Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



LILIES AND CANN AS 5 1 



HARDY LILIES 



Most Lilies seem to thrive best when planted in a situation where the ground can be kept 

 cool and moist by the protection of shrubs and a carpet of lawn-grass cuttings. Planted among 

 shallow-rooting perennials or rhododendrons, they find a congenial situation both as to soil and 

 shelter. The bulbs should be planted from 6 to 8 inches deep with a little sand or sphagnum moss 



Lilium Regale 



under the base of each bulb. 



Aura turn. Gold-banded 

 Japan Lily. Undoubtedly 

 one of the finest Lilies. 

 Its gigantic, fragrant 

 flowers are delicate ivory- 

 white, thickly studded 

 with chocolate-crimson 

 spots and striped through 

 the center with a band of 

 golden yellow. Blooms 

 from July to September. 

 Height 3 to 5 feet. Mam- 

 moth bulbs, 40 cts. each; 

 $4 per doz. 



Speciosum album. The white Speciosum, usually grown with 

 L. magnificum andL. auratum, is very dainty. It blooms outside 

 in the border or among rhododendrons at the same time as 

 L. magnificum, and is one of the most extensively cultivated 

 varieties. Mammoth bulbs, 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 



Speciosum magnificum. Frosty white flowers, spotted, clouded, 

 and bordered with deep pinkish crimson. For the border, 

 among hardy plants, or naturalized among rhododendrons, this 

 is an equal favorite with the handsome L. auratum. Splendid 

 for pot culture as well. Blooms outside during August. Mam- 

 moth bulbs, 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 



No manure or lime should be allowed near them. 

 Henryi. A very showy, tall-growing Lily, with smaller flowers 

 of the same form as the Speciosum varieties, but bright orange- 

 yellow. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Hansoni. A most desirable Lily, not demanding any special cul- 

 tural requirements and extremely handsome. The stem reaches 

 2 to 3 feet, carrying thick-petaled, waxy blooms 2 inches across, 

 regularly reflexed bright orange, spotted more or less with 

 brown. Flowers in June. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Regale. Regal Lily. The flowers are white, slightly suffused with 

 pink on the outside, with a beautiful shade of canary-yellow 

 at the center, and extending part way up the trumpet. It is 

 delightfully perfumed, reminding one of the jasmine, and lacking 

 the heavy, oppressive odor of most Lilies. Blooms out-of-doors 

 early in July. It is absolutely hardy and the easiest of all 

 Lilies to grow. Seems to be quite at home, in any soil or situa- 

 tion which is not too wet or too shady. 75 cts. each; $7.50 

 per doz. 



Tigrinum flore-pleno. Double Tiger Lily. Very lasting, showy, 

 double orange-red flowers with black spots. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Tigrinum splendens. Single Tiger Lily. Beautiful, salmon-red 

 flowers with purplish black spots. A strong grower, 3 to 4 feet 

 high, and blooming in August and September. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



SELECTED CANNAS 



Dormant 

 Roots 



Magnificent summer bedding plants widely used for gorgeous eff^ects in 

 parks and on large lawns. They may also be used in small clumps scattered 

 through the perennial border where they give life and color at a time when 

 most perennials are rather shabby. 



Culture. — Set the plants 18 inches apart to allow for growth and culti- 

 vation. Water thoroughly when planted and keep them moist for two to 

 three weeks until they are growing vigorously. After a good soaking rain, 

 the plants will take care of themselves, except during extremely dry weather. 

 For Circular Beds. Plant 1 in the center, 6 in the first circle, 12 in the 

 second circle, then 18, 24, etc., according to the size of the bed, with the 

 circles, and the plants in the circles 18 inches apart. A bed 4 feet in diameter 

 takes 7 Cannas; a 7-foot bed, 19 Cannas; a 10-foot bed, 37 Cannas; a 16- 

 foot bed, 91 Cannas. 



American Beauty. 5 ft. This is the richest colored Canna we know — 

 velvety oriental carmine or translucent cerise. It is unusually attractive 

 with its large flowers of tropical magnificence. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $20 per 100. 

 Apricot. 4 ft. Of unusual merit and especially valuable because of its new 

 color. Apricot has healthy, bright green foliage. The flowers are large 

 and a most pleasing mixture of buff and salmon. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10 per 100. 

 Golden Wedding. 3 ft. The finest and most brilliant dwarf yellow Canna 

 ever grown. It excels all other yellow varieties in firmness of petals. The 

 flowers are very large and stand well above the foliage. We have used this 

 Canna most effectively for bordering beds of taller-growing brilliant red 

 varieties, such as The President, and Mohawk. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 

 King Humbert. 5 ft. Flowers brilliant orange-scarlet. Foliage broad and 

 massive, of rich coppery bronze. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. 

 King Midas. 5 ft. Very large, beautifully formed, firm flowers of glittering 

 gamboge-yellow that withstand rain and hot sunshine. An outstanding 

 variety, making glorious trusses on stems as straight as an arrow, from 

 late in June until frost. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 

 Laird's Favorite. 4 ft. There is no more attractive Canna than this in its 

 color class — rich orange-yellow, shaded apricot along the edges of the petals. 

 A large-growmg plant and a profuse bloomer. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 

 Mohawk. 5 ft. Flowers are large, with long petals that with- 

 stand hot sun and rain. Brilliant poppy-red, toned with car- 

 mine. Bronze foliage. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 

 '^r^'J*'?'"''^ ^" ^" Pont- 4 ft. For sheer beauty, we have yet to 

 hnd the equal of this Canna. It is amazingly lovely, an ever- 

 congant source of delight to all who see it, and is the queen of 

 all Pink Cannas. The plants continue producing new bloom- 

 stalks with their marvelous heads of bloom from June till frost. 

 They are vivid watermelon-pink, and each individual flower is 

 very large but does not wilt in the hot summer sun. $1.50 each; 

 $15 per doz. 

 Nt^omis. 5 ft. Notable for its lovely, vivid, velvety crimson 

 flowers. A vigorous grower with handsome bronze foliage. 

 20 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $16 per 100. 

 Palrn Beach. 3}4 to 4 ft. Broad, long-petaled flowers of corn- 

 yellow, with a faint blush of pearly pink. The throat and lower 

 petal are softf, buff-yellow, shaded with apricot, producing a 

 harmony of delicate shades. Really a rival of the daintiest 

 orchids. 50 cts. each ; $5 per doz. 



Golden Wedding Canna 



The President. 5 ft. Rich glowing scarlet and the immense 

 firm, rounded flowers are seven inches across produced on 

 strong, erect stalks, well above the large, bright green foliage. 

 20 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $15 per 100. 



Victory. 3 ft. The throat of the flower is glowing apricot, 

 which shades to summer sunset tints, finally edging off to 

 maize-yellow. The flowers are medium size but so firm-petaled 

 that the spikes can be cut and used like gladiolus. 20 cts. each; 

 $2 per doz.; $16 per 100. 



Vulcan. 3 ft. Medium-sized flowers of brilliant, glowing, velvety 

 cardinal-red, borne in great heads. The ebony-black stems help 

 the dark effect of this beauty. Splendid for bedding and de- 

 lightful when massed. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 



Wintzer's Colossal. 5 ft. The average flowers more than cover 

 a man's hat. The color is striking, vivid scarlet. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. 



Yellow King Humbert. 5 ft. Green foliage, symmetrical 

 plants, golden yellow flowers lightly spotted red. 15 cts. each.; 

 $1.50 per doz , $10 per 100. 



