. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. 14 Arthur , 342 West 14th New Vork City Lilies for Growing and Forcing Under Glass, in the Greenhouse, Conservatory or Sunny Window LILIES Lilies should lie potted immediately upon receipt if intended for growing in pots or for forcing. The soil should be rich, the pot well drained. The bulb should be set about half-way below the surface or rim of the pot and lightly covered with soil. After potting, give a thorough watering and set outside in a coldframe or shady situation ; then cover w
. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. 14 Arthur , 342 West 14th New Vork City Lilies for Growing and Forcing Under Glass, in the Greenhouse, Conservatory or Sunny Window LILIES Lilies should lie potted immediately upon receipt if intended for growing in pots or for forcing. The soil should be rich, the pot well drained. The bulb should be set about half-way below the surface or rim of the pot and lightly covered with soil. After potting, give a thorough watering and set outside in a coldframe or shady situation ; then cover with ashes or long straw. After they have stood from three weeks to a month, bring into the house, till pot with soil and force gently. After showing buds, a higher temperature may be used. Lilium Harrisii, or True Bermuda Easter Lily This Lily is so well known that it is scarcely necessary to expatiate upon its merits here. It may be had in bloom by a succession of plantings from early in December until Easter. Bulbs ready for delivery in August. The prices of my "Qual- ity //ar;w;V are : p^^h DOZ. ICO 5-to 7-inch bulbs $o lo $i oo $y 50 7- to 9- " " 20 2 00 15 00 9- to II- " " 45 4 50 35 00 Monsters 65 6 50 50 co Lilium Jamesii This is a new Lily raised by Mr. R. H. James, of Bermuda, and is an interme- diate cross between Lilium Hai j isii and the Bermuda /.. lo7igiflo7um. It resem- bles more the L. Harrisii, which it more nearly approaches in habit of plant and form of flower, inasmuch as the flower is nearly as large as Harrisii and much larger than Longiflorum; the fli wers, too, are thicker in petal and of much more sub- stani e. It is also practically free from disease. jra^.|, q^iz-. 100 5-to 7-inch bulbs $0 10 '7-to 9- " " 25 9- to II- " " 45. Lilium Jamesii Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum (Japan-Grown) This dark-stemmed variety flowers somewhat later than Multiflorum, but the flowers are of larger size, of great substance and
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