HARDY GARDEN LILIES. 



No other flower will so adorn our ear- 

 dens when in bloom, as these 

 beautiful Hardy Garden Lilies, and I 

 urge my friends to include at least a 

 few of them in their orders. No brush 

 can paint or pen portray the exquisite 

 purit\ and delicacy, yet inagnittcent 

 grandeur of the stately Lily, and above 

 all, are of the easiest cultivation, es- 

 pe<.iall\ the following varieties, which 

 ha\e been carefully selected, with this 

 object in view. Complete 

 cultural directions, for gar- 

 den or pot culture, accom 

 pany each order. 



SPECIOSUM ALBUM.— 



Large, pure white flowers 

 of great substance, petals 

 beautifully recurved. One 

 of the finest Lilies in culti- 

 vation, and splendid either 

 for the garden or for grow- 

 ing in pots for house deco- 

 ration, as it is of neat and 

 graceful habit whilethe pure 

 ■white flowers are delight- 

 fully perfumed. Grows 

 about two feet high. 20 

 cents each; 3 for 50 cents; 

 7 for 81.00. 



Double 



Tiger Lily. 



S SPECIOSUM ROSEUM.— 



J Pure while ground, stained 

 S and spotted rose, similar to 

 5 Speciosum Album except in 

 o color. Thrives excellently in 

 S our climate, the bulbs inereas- 

 ■ ing rapidlv; very beautiful. 20 

 i cts. each; 3 for 50 cts.; 7 for ?L0O. 

 >B ELEQANS. INCOMPAR. 



ABLE,— A grand new addition 

 ^ to the elegans family, large, 

 ■- tulip-shaped blossoms of the 



richest red color imaginable, 

 S shaded and veined orange sal- 



2 mon. The umbels of upright 

 ■8 cup-like flowers, which are 

 ■B produced in abundance, are 

 ^ very pleasing, and one of the 



. first of our hardy garden Lil- 

 !» ies to bloom. 25 cents each; 

 Q 3 for 60 cents; 6 for SI 00. 

 U AURATUM. The Golden 

 y Rayed Lily of Japan, This hand- 

 le some Lily has deservedly be- 

 ta come one of the standard fa- 

 y vorites of the flower garden. 

 M Deliciously fragrant, immense 

 b blooms, nearly a foot wide 

 S when fully expanded, and pro- 

 ^ duced in the greatest profusion, 

 ^ stamps Lilium Auratum as one 



3 of the finest. The color and 



a markings of this magnificent Lily surpass all others; flowers are pure 



a white, spotted with intense chocolate crimson, with a bright golden yellow 

 l^ band running through the centre of each petal. The illustratiou here- 

 S with is from a photograph of a plant standing aliout 6 feet high, with over 

 ^ 20 large and perfect flowers fully expanded at one time. My stock of this 



M beautiful Lily this year is better than ever before, and I am prepared to 



U supplv my customers with as flue bulbs as can be se^'ured anywhere. 



'» 20 cents each; 8 for 50 cents; 7 for 81.00. 



S TENUIFOLIUn. Coral Lily of Siberia. Siberia is, next to Africa, the 



iJ least known to lis of all the countries of the world. Its animals dirt'er from ^, 



i those we know, and its plants are unlike those ot any other part of the '^j^ 

 world, being odd, beautiful, with marked characteristics. The Coral Lily of 

 e Siberia is no exception, being quite distinct from any other Hardy Garden 



fa Lily. It grows to a height of three feet, with a grand bloom 5 feet in 



• circumference. Its form is graceful, and its fern-like foliage is a beautiful 

 "ii bright green, and surpasses in delicacy and shining surface, any plant we 

 ■g know. Its fragrance is exquisite, but its most striking attraction is the 

 « wonderful brightness of its scarlet, flame-like bloom. It is the most bril- 

 g liant red we have ever seen. 25 cents each; 3 for tiO cents; 6 for SI. 00. 

 >. ALEXANDRAEA. This magnificent new Lily was received from Japan 

 where it is greatly admired. It is described as a dwarf white Lilium Aura- 

 t» turn without spots; having dark brown anthers, and a perfume pleasanter 



* and more delicate than that of Auratum. The flowers are large, widely 

 S expanded, of great substance and exquisitely beautiful. It is admirably 

 h adapted to pot culture. From a decorative point of view it is a grand Lily, 

 fi and one that will doubtless become as popular as Lilium .\uratum. It 

 ^ grows less than 18 inches in height, and the plants produce a large number 

 S of flowers, which are pure white. According to the best English publica- 

 U) tions it is one of the finest Lilies of recent introduction, and will soon 

 " acquire a high degree of popularity, and be grown wherever Lilies are 

 "3 appreciated. It is so well thought of in England that it was introduced 

 5 there in 1H94 as a new lily at one guinea each. I have succeeded in secur- 

 y ing a few hundred bulbs of Ibis grand new Lily and can offer theiu at a 

 ,. very low figure. 30 cents each; 4 for 81.00. 

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Lilium Auratum. 



DOUBLE TIGER LILY. Tigrinum 

 Flore Pleno.— This really perfectly dou- 

 ble Lily should be planted in every gar- 

 den in the land. They are of stately 

 habit, growing from 4 to 6 feet high; fo- 

 liage dark green, very long and bearing 

 an immense number of bright and love- 

 Iv double orange red flowers, distinctly 

 spotted with black; accurately illus- 

 trated herewith. If you have never 

 planted Lilies, you should try Double 

 Tiger Lilv; if vou have a collection, 

 vou should add this one to make it com- 

 plete and attractive; as few lilies 

 equal it for brilliant display and yield- 

 ing so liberal a quantity of bloom. 

 15 cents each; i for 50 cents; 10 for £1.00. 



Hardy Garden LILIES 



^ ^ Only $J.OO, postpaid. 



For only $1.00 I will send, postpaid, one each of 

 • the above 7 Hardy Garden Lilies, a collection care^ 

 s' fully selected and unsurpassed. 



I. ilium 

 Alexandraea. 



