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Of lilies, in the case of the foreign and the hybridized, it is practicallyuseless, in general, to try to prolong life and to improve bloom fromyear to year by taking the bulbs up annually. Careful study and ex-perimenting are necessary to determine what kinds it is best to plant.The tiger lily, the speciosum, white and pink-dotted, and the madonnalily are managed easily and the native lilies are apt to be permanent, ifgiven their natural conditions. The one named last should be plantedearly in the autumn or even late in the summer, not more than two orthree inches deep and in heavy or somewhat clayey soil. The bulbsof this and of the others named here may be taken up every few years,as they increase in number, and be replanted in fresh soil. The bulbsof nearly all lilies except notably the madonna may be kept over winterpacked in moss or sand and stored in a cool place where they will notfreeze. Then they can be successfully planted in the spring (Con-sult XXXIII-F, Page 253). |
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