Liliixm P'arryi. 
I am now able to insure niv customers a re- 
supply of tins fine lil> , and of excellent quality. Flowers long trum- 
pet shaped with a very sweet perfume; clear lemon yellow. Se ected 
bulbs 15 00 125 00 
Parvum TRUE. A lily of the Oanadense type, 2 
to 5 feet high, one to many flowered; flowers horizontal, petals not re- 
curved, scarlet, spotted at center with brown. Supply fairly reliable. 12 50 100 00 
OolTimTDianum A very pretty lily much like 
L Humboldtii but dwarfed 7 50 60 00 
L Washingtonianum and L parvum are ready in October, the others in September. 
TRILLIUM 
Sessile Var. Californicum. A splendid plant exactly like 
figure. Petals 3 inches loug, pure white. It has a tendency to grow 
several plants in a clump. ^"Postage extra 3 00 20 00 
Ovatum A fine sort resembling the Eastern T. gran- 
diflorum, white, turning to wine purple. 3 00 20 00 
Culture of Calif or nian Bulbs. 
To successfully grow these bulbs in such a climate as California or Oregon, where 
15 degrees below the freezing point marks the lowest degree of cold, is the easiest mat- 
ter possible. No injury from freezing is to be feared under such conditions. 
Bulbs should be planted early in the fall. As with tulips a deep soil is to be avoided. 
If put in the open ground it is better to have a firm packed soil at six inches depth; 
but large boxes 8 or 10 inches deep and well drained are preferable. In the East or in 
any cold climate Brodiseas, Erythroniums and Star tulips are fairly hardy when given 
good drainage and plenty of leaves for protection: but by far the best place is in the 
cold frame. The very best reports are received from bulbs so treated. 
Plant iu shallow earthen pans, water sparingly, see that drainage is good, and you 
can depend on a satisfactory bloom wherever they are planted. 
Plant early. October is none too early. 
Don't water continually. Soak up occasionally and leave alone as long as soil is 
barely moist. 
Don't use coarse rank manure, either barnyard or other. 
Don't force too much. The longer the growing season the better. 
Don't water after blooming— dry off, and if they cannot be kept dry, take up and lay- 
away in a dry place. 
Don't think because California is a warm country that the winter climate is hot. The 
ground is often frozen stiff for a week at a time where these bulbs are native, and heat 
is to he avoided until the time of blooming. It will not hurt them if the leaves are oc- 
casionally frozen stiff. 
Soils. For BroditBas, Camassia, and Frit illarias any well drained light soil, sandy 
loam with a little leaf mold preferable. 
Star Tulips do best in loam mixed with coarse river sand, well drained. 
Butterfly Tulips do well in a sandy loam or light clay loam, firm around the bulbs. 
Of all things avoid a rich stimulating soil with these. 
Erythroniums need shade and alight well drained soil of which leaf mold is a prin- 
cipal constituent. 
Reports from the east, this year show that Brodijem will grow there in any garden soil 
and are perfectly hardy. 
