HINTS ON LILY CULTURE 
I thought it would die, but it came 
up the next Spring better than before. 
Then a neighbor’s horse bit the top 
off before it bloomed, but this year 
it bloomed and it is the most beauti¬ 
ful thing I ever saw.” I do not re¬ 
commend this exact treatment for all 
Lilies, but it is an idea. 
Do not transplant a Lily when it 
is doing well. Those Lilies that mul¬ 
tiply rapidly, like pardalinum, may be 
dug every three or four years for di¬ 
vision. I have known others to do 
well for as long as fifteen years un¬ 
disturbed. 
The species formosanum and longi- 
florum need protection during the 
winter. The ground should be kept 
from freezing as deep as the bulb is 
planted. All other Lilies usually in 
commerce are hardy here, and if they 
suffer damage the cause is something 
other than low temperature. A few 
tender Lilies from southern Asia are 
not considered, as they are seldom cat¬ 
alogued. 
—From Flowers and Gardens. 
T HE MOST popular Lily today is 
L. formosanum (Philippinense for¬ 
mosanum.) I have more than a dozen 
in bloom at this writing, October 30. 
They have been blooming since the 
middle of August. It is all that is 
claimed for it except one thing. I will 
not agree that it is hardy. It will stand 
freezing, and if your idea of a hardy 
plant is one that withstands frost, 
then it is. Mine went through the last 
Winter without damage, although un¬ 
protected. The. low temperature was 
13 degrees F. The ground froze deeper 
than the bulbs were planted and I have 
word from Boston and New York that 
this Lily has wintered there without 
mulching. On the other hand, I have 
lost whole plantings at temperatures 
above zero. The other Lilies (except 
longiflorum and sulphureum) with¬ 
stand below-zero temperatures. These 
exceptions should be mulched heavily 
or taken up in the Fall if you expect 
low temperatures. 
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