BULBS, PLANTS, SEEDS, AND SUNDRIES. 



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#> \ VU^i^ftt LILIES FOR 



-W W J \ THE OPEN GROUND. 



^ s= ^^\^^^ ^^ ^^^.. * h e increased production of many 



,//x varieties of these in Japan has greatly re- 



WflH //mMA&L |||v "^^^rijlj|lr "%' .* '"- %i duced their cost, and in consequence their 



'^0Mff0m& ^ ' : ""'^SSw^^^ s -t " ^M : use nas now ^ ecorne ver y general. 



>^V, — ^fM^m&'~~'^^f'^' ~3^»F^tibu ^B ;l ^ * s our °P m i° n tnat we should plant 



k ^Lj£ ^-4<* Hta^M^. '/n\_ **\Vs\ '• wHsib:: the bulbs much deeper than we have done 



fe/ ^kv N ^<^0*~& "■■■■ heretofore. While travelling in fapan, 



-7 ^^® ■ ^-<- v''«^dfc-^hfi^i^^^*^'.^^^' VVL ' f° un ^ tnat tne hulbs of the wild Lilies 



<^V- '^^^^^^I^^CIyEm^rffM 1 liiiifiiPl fP^ were usually twelve to eighteen inches 



- (0m\^' '■'^^-■'-'^iilP*-^'* -^W''' 'w^' £Wt#fv wfltfe - : below the surface, and we gathered the 



Vf •" - / *H ' JlSrS* )»^^^ ; i/' U '^* xl'if Ji^ ^!§^ 'it finest flowers from specimens growing on 



\*~ '-t'^jwm^^^^--- /a \ *Z'.\'**./ '£•',$, Wk mountains of decaying lava where they 



r ^^•'-'. .' f/vJw ; lfcmfWSicfflH^ -.'■^\- "^^ F^^lfe ^ a( ^ abundant rainfall and ample drainage. 



ft! We believe that varieties like Aura- 



"^WJI ^^'^ f'Tt/ '«K ' : - ^"f' / "'' ;/ an< ^ Speciosum would be favored by 



^Mmm ^ ' \/- 1 -'^T- - ^^^^'lilvvv^^-^^ ^ ^^S' being set ten or twelve inches deep and 



'vT^^^s- Xy^ ^ - JNm ayxw^ *"■-* ^f§lln would be less affected by frost and drought. 



,. - , t ■<« fWf- The beds should be thoroughly covered 



^flll'iift^v^^ ' \ ' -^ft 'rl^^^^^r^A w * tn ieaves or litter during winter. 



'*^» ^ jj^^^^ffi 3 Many of the late-flowering sorts can- 



,..A^ N >-..." ^fllk, \T WS^^^^^^I^^^^^i not ^ e shipped from Japan until October; 



'«r!'St"P!i ; i^a ^^ pk^>> ..-^jfe ^0 ' persons desiring to plant in the autumn 



"^ iHlfc^ -^J/m^ should therefore prepare the beds and 



\wlt 'ft'*' .v cover them with leaves to prevent the 



v- - P^F i: ' • • • 



' /! "^*m§m^~ ' : k\ %$sJ^#^ ; '-' ground freezing until the bulbs arrive. 



Lilium Auratum. 



The following Lilies sent by mail at the price of single bulbs. 



Each. Per Doz. Per ioo. 



AURATUM. ( Golden-rayed Japanese Lily.') Fowers 6 to 8 inches in width, pure white, 



with a wide band of gold running through the centre of each petal and numerous 



crimson spots. Extra large bulbs, $0.35 $3-5° $25.00 



Auratum Pictum. A broad yellow or red band extends from the base to the tip of 



each petal. Bulbs 9 to 10 in. circ -3° 3-°° 2 °-°° 



Auratum Vittatum Rubrum. Flowers pure white, with broad crimson band in the 



centre of each petal; numerous crimson spots. Bulbs 8 to 9 in. circ i- 2 5 12.00 80.00 



Batemanni. A most beautiful Japanese variety, growing 3 feet high, with six to eight 



apricot-colored flowers on a stem; blooms in July and August > l 5 ^'S 10.00 



Browxi. Large trumpet-shaped flowers, interior pure white, exterior purplish brown; 



very beautiful -75 7-5° 55-°° 



Canadense. (Canadian Bell-Flower Lily.) One of our most beautiful native lilies, 



flowers bright yellow, with black spots . •. - T 5 ! - 2 5 9- oa 



Canadense Rubrum. Crimson, spotted with black; 2 to 3 feet; flowers June and July .15 i-5° 9-°° 



Candidum. The earliest and one of the most beautiful sorts, large trusses of pure 



white, fragrant flowers - T 5 I -S° °-°° 



Chalcedonicum. (Scarlet Turk's Cap.) Brilliant scarlet recurved flowers; height, 



3 feet; blooms in June .5° 5-°° 3 6 -°° 



Colchicum. (Monodelphum or Scovitzianum.) Beautiful golden yellow, spotted with 



black; height, 2 feet; superb sort -6o 5.50 35-°° 



Concolor. Brilliant scarlet with black spots; 2 feet -io 1.00 500 



Elegans, Thunbergianum, or Umbellatum. These vary in color from yellow to 



orange-crimson, usually with black spots. From eight to twelve flowers are produced 



on each stem; height, about 2 feet. They bloom in June and July, are exceedingly 



hardy, ancPare most effective for grouping among shrubs. 



Elegans Atrosanguineum. Rich deep crimson, with dark spots .25 2.50 i5-°° 



Elegans Aurantiacum. Deep yellow, spotted with black ..■.''. -io .85 5.00 



Elegans Erectum. Orange, spotted with scarlet; erect flowers ....... .15 1.25 7.50 



SIX- OF A KIND SOLD AT DOZEN RATES; 25 AT IOO RATES; 250 AT 1,000 RATES. 



