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HORTICULTURE 



September 23, 1911 



Farquhar's 



RARE LILIES 



FROM CHINA 



Hardy, Beautiful, Fragrant. The Finest Novelties Extant 



I_ i I i «-i m myriophyllum 

 AWARD] II -II \ II! MH>\1. ItV MA88A< III SKTTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, JIXY 15, 1911. 



LILIUM MYKIOPHYLLUM 



Mr ]•: li. Wilson, the famous plant collector, collected 

 us i lie bulbs now offered, in North-western 

 Chlun. He considers this the finest "f all lilies. It is absolutely hardy, and is excellent Tor forcing. It has 



redlcted thai this will b< m.' the Easter Lily <*f the future, and being s-> hardy, may be grown at 



The Bowers an- white, slightly suffused with pink and with a beautiful shade of eanary yellow at 

 ire. and extending part way up the trumpet. It is delightfully perfumed, rentfndtng "in- of the 



jasmine, and lacking the 1 \ y oppressive o&or of nest lilies, r.l is out-of-doors early in July. 



Orders hooked now for October delivery. Bulbs each, $1.50; dozen, $15.00. 



I IIU QARPPNTIAF (Hitherto known as I,. leucanthuih or'.leticantherhum.) Awarded 

 w,tal *"" *»**•» **&■» • l#«K a silver Medal by the Mass. Horticultural Society, August. Mil. 

 The bulbs offered were also collected by Mr. Wilson. This is one of the strongest growing lilies- 



frequently attaining a height of six to eight feet. The flowers vary in number from flye to te a 



stalk, and in size and shape resembling I. ilium Harrisii. greenish white shaded purple on the outside, 



and of tin- purest white within, with a tint <>f citron in the centre. The flowers bare a pleasing 



This lily will undoubtedly lie largely used f.ir outdoor planting as well as for forcing. Many 



i tubular-flowered lilies. It Sowers somewhat later than Lilium mvriophrllum. 



and being of larger growth, has a distinct place. 



Orders booked now for OctdUer delivery. Bulhs each, $1.50; dozen, $15.00. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 



SEEDSMEN AND NURSERYMEN 



6 AND 7 SOUTH MARKET ST, BOSTON 



