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LILIES — continued. each- 
|| Elegans venustum (syn. armeniacum), soft rich glowing reddish orange, late- 
flowering, a grand showy Lily, ht. ft per doz. 25/- 
„ Wallacei, a fine variety, producing from August to September several flowers of 
a glowing apricot-orange, ht. 2,J ft per doz. 7/6 
„ Willie Barr, fine large flowers of a bright orange-yellow, spotted crimson, 
very showy and beautiful, ht. i| ft per doz. 7/6 
,, Mixed varieties, for planting in wild gardens, shrubbery borders, etc. 
per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 
U Giganteum (The Himalayas ), the most majestic of Lilies, having stems 10 to 12 ft. 
high, when established, with large handsome heart-shaped leaves, and from July to August 
immense long white trumpet-shaped flowers. Groups of this noble Lily in large herbaceous 
and shrubbery borders, woodlands, or wild gardens produce a grand effect. They should be 
planted in a half-shady position, where they can establish themselves and where the subsoil is 
fairly moist. The large flowering bulbs should be potted up and plunged in a cold frame 
and then be planted out in May, slight protection from early morning frosts being given. If 
foliage is made late in the season, after flowering, it must be protected during the winter with 
straw. The smaller bulbs are specially recommended for naturalising, and will bloom freelv 
two or three years after planting. Monster flowering bulbs 7/6, 10/6 & 
Very large flowering bulbs 3/6 & 
Smaller bulbs per doz. 1 5/- & 24/- ; 1/6 & 
Grayi ( North Carolina), a strikingly handsome Lily from the Alleghany Mountains, 
flowers of distinct and elegant form, rich deep blood-crimson, interior spotted maroon-black 
and shading to golden-yellow, habit light and graceful, J uly-flowering, ht. 2 ft. . . .per doz. 1 7/6 
|| Hansoni— The Japanese Yellow Martagon Lily (Japan), large wax-like flowers with 
reflexing petals, bright golden-yellow, spotted crimson-maroon ; one of the most beautiful 
and distinct of June-flowering Lilies, ht. 3 ft. ; of easy cultivation. First-Class Certifi- 
cate R.H.S per doz. 15/- 
||o Henryi, a most elegant Lily discovered by Dr. Henry in Central China; producing 
in August — September handsome branching heads of twenty or more flowers resembling 
in form L. spcciosum, but of a soft orange-yellow colour ; a hardy vigorous grower, attain- 
ing a height of 8 ft. Unlike other Lilies, it produces seed freely Strong bulbs, 3/6 & 
,, ,, ,, Monster bulbs 
Q Humboldti ( California ), large handsome flowers of great substance, rich golden-yellow, 
spotted dark crimson, with recurved petals, very showy, ht. 5 ft., July-flowering. This Lily 
requires to be established before blooming freely per doz. 21/- 
„ ,, ,, Monster bulbs 
f! Humboldti var. magnificum, a grand form, surpassing the type in richness of 
colour and its free-flowering character ; the large handsome flowers are of a rich deep golden, 
with large spots and blotches of blood-red. Established plants bear fifteen to twenty blooms on 
a spike, ht. 4^ ft. ; 90 per cent, of the bulbs may be expected to bloom the first year. 
Strong bulbs, per doz. 36/- 
„ ,, „ Extra targe bulbs 
Q Kelloggii, a graceful and beautiful Lily from California, bearing pretty soft pink flowers 
with closely recurved petals, fragrant, ht. 2^ ft. Award of Merit R.H.S. ...per doz. 36/- 
fioKrameri ( South Japan), a chaste and beautiful flower, delicate rose-pink, of elegant 
outline and graceful habit of growth, July-flowering, ht. 2 ft. 
Strong bulbs, per doz. 7/6 & 10/6 ; -/8 & 
Lancifolium. See Speciosum. 
l oLcichttini (Japan), bearing in August, on graceful stems, numerous handsome golden- 
yellow flowers, spotted crimson-purple, very beautiful, ht. 3 to 4 ft. In planting surround 
the bulbs with sharp sand per doz. 21/- 
||iLongiflorum — St. Joseph’s Lily (China and Japan), very beautiful Lilies, producing 
in June and July long snow-white trumpet-shaped flowers, which are deliciously 
fragrant. Greatly prized for pot-culture, and for flower-beds and borders. While 
in growth they require plenty of water. 
,, type, snowy white trumpet-shaped flowers, ht. 2 ft. ...per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 
,, formosum, a fine new variety from Formosa, flowering very early, and a good 
forcer ; its elegant trumpet-shaped white flowers are fairly uniform in character, 
but the foliage varies a good deal, ht. 2 to 3 ft. It is a more reliable Lily than 
Harrisii per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 
„ ,, Extra targe bulbs ,, 12/6 
||5 ,, Harrisii (The Bermuda or Easter Lily), a graceful Lily producing an abundance 
of long handsome snow-white flowers of elegant outline ; greatly in demand for 
early forcing, ht. 3 ft. Ready for Supply in September. 
Strong bulbs, per doz. 10/6 
„ „ Extra large bulbs „ 15/- 
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