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THE FLORIST. 
and what you supposed was a small speck of dirt you will see is a 
little black-headed maggot (enlarged in No. 3), the greatest enemy 
the rose-bud has. In splitting down the piece you have ruptured 
the silky web in whiclf he lay, comfortably and w^armly shrouded as 
ever infant was in its cradle. But you have done a good deed, 
saved yourself the trouble of hunting for him by and by, and very 
likely saved your rose-bud into the bargain. Now I must leave 
you; but take my advice, and whether your rose-trees are pruned 
or not, go over them carefully and-cut out every bit of old wood 
similar to that shewn in No. 1, and burn it. Cut and spare not until 
you have removed every appearance of a perforation, and if by this 
means you find your roses much less infested with the adversary, 
thank Mr. Knight, of the Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, for he first gave 
us the hint, which being carefully attended to with our pot-roses this 
season, we have not yet seen a single maggot upon our plants, 
though their buds are in many instances fully developed. 
LILIUM LANCIFOLIUM. 
BY H. GROOM, F.H.S., FLORIST TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. 
The cultivation of this most beautiful lily, of which there are five 
varieties, is very easy. It can be grown either in a pot for the con¬ 
servatory, or in the open border. If it is required for the conserva¬ 
tory it should be potted either in a good peat with a little silver sand, 
or in a light sandy loam, using also some silver sand. A moderately 
large-sized pot should be used, and care should be taken to have it 
W’ell drained. The bulb should be from two to three inches from the 
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top of the pot, to allow room for the stem fibres to penetrate the soil, 
as these fibres are of the greatest importance to the perfect develop¬ 
ment of the foliage and flowers. A cold frame is the best position 
to grow it in until it advances towards flowering, and it should be 
watered sparingly until it has acquired sufldcient strength to take up 
the moisture, as considerable injury has been frequently done by 
over-watering the bulb while in a dormant state, and also by keeping 
the plant too warm, it being perfectly hardy. If it is intended to be 
grown in the open border, the earth should be well broken up and 
some silver sand mixed with it, and the bulb planted three inches 
deep from the top of the bulb. The present season is favourable for 
potting and planting this bulb, as it is only just commencing its 
growth, and may be removed without injury, except ** Punctatum,” 
which is an earlier variety, and would be best had in a pot. This 
would also be the case with the other varieties if required later in 
the season, but they may be removed without damage into the sized 
pots intended for them to flower in, or planted in the open border. 
This is a bulb which will amply repay the little trouble necessary in 
its cultivation. 
Clapham Rise. 
