Lilies and Their Culture 
I.\ a jiartially shady aspect among shrubs, whether 
I>eaty or loamy, lilies find a congenial soil, and 
what is most important, shade from a scorching 
sun. If planted on a slope, and well supplied at the 
roots with moisture, they will, when the shrubbery 
blooms are over, astonish and delight their owner with 
stout, vigorous stems, fine large, well colored flowers, 
and glossy foliage, writes B. C. Tillett in Canadian 
Florist. 
There is another point in their favor, from a decorr.tive 
point 01 view. 1 h...., 
is nothing more beau- 
tiful than a pot of 
well-grown lilies, 
whether it be Aura- 
tum with its massive 
fragrant flowers, 
Longiforum with its 
long trumpet-like 
blooms, or Speciosum, 
one of the loveliest of 
all. It is not neces- 
sary that these be 
grown from the be- 
ginning in pots ; trou- 
ble and labor may be 
spared by carefully 
lifting the plants from 
the border just when 
coming into flower, 
dropping them into a 
good-sized pot. Care 
must be taken that no 
injury be done to the 
upper roots, that they 
be well watered and placed in the shade for a ' 
day or two. Their blooms will open a little later 
on, without detriment to the bulb, and all their 
charms may be displayed when and where re- 
quired. 
Speciosum, longiflorum and Candidum do 
well in light soils. Auratum and the Tiger fam- 
ilies will not do so well in light soils and hot [ 
burning sunshine, because they require more 
moisture. They will do well in heavy loam, 
where they will develop large roots and make 
good new growth. Giganteum and Lestaceum [_ 
also require heavy soils. 
A lily bulb ought never to be dry, except, per- 
haps, when it has just flowered and the stems are dyin ; 
down. The roots are then inactive. Even in midwinter, 
if a lily bulb were dug up, its roots will be found to be 
full of vigor. If a lily is doing well it ought never to 
be disturbed. Never let it be out of the ground longer 
than necessary, and never let it be dry. All our experi- 
ence goes to show that lilies thrive best in pure fresh 
air, with a moderate share of sunlight, and with a moist, 
cool border for their roots. 
If the special advantage of forcing lilies into bloom 
before their season is excepted, the great advantage of 
pot culture is that the plants may be shifted from one 
jjlace to another, either into winter gardens, halls, draw- 
ing rooms or wherever they may be wanted for decora- 
tion. If taken up when just coming into bloom and 
carefully potted into a large pot already crocked and 
with some rough cocoa-fibre at the bottom, your lily is 
ready to be shifted when you like. Stand it for 24 hours 
in a shady place. It may then be placed in simshine 
Liliiiiu Sl^cciosKin, Album 
without being harmed. Lilies treated in this way must 
be freely watered. 
In planting lilies, the btdbs should be placed at least 
four mches deep — in light soils six inches is not too 
much. Let the bulbs be twelve inches apart so that the 
plants have plent\- of room to display their beauty, 
especiullN the larger kinds. In mnist soils, lilies will 
grow well under trees or in shrubberies, but if roots of 
uther plants rob the ground of its moisture the lilies 
wdl lie stunted in growth and disappointing. 
Do not plant in wet or frosty weather. In 
wet soils, plant the bulbs on their sides. This 
will prevent the moisture from rotting them. 
L'nder and over the bulbs a little sharp sand may 
le placed. This will aid drainage, which is most 
important. After covering with about three 
inches of soil, mulch the bed with an inch or two 
of half decayed manure. It is not advisable that 
any manure be dug into the soil when planting, 
and some growers do not advocate the use 
of manure at any season. Liquid manure 
may, however, be freely applied during 
the growing season and until the flowers 
appear. It should then be discontinued. 
■] It is a good plan 
I to cover all lilv beds 
- 
with a good layer of 
leaves from the 
woods. These may be 
put over the bulbs in 
the fall to the depth 
of a foot to keep the 
frost out and allowed 
to remain on the soil 
through the summer 
to keep it in a cool 
and humid state. This 
plan of shading the 
soil will be f o u n d 
most successful in 
])reserving the bulbs, 
both against the in- 
tense heat of the 
summer months and 
the severe frosts of 
winter. 
Liliiiiii Speciosum, magnificum 
LILIES 
T ILILS have always been looked upon as amongst the 
nobles of garden plants. Their conspicuous flowers, 
striking colors, and their stately forms appeal strongly to 
the eye and to the imagination as well. They are among 
the good old-fashioned plants which frequently and justly 
come newly into vogue. Lilies arc less understood and 
less discriminately appreciated than almost any other 
plant of prominence. The Tiger lily is a favorite and old 
fashioned flower, to be found in many of the most homely 
and unpretentious gjflrdens. Now and then one finds a 
good group of the Madonna lily, very rarely a cluster of 
the beautiful little Cora! lily, and sometimes the land- 
scape gardeners furnish free-handed clients with masses 
of the Gold Banded lily in the shrubbery borders. But 
aside from these, no lilies can at present, be classed as 
real favorites of the American people, while dozens of 
magnificent kinds are practically unknown. Here is the 
chp.nce to make the garden most artistic and charming. 
