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i THE FAR-FAMED BELLA-DONNA and guernsey lilies. 
The flowers of the beautiful Guernsey Lily are brilliant scarlet, and in the sun’s rays appear as if 
spangled with gold-dust. The BeUa-Donna Lily is white, flushed with rose purple, very handsome. 
These bulbs are generally received from Guernsey early in September, and always showing the 
S? W f£? o .u f oi' sh ould, therefore, be given immediately after the 1st and not later than 
the loth September. When dispatching these to our customers we examine the flower-bud of each, dis- 
carding such as at the time do not give promise of flowering. Notwithstanding this precaution on our 
part delay in transit, not planting immediately they are received, or, it may be, an undeveloped defect 
in the flower, may lead to partial failure. We therefore recommend those who wish to ensure the 
enjoyment of these charming flowers, as they are so exceedingly cheap, to purchase an extra supply, and 
so avoid disappointment and annoyance. 
s. d. 
1088 Bella-Donna Lily (Amaryllis Belladonna) per doz. 5 (5* each 0 
1089 Guernsey Lily (Nerine Sarniensis) 5 6 0 
THE LILY (Lilium). 
In all ages and in all countries the Lily has been emblematical of beauty ; but in no other age than 
the present have the lovers of Flora had so full an opportunity of revelling in its varied charms. In 
diversity of form and colour it yields to no class of hardy plants ; for the Lily, with but few exceptions, 
will remain uninjured oftentimes at a lower temperature than many of our native plants. To those who 
can leave their Geranium beds and pass with us to a modified form of the mixed flower-borders of former 
days, we would suggest that masses of Lilies be interspersed along the borders, say three in a spot, where 
they may remain undisturbed for years, and so arranged as to give a succession of flowers from the 
beginning of June to the end of September. Those wliich flower first are the Croceum varieties, 
embracing Fulgens, Bulbiferum, and Thunbergianum. The colours range from the lightest apricot to the 
deepest orange-scarlet and crimson, and they commence blooming in June. These are followed by 
the Candidum and Longiflorum varieties, with their snow-white flowers. After these come Excelsum, 
Turk’s-caps, and a few others ; which are followed again by the Tiger Lilies, of which there are some 
grand varieties of noble growth and brilliantly coloured flowers ; and the magnificent Auratum, the 
Golden-rayed Queen of the Lilies. And as if Nature had been more munificent to this her favourite 
child than to any other class of flowers, she terminates her galaxy of Lily-beauty with the superb 
varieties of the Lancifolium, the most beautiful of all. 
We have treated the Lily as a hardy plant, grown in permanent situations. As a supplementary 
plant, however, for filling flower-beds, intermingling with other plants, and for arranging in situations 
where for the time being there may be a lack of colour, the Lilies may be used extensively with 
remarkable effect. For this purpose they should be grown in pots, plunged in ashes in any out-of-the- 
way corner till nearly in bloom ; from thence they can be removed to where they are required, and the 
pots plunged sufficiently deep to be out of sight ; when done blooming, re-lifted and returned to their 
former situations. They may also be treated in this manner to furnish a constant supply of bloom for 
the decoration of the conservatory, or for the furnishing of vases, table decorations, <fcc., aud this at a 
veiy moderate outlay ; and, as the Lilies annually improve and increase in quantity, the investment 
may be looked upon as not an unprofitable one. Roots ready to send out end of October. 
OUR OWN SELECTION OF SUCCESSIONAL VARIETIES. 
1090 1 each 25 varieties for pots 30/, 42/, to 60 
1091 1 each 12 ditto ditto 10/6, 15/, to 30 
1092 1 each 6 ditto ditto 5/6, 7/6, to 10 
Each — s . 
1096 Auratum, the magnificent golden-rayed 
Lily of Japan 2 ft. to 6 ft., 
2/6, 3/6, 5/6, 7/6, and 10 
1097 Aurantiacum or Croceum. the well-known 
Orange Lily , 3 ft., 3/6 per doz. 0 
major, orange , 3 ft 0 
minor, orange , 2 ft 0 
praecox, orange , 3 ft 1 
1098 
1099 
1100 
1101 
1102 
1104 
1105 
1106 
1107 
1108 
„ sibiricum, orange , 3 ft 0 
„ tenuifolium, orange, 3 ft. ... 0 
1103 Atrosanguineum or fulgens, orange- 
scari et, spotted black , 1 4 ft. 0 9 
„ maculatum, orange-red , and 
blotched , 1 A ft 1 0 
„ hybviihim, orange-scarlet, 2it. 0 9 
,, iramaculatum, yellow and 
orange, fine form , 1£ ft. . . . 0 9 
„ sanguinolentum, orange- 
scarlet, 3 ^ ft 1 0 
„ sappho, orange-scarlet, spotted 
black, fine, \ hit 1 0 
1109 Brownii or Japonicum, white, splendid 
species, 2 ft 5/6 to 7 6 
1110 Bulbiferum, orange- scarlet, 2 ft 0 6 
1111 „ erectum, orange-scarlet, fine, 
2 ft 0 9 
1112 „ grandiflorum, orange-scar- 
let, 2 ft 0 9 
1113 ,, incomparable, orange-scarlet, 
spotted black, 2 ft 1 0 
1114 „ umbellatum, in mixture, re- 
commended for bedding, 
2 ft., 5/6 per doz 0 G 
1093 3 each 25 varieties for out-doors 42/ to 
1094 3 each 12 ditto ditto ... 15/ to 
1095 1 each 12 ditto ditto ... 5/6 to 
Each- 
1115 Bulbiferum maculatum, orange- scarlet, 
4 ft 
1116 „ „ fulgedum, bright 
orange-scarlet, 2 ft. 
1117 „ „ punctatum, bright 
orange-scarlet, spotted black flit. 
1118 Camtschatkense, orange, 1^ ft 
1119 Candidum, the well-known White Lily , 
very f ragrant, 4 ft., 3/6 per doz. 
1120 „ with gold-margined foliage 
exceedingly beautiful 
1120£ „ with gold-blotched foliage ... 
1121 ,, plenum, fiowers white, 4 ft. ... 
1122 „ striatum , white and brown, \ ft. 
1123 Catesbmi, yellow, spotted and shaded 
crimson, very pretty, 1 ft. 
1124 Canadense or' Super'bum, light orange, 
spotted and shaded crimson, elegant, 3 ft. 
1125 Chalcedonicum or Scarlet Martigon, deep 
scarlet, 3 it 
1126 Colchicum or Szovitsianum, pure yellow, 
spotted, 3 ft 5/6 to 
1127 Excelsum, Isabellinum, or testaceum, 
beautiful apricot colour, 3 ft 1/ to 
1128 Eximium vera, pure while, 1^ ft 
1129 Giganteum, the most majestic of Lilies ; 
fiowers pure white, 5 ft. to 10 ft. 
3/6, 5/6, 7/6. 10/G, and 
1130 Lancifolium or Speciosura album, pure 
white, 3 ft., 9/ to 15/ per doz. ... 1/ to 
1131 „ roseum, white, delicately 
spotted with rose, 3 ft., 9/ to 15/6 per 
doz 1/ to 
s. d. 
63 0 
21 0 
10 6 
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