HARDY LILIES (Lilium Vars) 



Majestic and Charming in the 

 Hardy Garden 



Lilies are stately and most beautiful bulbous plants — producing large flowers 

 of exquisite outline and varied coloring. They are hardy even in cold locations 

 with protection, usually surviving for many years. Ideal locations are in the 

 shrubbery or herbaceous border where the roots are sheltered from the hot sun. 

 Groups of 6 or more lilies of a kind, here and there, in such situations are most 

 effective. Large isolated clumps or beds of the varieties Auratum, Henryi, 

 Regale, Speciosum, Tigrinum, etc., are also very beautiful. They should be 

 planted just as soon as the ground can be worked 6 to 8 inches below the surface 

 in light soils, or 4 to 5 inches below in heavy soils; in the latter case the bulbs 

 should be surrounded by sand to facilitate drainage. 



Lilium Auratum. (The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan.) The flowers are pure 

 white, thickly studded with crimson spots, while through the center of each petal 

 runs a clear golden band. Fully expanded, the flowers measure 6 to 8 inches across 

 and possess a most delicious fragrance. Season of bloom from July to October. 3 

 to 5 feet. (See illustration.) 

 Extra size bulbs, 30c each; $3.00 doz., $20.00 per 100. 



Lilium Elegans Mixed Varieties. A fine dwarf Japanese variety of easy cul- 

 ture. Colors shading from yellow to deep blood red. Flowers June-July. 

 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Lilium Henryi. (The Yellow Speciosum.) A new rare and very beautiful Lily 

 from China. It is very hardy, and without doubt one of the best Lilies for Garden 

 culture. The flower stalks, 3 to 5 feet high, carry 5 to 8 large flowers each, rich apricot- 

 yellow, lightly spotted with brown. The shape and size of the flowers has suggested 

 the name "Yellow Speciosum." 



35c each; $3.50 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum. The well-known, beautiful snow white 

 fragrant, hardy garden Lily. Flowers trumpet-shaped, 6 to 8 inches long; height 



1 % to 3 feet. 



Extra size bulbs, 35c each; $3.50 doz.; $25,00 per 100. 



Lilium Regale ("A Royal Beauty"). The flowers are white, slightly suffused 

 with pink, with a beautiful shade of canary yellow at the center; blending out part 

 way up the trumpet. The fragrance is fascinating. A splendid, hardy Lily for the 

 garden, flowering about July 1st. Well-grown bulbs often produce five to eight 

 blooms. (See illustration.) 



(Extra size bulbs) 35c each; $3.50 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



"I am sending to you a photograph (which we print on this page) of my Regale lilies 

 raised from bulbs I purchased from you. 



"Three of the stalks measure five feet eight inches in height, each of them carries more 

 than thirty lilies and buds. This is the third year they have bloomed." 



Mrs. W. C. SHimpter, 

 Bowling Green, Ky. 



Lilium Speciosum, or Lancifolium. The varieties of L. Speciosum oi 

 Lancifolium are perhaps the most popular Lilies grown. They are easy of cultiva- 

 tion, and produce large flowers of delicate beauty on strong stems; height, from 



2 to 4 feet; blooming in August. The varieties are: (See illustration.)' 



L. Album. White. 



Extra size bulbs, 45c each; $4.50 doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



L. Rubrum (Magnificum). White, shaded and spotted with rose and red. 

 Extra size bulbs, 30c each; $3.00 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



L. Melpomone. Rich blood-crimson, heavily spotted. 

 Extra size bulbs, 35c each; $3.50 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Tigrinum Splendens. (Improved Tiger Lily.) The grandest of the Tigers, 

 black polished stem. Very large pyramids of flowers, orange red, spotted with black, 



3 to 5 feet high. Blooms in August. 

 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



L. Flora Plens. (Double Tiger Lily.) 

 with black. Blooms in August. 



30c each; $3.00 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Lilium Umbellatum. Of strong, sturdy habit, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 having large showy flowers in clusters at the summit, flowering in June and July. 

 The colors range through all shades of red from rose to blackish-crimson, yellow, 

 buff, orange, etc., many being spotted. Mixed colors. 



25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



OUR PLANT CATALOGUE FOR 1936 



The enlargement of our Plant Department has made it imperative for us to issue a separate Plant Catalog. 



This catalog, which contains many outstanding novelties in Roses and other plants, also features an enlarged list of select standard varieties. 

 It has four full color pages and many rotogravure illustrations. It will be mailed to all customers on our list when issued. 



Double bright orange-red flowers spotted 



All Lily bulbs listed on this page are delivered transportation paid in the U. S. and Possessions. 



