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Too Many Seedling Lilies 
Mr L. Tuffery of New Zealand cautions 
about the multitude of seedling Lilies being 
produced at the present time. We have also 
cautioned our readers along this line in 
past issues. Mr. Tuffery brings up the point 
that all seedlings should come true from seed 
before being recognized as a definite variety 
because if it is necessary to propagate them 
otherwise, it will be impossible to keep 
down disease, and a few of these bulbs in 
ones garden will soon infect the whole place. 
LABOR LOST!! 
Reading of a grower ‘“‘removing all the 
soil in a 4 x 10 foot space, a foot deep and 
filling it with leaf mould” has me wondering 
if this was mostly labor lost. 
Leaf mould always gives a good reaction 
when applied to the soil but mainly to those 
soils that have been fertilized with chemical 
fertilizers plus long cultivation and expos- 
ure to the hot sun. This leaves the soil lack- 
ing in the necessary micro-organisms, so nec- 
essary to good health, both to us humans 
and our flowers. The addition of a real 
good leaf mould to any soil and especially 
to potting soils, I believe, has its best value 
in inoculating the soil just as is the case 
with legume inoculation. 
GROWING LILIES FROM SEED 
The Formosanum seed that I ordered from 
you, arrived so that I planted it early in 
1950. This fall, 1951, they are blooming. 
They are a very beautiful Lily, most of 
the stalks are about 5 feet high but one is 
better than 6 feet. The Creelman Hybrid 
seed that I ordered this spring arrived early 
in June; I have just transplanted them into 
another flat and will give them considerable. 
protection this winter. The tiny bulbs are 
are about the size of a small match head. 
By Paul Kepner, Nutwood, Ohio 
WANTS CAPSICUMS 
Mrs. James E. Winfield of Painted Post, 
N: Y.. writes as follows: 
Received a sample copy of your Garden 
Magazine; I am delighted with it and en- 
close $2:00 for a years subscription. 
I do not know who asked you to do this 
for me, but I thank them: 
I would like to have you try and locate, 
thru your magazine rare Capsicims, native 
of Mexico and Central America. I am a 
collector of these and am searching espec- 
jally for the Black Mexican and Black Nub- 
ian Capsicum. 
She asks for sample copies be sent to two 
of her friends, but Mrs. C. H. Morgan of 
Alameda, Calif:, is already a subscriber. 
The request for Argentine will be gladly 
attended to. 
Mrs. Winfield mentions her Garden Club, 
The Homestead Garden Club, of Painted 
Post, yes, we would be pleased to send samp- 
le copies to each member: 
LILIES NOT COMING UP!! 
Each year along about June we hear about 
Lily bulbs not coming up. Out side of the 
fact that some. may have been lost thru im- 
proper planting and by damage from various 
animales (We know of one case where the 
neighbor’s dog dug up, and carried away, 
an entire years planting) the reason some 
do not show above ground, is natural; these 
appear the following year. 
This is also one reason why you should 
never dig or hoe around your Lilies. Al- 
ways hand weed and keep a good mulch on 
the surface. 
October Garden Record 
These two columns haye been reserved for your own garden record fot the month. Make ° 
notes on what should be done next year at this time; mew plants added this month and 
many other reminders that will be of value in your gardening operations. The SAIER’S 
GARDEN MAGAZINE is designed to be useful next year as well as this and copies will 
be valuable for future references. Indexes will be provided in later issues so that a 
puick reference can be made to items of interest, especially descriptions and culture. 
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