Practical floriculture; a guide to the successful cultivation of florists' plants, for the amateur and professional florist . r and equally expeditious. On lifting up in the fall an old plantthat has bloomed, it willbe observed that thelarge bulbs are formedbelow the roots that arethrown out from thestem at the surface of theground; after detachingthis mass of roots fromthe bulb, an examinationwill show that, imbed-ded among the roots ofevery plant, there arcfrom six to twelve smallbulbs, about the size ofhazel-nuts, as in figure38, in which fewer bulbsare shown than are usu-ally produced. All
Practical floriculture; a guide to the successful cultivation of florists' plants, for the amateur and professional florist . r and equally expeditious. On lifting up in the fall an old plantthat has bloomed, it willbe observed that thelarge bulbs are formedbelow the roots that arethrown out from thestem at the surface of theground; after detachingthis mass of roots fromthe bulb, an examinationwill show that, imbed-ded among the roots ofevery plant, there arcfrom six to twelve smallbulbs, about the size ofhazel-nuts, as in figure38, in which fewer bulbsare shown than are usu-ally produced. Allowthese to remain attachedto the roots, and plantthe whole closely packedtogether in rows orbeds, as desirable, covering up on the approach ofwinter, as directed for the scales. In spring, on remov-ing the covering, the young bulbs will be startingup with great vigor, some of them being of sufficientstrength to flower the first season, and by fall makingbulbs, nearly all of which will be of sufficient size toflower. This method of increasing the Lily is practisedby our cultivators, but I am of the opinion that it cannot. Fig. 38.—LILT BULB WITH BULBLETS. PROPAGATION OF LILIES. Ill be in use in Europe, else there would be no necessity ofkeepiog the bulbs of the Japan Lilies at the rates theyhave been held for the past ten years, as by this methodthey can be as profitably grown as Tuberoses, Hyacinths,or Tulips, and sold at the same rates. The subjoined is a list of Lilies in the collection of anamateur, P. Hanson, Esq., Brooklyn, L. L, who has, per-haps, the largest collection possessed by any one in theUnited States. The names of only the most striking vari-eties are given, although the collection numbers over 150sorts, if the sub-varieties are included. Liliuin auratum. Lilium lancifolium nanum. (( splendidum. It punctatum. u Brownii. it rosc-um. u bulbiferum. (( rubrum. t( hativum. tt longiflorum. i( Buschianum, it foliis variegatis. t( Camschatcense. t( Lin-kin. (t Sarana.
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