. Calochortus. CROWN IMPERIALS. Very showy and stately early spring blooming plants, among the very first to flower after frost has departed. The flowers are bell-shaped, and are borne in a whorl at the top of the plant, which grows from 3 to 4 feet high. The Crown Imperial will grow well in any good garden soil, and if it can be said to have preferences, it is for a deep loam. At the time of planting the soil should be deeply- trenched and well manured. They should be planted as soon as possible after they are received in this country, as they be- come weakened if left too long out of the gro
. Calochortus. CROWN IMPERIALS. Very showy and stately early spring blooming plants, among the very first to flower after frost has departed. The flowers are bell-shaped, and are borne in a whorl at the top of the plant, which grows from 3 to 4 feet high. The Crown Imperial will grow well in any good garden soil, and if it can be said to have preferences, it is for a deep loam. At the time of planting the soil should be deeply- trenched and well manured. They should be planted as soon as possible after they are received in this country, as they be- come weakened if left too long out of the ground. They should be planted 2 or 3 in a clump, 6 inches deep, and then left alone for years. When established they flower abundantly, and the stems should not be cut off, but allowed to decay natur- ally. To cut them away is to rob the
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