PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



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^ LILIES. ^ 



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Lilies are matchless amongst hardy plants for beauty of form and variety 

 of color. They commence flowering m May, and with the various specie's 

 maintain a continuous and unbroken succession until autumn. Very 

 valuable for associating in beds with Rhododendrous. Pasonies and herbace- 

 ous plants. 



Orders for Lilies rajtnot he Jilled before the middle of October^ excepting for 

 Candiduvi and Harrisii^ ivhick are ready A ugust I. 



Auratum, Pure White, (i Aumtum Alexandra:.) This beautiful new 

 variety, produces pure white flowers — 5 to 6 inches long by 7 to 8 inches 

 across — perfectly hardy, and of great merit. $1.00 each, iJIO.OO per doz. 



Auratum. iThe Golden- Rayed Lily of Japan.) The flowers are pure 

 white, thickly studded with crimson spots, while through the centre of 

 each petal runs a clear golden band. Fully expanded, the flowers meas- 

 ure nearly a foot across, are produced abundantly from June to October 

 and possess a most delicious fragrance. 3 to 5 feet. \See cut). Price, 

 First Size bulbs, 15c. each, $1.25 per doz., or by tnnil, §1.50 per doz. 

 Extra-Larged Bulbs, 25c. each, ^.OOper doz , or by mail. SS.30per doz. 

 lyiammoth Bulbs. 30c. each. $3.00 per doz., or by mail, 5.3.50 per doz. 



Auratum Vittatum Rubrum. Probably the grandest Lily in cultiva- 

 tion. Magnificient flowers 10 to 12 inches across clear waxy white with a 

 burnished crimson stripe, half an inch wide through the centre of each 

 petal, and the rest of the flower beautiful spotted crimson. Highly per- 

 fumed. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 



Auratum Pictum. A very choice variety, pure white, with a band 

 thrnno-h pflfh nptal one half of whiVh is red and the other half yellow, en- 

 ti 1 in. 50c. each, S5.00 per doz. 



LILIUM .\ORATUM. 



Auratum Platyphvllum. This is without a question one 

 of the most wonderful Lilies in cultivation. The leaves are 

 very long and broad, and the stems attain to a height vary- 

 ing from 7 to 10 feet. The flowers are similar in color to 

 Auratum, heavily spotted, but are much larger, the petals 

 more overlapping, and of greater substance. Immense bulbs. 

 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



Auratum Wittei. A magnificient Lily, immense flowers 

 widely expanded, color purest white with a wide yellow 

 stripe through the centre of each petal, often grows 6 feet 

 high, very free-blooming, frequently bearing from 30 to 40 

 flowers on a stem. $1.00 each, |l0.00 per doz. 



Batemanise. A Japanese Lily, growing from 3 to 4 feet high 

 and producing bright apricot-tinted flowers. Flower in July. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Brown ii One of the most beautiful Lilies, immense trumpet- 

 shaped flowers 10 inches in length ; interior, pure white 

 with chocolate colored anthers ; exterior, brownish purple, 

 easily grown in any light sandy loam ; it is also well adapted 

 for pots. $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 



Boiirgaeii. A new California Lily of great beauty, color 

 lustrous fiery red — grows about 3 feet— habit and shape of 

 flower similar to Pardalium. 85c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



MADONNA LILY. (LILIUM CANDIDU.M.) 



6 bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates. Postage free, except where noted. 



