Morris tribune., 1899-08-26
Brown IS Lily.

i aurav from them as much as possible,
The Japanese grower wraps his Aura tuin
| h,llbs in cloth smeared with clay; some OF
4ha Holland growers wrap them in moss,
and Others wrap them in tissue paper
which has been well oiled. The object Is
"a keep them as fresh and plump as pos
! sjble during the time they are out Of the
| ground. Therefore it will be readily un-
| derstood that it Is quite important that
these bulbs should be planted early III
| the season The bulbs of different vari-
cities ripen at different times, the Candi-
dunn Lily being usually ready in August.
hut most sorts are not obtainable before
october or November. When the bulbs
are received keep them in moist place
until they can be put into the ground,
and see that they are planted as soon as
nossble after their arrival. Get your
beds for them ready before they come,
so that there need be no delay on this
score This is quite important.
All Lilies must be deeply planted. Six
inches will do for some of the smaller
varieties, while nine inches is better for
the stronger sorts. The Importance Of
this will be understood when the fact IS
considered that roots are sent out above
the bulb from the stalk which it puts up,
and soil must be provided for these roots
to spread in, AS growth advances in
spring it is a good plan to heap the earth
somewhat above the stalks, to give sup
port for roots which the stalks will send
out if encouraged to do So These roots
not only help to nourlsh the plant, but
they do much to strengthen and brace
1t. thus doing away with the necessity
of stakes as a general thing. II plants
are staked great care must DE taken 10
see that they are driven far enough 10
one side to avoid injury TO the Dulo. Mose
varieties of the Lily prefer partial shaoe
to intense sunshine, therefore a location
for your Llly bed should be chosen, II
possible, in which they can be sneltereu
from the afternoon sun. Not only 90 the
plants make stronger growth, out the
flowers last q much longer time. This IS
one argument for planting them among
shrubbery and border plants. There they
are not only sheltered from sun and wind
to a considerable extent, but they snow
their beauty to better advantage than
when planted in exposed situations.
Disturb your Lilly plants as little as
possible. Let them increase in size from
year to year. Manure them well, but
do it without interfering with the bulbs.
Do not dig down about your plants and
remove each new bulb that forms to give
away to your friends or you will prevent
your plant from becoming what it ought
to be-a clump of fower-stalks, each
stalk crowned with five to a dozen large
blossome. A plant with one stalk is only
a hint of what a good specimen ought to
be, but your plant can never be made
good specimen as long as you restrict it
to single bulb and keep disturbing it
more or less by digging about it to re-
move the young bulbs to give away. 1t
would be cheaper and wiser to buy new
plants if you wish to give to your
friends. Whenever it is found neces-
sary to transplant them do the work as
quickly and carefully as possible. Bruis-
ed and broken scales often decay and in
jure if they do not kill the bulb to which
they are attached. In fall give the
plants a covering of leaves, barnyard lit
ter or straw, six to eight inches in depth.
If manure is used 1t can be dug in about