The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
LILIES.

4 good rich loan suits most lilies.
others want plenty OF sand. while 9TH
ers. like leaf mould or peat mixed
with the soil.
Lilies. however can be grown in any
good garden soil. Heavy soils should
he made rich and provided with good
drainage. Light soils should be made
rich and protected from the hot sun
! by q suitable mulch
Lilies are generally supposed 10 be
hardy: that IL. TO stand freezing. and
some w!ll-the auratum. umbellatum,
hansoni and henr!-but all do better
II afforded sufficient protection TO keep
them from freezing. particularly in the
latitude Of New York and along the
Atlantic coast.
Some OF the iil.es are natives ~ very
cold countries. but In these countries
there Is heavy fall Of snow, which
protects the bulbs and prevent. their
freezing. In Vermont. where the
weather Is very much colder than Il
Ia around New York city. lilies do
mitch better without protection than
in the neighhorhood Of New York.
probably on account Of the protection
afforded by the snow
Lilies are impatient OF extremes
they suffer from too much water and
dislike extreme heat as much a. severe
.ant M -.
surface Of the lily bed should ~.
muiched. with grass raked up from the
lawn after cutting. to keep the ground
cool and moist
y mulch OF living plants is some
times beneficial and ornamental as
well. Nerbenas, petunias and phlox
arc useful for this purpose. In dry
seasons living plants are apt TO take
too much moisture from the soil needed
10y the lilies.
Proper preparation OF the lily bed
j.. essential The SOL should he re-
moved for depth OF TWO feet and
n the bottom fork under six inche.
, ~ well rotted manure. either from
The horse or cow stable. the latter
he!ng preferable. Tn. writer then
adds another six inches Of manure and
turns this under in the same way
but this j. only necessary where tn.
, very best results are desired. ON
this plac. six inches Of the topsoil
! and on this six inches Of sand
/ The editor Of an English horticul.
' tuial publication advises the use o.
! sea sand. stating that this attracts
| moisture, which H. beneficial Sand
| from the seashor- contains a small
! amount os salt. sufficient 10 be in
| furious to many plants n IL is used
| for making lily beds extreme caution
| Is advised az We have not tested I,
FOR this purpose and Il may not pro.
| duce satisfactory results here In
! America
Place the buib- upon the covering o,
| sand and cover them completely viii
sand; then MI up the bed with N.
remainder ~ the tupsOll. Never lei
| the manure come in contact with the
| bulbs. II Is quite "a important 10 hsv.
the soil above the bulb as rich as I,
Il below. az mos, OF the lr,es feed
near the surface through roots thrown
ut from the stem above the bulb.
As n rule the autumn 10 mo bes
time 10 plant, although in tho early
spring successful planting may b.
done. II is important to get the bulb.
in the ground as soon a. possibl,
after they are dug to prevent theii
drying out.
When tho plants have become es
tahlished the bed should not be dis
turbed az long a. the plants bloom
satisfactorily.
Lilies that have howered In pots car
he put in any cool place until the,
can be planted In the field.