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HARDY LILIES. 
Effective results may be obtained by planting groups of hardy Lilies in the herbaceous border or in the front of shrubs, giving them a slight protection which is 
of great mportance to many of them. 
re It is our opinion that we should plant the bulbs much deeper than we have done heretofore. While travelling in Japan, we found that the bulbs of the wild 
Lilies were usually twelve to eighteen inches below the surface, and we gathered the finest- flowers from specimens growing on mountains of decaying lava where 
they had abundant rainfall and ample drainage. We believe that varieties like Awrantwm and Speciosum would be favored by being set ten or twelve inches deep 
and would be less affected by frost and drought. The beds should be thoroughly covered with leaves or litter during the Winter. 
Our Autumn Catalogue contains a complete list of hardy Lilies, most of which can be supplied in Spring until May first, if desired. We recommend Fall plant- 
ing for all the early flowering sorts. 
If Lilies are wanted by mail, add 5 cents each. 
auratum. (Golden-rayed Japanese Lily.) Flowers 6 to 8 in. in width, |) 
pure white, with a wide band of gold running through the centre of each 
petal. $1.00 each; «$10.00 per doz. 
For several years we have grown the Auratum in our own Nursery on 
Cape Cod with excellent results, and so far they have shown no signs 
of disease. Owing to the increased demand last Autumn our supply of 
saleable bulbs is exhausted and we can only accept orders for delivery 
in October. Large Home-Grown Bulbs, (October delivery) $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz. 
Batemanni. A most beautiful Japanese variety, growing 3 ft. high, 
with 6 to 8 apricot-colored flowers on a stem; blooms in July and 
August. 40 ets. each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
eanadense. (Canadian Bell-flower Lily.) One of our most beautiful 
native Lilies, flowers bright yellow, with black spots. 20 cts. each; 
$2.00 per doz.; $16.00 per 100. 
eanadense rubrum. Crimson, spotted with black; 2 to 3 ft.; flowers 
June and July. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
elegans atrosanguineum. (Van Houttei.) Rich deep crimson with 
dark spots. 50 cts. each; $3.75 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
aurantiacum multiflorum. Deep yellow, spotted with black. 40 cts. 
each; $3.25 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Prinee of Orange. (Citrinwm.) Apricot. 50 cts. each; $3.50 per 
doz.; $28.00 per 100. 
Speciosum or Lancifolium. The most popular class of Lilies, their hardi- 
ness, free growth and branching habit rendering them most valuable}: 
for permanent beds and borders. They grow from 3 to 4 feet in height 
and continue in bloom from August until frost. 
album. Pure white, fragrant. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
rubrum. White, shaded and spotted with rosy-crimson. 90 cts. each; 
$9.00 per doz. 
#: 3 Lilium auratum. 
LILIES.—Continued. 
pardalinum. Scarlet shading to yellow; spotted maroon; 
3 ft. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
superbum. (Turk’s Cap Lily.) Rich orange, petals tipped 
red and dark spotted; 3 to 4 ft.; blooms in July and August. 
20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
tenuifolium. (CoralLily.) A very graceful miniature Lily 
with fiery scarlet flowers; 14 ft., July. 20 cts. each; $2.00 
per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
tigrinum splendens. (Tiger Lily.) Orange, spotted black 
3to4 ft., August; very hardy. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 
$15.00 per 100. 
Wallacei. Orange-scarlet, spotted with maroon; 3 ft., Sep- 
tember. 20 cts. each; $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
MILLA. 
biflora. One of the loveliest bulbous plants; most desir- 
able on account of its immense pure waxy-white flowers, which 
are borne in clusters of two to three on a flower-stalk, twelve 
to eighteen inches high. The petals are very thick and firm, 
and the flowers will keep in water for a week after cutting. 
A single bulb will produce as many as six flower-stalks. 85 
ets. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
TUBEROSES. 
Before potting the bulbs, remove the small offsets. Use 
good, rich loam, and start in a hot-bed. They should not be 
planted in the garden until June. 
Excelsior Double Pearl. Large flowering bulbs; spike 24 to 
3 {t. high, with large and very double flowers, favorite sort. 
90 ets. per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Lilium speciosum rubrum. By mail, $1.00 per doz. 
