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(o) All the lilies marked thus should thrive in any ordinary fertilegarden soil. If the available soil is naturally compact or adhesive itcan be lightened and made more porous by digging some coarse sandor leaf mold into it. If the soil is light and sandy, procure and incor-porate with it some clay loam; but in a broad sense all these lilies can bedepended upon to live and increase under average garden conditions. (+) These lilies require a good soil and if the soil is heavy itshould be lightened by the addition of some leaf mold or peat; theselilies do not quite so well withstand heat and drought either. Partialshade is beneficial, especially at their roots, which can be provided byinterplanting them among other plants that will shade, yet not toodensely cover the ground. |
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