Lilicm lancifolium, with its many and beautiful varieties, is very easily cultivated, and no plant is better adapted to the amateur; and when well grown in pots, they are among the most beautiful of all pot plants. Their fragrance and great beauty render them very useful for decorating the green-hou6C, conservatory, plant cabinet, or sitting-room.

For good-sized bulbs the pots should be from ten to fourteen inches in diameter. Plant three bulbs in a pot, selecting such as are double crowned, which are much more suitable for pot-culture than those with single eyes. Plenty of drainage at the bottom of the pots is quite essential. The compost most suitable for potting is three parts good peat soil, and one part fresh loam, from an old pasture, with the sod well rotted, and a small quantity of coarse river sand. Fill up with the compost to within four inches of the rim, place the bulbs at equal distances upon the surface, and cover with another inch of soil, leaving the crown of the bulbs exposed. After planting, which should be from the middle of November to February, they may be placed under the stage of the greenhouse, where the drip from watering will not fall upon them, or in a light cellar, where they are not affected by frost or a furnace wherever they arc placed. Let them have plenty of air whenever circumstances admit of it. At this stage of their growth they will require but a moderate supply of moisture, keeping the soil in that happy medium between wet and dry. As they advance in growth they will require it more frequently.

Whenever the green fly make their appearance, let ,them be destroyed without delay by fumigating with tobacco smoke. About the middle of April they will commence to grow rapidly, when they will require a greater quantity of water, and will be benefited by frequent syringing during mild evenings. They will now require an abundance of fresh air. If in frames, raise them by placing blocks of wood under the corners, and remove the last entirely during mild days. By the end of May they will require to be turfed up by placing lumps of peat round them above the rims of the pots, leaving a space of about three inches round the stem, which must be filled up with fine sandy peat; into this they will root, which will be of great benefit to them. The stems must be kept tied up, and the plants removed to the greenhouse or some convenient place where they can have an abundance of light and air. Continue to keep a watchful eye upon them for green fly. About the end of June commence to water them regularly with soot water, which is made by placing one peck of soot in eight gallons of soft water. Stir it well, and after it has settled skim off the top, when it will be fit for use; with this continue to water until they show signs of flowering.

When the flower buds appear, the flowering may be hastened by placing them in a warm greenhouse, kept rather close and moist, as they will not draw up after they have reached this stage of their growth, and will bear a high temperature, if kept well supplied with water. Where there are several pots of these, it is desirable to have them flower in succession, which can be done by placing some of them in a cool, shady place at the same time that others are placed in the greenhouse. As soon as the bloom is over, place them where they may receive the full influence of the sun's rays in order to ripen the bulbs well. Whenever hard rain-storms occur, turn the pots on their sides. Diminish the water gradually until they are quite dry. When the stems are dead, cut them down, and place the pots in some dry place until the next season, when they may be turned out of their pots, the best bulbs selected for pots, and the rest planted out in the garden.

[Very seasonable and very good. Anybody ought to be able to grow these Lilies after reading such plain directions. - Ed].