The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-22

4 growth. When top growth appears.
place in Il warm sunny position. and
do not over water.
Elaallolus Colvilli.
| This is the variety which is used
extensively for forcing into winter
blooming, only grows from a foot to
sixteen inches high. each flower stalk
bearing many beautiful wide open
the same as hyacinths.
The Bride.
A beautiful early blooming pure
white gladiolus, is of the same strain,
and identical with Celvilli except in
color.
l.ilies for Enxtcr.
Since everyone so admires Easter
lilies. it is ever wonder to ME why
so few attempt to grow them. They
are so easy to succeed with too. any
one can grow them to perfection. The
main thing is to procure the right
kind of bulbs. Though not generally
known, it is true that the greater
number of lilies offered for sale by
florists at Eastertide: and called Easter
lilies. are not the true Bermuda lily,
but our old garden lily. Lilium
Candidum. Which, though not so ex-
pensive. is in every way more salts
factory. being of the most vigorous
growth. more stately and better
proportional plant. giving more and
richer flowers and sweetest scented
of all the Easter lilies. And unlike
the Bermuda bulb, which is not hardy,
hence worthless after being forced.
the condidnm lily should be allowed
to ripen off after blooming and in
August planted out in the garden in
a we'll drained sheltered spot, where
it will continue to grow and bloom for
years. Whether candidum, bermuda
or longiflorum is purchased. be care
full to select bulbs of the eleven inch
size, those larger, are almost sure to
be going through the process of separ-
alton and con sequently will send up
a number Of inferior bloom spikes.
How to Plant and Grow Lilies.
For an eleven inch bulb. use twelve
inch pot. put in good drainage four
inches deep using broken pottery and
charcoal. Now put in four inches OF
fine black woods earth in which has
been mixed a little clean sharp sand,
then half inch of pure sand on which,
to place the bulb, arrange the bulb
carefully in the center of the pot,
and fill in with the woods soil cover
ing the top of the bulb to the debth
of one fourth of an inch. water we'll
and set away in a cool dark place,
a box carefully covered and placed
in the cellar is the best place possible.
For at least ten days it will need no
care, then, if a sprout has made its
appearance, cover it with the same
soil. and again cover up, continue this
treatment till the pot is filled to with
in one inch of the top then when
the top growth has again pushed
through the soil couple If inches,
bring to the light, and simply keep
moderately moist for a couple of
weeks, after this, set the pot in pan
of liquid manure at least once in ten
days, allowing it to take up half
pint or more of the fluid, never pour
the fertilizer on the top of the soil,
many failures are caused in that way,
the fertilizer causing decay of the
bloom stalk. An eleven inch bulb
should bear from nine to fifteen bios
SONS, and the more vigorous the
growth, the finer ana larger the
flowers, by this method l have had as
many as eighteen blossoms on a
single stalk. 1t is necessary to keep
the soil little lower at the edges of
the port for water must not be al
lowed to settle in around the stalk.
AS usual thing, florists do not bring
their lilies for easter blooming, to
the light until the middle of January,
then give them very gentle course
of forcing in coll temperature, it
is advisable to keep the atmosphere
as cool and moist as possible for all
plants and especially is it necessary
to the best development of dubious
plants. Given the above treatment,
it will require but from ten to
twelve weeks after the pots are
brought to the light to bring out the
blossoms in all their chaste and glor-
ious splendor.