. Biggle garden book; vegetables, small fruits and flowers for pleasure and profit. Gardening; Vegetable gardening. 154 BIGGLE GARDEN BOOK. LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY —A GREAT FAVORITE OF HARRIET'S Lily: I could write a chapter about these, but, alas! space forbids. Among the many excellent varieties I can mention the following: Lilium candidum—white, blooms in June with the peren- nial larkspurs, and is sometimes called "annun- ciation" or "madonna" lily; lilium auratum, also called "gold-banded lily of Japan," blooms in late summer; lilium tigrinum splendens, or "t
. Biggle garden book; vegetables, small fruits and flowers for pleasure and profit. Gardening; Vegetable gardening. 154 BIGGLE GARDEN BOOK. LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY —A GREAT FAVORITE OF HARRIET'S Lily: I could write a chapter about these, but, alas! space forbids. Among the many excellent varieties I can mention the following: Lilium candidum—white, blooms in June with the peren- nial larkspurs, and is sometimes called "annun- ciation" or "madonna" lily; lilium auratum, also called "gold-banded lily of Japan," blooms in late summer; lilium tigrinum splendens, or "tiger lily," spotted orange color; lil- ium speciosum album, large white flowers with a greenish band through the center of each petal; lilium speciosum rubrum, white, heavily spotted with rosy spots; lily-of-the-valley is last but not least—a home is incomplete without a group of these lowly little beauties. All lilies like partial shade; lily-of- the-valley will do best in full shade. Lilium candi- dum should be set only about two inches deep, dur- ing August or early September; lily-of-the-valley can best be moved in October, and should also be planted shallow. The other lilies mentioned may be set in late fall or early spring, as you prefer, and may be set six or eight inches deep in well-drained soil. Sprinkling sulphur on the bulbs and putting some sand beneath and around them, helps to keep them from rotting. IMyrtle: A well-known evergreen trailing plant with blue flowers in spring. Does well almost any- where and spreads rapidly. Pasony: Has been greatly improved of late. 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 Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia, W. Atkinson Co. , 1912
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