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THE LILY (Lilium). 



The lily is the most charmingly beautiful plant, and withal the most easily cultivated, so that none 

 need hesitate throiigh fear of faOure to purchase a good supply of the best varieties, for the ornamenta- 

 tion of the conservator}', sitting-room, and flower garden. As some of the varieties are more desirable 

 than others for in-door culture, we have indicated them with a *. The height of each is given in feet. 



For In-Doors. — Use a good mellow soil, composed of equal parts of leaf-mould and loam, with a 

 little peat if at hand, and one-sixth part of silver sand. A 6 or 7 inch pot ^vill be large enougli for one 

 strong bulb, and a twelve-inch pot with six strong bulbs — say of Lilium lancifolium — planted in it will 

 furnish a specimen of no ordinary beauty : cover the bulbs about half-an-inch, then stand the pots out 

 of doors in a sheltered situation on a bed of ashes, and cover them over with the same material (> or 

 8 inches, and there let them remain till the plants begin to push through the covering, when they may 

 be removed to a cold frame, gi-eenhouse, or sitting-room window, or allowed to remain out of doors under 

 a north wall, the pots plunged in ashes, and attended to with water. The Golden-rayed Queen of Lilies 

 (L. am-atum) is one of the most gorgeously beautiful and fragrant plants in cultivation. 



For out op Doors. — A light or medium well-drained soU is best. Plant the bulbs one foot apart, 

 and five inches deep, surromiding each with clean sand ; for the first winter place on the surface a few 

 dry leaves. 



OUR OWN selection. 



L. auratum and L. candidum are ready to send out at once, all the other varieties in October 



937 1 each 12 varieties for pot culture . 21 



938 1 each 6 ditto ditto os. Sd. to 10 



941 

 942 

 943 



944 



945 

 946 



947 



948 



949 



950 



951 

 962 



953 



954 



Per doz. 

 s. d. 



Eacli. 

 «. d. 



6to7 

 6..0 



*AtrosanguineTim maculatum, 



orant/e^red, blotched, 2 ft 3 0 



Aurantiacum (Orange Lily), 



Ait., fine for shrubberies. . . 3 6. .0 4 

 *Auratuin, clear white, richly 



spotted crimson, and exqui- 

 sitely rayed with golden yel- 

 low or crimson, delicionsly 



fragrant... each 3/6, 5/G, 7/6, 10/6, & 21/ 

 •Brownii or Japonicum, white, 



a beautiful variety, very 



fragrant 2 fl each 5 



Bulbiferum, orange scarlet, 2 ft. 5 

 Candidum (The White Lily), 



3 ft., sweet scented, handsome 

 „ Flore Pleno, 3 ft., 



double white 5 6..0 6 



*Catesb8ei, 1 ft., dark red, 



beautifully spotted with black ..1 0 



Chalcedonicum, 3 ft., scarlet, 



Turk's Cap, very beautiful . 5 0..0 6 

 *Excelsum ilsabellinuvn, tes- 



tacenm), 4 h., buff, beautiful 15 0..1 6 



*Fulgedum, deep red, 2 ft 0 9 



* „ umbellatum, rich 



orange red, 1^ ft 1 0 



*Giganteam, 5 to 10 ft., white, 



the most noble of all lilies, 



each ■. 7/6.. 10/6 to 15/6 



*Lancifoliuni album, 3 ft., 



pure white, 



per doz. 10|6 to 15/6. .each 1/ to 1/6 



939 3 each 12 varieties for out-door culture . 

 9i0 1 ditto * ditto 



Per doz 

 .>■. d. 



954J Lancifolium punctatum 



(true), white, delicately 

 spotted rose » 2/6 



955 *Lancifolium roseum punctatum, 



3 ft., while, spotted rose, 



per doz. 10(6 to 15/6. .each 1/ 



956 'Lancifolium rubrum punctatum, 



3 ft., white, spotted crimson, 



per doz. 10/6 to 15/6.. each 1/ 



957 *tongillorum, 1^ ft., pure 



white,veryhandsomeflower 3 6. 



958 * „ eximum, i.^ fc, 



pure white, very handsome 7 



959 Martigon scarlet, 3 ft., 



scarlet 5 



960 „ purple, 3 ft. 



961 „ white, 3 ft 



962 „ yellow, 3 ft 



963 ,, mixed, 3 ft., various 



964 *Monadelphicum, yellow, 3 ft, 



965 *PhiladelpMcum, 2 ft., scarlet, 



with black spots on yellow 



966 'Pyrenic\xm, 3 it, yellow 



967 *Superbum, or Canadense, 



.5 ft., salmon 



968 *Tenuifoliuni, scarlet 



969 *Thomsonianum, 3 ft, rose. . 



970 *Thunbergianum, 2 ft., rich 



orange scarlet 



971 "*Tigrinum, 2 ft., orange-sal- 



mon spotted black 3 6 



972 *Venustum, lift., oranj^e... 10 6 



s. d. 



12 6 

 4 6 



. Each, 

 s. d. 



& 3/6 



to 1/6 



to 1/6 

 .0 4 



6..0 9 



0. 



5 0. 



.0 6 



.0 9 



.1 6 



.0 6 



.0 6 



.1 6 



.3 6 



.0 9 



.1 0 



.5 0 



.2 6 



.3 6 



.0 4 



.1 0 



THE RANUNCULUS. 



A truly elegant and beautiful flower, combining with the most diversified shades and colours, an exquisite 

 symmetry and compactness possessed by few plants. As a cut flower it is quite as useful as the Rose 

 while for bedding, massing, and edging, either m separate or mixed colours, the effect produced is mao-- 

 nificent ; its close habit of growth and rich distinct colours make it all that the most refined taste could 

 desire for ribboning or any other style of gardening. 



Culture.— For successional b'loommg, plant the Turban varieties from October to January, and the 

 Persian from January to March. The Ranunculus succeeds best in a somewhat moist soil, but any soil 

 properly prepared, will grow it to perfection. Plant on a dry day, when the soil works kindly; draw drills 

 two inches deep and five or six mches apart, sprinkling a httle sand at the bottom of the drill. The tubers 

 should be firmly pressed into the soil, with the claws downwards, and covered with sand, then with soil 

 keeping the crown two inches under the surface; duiing severe weather, cover the bed with dry litter' 



