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GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
Bulblets 
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Regale 
Lily 
Splitting 
Seed 
Bulblets 
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Lilium 
Tigrinum 
Lily 
Seed 
type). These bulbs should be slightly tilted to one side, and entirely 
surrounded with sand, to give them the correct drainage. 
PROPAGATION 
I have had some experience in growing the Regale Lily. When 
the stalks are about dead, remove the dirt carefully and you will 
find an inch below the surface, down at the mother-bulb, bulb¬ 
lets, one-eighth to one-half inch in diameter, which you may 
remove. Grade these to size; plant immediately, and cover about 
three inches. 
Next year they will not bloom, but as soon as stalks become 
dry, dig and plant at once, about five inches deep. 
The following season these bulbs will produce from one to two 
blooms. 
The next year plant full depth, in their permanent home, and 
let them remain without disturbing for a number of years. I have 
some of these, three years old, which have had as many as fourteen 
blooms. 
This Lily also has the habit of making the mother-bulb split. 
In lifting them after three or four years one may find several large, 
well-formed bulbs. 
I have never grown this Lily from seed, which I understand is 
easily done; I prefer getting them from the stem, as previously 
described. 
I have grown several thousand Lilium Tigrinum from bulblets 
which form in the axil of each leaf. Gather these while the plants 
are blooming. Plant immediately in flats, cold frames, or open 
ground. Cover two inches deep, and keep moist by mulching. 
After a year’s growth, plant five inches deep, and the following 
year, regular depth of eight or ten inches. I understand quite a 
few other varieties of Lilies are propagated in this way. Still others 
are grown from scales, and must have expert attention. 
Lilies can be grown from seed, but seeds of different varieties 
should not be planted together, because some kinds germinate 
within two weeks, while others require six months or more. Con¬ 
tinued moisture is needed to create germination. This is injurious 
