THE EASTER LILY IN NORTHERN CLIMATES. 25 
for 
iz could be expected. 
| As stated elsewhere, 
| the winter mulch has 
been left on during 
_ the summer, in order 
to prevent the soil 
from baking. Suc- 
cess has also been 
obtained with these 
hhes in a plastic 
clay fill, ameliorated 
with hard-coal ashes 
and rough organic 
débris. 
SOIL FERTILITY. 
The production of 
bulbs of the Easter 
lily is on a par with 
bulb production gen- 
erally in so far as 
fertilizer require- 
ments are concerned. 
The procedure is to 
have well-fertilized 
soil and crop it to 
its limit. Any one 
familiar with the 
root system of a well- 
developed Easter 
lily bulb knows that 
there isnot much 
left in ordinary soil 
after a bulb has been 
grown in each 6-inch 
square. The plants 
are gross feeders and 
Fic. 12.—The underground parts of an Easter lily plant at 
for good results must digging time. The bulblet formation, it will be seen, 
be supplied with an is in the upper 3 or 4 inches of soil. Photographed 
abundance of Baal from a plant set very deep, as was considered necessary 
all- in northern climates when these investigations were 
able plant food. A begun. 
good market gardener’s application of fertilizer will answer very 
well. 
