2 WILLIAM N. CRAIG, WEYMOUTH 
LILIUMS 
Fall is much the best season for planting all varieties 
of Liliums except that a few planted in early spring 
will do moderately well and assist in extending the 
flowering season. Candidum and Testaceum can be 
planted earlier than other varieties and the greai 
bulk of the family are ready during October but a 
few varieties may not be ready until early November 
but planted at that time they will succeed vastly bet- 
ter than if deferred until spring. We have made many 
successful plantings after the ground has started to 
freeze up, occasionally in December and even January. 
Certain varieties of Liliums are very scarce at present 
and some are virtually unprocurable. These condi- 
tions may persist for some time after the return of 
peace. The flowering season of hardy Liliums extends 
from late May when Tenuifollum sometimes opens, 
until mid-October when with an open fall we oc- 
casionally still have some late Formosanums and 
spring planted speciosums. 
Some Liliums will succeed in rather heavy shade, 
included in this list are a number of our native 
American varieties, others will hold their color better 
with moderate shade while the greater majority suc- 
ceed well in full sun. A mulch of some kind during 
the growing season or the planting of low growing 
Perennials which will shade the ground will be much 
appreciated. 
Liliums when doing well should be left alone, too 
many amateurs are in the habit of digging them up 
annually like tulips. All Liliums require good drainage, 
all disiike tresh animal manures. Bone meal is an 
excelient and safe plant food and virtually all like 
leaf mold or peat moss mixed in the soil. At planting 
time and especially in heavy soils, I suggest resting 
bulbs on sharp sand, screened charcoal or fine coal 
ashes. 
Heavy seed production weakens Liliums and it is 
well to allow piants to seed sparingly and only if you 
wish to secure seeds for propagating purposes. After 
the ground is hard frozen a winter mulch can be ap- 
plied, this prevents too early starting in spring as 
certain varieties like regaie, some have their growths 
and flower buds irozen when we get a burst of pre- 
mature heat followed by frosts as in 1944. 
LIST OF LILIUMS 
Amabile. Flowers in late June, height 
18-34 inches. Flower colors red with 
DIACKSBOLS 27 ec ere eer es pee .39 each, $3.50 doz. 
Amabile Luteum. A distinct and in- 
teresting yeilow form, not common 
$1.00 each, $10.00 doz. 
Auratum. Better known as the “Gold 
banded Lily”. We are fortunate in 
being abie to offer a moderate number 
of good flowering sized bulbs, aii are 
from seeds and raised in North 
America ~ 3. —> $1.00 - $1.50 each, $10.00 - $16.50 doz. 
