snowy trumpets bursting into bloom 
morning after morning. When the plants 
begin to bloom they remind one of a few 
grains of pop-corn, which burst and fill 
their confines with snowy flakes. A bed 
which appears quite scattering will become 
so full of bioom, as to appear like a field of 
snow. 
L. Longiflorum is often called the Easter 
Lily, but it is erroneous. The error occurs 
from the fact that immense quantities are 
annually forced by florists for Easter time. 
(The true Easter Lily is L. Candidum j 
which we may describe in another article,)! 
To force L. Longiflorum for the conserv¬ 
atory, house window or greenhouse, the 
following rules are necessary to attain! 
good results. Procure solid not flabby or 
loose bulbs, by Oct. 1st, or 15th, at latest. 
Do not expose them to the air, but keep 
covered with soil. From Oct. 1st to 15th, 
they should be carefully potted. The soil 
should be a rich garden soil, containing 
well rotted sods or leaf mold. All manure 
should be well rotted and thoroughly mix- j 
ed with the soil. Firm the soil well around 
the bulb when first covered; have the top 
of the bulb covered about 5 in. with soil; 
use a 5 or 6-in. pot. When potted place the 
pot on the ground in some out of the way 
place, cover over and around the pots about 
3in. with soil; let them remain in this posi¬ 
tion until about the 25tli of November.' 
If the green or new stems have grown 
through the covering, care should be taken 
not to let them freeze too solid, by cover¬ 
ing during the coldest nights with litter of 
some sort. Remove the covering and dirt 
from the top of the pots and place in a cool 
cellar or shed for about 4 days, then place 
where you wish to have them bloom. 
While growing rapidly they will consume 
much water, but care must be used that in 
dead :>f winter too much water is not given 
so as to rot the bulbs. 
Of the varieties in the strictly Longiflo¬ 
rum section (i. e. what is usually under¬ 
stood as such) are, the type to begin with, 
Eximium . Takesima , Wilsoni, Mad. Von 
Siebold , Harrisii , Floribunda , Alba Mar- 
ginatis. Rosea Marginatis . The flowers 
of all these are quite similar, but the varie¬ 
ty can be easily recognized by the following 
characteristics, Eximium dowers about 
one week earlier than the type, June 14th. 
(The dates we give are the times of their 
blooming on our grounds in 1880, which 
was an early season.) The foliage and stem 
are rather a lighter green, tube of flower 
considerably longer and opens more at the 
end, and not so far back; when in bud it is 
quite distinct, and always points toward 
the ground at an angle of about 45 degrees: 
blooms very readily from a small bulb. 
Takesima is about one week later than 
the type, June 27th; smaller flower, stem 
darker towards the base, buds sometimes 
quite stained with brown. 
Mad. Von Siebold and Wilsoni, as far as 
we have tested them are very similar and 
nearly identical with eximium . They origin¬ 
ated in England where they split varieties 
very tine. As far as we have tested them 
we can see but little distinction. 
LILIUM HARRISII. 
Harrisii is a seedling from Bermuda, prop¬ 
agated from a single bulb in Philadelphia. 
Bulb not large. Hin. in diameter; its great 
value arises from the fact that it will flow¬ 
er or force much earlier than any other 
variety: in the greenhouses often blooming 
by Christmas. Planted outside, offsets will 
often form around the stein and bloom in 
