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LILIES. 



CANDIDUN (Lily 

 of the Annunciation 

 or Madonna Lily). — 

 The well known 

 white Lily of the old- 

 fashioned 'gardens. 

 Perfectly hardy and 

 of easy culture. Pure 

 white and delightf ul- 

 ly fragrant. One of 

 the best forcing- 

 kinds. Ea., 10c: 3 

 for 25c; doz., 80c. 



ELEGANS. Com- 

 prising many new 

 and beautiful varie- 

 ties. Splendid for 

 bedding and pot cul- 

 ture. The colors 

 caxdidum. range from darkest 



crimson to light yellow, many having several shades 

 beautifully blended. The Elegans varieties are among 

 the hardiest and most satisfactory members of the 

 Lily family. ' Once planted they grow and thrive with- 

 out further care. Ea.. 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



SL'PERBUM. A stately native species, growing four 

 to six feet high in favorable locations, and producing 

 many brilliant reflexed blooms. Under good cultiva- 

 tion it flowers most profusely, more than fifty perfect 

 blooms being occasionally produced on a single stem, 

 forming a broad pyramidal raceme. The color is bright 

 yellow, with purple-red spots, tipped yellow. Hardy 

 and reliable. Fine for planting among Rhododendrons 

 and other shrubbery. Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



PARDALINUM (Leopard Lily). The best of all the 

 Calif ornian Lilies, and the only one of all the many we 

 have tested that is well adapted for cultivation east of 

 the Mississippi. Sturdy in habit and hardy. Fine 

 bright orange, maroon spots. Ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; 

 doz., $1.75. 



TIGRINUN SPLENDENS. An improvement on the well- 

 known and indis- 

 pensable Tiger 

 Lily, and should 

 be found in every 

 garden. It is har- 

 dy and rugged in 

 constitution; it 

 will thrive in any 

 soil or situation. 

 rOnce established it 

 will increase in 

 size and beauty 

 for many years. 

 'Grows from four 

 to six feet high. 

 Color brilliant, 

 orange-scarlet? 

 thickly spotted 

 with crimson. 

 Makes a beautiful 

 bed or clump and highly desirable for planting in the 

 border or against a background of shrubbery. Ea.. 

 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



TIGRINUM FLORE PLENO. A beautiful double vari- 

 ety of the above, almost as doubls as a Camellia, and 

 with the same glowing colors. Fully as rugged and 

 hardy as the single variety and everyway worthy of 

 general planting. Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c. 



SPECIOSUM (lancifolium). The best of aU Lilies for 

 bedding and outdoor 

 planting. Large, 

 wide, showy flowers 

 of lovely bright rose, 

 spotted crimson, free- 

 ly produced. Petals 

 much reflexed and 

 waved or crimped. 

 This and its varieties 

 are the hardiest and 

 most reliable of al 

 the lilies when plant- 

 ed out of doors. In 

 addition to. charming 

 grace and exquisite 

 color they are deli- 

 ciouslv fragrant. Ea.. 20c; 3 for 50c; doz.. SI. 75. 



S?ECI0SI!!>1 ALBUM. Similar to the preceding in 

 every way except in color, which is pure ivory white, 

 spotted with faint rose. Chaste and beautiful. Ea., 

 25c: 3 for 60c; doz., £2.00. 



SPIDER LILIES. 



This is the popular name given to several members of 

 the great Amaryllis family on account of the singular 

 form of their large and beautiful flowers. The species 

 named below are the best and finest of their respective 

 classes, and are adapted to either pot or garden culture. 

 TTe offer only home-grown bulbs which have been ac- 

 climated for years and can be relied upon as hardy 

 with moderate protection. If left out over winter they 

 may be covered a foot or more with earth or litter 

 about the end of jSTovember and uncovered in spring. 



JAPANESE PINK SPIDER LILY (Nerine Japonica 



or Lycoris i^adiata). A beautiful and little known 

 bulb producing freely spikes of most delicate and curi- 

 ous flowers with long, beautifully undulate petals, of 

 bright pinkish-salmon, varying to deep piuk and ver- 

 milion, the undulations producing a brilliant sparkling 

 effect. September. Ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., 81.75. 



HARDY WHITE SPIDER LILY [Pancratium Hymen- 

 ocallis Galvestonensis). A magnificent species bearing 

 large, fine, white flowers, exquisite in form and pro- 

 duced in large umbels on long stems. They are de- 

 lightfully fragrant. Each umbel forms a magnificent 

 bouquet in itself, and will scent a yard or room. Blooms 

 early in June. Ea., 15c; 2 for 25c; doz., $1.25. 



