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LILIUMS 
SPECIAL NOTICE. —Lily bulbs will be forwarded as they 
mature. As arule we can furnish Candidum, Harrisii, Canadense 
and Superbum in September. The entire balance from late October 
to December. It is advisable to prepare your Lily bed early in the 
autumn and cover with 3 or 4 inches of litter. This will keep the 
ground from freezing and permit the planting of the late-maturing 
kinds, which frequently do not arrive until after hard frost. 
The genus embraces a vast number of species; we, however, 
confine our list to such as are of easy culture, and give the best 
results with the least care. It is in the hardy border or among 
shrubbery that Lilies do best, as they get the benefit of the shade 
of the surrounding plants, which is so necessary for their welfare. 
In planting, cover the bulbs at least three times their own depth, 
and when hard frost sets in, 4 to 6 inches of leaves or litter should 
be placed over them; this should be removed in the spring when 
danger from hard frost is past. When grown in pots it is advisable 
to begin with the smallest pot in which the bulbs can be placed, and 
to shift into larger pots as the plant progresses. Our book, ‘“‘Dreer’s 
Hints on the Growing of Bulbs,” contains very full directions on the 
Growing of Hardy Lilies. Price, 25 cts. Copies free to customers 
who ask for it when ordering. 
Littum AuRATUM (Golden-banded Japanese Lily) 
Auratum (Golden-banded Japan Lily). Undoubtedly one 
of the finest. Its large, graceful, fragrant flowers are 
composed of six petals of a delicate ivory-white color, 
thickly studded with chocolate-crimson spots, and 
striped through the centre a golden-yellow; 3 to 5 feet. 
July-September. Extra large-flowering bulbs, 40 cts. 
each; $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100. Praf My.” 
Canadense (Meadow Lily). Pretty nodding bell-shaped 
flowers; bright yellow, spotted black; 2 to 3 feet; June 
and July. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Candidum (Annunciation or Madonna Lily). This is 
one of the most popular of garden Lilies. The flowers 
pure snow-white and very fragrant, borne on long stems. 
- To succeed with it, it should be planted early in the 
autumn; give the bulbs a light dusting with powdered - 
sulphur, and do not cover with more than 2 inches 
of soil; 3 to 4 feet; May and June. The bulbs we offer are heavy, 
solid stock grown for us in Northern France. 
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Elegans Mixed. For general use either in the garden or indoors this is 
one of the most satisfactory, bearing in June brilliant cup-shaped 
flowers in upright umbels, the mixture contains a number of colors, in- 
cluding red, yellow, orange, etc.; 2 feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 
$15.00 per 100. 
Elegans Leonard Joerg. A large, showy sort, color light orange-red, 
shaded apricot in centre. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Elegans Quilp. Vermilion with few black spots overspread with bright . ; oS pee 1 Sara 
lustre. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz,; $20.00 per 100. Litrum Canpipum, The Madonna Lily 
