The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . wed upon a rare plant, we determined togive it the best possible treatment. We prepared our compost with thechoicest material at our command ; using peat, leaf-mould, well-decomposedmanure, silver sand, decayed turf, and loam, mixing with the greatest bulbs were carefully looked over (the decayed portions removed witha sharp knife), potted, and placed in a cool, shady part of the greenhouse,watered sparingly, and watched daily. Some commenced growth in twoor three weeks, others from sbc to eight weeks, and many gradually d
The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . wed upon a rare plant, we determined togive it the best possible treatment. We prepared our compost with thechoicest material at our command ; using peat, leaf-mould, well-decomposedmanure, silver sand, decayed turf, and loam, mixing with the greatest bulbs were carefully looked over (the decayed portions removed witha sharp knife), potted, and placed in a cool, shady part of the greenhouse,watered sparingly, and watched daily. Some commenced growth in twoor three weeks, others from sbc to eight weeks, and many gradually grew vigorously, and soon showed their flower-buds ; when, of a sud-den, the lower leaves commenced to turn brown, one by one dropped, and Lilhcm auratum. 7 finally the bud shared the same fate. Not more than one-half matured theirbulbs. Upon examination of the diseased bulbs, a species of wire-wormwas found embedded, which, no doubt, caused their death to a certain enfeebled state was probably the cause of their presence, as we have. rarely found them in a perfectly sound bulb. Wishing to test their hardi-ness, we planted a lot in the open ground, using a compost similar to thatdescribed for potting. They were planted late in spring : most of themgrew vigorously, and flowered. Upon the approach of frost, they were 8 Lilium auratum. lightly covered with leaves; but, as the weather grew cooler, more leaves,to the depth of about four inches, were placed over them, and tie wholecovered with evergreen-branches. This covering was removed as soon asthe frost was out of the ground. Many which remained dormant the firstseason now pushed up vigorous shoots ; but they shared a similar fate tothose in pots, with the exception that those which did bloom gare fromfour to ten well-formed flowers, and were more vigorous in growth thanthose cultivated in pots. Upon examination of the diseased roots, thewire-worm was at work the same as upon those in pots. At the time o
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