| Show Lily Bloom Production old B By MAUD Telegram Editor Every year millions of Easter EMter lilies arc are sold blooming in pots pol and md every year not quite millions but millions but almost almost of of readers write to ask me how they may make the lily bloom every year thereafter The answer Is a sad one onet because it cant can't be done That is not unless you have a greenhouse and understand under under- stand the correct method of forcing of-forcing lilies You simply have to give the florist a break in this c case e and buy new Easter EMter lilies each season eMOn Blooms in June Although very occasionally the Madonna lily is used as th the Easter EMter lily my practically In all alt cases lilium Is used The Madonna lily my of ot course is hardy In aur our climate climate cli cli- mate and blooms outdoors In June and July If your Easter plant happened to tobe tobe tobe be one of these you might plant the bulb outside after it has ha finIshed finished finished fin fin- its blooming in the house and have it flower next year in the garden garden garden gar gar- den at its proper season In no event could you force it to bloom out of ol season at Easter twice in succession But In almost every case the lovely lovely lovely love love- ly potted lilies sold at Eastertide and u used ed so popularly for weddings are the tender lilies which have become generally known as Bermuda Bermuda I Ber-I Ber Ber- muda lilies because they grow outside outside outside out out- side so luxuriantly on that island bland of sunlight and warm weather I Lilium is sold by some firms as a hardy garden lily am amI and andI I 1 have at various times bought bulbs myself but I 1 have never succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- in flowering one onG the second time nor have they ever appeared in my garden the second season They are either winter killed or vanish Into thin air If It any readers have successfully grown outside I should be glad to have information on it The variety of ol lilium used most commonly for the Easter trade is Millions Millions Mil Mil- lions of ol these bulbs are imported to America yearly from Crom Japan but mainly from Bermuda The forcing Into bloom for special occasions am and seasons is an exact science which must be done where conditions o of heat and moisture can be regulated to the finest degree You canno cannot have have these conditions In an ordinary home Exact Care Needed In the greenhouse professional professions growers consider that it takes about abbu b ut 13 weeks for the lily to reach blooming blooming blooming bloom bloom- ing stage from planting time therefore therefore therefore there there- fore for Easter bloom potting is done in November the exact time depending on the date of Easter in the following year Temperatures are held to 60 degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees at night and 70 degrees In the daytime Water of a certain temperature temperature tem tem- is used for spraying feedIng feedIng feeding feed feed- Ing with special manures is done at certain stages of the development development development develop develop- ment and all in all no average householder can expect to grow anc and flower lower her own Easter lilies Sorry but these are the t e facts QUERIES Mrs C. C B. B Salt Sat Lake City The above article was written especially especially especially espe espe- for you Im I'm always glad to tolee see lee your return address on the envelope and to answer your ques ques- Come as often as you wish Mrs M. M B. B D. D Salt Lake City writes I had a pot of lovely daffodils daffodils daffodils daf daf- given to me the this winter and now they are all faded Is there anything I can cnn do with the bulbs I live Jive in an apartment Will WIH they grow another winter I 1 always read your articles even though I have no garden Answer No you cannot make these same bulbs bloom a second time in the pot They should be planted in a garden now for flowering flowering flowering flower flower- ing next spring Cant Can't you give them to a friend Im I'm always thrilled to know that apartment dwellers read about gardens |
