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R. & J. Farquhar & CO., Boston 



LILIES FOR THE OPEN GROUND. 



If Lilies are wanted by mail, add 5 cents each. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. Many of the late-flo-wering Lilies cannot be shipped from Japaii until October, and to save our customers the annoy- 

 ance and expense of snaking shipments as they arrive, we liave decided to send all tlie early varieties, approximately September 15-30. The Me 

 sorts, being subject to delays of steamers, etc., will be forwarded early in November, or as soon thereafter as they arrive. H'e advise the preparation of 

 the Lily-beds or borders early'in Autumn covering them with four to six inches of leaves or other litter, to prevent the ground freezing until the bulbs 

 arrive. The late sorts comprise the following: Auratum, Batemanni, Krameri, Henryi and Speciosum. 



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RARE LILY 



FROM 



CHINA. 



LILIUM REGALE 

 or 

 MYRIOPHYLLUM. 



(The Regal Lily.) 



This grand new species is 

 acknowledged to be the 

 finest lily in cultivation. 

 It has received the fol- 

 lowing awards: 



Gold Medal, Massa= 

 chusetts Horticultural 

 Society. 



Gold Medal, National 

 Flower Show, Ncav 

 York. 



First Class Cert. 

 International E.\hibi= 

 tion, London, 1912. 



Field of Lilium regale at our Roslindale Nursery. 



Lilium Regale. {Myriophyllum.) (The Regal Lily.) Mr. E. H. Wilson, the famous plant collector, collected for us the bulbs now offered, 

 in North-Western China. He considers this the finest of aU liUes. It is absolutely hardy, and is excellent for forcing. It has been pre- 

 dicted that this wiU become the Easter Lily of the future, and being so hardy, ma}'' be grown at home. The flowers are white, slightly 

 suffused with pink, with a beautiful shade of canary yellow at the centre, and extending part way up the trumpet. _ It is delightfully 

 perfumed, reminding one of the jasmine, and lacking the hea\'y oppressive odor of most lilies. Blooms out of doors early in July. Awarded 

 a Gold Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a first-class certificate by the Royal International Exhibition, London, 

 1912. (Bulbs ready in October.) 90 cts. each; §10.00 per doz.; §75.00 per 100. 



Auratum. (Golden-rayed Japanese Lily.) Flow- Each 

 ers 6 to 8 in. in width, pure white, with a 

 wide band of gold running through the 

 centre of each petal and numerous crimson ■ 

 spots. Extra large bulbs $0.25 



Auratum Vittatum Rubrum. Flowers pure 

 white, with broad crimson band in the centre 

 of each petal; numerous crimson spots. 



Batemanni. A most beautiful Japanese va- 

 riety, growing 3 ft. high, with 6 to 8 apricot- 

 colored flowers on a stem; blooms in July 

 and August 



Browni. Large trumpet-shaped flowers, inter- 

 ior pure white, exterior purplish-brown; 

 very beautiful 



Canadense. (Canadian Bell-flower Lily.) One 

 of our most beautiful native lilies, flowers 

 bright yellow, with black spots . 



Canadense Rubrum. Crimson, spotted with 

 black; 2 to 3 fl.; flowers June and July 



Candidum. (Madonna Lily.) The earliest and 

 one of the most beautiful sorts, large trusses 

 of pure white fragrant flowers .... 



Chalcedonicum. (Scarlet Turk's Cap.) Bril- 

 . liant scarlet recurved flowers; height, 3 ft.; 

 June 



Doz. 



§2.50 



7 50 



2.50 



6.00 



$20 . 00 



18.00 



10.00 



18.00 



12.00 



Colchicum. (Monodelphum or Scovitzianum .) 

 Beautiful golden-yellow, spotted with black.; 

 height, 2 ft.; superb sort 



Concolor. Brilliant scarlet with black spots; 2 ft. 



Croceum. (Bulbiferjim.) Orange spotted black. 



Elegans. These varA' in color from yellow to or- 

 ange-crimson, usually with black spots. From 

 eight to twelve flowers are produced on each 

 stem; heignt, about 2 ft. They bloom in 

 June and July, are exceedingly hardy, and 

 are most effective for grouping among shrubs 

 and for naturalizing the woodlands . 

 Atrosanguineum. (Van Houllei.) Rich 

 deep crimson with dark spots .... 

 Aurantiacum. Multiflorum. Deep yel- 

 low, spotted with black 



Prince of Orange. (Citrinum.) Apricot 



Excelsum. {Isaht'llinum or Tcslaceum.) Thi 

 charming lily grows from 3 to 4 ft. high, each 

 stem carr>-ing from 3 to 12 flowers, rich buff, 

 delicately spotted crimson, and beautifully 

 rcflcxed; blooms in June and July . . _ . 



Giganteum. A tall variety with a tree-like 

 stem and large roundish leaves. Flowers 

 trumpet-shaped white, with purple throat 



Hansoni. Deep golden-yellow, spotted crim- 

 son, 3ft.; blooms in June .... 



Each 



§0.30 

 ■ 15 



.20 



•25 



15 



.25 



.60 



1.50 



■ 50 



Doz. 1 



$3 



.00 



I 



•50 



I 



■75 



i 



2 



.00 



I 



50 



2 



.00 



5 



.00 



I 



5.00 





500, 



§24.00 



10.00 

 12.00 



15.00 



10.00 

 15.00 



40.00 



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