The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . should be planted in well pre-pared soil, soil that is rich without verymuch rank manure, although manurewill do no harm in any state unless itcomes in contact with the bulb. Plantthe bulbs deeply, not less than 10 inchesdeep, and immediately after planting theground should be well covered, placingfirst a layer of leaf mold and well rot-ted manure, and on top of that placeany kind of coarse manure, in all to adepth of 8 to 12 inches. When remov-ing the covering in early spring thatportion consisting of leaf mold and rot-ted man
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . should be planted in well pre-pared soil, soil that is rich without verymuch rank manure, although manurewill do no harm in any state unless itcomes in contact with the bulb. Plantthe bulbs deeply, not less than 10 inchesdeep, and immediately after planting theground should be well covered, placingfirst a layer of leaf mold and well rot-ted manure, and on top of that placeany kind of coarse manure, in all to adepth of 8 to 12 inches. When remov-ing the covering in early spring thatportion consisting of leaf mold and rot-ted manure will be found very benefi-cial if allowed to lemain choosing a location for lilies favorone where the plants will be just a trifleshaded from the midday sun. And onethat affords the greatest shelter fromhigh winds. In the following list will be found thegreater number of the most suitable foroutdoor planting: L. auratum, purewhite; L. auratum pictum; L. auratum,rubro-vittatum, pure white with crim-son band; L. Canadense, yellow with. TULIP VITELLINA. igo6. The American Florist. 355 black spots; L. Canadense rubrum, crim-son spotted with black; L. candidum,pure white, very early; L. Chalcidoni-cum, scarlet; L. Colchicum, yellow; , scarlet with black spots; ; L. Krameri, blush pink; rubrum, white, shaded and The season has been unusually wet,necessitating much labor in keepingeverything clean of weeds, yet manyflowering plants have suffered, notablygeraniums and foliage plants such as al-ternanthera, etc., which have been devoidof brightness and in many instances the
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