18 BULLETIN 1459, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
and packing when the roots are attached is considerable and must 
be evaluated in a decision on whether to cut or not to cut. 
It is a little difficult to pot up the bulbs with roots on, especially 
if one wishes to get them into the smallest pots possible, which is 
always advisable. The roots are bulky and for the most part must be 
wadded into or close to the bottom of the pot, but those not bruised 
recover in whole or in part and continue to function. 
SUMMARY 
The Regal lily, like many others, is most easily and satisfactorily 
produced from spring-planted seed. — 
If well grown, the seedlings will give some normal blossoms the 
second year, and will blossom full the third, when the bulbs should 
reach a merchantable size of 6 to 9 inches in circumference. 
The seed, planted one-fourth to 114 inches deep, may be started 
in flats in the greenhouse, in frames, or, with care, in the open field. 
Stem-bulblet production seems to be induced by unfavorable 
cultural conditions and apparently is associated with poor bulb 
development.: 
The bulbs are best transplanted in the spring, but may be handled 
also in the fall. They may be stored in any dry, frostless situation, 
in dry earth, or they may be carried in cold storage. 
When handled under glass the bulbs may best be allowed to take 
a large measure of the weather up to January 1 at least; they should 
then be put directly into a heat of 60° F’. at night until they flower, 
which will be in about three months. 
The Regal lily is remarkably free from pests, is well adapted 
to a neutral or slightly acid soil, requires heavy fertility, can be 
manured (provided none of the manure comes near the bulb), re- 
sponds readily to commercial fertilizers, and is as amenable to 
commercial requirements and as adaptable to varying conditions 
of handling and soil as any lly known. 
