Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-10-04

desirable or satisfactory than those Of
the different Narcissi. They viii
stand any amount of freezing but like
all out door bulbs and shrubs. will
pay for some care and protection.
Now there is nothing Of which a
housekeeping flower lover is more
justly proud than of beautiful lily.
The night blooming cereus may be
more handsome but il fades with the
stars while the lily remains alive with
its beauty and fragrance for many
days in a kind temperature. There
are more than 20 varieties of the lily
and they can all be Protitably grown
in pots; but there are only a vely few
that can be made to bloom well out of
season Those that can be best and
most easily made to bloom indoors
are the Longitiorum and Candidum
Lilium Harrisii is an earlier variety
OF Longiflorum. and all three OF these
are called Easter lilies. The Harrsii
may be forced into bloom at Christ
mas and Is for this reason sometimes
called the Christmas lily The treat
meut OF these lilies is about the same
The ba should be planted in six
inch pots boxes or cans the boxes or
cans 60 be as deep az a siN inch flower
pot The soil should BE from the
woods or well mixed with sand
Sand should also be placed about the
bulb. Water moderately and set away
in a cool dark place in the cellar
Examine every week or two. If the
soil gets dry, water sparingly. The
object j. TO get the pot we'll filled with
roots before the flower stem shoots
up. When the pot is well filled with
roots, bring the lily into the room
where it is to bloom When the stem
gets fairly under way, weak liquid
manure may be used to advantage
every week, and a liberal supply Of
water given 1t win grow famously
aud you will take as much interest
in watching it as You ever took in any
plant YOU ever raised. Lily bulbs
may be planted from October to the
last Of November. Harrisii and
Longitlorum as early as the first Of
September, Lilies planted out doors
do best in a partially shaded place
They must have good drainage. 70
make a lily bed or 10 succeed with
one OF two. dig a pit twenty inches or
/ two feet deep. Throw in some small
-ock or gravel several inches deep anu
/. cover wlth sand Light loan We
mixed with sand and some well rotted
old manure may come next Fresh
manure Will spoil the whole business.
Place handful or so Of sand immedI-
ately about the bulb, which must BE-
planted about nine inches leep. and
where YOU want them to bloom tol
several years. Some ligh, covering
in the winter will.always pay. Lili-
UNI Auratunl is the grandest Of the
lilies. With good drainage it is per.
fectly hardy, and viii bloom ion
years Flower catalogues viii des
cribe other choice sorts. Bull,
planted in the fall viii bloom neNt
summer. DO not expose the bulbs o.
any lilies to the air except for tn,
shortest possible time.
This article has become almost too
long but we must say word about
tulips. TRY he'd If them bio m,
bed a foot or more deep the sol
should be rich and light and vel
drained. The bed may be rounded
in the center to turn surface water
off. Standing water will upset al
your plans Plant the bulbs abou
| five inches deep and about Six inche.
apart each way. The De Won Tho
varieties will please YOU. thouel
there are dozens Of other GOOD kind.
Arrange the colors to suit yourself
The bulbs increase rapidly ana shout,