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Drecr's Garden Calendar. 



LILIUM AURATUM, or Golden Japan Lily. 



This superb Lily has flowers from ten to twelve inches across, com- 

 posed of six delicate white, ivory-like petals, each being thickly studded 

 Avith rich chocolate-crimson spots, and having a bright golden band 

 through the centre of each petal, with an exquisite vanilla-like perfume. 

 As the bulbs acquire age and strength, the flowers obtain their maximum 

 size and number. Upwards of twelve flowers have been produced on a 

 single stem. It is perfectly hardy in dry soils, and is also admirably 

 adapted for pot culture. 



Sound flowering bulbs of our own growing, 50 cts. to $1.00. $5.00 to 

 $10.00 per doz., according to size. 



CALIFORNIA LILIES. 



The following varieties we have received from a responsible collector 

 and botanist in California, which we offer with the descriptions received : 



HUMBOLDTI. Color golden yellow, spotted with scarlet; flowers 

 drooping on long peduncles. 75 cts. 



WASHINGTONIANUM. Flowers erect, pure white, with bright scar- 

 let spots, produced in abundance on strong tall stems, four to six 

 feet high; fragrant. $1.00. 



