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Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 
LILIES (Lilium) 
No class of plants capable of being cultivated out of doors possesses so many 
charms; rich and varied in color, stately and handsome in habit, profuse in variety, 
and of delicious fragrance. They thrive best in dry soil, where water will not stand in 
winter. After planting they require very little care, and should not be disturbed for 
several years. Established plants bloom more freely than if taken up annually. 
Auratum — (Gold Banded Lily of Japan) 
Flowers very largo, of a delicate 
ivory white color, thickly dotted 
with rich chocolate crimson spots, 
with a bright golden band through 
the center of each petal. The finest 
of all lilies. 
Candidum — The old fashioned pure white 
garden lily. One of the hardiest. 
Harrisii — (The Bermuda Easter Lily) — 
Flowers large, trumpet shaped, pure 
waxy white, gracefully formed and 
delightfully fragrant. The ease with 
which it can be forced into flower in 
winter has made it wonderfully pop- 
ular as a winter flower. 
Longiflorum — A well known beautiful va- 
riety, with snow-white trumpet- 
shaped flowers that are very fra- 
grant, quite hardy and blooms freely 
in the open ground in June and July. 
Tiger Lily — Bright orange scarlet with 
dark spots; a strong growing, showy 
variety, and entirely hardy 
Speciosum Rubrum — White, beautifully 
spotted red; flowers in August. One 
of the most useful of the Lily family, 
Lilium Longiflorum 
hardy and flowering well under all 
circumstances. 
Speciosum Album — Very fragrant large 
flowers, pure white with a green run- 
ning through the center of each 
petal. 
BORDER PLANTS 
We offer a fine assortment of the best varieties of these useful plants, which are 
exceedingly valuable on account of their hardiness, easy culture and showy appear- 
ance. They will mostly live all winter in the open ground and bloom freely every year. 
We name our leading sorts. 
Anchusa Italica (Dropmore variety). 
A new perfectly hardy, border plant, 
and nothing so good of its color, a 
pure blue. This is the most meritor- 
ious new plant of the season. It is 
free growing, growing to a large 
bush, four to five feet in height, 
making a grand show. It produces 
brilliant pure blue flowers in abun- 
dance during June, July and August. 
We highly endorse it and give it 
unqualified praise. Some parties will 
be offering seedlings, and as they do 
not come from seed, avoid them. We 
offer Large Blooming Plants. 
Christmas Rose — (Helleborus Niger). 
Blush white flowers on short stalks 
about six inches high. Has the pecu- 
liarity of blooming quite abundantly 
during the winter in the open ground. 
Daisy — (Beilis.) 
Red, white and pink, double and 
quilled. 
Dielytra — (Bleeding Heart) — Rosy, heart- 
shaped flowers hanging in great pro- 
fusion from a gracefully curved 
stem. May and June. 
Fox-Glove — (Digitalis). 
Long bell shaped flowers on stems three 
to four feet high; white and red; 
very showy. July to September. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora — (Blanket Flower) 
Flowers large, brightly colored and of 
perfect form. Blooms from June till 
October or November. Grows two 
feet high; one of the best for cutting. 
Hollyhocks — A fine collection of colors. 
Larkspur — ( Delphinium ) . 
Flowers in terminal spikes in brilliant 
blue, purple, white or red. June to 
August. 
Phlox. 
The Phlox is one of the most interest- 
ing of all our herbaceous perennial 
plants, and commends itself to every 
one. 
Tritoma — (Red Hot Poker) — Splendid 
late blooming plant; flower stems 3 
to 4 feet in height with spikes a foot 
or more in length, of rich orange red 
and scarlet tubulous flowers. Re- 
quires slight protection in winter. 
