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BULB AND PLANT BOOK 



HARDY LILIES 



Lilies are most attractive when combined with other things, such as large growing perennials, shrubs and 

 evergreens. It is a beautiful and welcome sight to see a nest of lilies among a mass of shrubbery. Their nodding 

 heads seem to lend an air of informal beauty to their surroundings. 



And yet lilies are not planted along the generous lines that other plants are used. There seems to be a wide- 

 spread impression that one must have some superior power or knowledge in order to grow them successfully. But, 

 with only a little care, almost anyone can shortly possess a colony of lilies as the result of the normal increase 

 from initial plantings. 



PREPARATION OF SOIL 



Lilies are best in rich moisture retaining soil. Yet, they must be well drained. Very heavy soil is not very 

 successful for lilies. Well-rotted manure may be mixed with the soil and dug in deeply. As lilies are planted deep, 

 the soil should be prepared to a depth of about twelve inches. 



PLANTING 



Lilies are usually best planted in the fall, beginning about September and continuing even into the spring months. 

 Plant from 4-6 inches deep. Many planters place a small amount of sphagnum moss beneath each bulb, especially 

 with the auratum, candidum and speciosum varieties. 



NOTE. All our lily bulbs are of the largest size obtainable and should not be confused with smaller bulbs that are 

 of course much lower in price and quality. 



GOLDBAND LILY. Lilium auratum (3-5'). Large, pure- 

 white flowers with a central band of yellow and numerous 

 chocolate-crimson spots. Variable in size, color and time 

 of flowering. Flowers 8-12 inches across, fragrant. July — 

 September. 



50c. each. $4.50 for 10. 

 LILIUM auratum platphyilum. A beautiful yellow and 

 white lily. The pure white flowers are banded and spotted 

 with bright yellow. 



65c. each. $5.85 for 10. 

 LILIUM auratum rubro-vlttatum. Large flowers beau- 

 tifully banded with red and dotted with numerous red" 

 spots. 



$1.00 each. $9.00 for 10. 



BATEMANN LILY Lilium batemannlae (2'). Rich apri- 

 cot colored flowers without spots, produced 4-6 in an umbel. 

 July and August. 



40c. each. $3.60 for 10. 



BROWNS LILY Lilium browni (2'). Immense, pure- 

 white, trumpet-shaped flowers, inside pure white and 

 brown anthers, outside deep reddish brown. June and 

 July. 



$1.25 each. $11.25 for 10. 



MADONNA LILY Lilium candidum. Fragrant, pure-white 

 flowers of large size. One of the easiest to g^ow^ Flowers 

 late June and July. 



50c. each. $4.50 for 10. 



LILIUM elegans Alice Wilson. A golden yellow with red- 

 dish brown anthers. 



$1.25 each. $11.25 for 10. 



Deep blood red 



LILIUM elegans atrosanguineum (18"). 

 flowers produced in June and July. 



60c. each. $5.40 for 10. 



LILIUM elegans orange. Orange-colored flowers shaded 

 deeper towards the center. 



40c. each. $3.60 lor 10. 



HANSON LILY Lilium Inansoni (3'). Reddish-orange 

 flowers 6-10 in a cluster with thick, lasting petals. A rare 

 Japanese lily reaching 3 feet in height under favorable 

 conditions. 



75c. each. $6.75 for 10. 



HENRY LILY Lilium henryi (4-5'). Orange-yellow flowers 

 banded with green and lightly spotted brown. An easy lily 

 to grow. 



75c. each. $6.75 for 10. 



LILIUM japonicum (2%). Beautiful, pale rose colored 

 flowers 3-5 inches long, produced on slender stems 1-3 feet 

 high, 1-3 on a stem. Fragrant. 



GOLDBAND LILY 



60c. eack. $5.40 for 10. 



