DREER"S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



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The Lily has always been 

 a favorite flower. Some of 

 the varieties are truly mag- 

 nificent. The Lilium Aura- 

 tum is the great Lily from 

 Japan, and called the "Gold- 

 en-banded Lily." This la 

 the king of lilies. The flower 

 is from eight to twelve inches 

 across, composed of six deli- 

 cate white ivory petals, each 

 being thickly studded with 

 rich chocolate crimson spots, 

 and having a bright golden 

 band through the^ centre of 

 each petal, with an exquisite 

 vanilla-like perfume. Our 

 Auratums are grown on our 

 own nursery grounds, and 

 are fine healthy flowering 

 bulbs. As the bulbs acquire 

 age and strength, the flow- 

 ers obtaiii their maximum 

 size and number. Upwards 

 of twelve flowers have been 

 produced on a sinde stem. 

 It is perfectly hardy in dry 

 soils, and should be planted 

 five inches in depth ; also 

 admirably adapted for pot 

 culture. The Japan Lilies, 

 Lilium Lancifolium, are 

 among the most beautiful 

 and delightfully fragrant, im- 

 parting a vanilla perfume, 

 and are suited for either pot 

 culture or the garden ; their 



LILIUM AURATUM (GOLDEN-BANDED LILY). 



period of blooming is during the months of July and August. Our list will be found to 

 embrace all the best and leading varieties. They are all hardy, and the bulbs can be planted 

 either in the autumn or spring, although autumn is preferable; and acoverin^r of manure will 

 be found beneficial, but must be removed early in the spring. The ground should be tlior- 

 oughly drained for Lilies. 



EACH. DOZ. 



AUBATUM (Golden-banded Lily). White, with rich crimson spots, and golden 



band through the centre of each petal. Strong flowering bulbs $ .75 $7.50 



Second size, flowerin^r bulbs 50 5.00 



Third size, flowering bulbs 30 3.00 



Browni. With magnificent large foliage, flowers large, white inside, purple 

 outside, and stamens of a rich chocolate color 2.00 20.00 



BULBIFERUM AURANTIACUM. Orange red ; cup-shaped flowers 25 



Candidum Flore Pleno. A double white variety, very showy 30 



Candidum Simplex. The well-known white garden lily ; snow white, fragrant. .15 



Candidlm Flore Albo Speciosum. White, crimson spotted 30 



Candidum Flore Albo Striatum. White, purple spotted 30 



Chalcedonicum (Turk's Capj. Brilliant scarlet recurved blossoms; very ef- 

 fective for bedding 75 



EXCELSUM (Testaceum Isabellinum), Delicate light buff" color .' 50 



Fobtunei. Rich deep scarlet, spotted with black 50 



HuMBOLTi (Bloomerianurai. Golden yellow, spotted with scarlet brown; flow- 

 ers drooping on long peduncles ; California Lily 75 



Lancifolium (or Speciosum; Album, Splendid white .50 



PtUBRUM. White, spotted Avith crimson ; superb. 

 PUNCTATUM. White, spotted with delicate sal- 



Pure Avhite ; large clus- 



Lancifolium 

 Lancifolium 



mon; broad petals 



Lancifolium Monstrosum (or Speciosum) Album. 



ters of flowers 



Lancifolium Monstrosum (or Speciosum) Rubrum. White, crimson spotted ; 



large clusters of beautiful flowers 



Longiflora Japonica. Large and beautiful, snow-white, trumpet-shaped 



blossoms ; also desirable for forcing as a bouquet flower 



Pardalinum. Yellow and red ; beatitifully spotted. New California Lily 50 



Parvum. Rich dark yellow, with red spots' " " " 75 



.50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .15 



2.50 

 3.00 

 1.50 

 3.00 

 3.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 2.50 



5.00 



5.00 



5.00 



1.50 

 5.O0 

 8.0(1 



