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



LILIES 



The Lily has been with eminent propriety styled the " Queen of Flowers," and truly 

 no flower conveys so adequate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur and faultless 

 purity as the Lily. Too much cannot be said in its praise, and we are glad to notice its 

 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. 



All the Lilies on our list make stately and magnificent pot flowers. They are deli- 

 ciously fragrant, the cut flowers very lasting, opening full to the last bud in water, and 

 are fairly beyond comparison for the table, bouquet vases and glasses. 



The sorts best suited for forcing are: the Bermuda Easter Lily (Lilium Harrisii), 

 Lilium Candidum and Lilium Longiflorum. 



Lily bulbs ready in October, except as noted. 



CULTURE OUT OF DOORS.— Their culture is simple, and with a little care failure is impossible. The bulbs 

 should be planted in the autumn, if possible, from first of October or as long as the soil can be worked; if in spring, 

 as soon as the frost is out of the ground until the first of May— the earlier the better. In the South, where frost 

 does not prevent, plant from October to March. 



Select a well-drained spot, dig the soil deep, and make it fine, enriching it abundantly with very rotten cow 

 manure and adding a liberal mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from four to six inches deep, according to size. 

 During the winter cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of coarse straw manure, which will not only afford 

 a slight protection to the bulbs, but will materially enrich the soil. In the 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 oftener than once in five years. 



CULTURE FOR FORCING IN POTS.— As early as the bulbs can be procured in autumn, from August to 

 November, plant them m five or six inch pots, using a compost of one-half rich, loamy soil, one-quarter well rotted 

 cow manure and one-quarter clean, sharp sand. This compost should just cover the bulbs and should be made firm 

 by being pressed closely about them. Then place the pots in a cold frame, or plunge them in a sheltered place in 

 the garden until the soil covers the tops of the pots one to two inches deep, or place them in a cool room where 

 there is no fire. Let them remain here until quite cold weather comes on and the pots are well filled with roots. 

 Then remove to the greenhouse, conservatory or warm room, but force slowly, keeping the temperature moderately 

 cool (about 60°) until the buds appear. Water only sparingly till then, but when the buds have set, increase the 

 heat, and water thoroughly. A little weak, clear manure water may be used with advantage two or three times a 

 week, when the plants are growing freely and the pots are well filled with roots. While in bloom keep the plants 

 in a dry, airy, cool situation to make the flowers last the longer. Better success may be had with the Lilium Harrisii 

 if it is first planted in four-inch pots and allowed to root two or three months and is then transplanted to six-inch 

 pots, though this is not essential to success. 



LILIUn AURATUn 



The glorious gold-banded Lily of Japan, and one of 

 the grandest plants in cultivation. Its immense ivory 

 white flowers are thickly studded 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, with only fairly good cul- 

 ture, give from five to ten magnificent flowers, and 

 under good cultivation will, after becoming well 

 established, give from ten to fifty. 20 Lcnts each; 

 $2.00 dozen, postpaid. 



LILIUM BATEMANNI 



A rare and beautiful Lily from Japan, bearing 

 large, apricot-tinted flowers of great beauty. 

 20 cents each; $2.00 dozen, postpaid. 



LILIUM CANDIDUM 



(Ready in September) 



The peerless White Lily, queen of the garden. 

 Although old and common, this is still one of the 

 finest clear white flowers in cultivation, and no 

 garden, however small, should be without at least 

 one plant of this beautiful variety, ij cents each; 

 S/-SO dozen, postpaid. 



LILIUM AUHATUM. 



