The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
A LILY BED.
By Georgina S. Townsend.

splendid time to plan on paper the
changes one wants to make when plant
ing begins I have lilies scattered ali
over the place, and have just decided
that the big center bed in the drive,
which has been given up to red gerani-
unS will be just the place for certain
lilies which need resetting. The
geraniums are growing too big and
coarse SO that they may be re'egated
Wi hOut compunction to the rear, then
the bed shall be we'll fertilized and
Spaded. 1t does not need any drain
age, as the ground slopes somewhat
and there is never any danger anyway
Of too much wet in this climate even
for lilies The big clump of Agapan-
thus which is not doing we'll on the
west side because the umbrella tree
has grown so huge in the last three
years that it shades it, shall have the
place Of honor in the center Of the bed
It throws out its delicate blue umbe1s
from the last Of June through August
It is we'll to know the months that
lilies bloom, and to keep a memory Of
them, so that in making a lily bed one
may have constant succession O.
bloom, and also one must use discrimi-
nation in the choice Of colors. In
August the delicate shell pink Bellado-
ma is in bloom, and as the Agapanthus
is blooming at the same time the two
co1Ors blend exQuisitely, so I shall have
a row Of Be11adona around the c1ump
Of Agapanthus The white Spider
Lily blooms at this time also, but as it
is a lower growing lily th7n the
Crinums, 7 shall put row of Crinums
around the Be1ladonas. Some Of the
Crinuns are pure white, and som, are
white banded pink. They begin hloom-
ing as soon as the rains begin, and
bloom at intervals until Tulv. After
them shall come the white Solder Lilies
which Floor in August. The ut-ide
row shall Re the rova1 red Amorvlis
The huge bed will take all nv big fat
bulbs, but what a gorgeous display they
will make earlv in the spring for
couple Of months. The border Of the
bed shall have the pink, yellow and
white Zephyr Lilies, some Of which
bloom in June, others in August, the
white especially And for the very
earliest Of blooms. I shall have row
Of crocrses for the outside hor' er
That will 6nish the bed Of nv c'oi est
lilies. I have an idea that I shall fill
in spares with nv delicate pink and
slate-~olored G1adiol, which are as
beautiful as any Of the lilies.
But this leaves me with the gorgeous
Orange-CO1Ored lilies which need a
place to themselves where they will
not orarrpl with the surroundings. and
their harsh beauty will be at the best.
There is sDace in front Of the tropical
corner. where thew wou1d be ehectr7e,
The Background is comoosed OF the
fea herv green of the Pqovru7. the
deeper green of the U'nbrel1a p1qnt
the white and green o. the A~undO
Donax, and the striOed white and green
Of the Fula1ia. while behind them al
is the glossy green Of a voting Pepper
tree. The sna"e for a bed here is nor
very laroe, but will Re sufficient [ Re
1ieve. The double Tiger Lilies sholl
have the center and there are enough
Of the Srnertum to make d row around
them. Then the three varieties Of
MOntbretia which bloom at intervals
from early spring until Se0tember. and
are various shades Of yellow and or
anpe, will fill in the rest of the bed,
and for border 7 will put in Frees1as.
This corner will be study in shades
Of orange and green, and will, [ am
sure, be a satisfactory ARRANGEMENT. [
have had it in my mind now for several
months.
This leaves all of the very cho1cesr
lilies to be considered There is the
white Funkia, and the variegated
Fun1~ia, and the SDeciosums and the
Auratun1s. They all need the coolest
tho Of +h