Morris tribune., 1899-08-26

flower show in itself. The flowers are OF
great size, with wide petals having a
somewhat wavy edge, and well spread.
so that the blossom has more of saucer
than a trumpet shape The petals are
six in number. ivory white in color as to
ground. and have waxen texture on
this ground of white are spotsof maroon,
while through the centre of each petal
runs a band Of gold, from which the
variety takes its name. The stamens are
long and graceful. tipped with brown
| anthers. The fragrance of this Lily IS
exceedingly rich, having something of
that heavy, cloyifg character peculiar
to the Tuberose and some other flowers
with a thick and heshy texture of petal.
If you can have but one variety of Lily
let it be this When your plant attains
age and strength, and throws up dozen
or more flower-stalks crowned with great
blossoms, you will think it one Of the
most beautiful things you ever saw. The
Auratum rubrum bittatum is variety
belonging to the same family but it diff
fers in having petals banded with Grim
son. In size, habit Of growth, and pro-
fusion of bloom it compares well with the
Gold-Banded Lily, and you will not be
making a mistake in putting It second on
your list.
The candlduni, or Annunciatton Lily,
is our best pure white garden Lily. 1t
resembles very closely the much-groWn
Easter Lily, or L. Harisn, from Bermuda,
which is forced so extensively by florists
and in private greenhouses during the
winter. Before the Introduction of the
Bermuda variety this sort was relied on
for forcing, but the other seems to be
somewhat more vigorous, and has large
ly taken it's place. Not because it is
more beautiful, for it is not. Nothing can
be more beautiful than bed OF this old
Lily in full bloom, with its great white
trumpets lifted high above the earth in
which it's roots are, as If blowing sweet
odors to the four winds of heaven, as
they literally do Excelsum is variety
of strong growth, often reaching a
height of five or SIX feet, and throwing
up a great quantity of HoWer-stalks
bearing from six to dozen flowers of a
pale yellow. It is very desirable for
planting in masses or groups in the bor-
der or among shrubbery. Also excellent
for cutting. Brownii is most magnifi-
cent specimen of the Lily family. The
flowers. are very large and a perfect
trumpet in shape, the petals not being
much relaxed They are a peculiar shade
of purple on the outside and cream
white within, which makes the combina-
ton of colors very peculiar for flower
of this kind. It's fragrance is very pleas
ant 1t is of very strong habit and
grows we'll in groups.
The chief characteristic of the Specio-
sum branch of the family is that the
petals are we'll spread and generally
much recurved, thus making the centre
of the flower more prominent than in
other sorts. The ground color is always
white Album has flush of pink on its
waxen petals. Album praecox has a row
of fringe down the centre of each petal
Rubrum and rosecum have spots and
bands of crimson and rose, and are very
lovely varieties. Nearly every one is
familiar with the Tiger Lily. without
which no old garden used to be consid-
cred complete While not as beautiful as
most other. varieties it is so rich in color
and blooms so freely that it is still one OF
our best sorts for locations where a mass
OF brilliance is required Because of its
entire hardness and it's very robust con-
sEitut!on it ought to be called Every
body's Lily because any one can grow
it, This variety produces what many
persons call seeds" at the axil of the
leaf These drop, and grow wherever
they fall, and in a short time you lind a
perfect thicket of young Lilies about the
base of the old plant. They are really not
seeds, as no seeds ever grow where there
have been no flowers, but they are NINA
tture bulbs. Some other varieties OF
Lilies propagate themselves in the same
manner, but most kinds are grown from
the scales of which the large bulbs is
made up.
am often asked if Lilies can be plant
ed in spring, to which I answer, yes, but
would always advise fall planting. MY
experience has been that Lilies kept out
of the ground during the winter season,
no matter how much pains has been TAX
en- with them, are sure to be weakly.
They may recover to a certain extent,
but seldom make satisfactory plants IN
til new bulbs have been formed about the
old ones, and even these, because OF lack
of vitality in their parent, are not Hkely
to give complete satisfaction. To nave
good specimens it Is imperatively neces-
sary that you plant strong and vigorous
bulbs. and these you will not find among
those that have been long out OF the
ground. | would advise ordering bulbs
very early in the fall. Do not wait a day
after receiving your catalogues. 1t is not
likely that you will receive them imme7,
diately, because catalogues are made up
and sent out before fall stock is all IN,
but your order will be filed, and orders
are filed in turn. So an early order is
sure of early attention, and you will be
sure to get your bulbs as soon as possible
after they reach the dealer. If you'take
my advice about getting your bed ready
as soon as you send off youraorder there
need be no delay about getting them in
ito the ground on their arrival and an
examination will show you that your
bulbs are plump, Juicy, and with heavy
feeling which indicates liberal quantity
of moisture stored up in the thick scales.
Another reason why early planting is de-