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HARDY JAPANESE LILIES 



For Outdoor Planting, or Growing in Pots for Summer Flowering 



Nearly all the Lilies which are cultivated in pots for conservatory and greenhouse decoration are also well adapted for growing in the 

 open ground, and in suitable soil they make an imposing display. The following varieties are generally recognized as border flowers, 

 and with good reason, for the most in- 

 clement winter does not injure them. If 

 left undisturbed, they present an increased 

 number of flowers for several seasons. All 

 the following varieties of Lilies do grandly 

 in pots for conservatory decoration in the 

 summer months. For cultivation of Lilies 

 outdoors, see page 50. 



Lilium Auratum 



Golden-Rayed Lily of Japan 



Monstrous pure white flowers, thickly 

 studded with crimson spots, each petal 

 marked with a wide gold band. A good 

 forcer and excellent for outdoor effect, being 

 perfectly hardy. Each Doz. 100 



8 to 9-inch bulbs $0 10 $1 25 $800 



9 to ii-inch bulbs 15 150 1200 



II to 13 inch bulbs 30 3 00 20 00 



CHOICE AND RARE 

 VARIETIES OF LILIUM 

 AURATUM 



LIL.IUM AURATUM MACRANTHUM. 



Another grand type of the Golden-banded 

 Lily. Large bulbs, 50 cts. each, $4 per 

 doz., $30 per 100. 

 LILIUM AURATUM PICTUM. A very 

 choice type of Lilium auratum ; pure 



white, with red and yellow bands through each Kach Doz. 100 

 petal. Large bulbs |o 30 $3 00 $20 00 



Lilium auratum (type) 



Doz. 



$4 00 $30 00 

 3 50 25 00 



60 6 00 45 00 



Lilium speoiosum ( type 



LILIUM AURATUM PLATYPHYLLUM. Each 

 A very strong and vigorous type of L. auratum. 

 Flowers of immet sesize, pure ivory white, with 

 a deep golden band through each petal. 



Mammoth bulbs Jo 50 



Large bulbs 40 



LILIUM AURATUM RUBRUM VITTA- 

 TUM, A unique variety; flowers 10 to 12 inches 

 across, ivory white, with broad crimson stripe 

 through center of each petal. 



Large bulbs 



LILIUM AURATUM VIRGINALE 

 ALBUM. The White Lily of Japan. Exqui- 

 sitely pure white flowers, very large, with sul- 

 phur-yellow band through each petal 50 5 00 40 00 



LILIUM AURATUM WITTEI. A Lily of 

 magnificent proportions; immense flowers; very 

 tall and free-blooniing ; color creamy white, 

 with gold bands. Large bulbs 75 750 



Lilium Speciosum Album 



Pure white ; agrand variety. Each Doz. 100 



8- to 9-inch bulbs $0 15 $1 50 $ia 00 



9- to ii-inch bulbs 30 3 00 17 50 



I i-inch and over 35 3 50 22 50 



Lilium Speciosum Melpomene 



Very rich crimson. ggch Doz. 100 



8- to g-inch bulbs $0 15 |i 50 fia 00 



9- to n-inch bulbs 25 2 50 15 00 



Lilium Speciosum Rubrum 



White ground, si)ottod rose on each petal ; very liundsonie. 



I'';n h Doz. 100 



8- to 9-inch bulbs fo 12 $1 25 |t8 00 



9- to li-inch bulbs 15 1 50 la 00 



1 1 -inch and over 30 3 00 20 00 



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