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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



L^ ^ ^ Lilies 



" ■ • as am( 



iliesEi 



praise 

 their increasing popularity from year to 



Lilium Auratum 



Lilies have always been regarded 

 as among the niost beautiful of 

 garden plants. Of queenly beauty, 

 faultless purity and stately form, 

 too much cannot be said in their 

 and we are glad to notice 

 their increasing popularity from year to year. Nearly every variety 

 will with a little care, endure the severity of our winters and many are 

 among the most hardy of oui- garden flowers. 

 Bulbs should be planted as soon as the frost is out of the ground— the 

 earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the soil deep and make 

 it fine, enriching it abundantly with well rotted cow manure, adding a hb- 

 eral mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches deep, accord- 

 ing to size. During the winter it is advisable to cover the surface of the 

 bed with a thin layer of manure, which will afford a sUght protectioja to 

 the bulbs and also materially enrich the soil. In spring the manure may 

 be removed or dug in between the rows. Care should be taken that they 

 have proper drainage, no water being allowed to stand around the roots. 

 Once firmly established, they should not be disturbed of tener than once in 

 five years. To produce extra fine specimens, plant biilbs in pots early in 

 spring and grow them in the house or under glass. 



The glorious, gold-banded lily of 

 Japan, and one of the grandest 

 plants in cultivation. Its immense, ivory- wliite flowers are thickly stud- 

 ded with yellow and crimson spots, while in the center of each petal is a 

 golden band, fading at its edges into the white. Such choice bulbs as we 

 offer if well cared for will give from five to ten magnificent flowers the 

 first year, and under good cultivation vnll. after becoming well estab- 

 lished, give from ten to fifty. 30cts each; $3.00 per doz. 



( Amaryllis Formosissima^. Each of the 

 five narrow petals of this flower is three 

 to four inches long and a very intense, deep scarlet color of unequaled 

 brilliancy, vividness and purity. The plants are readily grown and 

 although the bulbs are not hardy they can be easily preserved during 

 the winter in a dry cellar and planted in the open 

 ground in the spring. They may be grown in winter 

 like hyacinths. ISctseach; $1.25 per doz. 



Lilium Tigrinum, fiore pieno 



(Double Tiger Lily). This magnificent lily 

 is of stately habit, bearing clusters of very 

 large, double flowers on tall, strong stems; 

 color bright orange-red, spotted with black. 

 15cts each; $1.50 per doz. 



Lilium Tigrinum, spiendens 



(Improved Single Tiger Lily). Has veiy 

 large flowers of excellent form; color 

 reddish-salmon, with dark spots. IScts 

 each; $1.35 per doz. 



Jacobean Lily 



Double Tiger Lily. 



Lilium Auratum. 



Lilium Longiflorum 



A very uniform and exceptionally 



neat plant. Comes readily into 



bloom for Memorial Day, "being 



a little later forcing variety than 



Lilium Harrisii and preferred by 



some to that, since the flowers are 



of better substance. Extensively 



used by florists for cut flowei's. 



"When grown in the open 



ground it blooms in June 



and July. The pure white 



flowers resemble the well 



known Bermuda Easter 



Lily. IScts each; 



$1.35 per doz. 



Lilium 



Speciosum 



Album 



Pure white flowers with a 

 greenish band through 

 the center of each petal. 

 They are of great sub- 

 stance and very fragrant. 

 One of the best for gen- 

 eral culture. 1 5cts each ; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Lilium Speciosum Rubrum 



No words can overstate 

 the brilliant beauty of 

 these famous Japan Lilies. The six broad white or pink petals are 

 thickly dotted with rose or crimson spots, and the graceful form and 

 bi-illiant color make them very effective and desirable. Especially 

 thrifty and hardy. One of the best for garden culture. IScts each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Tuberose. 



Tuberose 



The flowers of this popular plant are waxy-white, double and exceed- 

 ingly fragrant. They are useful in buttonhole bouquets, in large bou- 

 quets, or as single specimens. A good way to grow Tuberoses is to fill 

 five-inch pots half full of well rotted cow manure, and the remainder with 

 good, rich, sandy soil. Plant the bulbs in this, in April, water moderately 

 and hasten growth by putting in a warm light place. When weather has 

 become warm, plunge the pots in the earth out of doors. They will usuaUy 

 flower before cold weather; if they do not, the pots can be brought in and 

 they will bloom in the house. 



Double Dwarf Pearl, extra large bulbs, 4cts each; 35cts per doz.; 

 $3.00 per 100. We will supply second size bulbs 3 for 10 cents, 30 cents 

 per dozen. Si. 50 per 100. The 100 rates are by express at purchaser's expense. 



S^^ About September First next we >vill issue 

 our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS 

 AND SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be 

 sent free to all customers w^ithout ordering it, and 

 to others who apply for it. 



