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LILY BULBS. 



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 pos- 

 sess a most delicious fragrance. 3 to 5 feet. (See cut. ) 



Tirst Size Bulbs. §8.00 per 100, buyer pajing transit 



Extra larg-e Bulbs. 12.00 " " " " 



Mammoth Bulbs. 23.00 ■: " " " 



Auratum Vittatum Enbrum. Probably the grandest Lily in cultiva- 

 tion. 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. (See cut.) 



Auratum Pictum. A very choice variety , pure white, with a band through 

 each petal, one half of which is red and the other half yellow, entire flower 

 spotted crimson 



Auratum Witteii. A magnificent Lily, immense flowers, widely expanded, 

 color purest white with a wide yellow stripe through the centre of each 

 petal, often grows 6 feet high, very free-blooming 



Auratum Platyphyllum. The flowers are similar in color to Auratum, 

 heavily spotted, but are much larger, the petals more overlapping, and 

 of greater substance. The leaves are very long and broad, and the stems 

 attain a height varying from 7 to 10 feet. Immense bulbs 



Batemanise. A Japanese Lily, growing from 3 to 4 feet high and produc- 

 ing bright apricot-tinted flowers; blooms in July. (See cut.) 



Bermuda Easter Lily. (.See page 25.) 



Brownii. One of the most beautiful Lilies; immense trumpet-shaped flow- 

 ers 10 inches in length; interior, pure white with chocolate-colored an- 

 thers; exterior, brownish purple; easily grown in any light sandy loam, 

 also in pots 



Candidum. [Annunciation, Madonna or St. Joseph Lily.) The well-known 

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

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

 June: buyer paying carriage at §6.00 per 100. (See cut.) 



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

 with copious spots of red ; blooms in June and July ; 2 to 3 feet high 



Canadense Elavum. Pure yellow 



Canadense Eubium, Crimson, dark spots 



Chalcedonicum. (Scarlet Martagon.) Bright scarlet recurved flowers; 

 blooms in June; 3 feet. (See cut.) 



Colchicum. (Monodelphum or Szovitsianum.) Rich citron color, spotted 

 with black ; one of the best Lilies; 2feet; blooms in July 



Columbianum. One of the most elegant and graceful of the Lilies; it 

 grows 3 to 4 feet high, bearing from 10 to 30 brilliant orange red medium- 

 sized flowers, beautifully spotted with crimson and very fragrant 



Croceum. ( Bulbiferum.) Broad funnel-shaped flowers of beautiful golden, 

 slightly tinted scarlet; 3 to 6 feet; blooms in July 



Dalmaticum. A very rare and beautiful species, growing about 5 feet high, 

 bearing from 30 to 40 flowers of a deep rich crimson purple, almost black; 

 easily grown and one of the hardiest 



Eleg'ans Erectum. (Thunbergianum or Umbellatum.) Very hardy and 

 succeeds anywhere; flowers erect and borne in clusters; orange, spotted 

 scarlet; l'/afeet; blooms in June and July. (Seecut.) 



Elegans Bicolor. Red, striped and flaked yellow, and shot with lilac 



Elegans Alice Wilson. One of the most beautiful and distinct Lilies; the 

 flowers, of a bright lemon yellow, are very large, borne erect and in clus- 

 ters; very hardy, succeeds almost anywhere; height 1V» feet; very rare... 



Eleg'ans Aureum Maculatum. Light apricot yellow, spotted with black.. 



Eleg'ans Citrinum. Golden yellow, with black dots, rich and striking 



Eleg'ans Incomparable. The richest red known iu Lilies; a deep ox-blood 

 crimson, slightly spotted with black; very freeand easily grown 



Excelsum. (Isabelliuum or Testaceum.) The stately form, beauty of color 

 and delightful fragrance of this variety has made it a great favorite 

 wherever known. It grows from 4 to 6 feet high, and produces from 6 to 

 12 nodding lilies of delicate light buff color; blooms in Juneaud July 



Giganteum. A splendid species of gigantic growth and very distinct The 

 stems grow 6 to 10 feet high, and frequently bear 12 to 20 large flowers 

 5 to 6 inches long. Color, creamy white, with a purple throat. The bulbs 

 are very large; blooms in the summer : 



Harrisii. (See page 25.) 



Hansoni. ( The True Japanese Yellow Martagon.) This is one of the best 

 of the Martagon group, unsurpassed in vigor of growth and beauty by 

 any other Lily. The flowers are large, of a bright yellow, tinged orange 

 and spotted maroon, with thick wax-like petals. Very robust and free... 



Humboldtii. (Bloomerianum.) A remarkably fine variety, attaining the 

 height of from 3 to 5 feet and producing freely large flowers of golden 

 yellow color, spotted with purple. July. Large bulbs 



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