given, so this is a fair test of 
hardiness. 
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