DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



1^17 







Lilium, Auratum. 



L. Candidum, 



L. Tignnum, double. 



a deep, rich soil, enrich it well with thoroughly decom- 

 posed manure, and set the bulbs from three to six inches 

 deep, according to size an the autumn the bed should 

 be protected by a liberal covering of leaves or litter, and 

 care should be taken that the bulbs have proper drainage, 

 no water being ^.owed to stand around the roots. The 

 bulbs can be transplanted either in spring or autumn, 

 but should be kept out of the ground the shortest possi- 

 ble time Once firmly established, they should not '^e 

 disturbed ofterier than once in five years. Many of the 

 varieties force well in green-house, but are Eiore suita- 

 ble for parlor culture. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Auratum^ new, golden Japan lily, extra large 



bulbs 



50 5 oo 



Brozvnii, magnificent i 75 17 50 



Lanci/oliuitt^a!bu:n,'wh\X& Japan lily 40 400 



" roseu'-ny rose spotted Japan lily 25 2 50 



mlruin. white and red spotted 25 2 50 



Ca«<27V/«w. wline, single 25 2 50 



spotted 40 4 00 



'' variegated foliage. 50 5 00 



Ckalcedonicu7ny brilliant scarlet, recurved 



blossoms 75 7 50 



Longiflorum. pure white, very fragrant . - . 15 i 50 



Tigrinum (Tiger Lily), f range, spotted black 15 i 50 

 *' Jlore pfeno (Double Tiger Lily), 

 extra large bu.bs, giving from 20 to 30 



flowers.. 40 4 00 



yacobean (Amaryllis Formossissima), deep 



scarlet . . 40 4 oc 



i^3r/fa«^z■, deep scarlet spotted with black. .. . 40 4 oc 



MADEIRA VIK£i. 



Tuberous-rooted climber with glos*;;' grs*^" iea'' es 

 and delightfully fragrant, wh;te blossoms, ^z. etimes 

 called '• Mignonette Vine. '■ It is of rapid grjv.-h -.nd 

 frcm a few tubers, vines will be produced sufi cient to 

 rover one side of a cottage The tubers are te.iaer, and 

 must be protected from lost during winter. 



EACH, DOZ. 



Madeira Vine Tubers 10 yt 



TB'TOMA. 

 Sometimes car.ed " Red Hot Poker." It is really a 

 fin^ plant, quit^ hardy though requinnjy some protection 

 through winter. T' e f-weri ire produced in large 

 spikes of nch, orange-reu tuited flower tubes. Plant 

 two feet ap. rt. and in November cut the plants back 

 near the ground and cover the bulb with dry litter, 

 which remove m the spring. each. doz. 

 Tritoma uvari 25 2 50 



TUBEROSE. 



Of all the summer-flowering, bulbous plants, we think 

 the Tuberose the most desirable. The flowers are waxy 

 white, double, and so fragrant as to perfume the whole 

 atmosphere for some distance a'cund. They are useful 

 for forming button- holt bouquets in large bouquets, or 



Lilium, Cnalceoonicum. 



L. Lon^fi^Iorum. 



L. Lancifolium. 



