58 Making a Bulb Garden 
Iris xiphioides (or Anglic a) ; English 
iris; white, purple; plant in fall, same as 
Iris xiphium ; any good soil, not neces- 
sarily moist; 24" high. 
Ererrmrus robustus; desert lily; pink; 
plant in October under 3" of earth, in 
deep, sandy loam, enriched with cow ma- 
nure; locate in sunny place; give winter 
cover to protect the early spring shoots; 
6'-lG' high. 
Ererrmrus Himalaicus; white desert lily; 
white ; plant as above ; leaves of Eremurus 
disappear after it has flowered; 4'-8' high. 
Lilium longiflorum ; white trumpet lily; 
white; plant in November under three 
times the bulb’s depth of earth, after 
working the ground twice as deep ; set on 
cushion of sand and cover with sand; lo- 
cate where ground is shaded from midday 
sun; 2'-3' high. 
Lilium candidum; Madonna or St. Jo- 
seph’s lily; white; plant in August (or 
before Sept. 15) under 4" of earth; al- 
ways dust the bulbs first with powdered 
sulphur; set in 3" pocket of sphagnum 
moss ; 2V4' high. 
