The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1003, March 18, 1899Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1003, March 18, 1899
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
It is a moderately hardy lily, but will not stand excessive frosts.
Neither will it stand great heat. For this reason the bulbs should be
planted very deeply. In its native land the bulbs live at the depth
of twelve to thirty inches below the surface, and though we do not
recommend so great a length as the latter, twelve inches should be the
minimum depth at which the bulbs are planted.
A very rich soil is required, but sharp drainage is essential. The
latter may be obtained by mixing gravel with the soil.
Whatever you do, the lilies will probably fail, or if they do live,
they will give you one or two poor blossoms to repay you for your
trouble.
In pots the culture of this lily is rather more satisfactory. The pots
must be of good depth and sharp drainage is essential.
The last group of the Eulirions contains three lilies which possess
drooping bell-like flowers.
_Lilium Parryi_ is an American species coming from the same place as
_L. Washingtonianum_.
It is a little lily with citron-yellow coloured blossoms and deep
orange pollen-grains. The blossoms, of which there are rarely more than
three on each stem, are small but pretty and curious.
_L. Parryi_ should be grown in the same way as _L. Washingtonianum_. It
is a difficult plant to flower, but is more satisfactory than its showy
ally.
It is rather a rare plant and has not been grown in England for very
long.
The second of the drooping Eulirions is also yellow. It is a native of
Nepaul and takes its name, _L. Nepaulense_, from its native place.
This lily in its growth resembles the other Himalayan lilies,
especially _Lilium Wallichianum_. It is not very commonly grown in this
country, but it is an interesting species and deserves more attention
than it has received.
It grows at the height of five and ten thousand feet, and so should
prove as hardy in our gardens as _L. Giganteum_ has done. But its
hardiness, as far as we are concerned, remains to be proved.
The flowers are about the size of those of _L. Candidum_, but are of
a deep yellow colour, deeply striped and spotted on the interior with
rich purple. The flowers are drooping and somewhat resemble those
of _L. Giganteum_ in form, but they are shorter, thicker and more
revolute. We have never seen more than two flowers on one stem. It
requires similar treatment to _L. Wallichianum_.
In _The Garden_ for April 19th, 1890, was reproduced a plate of
“_Lilium Napaulense var. Ochroleuceum_.” If this plate is accurate,
this variety is indeed a fine lily, being yellowish-white on the
exterior with a deep primrose inside. To our minds this plate recalls
_L. Brownii_ more than any other variety of lily that we are conversant
with.
We must also go to a plate in _The Garden_ for the last of the nodding
Eulirions. This lily is _L. Lowi_, and hails from Burmah.
It resembles _L. Nepaulense_ in shape and growth, but the flowers are
white, densely spotted with rich claret-colour on the interior.
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