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Show SrTheirC'are andCuMvaftoiv flTO? i . -. . -. sVaViwwsn9E3lMT 2!!slsVaw J ""t ?lli2V Br?!" . fMv .'sflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflsflfl xfczz ? MrTMBBCsBBptJMffclflBM JtSIDmI i fajvrffgHflrJsBsJsftST I wrlFM9ssfi3KQp9 I ssasasasasasflsaBss MBmmmmmW VPaHvalnBteiiiui9BiBi sliassaiaaaag,"TTsilCtBsiiissSgJa i . u,lM- 1 CONSIDER THE LILIES '. fi ByLM. BENNINQTON. ' The tlmo has coma for the annual K shipments of Japanese and European I lilies to reach America, and some jj thought must bo given by prospective M producers to the things that mast be done In order to set resuIts.from these 9 pretty nnd valuable plant's. ' In tho first place, the amateur should m be reminded It Is not necessary to '1 tell the trained professional that this 8 big country has many degrees of ell- 1 mate. In many sections of the land tho ground will be frozen before the I bulbs can be received, much less i planted. ,1 A little forehanded precaution will 1 serve to avoid the troublo that the cold 2 brings. Manure, old bagging, or any iirtncr srt of recognized covering i rwn'cn w"' Protcct tho ground where. . the bulbs are to be planted, will act as a reception commltteo nnd keep the I " ground ready to receive tho bulbs. ' , After December 1 It Is generally ens "., itomnry to defer tho planting until Jtsprlng, but there are many sections where such delay Is not at all necessary. neces-sary. ! Among the beautiful types that nro Slated among tho lato Importations nro 1 the white Illy of Japan, or Llllum 1 jAuratum Vlrglnalo Album. It has ox- Kjulsltely puro whlto flowers, which as-j as-j jfiume very large proportions and dls-j dls-j Iplay n sulphur-yellow bond through i lench petal. Tho Llllum Aurntura Wlttel ' tolso has Immenso flowers, and Is very t 4all nnd free" of bloom. Tho color Is, ' trenmy white, with a yellow bond td afford relief. J The variety listed for this season !" jso grent that It would tnko n wealth (of detail to tell all about tho beautiful Sowers. And while spcuklng of lilies; J nm reminded of tho vnluo of tho. iChlneso type. From n couple of plnln, little cuttings that wero picked up In; i In dingy Httlo store la New Xork'a Chinatown, n New York womnn has a 'most nttmctlve houso ornnment. Tho sprouts wero simply put In n Jar, of wnter and placed over tho mantel land mi tu re did tho rust. The lilies hnvq (sprouted nnd flourished Indoors with I lout the slightest care, savo for the oc-1 oc-1 jcaslonnl renewnl of tho wnter, and I Jlhelr long, green shoots glvo n refreshing refresh-ing relief to tho room whero they nrq now persistently adding to their beauty. |