Evening star., 1933-06-16

| If q certain type Of lily likes to be
well shaded, it is extremely difficult,
| in some gardens, to accommodate 1t.
II another type prefers q little sun,
the well shaded garden does not suit.
So it goes.
In addition, there is the plain handi-
cap of competition from the trees and
the other flowers, many OF which the
| home gardener feels that he must
have.
His Ilies-the few he has-will have
| to get along the best way they can.
Maybe this Is not fair to the lilies, but
| 1t is the case
! Whether the small place, therefore,
Is the place for lilies must be left to
the discretion Of the individual planter.
Amateur flower gardening. after all,
| Is for personal satisfaction. In the
great majority OF cases home flowers
are grown for home use, not for sale
to others. or even as gifts for others.
What one grows ought to be decided.
therefore, mainly by the likes Of the
home gardener. In this sphere, at
exactly as he pleases.
If he wishes to grow lilies, he grows
em, but many a home owner finds it
more to his purpose to plant the
gladiolus in any one or more of its
hundreds of varieties.
1t is, OF course, a sort Of lily, once
known as the sword lily many years
ago; 1t will be enough of a lily to
satisfy many.
The glorious regal, or royal, lily,
now in bloom, is so adaptable to av-
erage conditions that it may be recon-
mended to the veriest tyro at the
garden game.
It propagates so well that enormous
stocks Of 1t have been collected and
large-sized bulbs may be secured at
very nominal cost. This alone makes
1t especially to be recommended to the
home grower, who often has neither
the money to purchase very expensive
varieties, nor the patience to search
for rare ones
The regal lily Is, as most persons
know, every inch lily in appearance.
One fault, If such it may be called,
and which 1t shares with many other
sorts, is the tendency Of the stalks to
snap of under the stress Of storms
and other sudden violence.
The best way to avoid this, especially
after the buds begin to show, Is the
old method OF stalking. Slender bam-
p0o stakes, painted green, may be
placed in the ground back Of the
plant, and encircling bands of twine
extended or looped around the indi-
vidual stalks.
While the advice generally given
calls for wide bands Of cloth, ordinary
heavy twine. of the variety called
mule cord, will do very nicely. Stalks
Of most flowers possess plenty of
elasticity, but what they will not stand
Is sudden swapping motion, and this
the stalking and tying help obviate, to
great extent.
Lilies, when once set out, should be
let alone, even for several years. be-
cause not all of them will come up
the first year and, even If they do,
they may be rather weakly in appear
ance, but constantly moving them
around the garden viii do little good,
unless one is perfectly sure that the
situation first chosen was q mistake.
Unless one has the seeds OF a real
gardener in him, he perhaps will do
best to let the lilies alone. This is
said not to deter any one, but merely
to make It plain that IL one doubts
his abilities along gardening lines he
should be satisfied with the things
generally grown and loved throughout
the land. After all they are very
good