M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Lilies 



Lilies have always been regarded as among 

 the most beautiful of garden plants. Of 

 queenly beauty, faultless purity and stately 

 form, too much cannot be said in their praise 

 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 our 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 flue, enriching it abundantly with well rotted 

 cow manure, adding a liberal mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from 

 three to five inches deep according 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 slight protection 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 aroinul the 

 roots. Once firmly established, they should not be disturbed 

 oftener than once in five years. To produce extra fine specimens, 

 plant bulbs in pots early in spring and grow them in the house 

 or under glass. 



T ilium All fa film The glorious, gold -banded lily of Japan 



l^lIlUin .^VUrdlum and one of the most superb plants 



in cultivation. Its immense, ivory-white flowers are thickly 



studded mth yellow and crimson spots, while in the center of each 



petal is a gold- 

 en band, fading 

 at its edges into 

 the white. Such 

 choice bulbs as 

 we offer, if weU 

 cared for will 

 give from five 

 to ten magnifi- 

 cent flowers 

 the first year 

 and under good 

 cultivation 

 will, after be- 

 coming well es- 

 tablished, give 

 from ten to 

 fifty. 20c. each; 

 $2.00 per doz. 



LlLIUM AURATUM 



Lilium Speciosum Album ?™ ^/t1,n«f;ri?„gf thS 



center of each petal. They are of great substance and very fragrant. 

 One of the best for general culture. 25c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Lilium Speciosum Rubrum gfe^SSXSfS 



these famous Japanese Lilies. The six broad, white or pink petals 

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

 and brilliant color make them very effective and desirable. Especi- 

 ally thrifty and hardy. One of the best for garden culture. 20c. each; 

 $2.00 per doz. 



Ia/*rkl-k^an T ilv i^'>naryllis formosissima) Each of the five 

 •JaCOUcall l^liy narrow petals of this flower is three to four 

 inches long and a very intense, rich scarlet color of unequalled bril- 

 liancy, vividness and purity. The plants are readily gro-\^Ti and al- 

 though 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. 10c. each; 

 $1.00 per doz. 



(Improved Single Tiger 

 Lily) Has very large 



flowers of excellent form; color orange-salmon with dark spots. 



12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 



(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. 



12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 



I ilium 1 rin<Tiflr»*»iim ^ ^^^'^ uniform and exceptionally 

 LilllUin i^OngiriOrUm ^eat 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 flowers. 

 When grown in the open ground it blooms in June or July. The 

 pure white flowers resemble the well known Bermuda Easter Lily. 

 12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 

 The flowers of this popular plant are waxy-white, double and exceedingly fragrant. They 

 are useful in buttonhole bouquets, in large bouquets, or as single specimens. A good way 

 to grow Tuberoses is to fill five-inch pots half full of well rotted cow mamu-e and the re- 

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

 and hasten gro-tti;h by putting in a warm, light place. AVhen weather has become warm, plunge the pots in the earth 

 out of doors. They will usually flower before cold weather; if they do not, the pots can be brought in and bulbs will 

 bloom in the house. 

 Double Dwarf Pearl, exti'a large bulbs, 4c. Each; 40c. per doz; $2.00 per 100. We will supply second size bulbs 3 for 10 

 cents, 25 cents per dozen. The 100 rates are by express at purchaser's expense. 



About September First next we will issue our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS 

 AND SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be sent free to all customers without ordering it, 

 and to others who apply for it. 



Lilium Tigrinum Splendens 



Lilium Tigrinum Flore Pleno 



Tuberose 



Tuberose 



