DllEER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



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The Lily has always been it "^ 



a favorite flower. Some of ' Vjj •'. 



the varieties are truly mag- ^s—^ p* /rr\ H ■ • ' 



niricent. The Liliuni Aura- "^^%|w / ,,/ N \' \ H ■ ! 



turn is the great Lily from 

 Japan, and called the "Gold- 



en-baaded Lilv." This is ^l h f <^^ , % s 7 ' 0&'~ y 



the king of lilies. The flower ^^5fiP*"^^wJ '''- '- \ 



is from eight to twelve inches ^^ -^-^-/^"^ 



across, composed of six deli- jjp^^^^ ^ ^; c "% y^HES 



eate white ivory petals, each 

 being thickly studded with 



rich chocolate crimson spots, i>// JF^"«^ 



and having a bright golden u' ' uY'L ' T*\S\\ 



hand through the centre of -g?^ffl \\^<- »i'?vX\" V ' § ^ 



each petal, with an exquisite /i#|Y \* v^ ' I ^Yv^^''^^.^ 



vanilla-like perfume. Our (kS I't w> V ■! A VvV,^^ * 6 l»^%t: /~ 



Auratums are grown on our \ '■''i' V \ \ v^il*^'' V " 



own nursery grounds, and HL ifiE/ '/' '' ' '*' \ Sj^-MsS'ii^ 



are fine healthy flowering p|\ \ ■'^^^^^'■ff^^\\\\iWK^^^'' 

 bulbs. As the bulbs acquire Y*^ \\'f /Mp* '' '"<'} I • P%^s-C C> 

 aje and strength, the flow- ^B&liCxW, K2*\o«fe 



ers obtain their maximum I*2ii>S^HklllPLJ l' x v * '^ 



sire and number. Upwards • ; y \ »' , ^v.' , ' lN ** 



of twelve flowers have been £8^" _l«d[»\ X^fi "V vv 



}>roduced on a single stem. x^^^^^^^^^W^^, S^ ' ' ' io' ' 



It is perfectly hardy in dry JM ^\\ ^Ura \ >*'•%* ' ^ 



soils, and should be planted 

 five inches in depth; also mm 



admirably adapted for pot MIS ^\ ^k fw \\ Iv'.lf 



culture. "The Japan Lilies, jm \ > m \/\)' • 



L ilium Land folium, are fly \\ V Hh 



among the most beautiful |^ h j y ' 



and delightfully fragrant, im- 

 parting a vanilla perfume, 

 and are suited for either pot LILIUM AURATUM (golden-banded LILY). 



culture or the garden ; their 



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 a covering of manure will 

 he found beneficial, but must be removed early in the spriuy. The ground should be thor- 

 oughly drained for Lilies. 



EACH. DOZ. 



AURATTJM (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, flowering bulbs '. 50 5.00 



Bloomerianum. Yellow spotted. New California Lily 75 8.00 



BULBIFERUM AUBANTIACUM. Orange red ; cup-shaped flowers 40 4.00 



Candidum Flore Pleno. A double white variety, very showy 40 4.00 



< -ANDIDUM Simplex. The well-known white garden lily ; snow white, fragrant. .20 2.00 



Candidum Flore Albo Speciosum. White', crimson spotted 30 3.00 



Candidum Flore Albo Striatum. White, purple spotted 50 5.00 



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

 fective for bedding 1.00 10.00 



Kxcelsum (Testaceum Isabellinum). Delicate light buff color 50 5.00 



FeRTUNEI. Rich deep scarlet, spotted with black.". 75 8.00 



ElUMBOLTl. Golden yellow, spotted with scarlet brown; flowers drooping on 



long peduncles ; California Lily 75 8.00 



Lancifolium Album. Splendid white 50 5.00 



Lancifolium Roseum. White, spotted with rose 25 2.50 



Lancifolium Rubrum. White, spotted with crimson ; superb 25 2.50 



Lancifolium Punctatum. White, spotted with delicate salmon ; broad petals. .75 8.00 



Lancifolium Monstrosum Album. Pure white : large clusters of flowers 50 5.00 



Lancifolium Monstrosum Rubrum. White, crimson spotted; large clusters 



of beautiful flowers 50 5.00 



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



blossoms; also desirable for forcing as a bouquet flower 20 2.00 



Pakdalinum. Yellow and red ; beautifully spotted. New California Lily 75 8.00 



Pakvlm. Rich dark yellow, with red spots.. " <« « 1.00 IO.00 



