1 FOR BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL I 
f GROWERS OF THE GLADIOLUS, DAHLIA, IRIS, ETC. j 
Entered as second-class matter March 31, 1914, at post office at 
Calcium, N.Y., under act of March 3, 1879. 
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[ H^rillen expressly for The Flower Grower. ] 
T HE Golden Banded 
Lily of Japan (Lilium 
Auratum) is generally 
conceded to be the 
most magnificent of all cul- 
tivated garden Lilies, and 
the praises of its great 
beauty are well deserved for 
it is, indeed, a splendid 
flower, possessing as it does, 
great size, fragrance and 
exquisite coloring. Its at- 
tractive, fragrant flowers, 
often measuring from eight 
to ten inches across, are 
ivory white, thickly spotted 
with rich crimson, a bright 
golden yellow band extend- 
ing through the center of 
each petal. 
With all its good points 
this desirable Lily is a 
stranger to the majority of 
gardens, for the Auratum is 
a capricious beauty and 
does not bestow its favors 
lightly. Not only amateurs 
but experienced growers 
have failed to obtain uni- 
form success in its cultiva- 
tion. After filling the soul 
with ecstacy for a season 
or two, without any tangible 
reason, the plant will some- 
times fail to appear the fol- 
lowing spring. Such an ex- 
perience, though disappoint- 
ing, should not prove dis- 
couraging, for to be able to 
establish one clump of the 
queenly Auratum Lilies, 
will more than repay for a 
dozen failures. 
In the culture of the Au- 
ratum the bed should be 
deeply dug and have perfect 
drainage. The bulbs should 
be planted directly on a 
layer of sharp sand and covered with 
seven to eight inches of good garden 
loam. A top dressing of enriched 
urious. As the Lily resents 
disturbance do not plant 
bulbs too closely together 
thus avoiding the necessity 
of having to transplant 
later. With the approach 
of freezing weather a light 
mulch may,'.be used to] ad- 
vantage. 
The Auratum takes quite 
kindly to pot-culture and by 
this method one has the ad- 
vantage of being reasonably 
sure of at least, one season 
of bloom from this fickle 
but charming aristocrat. 
In the fall as soon as the 
plump bulb arrives from 
the seedsman, plant deeply 
in a generous size pot (8 or 
10 in.) in which the matter 
of drainage has been well 
provided for. Put sand un- 
der the bulb and fill pot 
nearly full of good garden 
soil, ^nd without watering 
set the pot away in a cool, 
dry cellar to rest until 
spring. About May when 
it begins to make active 
growth the pot may be set 
out of doors and the cultiva- 
tion for summer flowering 
continued in the open, care 
being taken to guard against 
over watering, for this 
choice Lily, like a delicate 
child cannot endure having 
constantly wet feet. A Lily 
thus grown in a pot, when 
in bloom, may be readily 
moved about to lawn, porch 
or wherever needed for or- 
namentation. In the fall 
after foliage fades it may 
be returned to the cellar for 
its period of rest. 
Auratum Lilies that are 
planted outdoors in the garden, do not 
require being taken up. A slight pro- 
tection should carry them safely 
The Golden Banded Lily. 
BY BERTHA BERBERT HAMMOND. 
NARCISSUS— ALBA PLENA ODORATA. 
Mrs Wm. Crawford, who supplied us with the above illustration, writes as 
follows: “ This is my favorite of the entire family. About the size of a 
white Carnation, with good stems, a good keeper, and very fragrant. We 
used a great number of them for Mothers' Day. They require a low situa- 
tion where the ground will not dry out during blooming season, and will 
do well in partial shade. The last of the Narcissi to bloom, to me they are 
the best. We raise them by the thousands to fill the gap between the early 
varieties of Narcissi, the Tulips and the Iris.” 
earth may be helpful but to have the 
bulbs come in direct contact with fer- 
tilizing material is apt to prove in- 
