PURDY'S CALIFORNIA BULBS AND PLANTS 19 
LEOPARD BOG LILIES, continued 
PARRYIL This is one of the world's finest species. The 
slender, leafy stem is from 3 to 5 feet high and bears from ;i 
few to 25 long, trumpet-shaped, lemon-yellow, sweetly fragrant 
flowers. In some forms, the center is faintly dotted brown; in 
others solid. Large bulbs, 
$1 each; fair bulbs, 40 cts. 
each, $4 per doz. 
ROEZLII. Stem slender, 
leaves crowded, very long 
and slender; the closeh' 
revolute perianth is a clear 
reddish orange, dotted 
maroon. Needs to be well 
massed to get its best 
eft'ect. As it grows quite 
tall, it can be planted in 
low places. A rare Lily; 
long lost, but reintroduced 
by myself. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
ROEZLII, Crimson Form. This is like the type, 
but the flowers are a deep blood-red, lightly dotted 
maroon. With its long and very slender foliage, 
L. Roezlii is always fine. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
Small-flowered Bog Lilies 
PARVUM. A charming little Lily, which, 
under favorable treatment, grows 5 or 6 feet high, 
with many small, bell-shaped flowers. It is orange 
at the center, with crimson tips. From the sub- 
alpine regions about Lake Tahoe. 25 cts. each, 
$3 per doz. 
PARVUM LUTEUM. A taller variety, with 
clear yellow flowers. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
MARITIMUM, of the bogs of the coastal 
portion of Mendocino County, Calif., is related 
to Parvum, but with the deepest crimson-cclored 
flowers only lightly dotted in the throat. The 
foliage, too, is deep green. A very rare lily. 40 
cts. each, $4 per doz.; larger, 50 cts. each, $=, 
per doz. 
CULTURE OF GROUP II 
The second group into which I would divide 
California Lilies as to culture comprises all of 
the so-called Bog Lilies. The Pardalinum and 
Parvum groups are so classed. 
These Lilies grow naturally along the banks of 
small, living streams, on the borders of lakes and ponds, in deep, alpine meadows, on 
the borders of or on raised hummocks in bogs. Their bulbs are not so deep as the others, 
and they are more dependent upon surface moisture. The soil in such places as I have 
mentioned is always rich in rotten leaves, and usually sandy; sometimes it is peat or 
pure humus. Low shrubs or tall plants protect the surface from heat. 
Drainage. The fact that they like moisture does not mean that they like a water- 
soaked soil. Many failures with Bog Lilies are due to this error. If the roots can go 
down to moisture, all the better, but don't put the bulb in wet, gummy soil. 
Soil. A light, sandy loam, mixed with leaf-mold or peat, is the best possible. 
Situation. My description of the natural habitat will suggest the best location where 
large and varied grounds give a choice. On the margin of a pond or brook, planted a 
foot or so above the water-level in moist, meadow-like expanses in sheltered places, or 
damp openings in woods are ideal locations. In small grounds, a hydrant can be so 
arranged as to give a constant drip; the fern corner is good, and the rhododendron-bed 
is perfectly adapted. 
Lilium 
Parryii 
