Hardy Garden Lilies 



Lilies are the crowning g-lory of the garden. From time immemorial they have commanded the admiration 

 of mankmd. All of us know them, yet, strange to say, few gardeners realize how many and varied in form they 

 are, or how easy it is to get a start with them. A few bulbs planted in congenial soil will not only live from 

 year to year but will multiply indefinitely. 



With th 3 exception of Lily Candidum and Superbum, all Lilies on this page are stem-rooting and should 

 u ij "i*^ , ^ inches deep. Candidum and Superbum make their roots at the base of the bulb and these 

 should be planted 4 to 5 inches deep. Full cultural instractions are sent with each order for Lily bulbs. 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, add 5c each; 20c per dozen. 



Lily Candidum 



Arrive from Northern France in September. 



Native of France, this marvelous free-blooming 

 pure white Lily is a great favorite for border 

 planting. Nothing is more effective than its im- 

 maculate snowy white against the deep green of 

 June shrubbery. For best results they should be 

 planted immediately upon arrival, but will bloom 

 satisfactorily even if planted in November. Large 

 bulbs, 35c each ; $3.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100. 

 Jumbo bulbs, 50c each ; $5.00 per doz. ; $37.50 

 per luO. 



Lily Regale 



Ready for Delivery in October. 



This is, perhaps, the finest of all garden Lilies. 

 It is extremely hardy and thrives in a variety of 

 soils. Bushy plants, covered with big trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, white, flushed with pink on the 

 outside and canary-yellow in the center. Our 

 stock of this superb Lily will be found to be far 

 superior to the small sized bulbs generally offered. 

 Jumbo bulbs, 75c each; $7.50 per doz.; $57.50 pc- 

 loO. Monster bulbs, $1.00 each; $10.00 par doz. 



Lily Speciosum Rubrum. 



Japanese Lilies 



Arrive from Japan November-December. 



Auratum (The Gold-Banded Lily of Japan). 

 Large flowers, ivory-white spotted with 

 crimson and striped with gold through 

 the center of each petal. 9x11 size, 50c 

 each ; $5.00 per doz. ; $37.50 per 100. 

 11x13 size, 75c each ; $7.50 per doz. ; 

 $57.50 per 100. 



Speciosum Album (The White Showy Lily). 

 Large, white flowers, each petal faintly 

 banded with green. Large bulbs, 65c 

 each ; $6.50 per doz. ; $50.00 per 100. 



Speciosum Rubrum (The Pink Showy Lily). 

 Shaded with deep rose and spotted with 

 crimson. 9x11 size, 50c each ; S5.00 per 

 doz. ; S37.50 per 100. 11x13 size, 75c 

 each ; S7.50 per doz. ; S57.50 per 100. 



COLLECTION. One each of the above 3 

 Japanese Lilies, 9x11 size, $1.50, postpaid. 



Four Brilliant Lilies 



Ready for Delivery October-November. 



Hansoni. Flowers are bright orange-yellow 

 spotted brown. Plants bloom in June and 

 grow 4 to 5 feet high. 75c each ; $7.50 

 per doz. 



Henryi. Very tall growing orange Lily. A 

 strong growing variety, pei-fectly at home 

 in a variety of soils. 75c each ; $7.50 per 

 doz. 



Superbum. The brightest of our native 

 Lilies, bearing in July great clusters of 

 glowing orange flowers. 30c each ; $3.00 

 per doz. 



Tigrinum Splendens (The Giant Tiger Lily). 

 Orange-red flowers. A fine native Lily 

 that never fails to bloom. 30c each ; $3.00 

 per doz. 



COLLECTION. One each of the above 4 

 Brilliant Lilies, $2.00, postpaid. 



Beckert Seed & Bulh Company 



^ 502 Liberty Avenue PITTSBURGH, P A. Phone AT. 1129 



A. B. MORSE COMPANY, HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. ST. JOSEPH. MICH 



