HINTS ON LILY CULTURE 
meter of the adult bulb.” As pum.lim 
(tenuifolium) grows to only a little 
over an inch in diameter, it should 
be covered with three or four inches 
of soil, while auratum or Henryi may 
L. Npumilum (syn. L. tenuifolium) 
LEAVE ROOTS ON 
be planted ten inches deep. Bulbs in 
a light soil should be a little deeper 
than if the soil is heavy. 
If your bulb has roots on, as it 
should have, give them the same care 
you would give tree roots. A hole hav¬ 
ing been dug a little deeper than the 
bulb is to be planted, place an inch 
of sand in the bottom; set the bulb 
on this and surround it with the same 
thickness of sand. Mark its position 
■with a stake and fill the hole with 
loam, labeling it properly. Work the 
ground carefully so the sprouting, flow¬ 
er-stem will not be injured. Some Lil- 
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