. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 338 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. L. cestivu??i, white, flowering in early summer : and L. autumnale. This last is a gem. It should be planted in August in sharp sand, and in a shady position. The blossoms forcibly remind one of the Snowdrop, to which, indeed, the plants are closely related. The flowers are, moreover, pleasantly fragrant. These bulbs may be accommodated in the mixed border, and should be planted in good bold groups. For the edges of shrubberies, also, they are useful, especially if partial shade is afforded
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 338 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. L. cestivu??i, white, flowering in early summer : and L. autumnale. This last is a gem. It should be planted in August in sharp sand, and in a shady position. The blossoms forcibly remind one of the Snowdrop, to which, indeed, the plants are closely related. The flowers are, moreover, pleasantly fragrant. These bulbs may be accommodated in the mixed border, and should be planted in good bold groups. For the edges of shrubberies, also, they are useful, especially if partial shade is afforded in the case of L. cestiviim. A light and good soil should always be provided. These bulbs soon establish themselves. Z. vermwi should not be disturbed unless absolutely necessary, and then it should be planted at once. In grass it is a gem. LiLiUM.—To this genus belong the true Lilies, a name which has been popularly bestowed upon individual species of many genera. For decorative value, colour-range, stateliness yet gracefulness of habit, and fragrance, there are no bulbous plants that can compare with the Lilies proper. They extend over a wide geographical area, and, as hinted elsewhere, they naturally thrive under very varied conditions as regards soil. Taking the border kinds generally, how- ever, they may be truly said to flourish in any ordinary fairly rich, well-drained soil, if they are planted deep enough (4in. to 6in.), and at the correct time. No bulbs deteriorate more quickly than do the Lilies, and therefore the sooner they are inserted after being purchased, or after being lifted for renovating borders or beds, the better. Of late years the Lily disease has told heavily against the plants, and especially L. candidum, which, though one of our hardiest border kinds, has suftered terriblv from the scour^^e. Reference has already been made to one means of dealing with infected bulbs. Another way, which is said to give excellent results, is to cover the bulbs for a d
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