. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 337. LILY BULB PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. Seedling Easter Lilies at Government Greenhouses, Arlington Farms, \a. Photogniplied February 11, 1919, Representing Individual Progeny of Selfed Plants Selected Irom Best Florists' Stocks, the Seea Planted in July 1916, and Transplanted into Benchei \\'h«ra They Did not Make as Good Growth as the Pot Plants During the Summer of 1917, the Soil in the Benches not Being in Proper Condition. In the Autumn of 1917, the Potted Bulbs of the Same
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 337. LILY BULB PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. Seedling Easter Lilies at Government Greenhouses, Arlington Farms, \a. Photogniplied February 11, 1919, Representing Individual Progeny of Selfed Plants Selected Irom Best Florists' Stocks, the Seea Planted in July 1916, and Transplanted into Benchei \\'h«ra They Did not Make as Good Growth as the Pot Plants During the Summer of 1917, the Soil in the Benches not Being in Proper Condition. In the Autumn of 1917, the Potted Bulbs of the Same Progeny were Forced and Produced 8 to 7 Flowers. See Text. Lily Bulb Production in United States. By Davd Griffiths, of the United States De- partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. In early July, the department sent out some preliminary notices I'egard- ing- Easter lily work, with suggestions regarding how the florist might pro- duce his own bulbs of superior merit in one year's time from seed. It seems desirable again to call the attention of florists, who have an opportunity to visit Washington between now and Easter, to the investigations being conducted in the greenhouses at Ar- lington Farm, near Washington. The stocks that are now of interest are as follows: I. A lot of 500 bulbs which were grown out-of-doors the past season are being forced. They went through the winter of 3917-1918 out-of-doors, and had no artificial irrigation during the summer. These bulbs are the smallest of the seedling bulbs, germinated in the summer of 1916. They were small when potted, all being under florist sizes and ranging from 9 to 15 cm. (three and one-half to six inches in circumference). II. A few seedlings forced last year and which produced a crop of seed are being forced again this year. III. Seeds sown the middle of July are now three-inch pots and 20 to 40 per cent will blossom in June. IV. Seeds are sown in December are now in thumb pots. v. A few plants of two lots of the Cre
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