. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi I. The American Florist. 105 Easter Lilies. y Since the introduction of retarded bulbs the term Easter lilies has be- come somewhat of a misnomer as the beautiful and useful flowers of the var- ious kinds of lily may now be grown at all times of the year and it is only ?a question of starting up bulbs at var- ious seasons to maintain a succession the year around. Still Easter is the holiday of all others when they sell best and are most popular and nearly all growers pride themselves in having a good crop at t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi I. The American Florist. 105 Easter Lilies. y Since the introduction of retarded bulbs the term Easter lilies has be- come somewhat of a misnomer as the beautiful and useful flowers of the var- ious kinds of lily may now be grown at all times of the year and it is only ?a question of starting up bulbs at var- ious seasons to maintain a succession the year around. Still Easter is the holiday of all others when they sell best and are most popular and nearly all growers pride themselves in having a good crop at that time. Although Easter comes comparatively late this year, yet as soon as the Christmas plants are out of the way the grower will have to think of Easter and pre- pare for it. Where it is necessary to depend upon a crop for a given date and be sure of its coming in there is, we believe, no variety to equal Gigan- teum for the purpose. L. Formosum ? Is a good lily with handsome foliage and makes an elegant pot plant, but our experience with it, and we believe this coincides with that of other grow- ers, is that the variety is not to be depended upon to come in regular. There will be some plants showing bud when only a few inches high, others will grow very tall before showing and a good deal of shifting about of the plants is necessary to keep them in regular batches. To be in on time for Easter, Gigan- teum lilies should be well started by the new year and as the treatment is the same for all seasons, or practically so, it may be briefly described again for the benefit of beginners in lily forc- ing. It always pays to buy the best quality bulbs. The great percentage of loss from "culls" in any but the best renders the latter by far the cheapest in the end, to say nothing of the time, soil and pots used in pot- ting the culls to be afterwards thrown away. For no matter how these are treated they never amount to anything and it is time and money wasted to keep them.
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