Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-27
HARDY LILIES FOR THE Fl, OVER RORDER
once Planted. They Last Many Years.

Although certain lilies need various
preparations of soil for successful cult
vation there are others which thrive in
ordinary garden soil. Preferably, il
should be a deep, sandy loan, free from
stagnant moisture, such as hcrbaceous
plants delight in. When planting bulbs
they shouldNbe placed at a depth where
four to six inches of soil remains above
their tops (and where soil Is inclined to
be heavy put a handful of sand under
| each bulb, as at this depth they are
| less liable to be affected by drought in
| summer. Under these conditions, the
following lilies will thrive and become
| permanently established.
| 1t il customary to include under the
! name lilly" flowers which are not true
lilies, as, for example. the Belladonea
lily Day lily, Lily of the Valley, Water
lily etc, but as this Is quite the general
! practice, We accept 1t. including in our
list some Of these so-called lilies. The
! Madonna lily lLilium candidum) is known
under several names: in old fashioned
| gardens this fragrant blossom, with its
tall. graceful stem and pure white flow
er, was called the Annuncation lily. The
| bulbs must be planted in August and
| they start growing at once. The anthers
may be- removed when the flowers are
half open, to keep the petals clean as
they shed pollen very easily.
Turks Cap G.ilium superbum) is a
beautiful plant. and very prolific in
I blooming. often containing thirty TO forty
brilliant orange flowers. The bright
| sepals are always reflexed. and the
graceful stalks, with orange-red, thick
| ly spotted with purplish brown. flowers.
| grow to height Of seven feet. This is
native lily and, to be at Its best, should
| be planted where the soil is rich and
| moist
Tho Day lily, great favorite in our
| grandmother's gardens. seemingly escap-
ed from those gardens TO fields and waste
| places, where ii Is now seen growing free
| and wild in great beauty. The blossoms
| only remain open for a single day;
but as If to make UP for this. each plant
produces buds enough to provide daily
| blossoms for two or three months The
| bulbs should be planted early in the
| spring, lifted after frost, and stored for
the winter in a dry cellar
The Wood lily U.lium Philadelphicum)
| Is another charming native lily. to be
| round blooming profusely in sandy or
brush-covered land. II sometimes grows
| to three feet, and bears from one to four
erect flowers Of a deep orange-red, spot
ted with brown-puIple. They thrive in
! any good garden soil. and do equally
well In sun or shade. Canada lilies dill
| um Canadense), familiar to all nature
! lovers under such names as field, wild,
| meadow. yellow. is one of the most
abundant of the genus, In the country,
! almost anywhere, from June to August,
AT least ciump or two of these charm
Ing yellow lilies are seen growing in
! low. moist meadows, with their holding.
| hanging bells seeming almost to twinkle
In the sunshine, The yellow flowers are
IN terminal clusters Of one to twelve
blossoms, Given "A moist clay or dampisl,
spot in the border, these thrive wonder
FULLY and bloom proliflcaly.
From China comes the Regale lily
uilium myrophyllum), a beautiful. hardy
! white blossom. although not as pure
white as the Madonna lily. The petals
are marked on the outside with a
pfowhlsh tint, and the inside Is flushed
| with Il creamy tone This plant il hardy
as iar North as Boston. and once estab-
hShed IN good peaty soil. thrives vol,
al excellent place for 1t being among
hhododendrons, At present the bulbs of
TINS species are expensive, the supply be-
ing limited
The Scarlet Martagon lily U.ilium
! 'halcedonlcum) is bright red lily with