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D, M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Lilies 



Lilies have always been regarded 

 as among the most beautiful of 

 garden plants. Of queenly beauty, 

 faultless purity and stately form, 

 too much cannot be said in their 

 praise, and we are glad to notice 

 their increasing popularity from year to year. Nearly every variety will 

 with a little care, endure the severity of our winters, and many are 

 among the most hardy of our garden flowers. 



Bulbs should be planted as soon as the frost is out of the ground— the 

 earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the soil deep, and make 

 it fine, enriching it abundantly with very rotton cow manure, adding a lib- 

 eral mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches deep, accord- 

 ing to size. During the winter it is advisable to cover the surface of the bed 

 with a thin layer of manure, which will afiford a slight protection to the 

 bulbs, and also materially enrich the soil. In spring the manure may be 

 removed or dug in between the rows. Care should be taken that they 

 have proper drainage, no water being allowed to stand around the roots. 

 Once firmly established, they should not be disturbed oftener than once in 

 five years. To produce extra fine specimens, plant bulbs in pots early in 

 spring and raise them in the greenhouse or house. 



lAlirtm A-rit^rrf-rfm "^^^ glorious, gold-banded lily of 

 M^lllZim J^ZirCLTZirn japan, and one of the grandest 

 plants in cultivation. Its immense, ivory-white flowers are thickly stud- 

 ded with yellow and crimson spots, while in the center of each petal is a 

 golden band, fading at its edges into the white. Such choice bulbs as we 

 offer if weU cared for will give from five to ten magnificent flowers the 

 first year, and under good cultivation will, after becoming well estab- 

 lished, give from ten to fifty. 80cts each; $3.00 per doz. 



fnr^r^'h^r^*^ J Sf .,w^ (Amaryllis Formosissima). Each of the 

 •^ %*k^%^MJt;%^ri M^ll^ five narrow petals of this flower are three 

 to four inches long and a very intense, rich scarlet color of unequaled 

 brilliancy, vividness and purity. The plants are easily grown, and although 

 the bulbs are not hardy they can be easily preserved 

 during the winter in a dry cellar and planted in the 

 open ground in the spring. They may be grown in 

 winter like hyacinths. IScts each; $1.25 per doz. 



Liitium Tigrin um, fiore pUno 



{Double Tiger Lily). This magnificent lily 

 is of stately habit, bearing clusters of very 

 large, double fiowers on tall, strong stems; 

 color bright orange-red, spotted with black. 

 IScts each; $1.50 per doz. 



JLilium Tigrtnufrif spUndens 



(Improved Single Tiger Lily). Has very 

 large flowers of excellent form; color 

 orange-salmon, with dark spots. IScts 

 each; $1.^5 per doz. 



Tuberose. 



LiLIUM AURATUM. 



Li Hum 

 Longiflorum 



A very uniform and exception- 

 ally neat plant. Comes readily 

 into bloom for Decoration Day, 

 being a little later forcing variety 

 than Lilium Harrisii and pre- 

 ferred by some to that, since the 

 flowers are of better substance. 

 Extensively used by florists for 

 cut flowers. When grown 

 in the open ground it 

 blooms in June and July. 

 The pure white flowers re- 

 semble the well known 

 Bermuda Easter Lily. 

 13c each; $1.25 per doz. 



Litium 



Specio^um 



Album 



Pure white flowers with a 

 greenish band through the 

 center of each petal. They 

 are of great substance. 

 One of the best for general 

 Double TrGER Lily. culture. 15cts each; $1.60 per doz. 



Lilium Speciosam 'Rubrum S'eTrif.Lrb°;a^S^%1 



these famous Japan Lilies. The six broad white or pink petals are 

 thickly dotted with rose or carmine spots, and the graceful form and 

 brilliant color make them very effective and desirable. Especially 

 thrifty and hardy. One of the best for garden culture. 15cts each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Tubero4:e 



The flowers of this popular plant are waxy-white, double and exceed- 

 ingly fragrant. They are useful in buttonhole bouquets, in large bouquets, 

 or as single specimens. A good way to grow Tuberoses is to fill five-inch 

 pots half full of toell rotted cow manure, and the remainder with good, rich, 

 sandy soil. Plant the bulbs in this, in April, water moderately, and hasten 

 growth by putting in a warm light place. When weather has become 

 warm, plunge the pots in the earth out of doors. They will usually flower 

 before cold weather; if they do not, the pots can be brought in and they 

 will bloom in the house. 



Double Dwarf Pearl, extra large bulbs, Sets each; 60cts per doz.; 

 $3.50 per 100. We will supply second size bulbs three for ten cents, 

 35 cents per dozen, $1.75 per 100. The 100 rates are by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense. 



@@^ About September first next we will issue our 

 Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS AND 

 SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be sent free to 

 all customers without ordering it, and to others who 

 apply for it. 



