requirements. This does not mean that the gardener must lie awake 
nights thinking about the lilies he has planted. 
It does mean that he should at planting time give them the soil 
and location they like. Individual requirements of the various lilies on 
our list are indicated in the following pages. You will be struck by the 
fact that special soil needs almost wholly fall into one class—sharp 
sand, leaf mold and top forest soil. But you will then also note that 
so many varieties do very well in ordinary good garden loam. 
Plant lily bulbs about 1 ft. apart. Planting depths indicated under 
the various listings is the measurement from the base of the bulb 
to the top of the bed. Since bulb sizes of a given, variety vary, a good 
working rule is to plant them about three times their height from 
base to tip, that is, a bulb 2 in. high, for instance, should be covered 
with 4 in. of soil. But no matter what the size of the bulb, we do not 
recommend that its tip should be more than 6 or 7 in. underground. 
A paramount consideration in choosing a spot for lilies is the provi- 
sion of good quick drainage. This can be assured where it does not already 
exist by putting on the bottom of the bed several inches of gravel, then 
the soil mixture in which your lilies are to grow. The lily plant likes 
to have its head in the sun, but its root run kept cool. This latter 
condition is easily provided for by a mulch of peat moss, sawdust or 
wood chips, pine needles or the like, which also help retard an over- 
early start of top growth, thus guarding against injury from late frosts. 
For gardeners who wish to learn more about lilies, we offer Edgar 
L. Kline’s “Reference Chart of Lilies for Garden and Greenhouse” for 
$1.00 and Dr. George L. Slate’s “Lilies for American Gardens” for 
$5.00, each postpaid. Messrs. Kline and Slate are two of America’s 
most distinguished lily hybridists and specialists. The ‘‘Reference Chart” 
lists the greater number of lilies under cultivation, their height, color, 
time of blooming, depths at which to plant, etc.,—a panorama of lily 
culture. Dr. Slate’s book is considered the best volume on the subject 
by an American author. 
We also suggest membership in the North American Lily Society. 
The Society’s Year Book and regular newsletters provide a wealth of 
interesting and useful information about lilies. Its seed exchange makes 
available to members at a nominal cost a wide variety of lily seeds. 
Advice from specialists who are leading figures in the Society is always 
at the disposal of members. We will be glad to send you a membership 
application blank. 
Fine Liuies ror Your Garpen 
L. AMY SYME A charming little lily of Australian origin and dwarf 
habits, growing to about 18”, with a pretty apricot colored flower. 
Give it a loose soil, rich in humus, and plant 2” deep. Blooms in 
June-July. 
L. AURATUM (type) The gold-banded Lily of Japan. One of the 
most exotic and fragrant of flowers. Chalice-shaped, white, with 
a rib of gold and purple spots. Blooms July-Aug. on 4-6’ stems. 
Requires a mixture of coarse sand, leaf mold and top-layer soil 
from the woods. Plant 4-6” deep. 
L. AURATUM ESPERANZA _ An improved strain originated in Canada 
and grown from seed by the famous Esperanza Lily Gardens of 
Langley Prairie, B.C., the flowers larger, more varied in shape 
and more strikingly colored. 
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