Beautiful Lilies— LILIUM 



Lilium auratum 

 Gold Banded Lily of Japan 



Lilium candidum 

 Madonna Lily 



Planting Lily Bulbs 



Please note the delivery date for the dif- 

 ferent varieties which depends upon the time 

 the bulbs mature. Unless you are prepared 

 to care for those received late we suggest that 

 you buy in spring as the bulbs are so perish- 

 able that we cannot accept their return. 

 Cover the soil where Lilies are to be planted 

 with hay, straw, etc., to keep the frost out 

 until planting time. 



Philippinense formosanum 

 Dream or New Wonder Lily 



Auratum 

 Gold Banded Lily of Japan ® 



Large, graceful, fragrant ivory white flowers. 

 They are studded with chocolate-crimson spots 

 and striped through the center with golden 

 yellow. Blooms from July to September, can- 

 not endure lime, and does well in semi-shade. 

 Cover bulbs 8 inches deep. (November deliv- 

 ery)- Mammoth bulbs: 40c each; 3 for $1.10; 

 12 for $4.00; 25 for $7.25; 100 for $28.00. 



Auratum platyphyllum ® 



This variety is as beautiful as the preceding 

 but has broader leaves and the flowers are not 

 spotted as intensely. This accentuates the 

 golden stripe through the center of each petal. 

 It blooms from July to September and cannot 

 endure lime. Plant the bulbs in semi-shade and 

 cover them with 8 inches of fine sandy soil. 

 After once having become established they will 

 last for many years. (November delivery). 

 Mammoth bulbs: 45c each; 3 for $1.25; 12 for 

 $4.50; 25 for $8.00. 



Canadense — Canadian Lily ® 



Also known as Meadow Lily. Pretty nodding 

 bell-shaped flowers in red or yellow with black 

 spots. 2 to 3 feet high blooming in June and July. 

 Cannot endure lime. Cover the bulbs 5 inches 

 deep and plant in a sunny location. (October 

 delivery). 

 Flavum. Yellow. 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 



for $3.00. 

 Rubrum. Red. 35c each; 3 for 95c; 12 



for $3.50. 



Candidum — Madonna Lily <§> 



Pure white flowers on stately stems 3 to 4 feet 

 tall. Blooms during May and June. We offer 

 the reliable Northern France grown stock of this 

 splendid variety which can be depended upon to 

 give the best results in the garden or when grown 

 indoors. Cover the bulbs 2 inches deep and in a 

 well prepared lime-free soil and a sunny location. 

 (September delivery). 

 Extra Large Bulbs, 9 inch circ. 30c each; 3 for 



85c; 12 for $3.00; 25 for $5.50. 

 Mammoth Bulbs, 10 inch circ. 40c each; 3 for 



$1.10; 12 for $3.75; 25 for $6.75. 

 Monster Bulbs, 12 inch circ. 50c each; 3 for 



$1.35; 12 for $5.00; 25 for $9.25. 



Croceum— Orange Lily 



A handsome, showy, hardy, long-lived, and 

 vigorous Lily of easiest culture with bright 

 orange-yellow blooms spotted in the center 

 with purplish black. Flowers late June and 

 July. Endures lime and does well in sun or 

 shade. Cover bulbs 3 inches deep. (November 

 delivery). 40c each; 3 for $1.10; 12 for $4.00; 

 25 for $7.50. 



Elegans A <§> 



L. davuricum 



subspecies Thunbergianum 



Mixed. A very interesting dwarf Japanese 

 species fine for rock garden planting. They 

 grow 1 to 2 feet high carrying large showy 

 blooms of rich coloring during June and July. 

 Does well in the sun or shade. Cover the 

 bulbs 8 inches deep. (October delivery). 

 25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50; 25 for $4.50. 



Henryi — Yellow Show Lily <§> 



This is also known as the Yellow Speciosum. 

 Has rich apricot-yellow blooms with a few brown 

 spots. Grows 5 to 6 feet high and blooms during 

 June. Impartial to lime, or to sun and shade. 

 Cover the bulbs 8 inches deep in well-drained 

 rich soil free from manure. Easily grown and 

 entirely hardy. (November delivery). Mam- 

 moth bulbs: 40c each; 3 for $1.10; 12 for $4.00; 

 25 for $7.50. 



Krameri- Pink Japanese Lily 



Very large fragrant flowers of bright pure 

 rose-pink during June and early July. Grows 



2 to 4 feet high and requires a peaty, moderately 

 moist but well-drained soil and a protected 

 situation. Cover the bulbs 8 inches deep. 

 (November delivery). 40c each; 3 for $1.10; 

 12 for $4.00; 25 for $7.50. 



Longiflorum — Hardy Easter Lily 



Giganteum {Japanese Easter Lily). A splen- 

 did, strong, vigorous variety easily forced for 

 Easter, Decoration Day, or later. Also good 

 for outdoor planting. (November delivery). 

 Extra-large bulbs: 30c each; 3 for 85c; 

 12 for $3.00; 25 for $5.50. Mammoth bulbs: 

 40c each; 3 for $1.10; 12 for $4.00; 25 for 

 $7.50. 



Martagon — Turban Lily <§> 



Also known as European Turk's Cap Lily. 

 Grows 3 to 6 feet high each stem carrying from 



3 to 20 claret red-purple flowers spotted purplish 

 black. Easy to grow, hardy, and very robust. 

 Cover the bulbs 5 inches deep. Prefers semi- 

 shade. (October delivery). 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 

 12 for $5.00; 25 for $9.00. 



Pardalinum giganteum <§> 

 Sunset Lily 



A glorious new Lily growing 5 to 6 feet high. 

 Each stem carries from 20 to 40 large scarlet 

 blooms with the lower half of the petals bright 

 gold, attractively spotted with crimson. A 

 really outstanding new Lily. Cover the bulbs 

 with 6 to 8 inches of fine soil. (October delivery). 

 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 12 for $5.00; 25 for $9.50. 



Philippinense formosanum ® 

 Dream or New Wonder Lily 



Gorgeous large white blooms tinted rose on the 

 outside. Of the same size and form as the Easter 

 Lily and having the same delightful fragrance. 

 Perfectly hardy blooming in July and growing 

 3 to 4 feet high. Also suited to pot culture. 

 Cover bulbs 6 inches deep. Choose a sunny 

 situation and provide a ground cover. (Novem- 

 ber delivery). Extra flowering size bulbs: 

 25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50; 25 for $4.75; 

 100 for $18.00. 



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Garden Lilies (I. Preston) $1.25 per copy, postpaid 



