PETER HENDERSON & CO , NEW YORK.— BULBS. 



THE GOLDEN RAYED LILY OF JAPAN. (Lilium Auratum.) 



•&* LILIES, MS- 



Lilies are matchless amongst hardy plants for beauty of form and variety of color. They commence flowering in May, and with the various species* 

 maintain a continuous and unbroken succession of bloom until autumn Very valuable for associating in beds with K hododendrons, Paionias. and herbaceous 

 plants. 



Orders for Lilies cannot be Ji lied before November excepting for Candidum, Harrisii and Longiflorum, which are ready August I. 



Auratum. (The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan.) The flowers are pure 

 white, thickly studded with crimson spots, while through the centre 

 of each petal runs a clear golden band. Fully expanded the flowers 



measure nearly a foot across, are produced abundantly from June to 

 October and possess a most delicious fragrance. 3 to 5 feet. Extra 

 large bulbs. (See cut.) 25c. each ; $2.50 per doz. Postage extra 3c. 

 per bulb. 



Auratum Vittatum Rubrum. Probably the grandest lily in 

 cultivation. Magnificent flowers 10 to 12 inches across; clear waxy 

 white, with a burnished crimson stripe half an inch wide through the 

 centre of each petal, and the rest of the flower beautifully spotted 

 crimson. Highly perfumed. Each $i.co; $10. co per dozen. 



Batemanniae. A Japanese Lily, growing from 3 to 4 feet high and 

 producing bright apricot-tinted flowers. (July ) Each, ice; $2.00 

 per doz. 



Canadense. Our beautiful native "Canadian Lily." Bright yellow 

 marked with copious spots of red; blooms June and July; 2 to 3 

 feet high. 10:. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Canadense Flavum. A variety of above; color, pure yellow. 

 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Canadense Rubrum. Bright crimson, with darker spots, ice. 



each; $i.oc per doz. 



Candidum. (Annunciation, or St. Joseph Lily I Ihe well-known 



forcing lilies for florists. 3 to 4 feet; blooms in the open ground about 

 June. 10c. each : $1.00 per doz.; $5.00 per ico. Postage extra 3c. 

 per bulb. 



Croceum. (fiulbiferum.) Broad funnel shaped flowers of beautiful 

 golden slightly tinted scarlet. 3 to 6 feet; July. ?cc. each ; $ 

 doz. Postage 2c. per bulb extra. 



Colchicum. (Monodelphum or Ssovitsianum.) Rich citroncolor, 

 spotted with bla<k ; one of the best lilies : 2 feet. Julj, - = c. each ; 

 $7.50 per doz. 



Cha'cedonicum. {Scariet Martagon.) Bight scarlet recurved 



flowers. June. 3 feet. 35c. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Elegans Erectum. (Thunitrgianum or Umbellatum.) Very 

 hardy and succeeds anywhere; flowers erect and borne in clusters, 

 orange spotted scarlet, ijtf feet. Bloom in Juneand July. 15c. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Elegans Atrosangruineum. Rich blood crimson, spotted with 

 black; July, tjj feet high, 2 c, each; $2.00 per doz. 



Elegans Citrinum. Golden yellow with black dots, rich and 

 striking. 2~ c. each; $2,00 per doz. 



Elegans BiCOlor. Red, striped and flaked yellow, and shot with 

 lilac. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 



Light apricot yellow spotted 



Elegans Aureum Maculatum. 

 with black. 20c. each; $2.<x> per doz. 



Garden Lily ; snow white fragrant blossoms ; it is also one of the best 



6 furnished at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates, postage free except where noted. 



