. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ESTABLISHMENT OF ROBT. CRAIG CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. House of draca.'nas. hardy Japanese lilies, such as auratum. album, rubrum, etc., while they cannot be brought in very well for Easter, make excellent lilies for selling in pots or for cut flower purposes during the summer. They can be potted up when they arrive from Japan, say in October, and can be brought into flower without a bit of while they probably brin^ greater re- sults. Do not, however, confuse them with Easter lilies, as they must not be planted with
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ESTABLISHMENT OF ROBT. CRAIG CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. House of draca.'nas. hardy Japanese lilies, such as auratum. album, rubrum, etc., while they cannot be brought in very well for Easter, make excellent lilies for selling in pots or for cut flower purposes during the summer. They can be potted up when they arrive from Japan, say in October, and can be brought into flower without a bit of while they probably brin^ greater re- sults. Do not, however, confuse them with Easter lilies, as they must not be planted with the idea of supplying the demand for the latter. In the short talk on the above I have endeavored to bring out the most im- portant points on the subject, as I did. ESTABLISHMENT OF ROBT. CRAIG CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. House of crotriiis. trouble by April or later, as required. I do not know that these are ex- tensively forced now, but P think Robert Craig, of Philadelphia, has had some little experience with them and I be- lieve he still forces them with excellent .results. They cost considerably less than Harrisii and other Easter lilies, not have much time, even to prepare the data, owing to the great rush which ex- ists in the seedsman's business at the date of writing. If there are any ques- tions which anyone would like to ask I will answer them so far as is in my power; but, as stated before, the seeds- man's knowledge of bulbs is largely. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Florists Company. Chicago : American Florist Company
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