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EMPEROR,  petals  primrose,  trumpet  full  yellow,  large 
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HENRY  IRVING,  one  of  the  earliest,  very  large  flower, 
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ABOUT  LILY  OF  THE  VALLEY. 
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TO  write  of  forcing  Lily  of  the  Valley  during  the 
autumn  and  winter  is  perhaps  to  some  extent 
a  misnomer,  seeing  that  they  may  be  now  induced 
to  flower  at  any  season  of  the  year  without  being 
subjected  to  a  higher  temperature  than  is  main¬ 
tained  in  an  ordinary  greenhouse.  The  placing  of 
retarded  crowns  upon  the  market  has  revolutionised 
the  details  of  culture  connected  with  the  production 
of  the  fragrant  Lily  during  the  autumn  and  winter 
months,  and  explained  the  mystery  which  formerly 
clustered  round  flue  potfuls  in  flower  during  August 
and  September.  When  once  the  secret  was  out 
cultivators  speedily  took  advantage  of  the  new 
method  of  producing  Lilies  in  winter. 
Although  retarded  crowns  cost  more  per 
thousand  than  the  ordinary  ones,  they  are  cheaper 
in  the  end  for  two  reasons — viz.,  much  less  fire 
heat  is  required  to  bring  them  into  flower,  and 
every  sound  crown  may  be  relied  upon  to  prove 
satisfactory  if  properly  managed.  In  the  days 
when  ordinary  crowns  were  exclusively  used,  what 
a  tale  of  disaster  many  could  tell  about  their 
attempts  to  flower  Lilies  by  Christmas.  Who  has 
not  seen  numbers  of  crowns  potted  carefully, 
placed  in  strong  bottom  heat,  kept  dark,  and  treated 
in  many  respects  in  the  recognised  way,  and  yet 
fail  to  start,  but  instead  remain  a  hard  plump 
crown  throughout  the  winter.  Such  a  matter  has 
puzzled  several,  but  the  true  explanation  might 
invariably  have  been  found  in  the  fact  that  the 
crowns  had  received  no  rest.  One  sharp  frost 
upon  them  before  they  were  taken  into  heat  would 
have  made  matters  satisfactory. 
But  let  us  return  to  the  retarded  crowns. 
Although  it  is  not  necessary  to  employ  heat  to 
bring  them  into  flower,  they  are  so  accommodating 
that  they  will  hear  strong  heat  with  impunity. 
This,  of  course,  is  a  great  advantage,  because  in 
these  days  of  “  lightning  speed  ” — when  everything 
must  be  done  quickly  in  both  private  gardens 
and  nurseries — it  is  often  not  possible  to  look  fa 
ahead  in  anticipating  demands.  Let  us  suppose 
that  in  a  fortnight  hence  we  require  considerable 
quantities  of  Lilies  in  flower;  by  obtaining  retarded 
No.  2615.— Vol.  XCIX.,  Old  Series. 
