(To be continued.)
[OUR LILY GARDEN.]
PRACTICAL AIDS TO THE CULTURE OF LILIES.
By CHARLES PETERS.
A few years ago the culture of the lily received a great impetus from the arrival in England of “the golden-rayed lily of Japan.”
Some bulbs were sent over to us from Japan which were said to be of a very large lily which grows wild upon the Japanese Islands.
Fabulous prices were charged for the bulbs, and of those who had paid through their teeth for these rare bulbs very few obtained any recompense.
The first consignment was a failure, but the gorgeousness of the plant was sufficient inducement to the Japanese growers to send over another batch.
The bulbs rapidly became cheaper, and the lily at once rose to a foremost position amongst garden plants.