The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-23

you. / once wrote 10 an established au-
thoFity on nliesa man who for years
has fieTcely assailed the views Of every
other writer who dsres Invade his chosen
ieid wisa theory Of SUGGESTION
asked him how To take care of nay lilies
from the time yielded to the fascination
Of the lithograph and the eloaueace OF
the agent. and bought the bulbs And
this is what he wrote in MS magazine:
IL appeared IN the Eusnber which came
out four months after the last OF the
bulbs turned inte pulp and diea:
'' For tHnty-threc years have made a
speciality OF the cultivation OF lilies. our
correspondent must be aware that so
Well known are my views anu my meth
DDS that very few people need 10 be told
about them. our correspondent. II he
wishes to have good lilies. must select the
bulbs very carefully. When she has
bought what he wants. they must pat
them IN The ground with great care, max
Ing the proper combination az the right
soils, and using only the correct fertilizers
in pfope~ quantities.. Great care must be
exercised IN planting the bulbs at the
right time: n planted too early. 1t viii
be premature e too late. they will no; he
early enough. We always plant my lilies
az time which experience has taught as
IS the best. and / never set failed 20 Sc
cure the freest ard largegt: too rich. i
would not use much fertilizer: II it is stsr-
lie and barren. we would enrich Il freely
Hard arr. clay ground which b8kss Ike
terra Gotta. requires treatment entirely
different from rich. loose sandy loan.
/ find that a iadiclous s5mixiure of the
risht soils uati a proper degree Of con-
slsiency and iooseaess Is arrived al. % be
the best adapted se the SORT OF plants
which grow best IN that Kind Of soil Ia
the fan of the year. when ne blooming
season il over. the lilies which are 10 De
pottca should be placed Ia pots. but those
which are 20 be allowed % remain out all
winter had better he left in the ground
Lilies do not require too nuch sun nor too
much shade. About the right amount Of
each. / shouia say. woul3 be TIE best
treatment, although 81 course. ia this
latitude ana climate there may DC rea-
sons for varying this treatment frosn time
10 time. as conditions may suggest. Our
ilstls book. 'The Lily. It's Home. It's Hab-
lts aud It's Treatment $50 POSTAGE paid.
will be found II contain fun instruction
for the culture o. this beautiful ara ever
pallet ca How . project Apples frova the
Boycott Al money sent az seniors
risk. SEND four ceat stamp fer illustrated
catalogue q Obsolete Plants ana shrubs.
~ trouble to send goods. All charges
prepaid ~ purchaser 70 avoid loss"
rive Had TIRE same tFogbie. sighed
Martha careful. who has a family Of ave
chlIfrea. Fsves in = rcatss house. Goes her
own work AID a hose husband Is q book
keerer az So q YEAR Ter q ntgn worth
s. az eaa 4 took house hcl8 magazine
f7r thrse YEARS for Helpful Hlnts for
Cheap H0asckeepius' whtch WAS sts SIC
csaIfy. Ths magazine. "Tha Mothers Gem
psni0n and Noaseksep eT's Guise,' cost s.
a ytaY. the first year Il haa a series o.
pspers on Trained Nursss. Second Girls
ans Eagtlsh HoussEecpers.' tire Secoad
year Il aeToted nine numbers 10 discuss
ing housekeeping VIII Three Aai4-Ses-
wants aad 3 Man. and thas far, this year
4 has bad six articles en Summer Dpt-
ings AZ Bar Tarbor.' ard tNo leading ell
terla!s ScaiGsuE Tire mistress % the noase
fa~ treating the Easseksens~ "a an under
servant. sxactlax zoo many miscellaneous
arttes frc.n TIRE hoasem433 and cook. AMI
not considering tAe gevsFnesx as = man
Der % TIE family
Ana Martha sighed YEARLY. shs vas
ras On a pleasure trip. hat vas On her
way % . female seminar Il bring
h5nss her eldest sanSatcF. ~ho haa
brought q severe tlaess 0poa herself -
ena@s lrdnsgaEles sa*pv0nss-
~wsg. sake Eatass o1, '9A&s's way