The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . Florists Forcing Bulbs and Roots. Copyrljjht 1900 by the Arneriean Florist Comi>:iny, / IV-LILIUM SPECIOSUM. .\moiig the latest arrivals in bulbs arcLilium specicsmn. L. aiiratiiiii, L. tig-riinim, L. excelsuiii, L. Brownii andseveral other sorts, justly consideredthe choicest of the genus. They are,next to our native species, also thehardiest of garden lilies, deservedly pop-ular and widely cultivated. As suchthey thrive best and produce the finestflowers in well drained, generously en-riched and deeply dug ground and in asomewhat she
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . Florists Forcing Bulbs and Roots. Copyrljjht 1900 by the Arneriean Florist Comi>:iny, / IV-LILIUM SPECIOSUM. .\moiig the latest arrivals in bulbs arcLilium specicsmn. L. aiiratiiiii, L. tig-riinim, L. excelsuiii, L. Brownii andseveral other sorts, justly consideredthe choicest of the genus. They are,next to our native species, also thehardiest of garden lilies, deservedly pop-ular and widely cultivated. As suchthey thrive best and produce the finestflowers in well drained, generously en-riched and deeply dug ground and in asomewhat sheltered part of the garden. or rough stable litter, this to be re-moved or dug under every spring. Inrainless seasons these lilies must be co-piously watered from the time the budshave formed until the flowers are rea yto cut. Staking and tying is also neccs-saiT. Lilium speciosum (or Lilium lanci-folium I ranks foremost among lilies suited for pot culture and forc-ing. Its three varieties, album, rubrumor roseum and Melpomene or puncta-. LILIUM SPECIOSUM FROM RETARDED BULBS. In making new plantations it is ad-visable to have the work completed be-fore severe weather sets in, the bulbsto go into the ground as soon as everthey can be obtained, which is usuallyquite late in the fall. The depth atwhich the bulbs are planted should befrom five to seven inches below the levelof the soil. The ground, after plantingand every succeeding winter, should becovered with a heavy layer of manure tum are handled in large numbers by?commercial florists every year, somegrowers having made the culture ofthese lilies a very profitable special fea-ture. The season of flowering, hast-ened by forcing or retarded and pro-longed by the aid of cold storage, cov-ers the entire period from the time thelast longiflorum lilies are marketed inthe spring until the first Harrisii liliesare offered in the fall. 480 The American Florist. Oct. 6, While the bulbs of Lilium auraturn,a species also larg
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