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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



HARDY LILIES. 



The increased production of many 

 varieties of these in Japan has greatly re- 

 duced their cost, and in consequence their 

 use has now become very general. 



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 Auratum 

 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 winter. 



Lilium Auratum. 



Ldngwater Gardens, 

 A T orth Easton, Mass., May 26, IQ02, 

 Messrs. F. £f J. Farquhar &> Co. ; 



Dear Sirs : The Lilium Candidum we 

 had from you last August have been superb. 

 On our forced plants many of the spikes 

 carry from 12 to 15 flowers and buds each, 

 and numerous bulbs produced tivo floiver 

 stalks. A T ot one of the 300 bulbs supplied 

 has a trace of disease which for years has 

 been so rife, and which has discouraged so 

 many from continuing the culture of this 

 superb lily. 



Yours very truly, 



WILLIAM N. CRAIG, 

 Head Gardener to Mrs. F. L. Ames. 



The following Lilies sent by mail at the price of single 



AURATUM. {Golden-rayed Japanese Lily?) Flowers 6 to 8 inches in width, pure white, 

 with a wide band of gold running through the centre of each petal and numerous 

 crimson spots 



auratum PICTUM. A broad yellow or red hand extends from the base to the tip of 

 each petal 



auratum V1TTA1UM rubrim. Flowers pure white, with broad Crimson band in the 

 centre of each petal; numerous crimson spots 



Batemanni. A most beautiful Japanese variety, growing 3 feet high, with six to eight 

 apricot-colored flowers on a stem; blooms in July and August 



Browni. Large trumpet-shaped flowers, interior 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 feet; flowers June and July . 



1 andidum. The earliest and one of the most beautiful sorts, large trusses of pure white, 

 fragrant flowers; 3 ft 



CHALCEDONICUM. (Scarlet Turk's Cap.) Brilliant scarlet recurved flowers; height, 

 3 feet; blooms in June 



Colchicum. (Monodelphum or Scovitzianutn.) Beautiful golden yellow, spotted with 

 black; height, 2 feet; superb sort „ 



CONCOLOR. Brilliant scarlet with black spots ; 2 feet 



ELEGANS, Thunbergianum, or UMBELLATUM. These vary in color from yellow to orange- 

 crimson, usually with black spots. From eight to twelve flowers are produced on each 

 stem; height, about 2 feet. They bloom in June and July, are exceedingly hardy, and 

 are most effective for grouping among shrubs. 



ELEGANS atrosanguineum. Rich deep crimson, with dark spots 



elegans aurantiacum. Deep yellow, spotted with black 



elegans erectum. Orange, spotted with scarlet ; erect flowers ... 



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