. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. UIIILMIIIIIIIIIiitf;HIIIIIIIIII»Hlllfl{gg!!!l^^ All* 1^41 pfflimsgginnTta THE ^"'^SMttncfliiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!'""""^'!""" i<mawu" iijijjimtft 15 FORCING LILIES FOR AN EARLY EASTER Because Easter comes early this year, April 4, lilies must he constantly pivshed to have them in hloom for that day. The cost of the hulhs and the prices that prohahly will he ohtained make careful culture valuable to every- one who is forcing giganteums for NLY a small number of lilies were forced for Easter in 1919
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. UIIILMIIIIIIIIIiitf;HIIIIIIIIII»Hlllfl{gg!!!l^^ All* 1^41 pfflimsgginnTta THE ^"'^SMttncfliiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!'""""^'!""" i<mawu" iijijjimtft 15 FORCING LILIES FOR AN EARLY EASTER Because Easter comes early this year, April 4, lilies must he constantly pivshed to have them in hloom for that day. The cost of the hulhs and the prices that prohahly will he ohtained make careful culture valuable to every- one who is forcing giganteums for NLY a small number of lilies were forced for Easter in 1919 and most of them were from cold storage. War conditions prevented any of the 1918 crop coming to America and this caused a great dearth of the great Easter flower. This year condi- tions are different and, in spite of the rumored short crop in Japan and the sinking of one large cargo of bulbs, there appears to be a fairly ample sup- ply for next Easter's needs. While small lots of Harrisii, Bermuda grown, and formosum are to be seen, they will cut but a small figure in gross supplies, as will lilies grown in the south. At least nine-tenths of all Easter lilies will be giganteums. In this connection it is well to state that the trade uses the word "gigan- teum" rather loosely. There is a tall- growing, noble lily named giganteum, a native of the Himalayan mountains, which has been cultivated in Europe for many years and, to a limited extent, in America. I have seen spikes of this lily flowering in August in Great Brit- ain ten to twelve feet high and its ap- pearance is truly stately. European readers of our trade papers are often a little confused by the use of the term "giganteum lilies" . as advertised here and do not at first grasp the fact that a large- flowered form of L i 1 i u m longiflorum is re- ferred to. PuBb Plants. In order to flower giganteums for Eas- ter, from twelve to fifteen weeks from potting to market- ing is necessary, ac- cording to
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