Aiter seeds are sown in flats, place the flats on the floor in a cool 
room or shed, where they can be kept dark for the first ten days, until 
germination takes place. Then give light and fresh air, but protect 
well from drying out. Under slow, cool germination practically every 
seed will come up. Under quick, hot conditions only a few will ger- 
minate, the rest remain dormant in the soil. Damping off will occur 
only if flats are kept too wet in the greenhouse, without proper venti- 
lation. 
When the second leaves are developed and before plants become too 
crowded, prick off into flats 3 inches apart in a mixture of two-thirds 
sandy loam and one-third leaf mold. Keep shaded for two or three 
weeks; then gradually give more light and finally harden off in full 
sunlight before setting out. Give at least two or three feet between 
plants in the border. 
LILY AND TIGRIDIA SEEDS 
Would you like to try a few bulbs from seed? We have more than we 
can plant of some varieties this year, and decided to share them with 
those flower lovers who like to start from seed. It’s lots of fun, and 
one can sometimes acquire a nice collection without much money 
involved. [Following are some that grow quickly under average con- 
ditions: 
LILIUM TENUIFOLIUM (Coral Lily)—Plant seeds % to 1 inch 
deep in mellow, well-worked soil, and cover bed with cloth or burlap 
until sprouting occurs. Then remove covering and cultivate, but 
keep seedlings moist all season. Bulbs can be left in seed bed until 
fall of second year, then transplanted to permanent groups: but more 
earth should be placed over them the first winter. 
Seed—A generous packet, 50c. 
TENUIFOLIUM (Golden Gleam )—Same planting method. This isa 
hybrid and will not come true from seed. Some will come straight 
Tenuifoliums and some the Golden Gleam. But all seedlings are 
beautiful. Seed—A generous packet, 50c. 
REGALE (High Crown Type)—Same planting method. Transplant 
to about 5 inches deep when ready. Some may bloom second year. 
Seed—A generous packet, 50c. 
TIGRIDIA GRANDIFLORA (Mixed) — Plant the same as for lily 
seeds, but prepare for a wait of six to eight weeks before sprouting. 
Soily MUST) be kept moist all this time. Tiny Tigridias look like 
blades of grass when. they come up, so be careful in weeding. If 
carefully tended and kept moist all summer, some may bloom the 
first year. Take up and store in damp sand or peat in winter. When 
storing, see that ALL bulbs are covered quite deeply to prevent mold. 
SEED—200 seeds, 25c. 
NOTE—ALL Lily and Tigridia seeds listed here may be planted in 
early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked nicely. 
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