. Horsford's descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamentals herbaceous plants bulbs ferns shrubs and vines . t to allow the bulbs to be exposed to the air or light any great lengthof time ; the outside scales of such exposed bulbs wither, which greatly diminishes their strength. Itis, therefore, generally better to obtain bulbs fresh from the nursery, which, if packed immediatelyafter lifting in damp sphagnum moss, will stand a journey of 8 or 12 days, and arrive in the mostperfect condition. Care should be taken to plant such as quickly as possible after their arrival, andthey should not be unpac
. Horsford's descriptive catalogue of hardy ornamentals herbaceous plants bulbs ferns shrubs and vines . t to allow the bulbs to be exposed to the air or light any great lengthof time ; the outside scales of such exposed bulbs wither, which greatly diminishes their strength. Itis, therefore, generally better to obtain bulbs fresh from the nursery, which, if packed immediatelyafter lifting in damp sphagnum moss, will stand a journey of 8 or 12 days, and arrive in the mostperfect condition. Care should be taken to plant such as quickly as possible after their arrival, andthey should not be unpacked until after the soil is prepared for them. Lilies often do much better thesecond or third year after planting. They seem to require time to establish themselves. There aresome species that may be planted with success in the spring—especially dormant bulbs, wintered ina cool cellar—but the proper time to plant all species, I believe, is as soon as they are well ripenedin late summer or autumn. Such early-blooming species as L. candidum or L. tehuifolium will F. H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont. Lilium auratum. LILIUM, continued. give better results, I believe, when planted during the latterportion of August than at any other season, while later bloom-ing kinds, like L. speciosiayi, would not be ripe, and should notbe set until the last of October or in November, or perhaps inearly spring. Most species need a good depth of soil over thebulbs ; six inches is perhaps an average depth, some requiringconsiderable more than this and a few a little less. Beforeplanting, the soil should be worked to a gocd depth belowwhere the bulbs are to be auratum (Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). Flowers white,with a central band of yellow and numerous deep purple Plant 2 to 4 feet high, with not rarely 20 flowersper plant. 8 to 12 inches wide when fully expanded ; veryfragrant A splendid, grand species, of which there aremany varieties in cultivation. I have a fine stock
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