12 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 5, 1896. 
5 in. is large enough, placing only one bulb in each 
pot. The pots should be clean, and one crock is quite 
enough for drainage, the Hyacinth being a moisture- 
loving plant. The compost most suitable for spring- 
flowering bulbs consists oi two parts loam, one part 
dried cow manure, one part leaf mould, and a little 
sand, if necessary, the whole being in a fairly moist 
condition, yet not wet. In potting, the soil should 
not be made too firm, otherwise the roots when they 
begin to form will raise the bulb out of its position ; 
on the other hand, if too loosely potted the plant 
will not thrive. Press the soil moderately firm, and 
and fill the pot so that the top of the bulb when 
planted is only visible above the soil. As soon as 
potted they should be placed cn a hard bottom of 
ashes outside, and covered with cocoanut-fibre refuse 
to the dep'h of 4 in. Ashes fresh from the furnace 
should not be used unless they have time to become 
thoroughly exposed to the rain and weather before 
using, as the acids they contain, when fresh, are sure 
to injure the young growth. It is an excellent plan 
to place' a small pot inverted over the bulbs thus pre¬ 
venting any injury. 
As soon as the roots are travelling freely round the 
sides of the pots and show signs of activity they 
should be removed to a cold frame and gradually 
inured to the light by placing some protection over 
the frames for a few days, admitting air carefully to 
begin with ; then fully expose them in favourable 
weather. When growing freely, weak liquid manure 
will help to swell the spikes to larger proportions, 
taking care never to allow the soil to become too dry 
or a check will result. From the frames they can be 
taken to the greenhouse in time to develope before 
any given date, about six weeks being ample time to 
bring them on in a greenhouse temperature. Of 
course, some varieties open before others, and one of 
the very best, Moreno, being a week earlier than 
most of the others, requires to be kept cooler so as 
to enable it to get at its best with the others. Then, 
LlLIUM TIGRINDM FLORE PLENO. 
again, Koh-i-noor, being late, requires to be kept 
warmer. An acquaintance with the varieties is 
necessary as v : most other things. Varieties of 
Hyacinth are , but of the newer sorts I noted 
one last season, Lady Clinton, which seemed to 
be in avery reject first-class. 
Tulips. 
The same cultivation equally applies to the 
Tulip as to the Hyacinth; but three bulbs 
in a pot is the usual number for showing. They 
require plenty of water, and should never become 
dry, or the young flower buds may never develop. 
A good addition to the list of these is Mons. 
Tressor, a rich yellow, which promises to be the 
best of that colour. 
Polyanthus Narcissi. 
These require much larger pots, as the bulbs are 
of great size. Eight-inch pots are necessary to 
contain three bulbs of the large sorts, but one inch 
less for the smaller ones. The soil may be a shade 
richer for these, and more liquid manure can be 
applied with advantage. Illustre Soleil and La 
Comtesse are two good additions to this class, and 
were shown well last season. 
Daffodils. 
It is surprising that these are not more grown in 
pots, and more classes made for them at exhibitions. 
To my mind they are the most beautiful of all bulbs 
grown in pots in the spring, and they are also very 
lasting. They require potting about the middle or 
end of August as they emit roots about that time; 
and any neglect in potting at the proper time is 
easily noticed at the flowering period by having 
poorer blooms. Six bulbs in a pot, or thereabouts, 
make a fine show, and with the same culture as 
the foregoing, success is assured .—James Gibson, 
Devonhurst, Chiswick. 
■ »■» 
LILIES. 
At a moderate calculation the genus Lilium com- 
Lilium pardalinum. 
prises something like forty-five species scattered 
over the temperate regions of the northern hemi¬ 
sphere. When they do occur within the tropics 
they ascend to considerable elevations on the 
mountains, and such species generally succeed best 
in greenhouses, though some of them are relatively 
hardy in Britain, and give great satisfaction in the 
open air. All are extremely beautiful, for there is 
not a weed in the genus. In the space at command 
here, a review of the entire genus is impossible. A 
fairly large number are extensively cultivated for 
forcing and early flowering, while a large number 
have been boldly consigned to large beds under 
various conditions in the flower garden, where they 
are universally admired. The selection given below 
includes twenty-six species which, with the numerous 
beautiful varieties belonging to several of them, 
must be admitted as the best and most useful in 
cultivation. Several others are none the less beauti¬ 
ful and distinct in their way, but they are less often 
seen in cultivation. 
L. giganteum.- Vigorous bulbs of this stately 
species throw up a stem from 4 ft. to 10 ft. in height, 
furnished with large, leathery, Heart shaped leaves, 
and bearing a raceme of numerous, drooping, 
tubular, fragrant, white flowers tinted with purple 
internally. It is a native of the Himalayas at an 
elevation of 5,000 ft. to 10,000 ft. and should be 
planted in sheltered situations in good soil mixed 
with a good quantity of peat or leaf mould. 
L. longiflorum.— Of indoor cultures this forms 
one of the most extensive in the way of Lilies ; but 
the favourite variety is L. 1 . eximium, best known in 
gardens under the name of L. Harrisi. This form is 
extensively cultivated in the Bermudas to supply the 
American and European demand to a great extent. 
It has larger and more numerous flowers than the 
type, and the blooms are always pure white and 
deliciously fragrant. L. 1 . Takesima is tinted with 
violet before the flowers are fully expanded. These 
Lilium Martagon album, 
Lilies are natives of Japan and China. Their early 
flowering habit makes them rather short lived out of 
doors. 
L. philippinense. —Since the first descriptions of 
this species appeared in books, the record in many 
respects has been completely broken. Specimens 
reached us the other day from Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Tottenham, bearing one and two flowers on a stem, 
each 8 in. to 12 in. long instead of 
7 in. or 8 in. The leaves were 6 in. to 
9 in. instead of 3 in. or 4 in. It grows 
2 ft. to 3 ft. high, with slender, wiry stems and 
linear leaves. The trumpet-shaped flowers are pure 
white and powerfully but deliciously fragrant. The 
species is a native of the mountainous districts of the 
Philippine Islands at an elevation of 10,000 ft. to 
12,000 ft., and has been found on trial by Mr. Ware, 
to be hardier than L. longiflorum. It is well adapted 
for outdoor and pot culture, flowering between 
August and October. It has been certificated by the 
R.H.S. 
L. japonicum. —The widely funnel-shaped, white 
flowers of this species are also very choice, and 
together with the pink, rose or red-flowered variety 
L. j. Krameri, and the bronzy-purple tubed L. j. 
Browni, should find a place ia every collection. All 
are deliciously fragrant. They may be grown in 
light sandy loam in sheltered positions out of doors 
or in pots for conservatory decoration. They are 
natives chiefly of Japan and the islands of the Corea, 
possibly also of China. 
L. nepalense. —The yellow flowers of this species 
have a dark purple central zone and are very hand¬ 
some. It is a native of the Western and Central 
Lilium monadelphum szovitzianum. 
Himalayas at an elevation of 7,000 ft. to 9,000 ft. ; 
but in this country is only cultivated in pots. We 
figured it quite recently in Vol. XII, p. 785. 
L. candidum. —Description is hardly necessary 
for this old and popular Lily, which is the first of the 
really hardy species to come into bloom during the 
