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Ligustrum (Privet. Prim). OlcnWcY.
Propagated by seeds sown in fall or stratified ; and by division.
Seeds may not germinate the first year. The named varieties
are usuallr\ grown under glass from cuttings of green or ripe
wood, and are sometimes grafted on L. aldga~w or L. oual,$olium.
Liliace:ae. Liliads.
Nearl), all liliaceous plants seed .Freely. Some produce small
bulblets on the flower-stems. Others are propagated by dividing
the bulbs. The strong growing lilies with thick scaly bulbs may
be increased kj~~ stripping off the scales and planting them as cuttings.
The seeds of hardy kinds IW,J* be sown out-of-doors in
April or 3IilJ'. The srtds of tender sorts mav be sown as soon as
ripe in a greenhouse- with a temperature of 60’ to 70’. Many of
the liliaceous plants are propagated by offsets, but the larger number
may be increased by seeds.
Ltiium (Lily*) . Lil iarm.
The usual propagation of the true lilies is by offsets from the
bulbs, but seeds may be employed For the production of new varieties.
With a few species, blooming bulbs ma>. be had the second
season after sells are sown, t)ut usually three to five or even six
years are required. Se& co~r~~wnly germinate within a month or
two if sown in autunm when fresh, but> dried seetls may lie dormant
much longer. Seeds of SOIIW species do not germinate till the first
or second spring. Lily seeds are usually sown about $ inch
deep under moss in boxes of sand and kept under glass till they
germinate ; then out-of-doors protectcad from direct sun.
Usually 1ilie.j are increased by bulbels, which should be planted a
few inches apart in prepared beds. The offsets or bulbels are
taken about the time seeds would ripen, as the roots are most
dormant then ; in two or three years blooming bulbs should be
securecl if the offsets are taken good care of in well-prepared beds.
Sometimes small bulblets form in the asils of the leaves, and these
are used in the sarntx way as bulbels. Bulb-scales are often employed
for the multiplication of scarce kinds, giving blooming
bulbs in two or three year?;. Those that produce large and loose
bulbs, as L. L~un,di(!?~~rz, may be increased by simple division.
These operations are described on pages 57 and 58. ,
Lily-of-the-Valley
: Convailnria.