LILIES FROM SEED 
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A Wonderful Lily 
Lilium Philippinense Formosanum 
Flowers Similar to Easter Lily; Easily Grown from Seed; Blossoms the 
Same Season Seed is Planted 
It is one of the most wonderful Lilies in existence. Seed sown in February, March 
and April produces plants that come into flower in the fall of the same year, and 
keep on flowering continuously year after year. After the flowers are over, new 
suckers come out from the same bulb and the bulb itself increases. Will have as 
many as ten flowers on a single stem under proper culture. Flowers are of purest 
white tinted purple outside, about the same size and form as Easter Lily. Delight¬ 
fully fragrant. They are excellent both for pot culture and for garden. 
A florist in Pennsylvania planted some of the seed in January and on June 26th 
wrote that the flowers were then ready to open. 
The second year they flower more freely, very often as many as ten flowers on a 
single stem. These flower stems appear one after another, two or three times a year 
from the same bulb. In the course of two to three years they will make a fine 
clump of Lily plants and will produce a mass of flowers in August and from then on 
continuously, by throwing new suckers from the roots. 
Sow the seed in shallow boxes or pans, using rather light soil, and transplant when 
with 5 or 6 leaves. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. For bulbs, see page 87. 
Hen and Chickens 
HEN AND CHICKENS (Sempervivum Tectorum). 
An evergreen succulent plant forming a rosette of 
fleshy green leaves with reddish brown tips. Minia¬ 
ture rosettes form at the base of the parent plant. 
The pale red flowers are borne on a stem in the center 
of the matured plant. An indispensable rock plant. 
Also suitable for dish gardening and pot culture. 25c 
each; 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
LYCHNIS 
FLORE PLENO. A very showy variety with double 
crimson flowers produced on spikes 1 ft. high. Bloom¬ 
ing size plants, 40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
CHALCEDONICA (Scarlet Lightning 
or Maltese Cross). 2 ft. June-July. 
Handsome hardy perennial for massing 
in beds and borders; large heads of 
brilliant scarlet flowers; suitable for 
cutting. Pkt., 8c. Blooming size 
plants, 30c each; 3 for 60c; 12 for 
$1.50, postpaid. 
FLOS-CULCULI (Ragged Robin or 
Cuckoo Flower). The beautiful flow¬ 
ers are produced in loose clusters on 
stems 1 to 2 ft. high from May to 
August. Blooming size plants (either 
Pink or White), 30c each; 3 for 60c; 
12 for $1.50, postpaid. 
VISCARIA SPLENDENS (German 
Catchfly). 18 inches. May-June. Rose- 
red flowers produced in clusters on stiff 
erect stems. A very fine variety ; of 
easy culture. Blooming size plants, 
25c each ; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
Hen and Chickens 
LUPINUS PERENNIAL 
(Polyphyllus). 3 to 4 ft. June-July. Long 
graceful spikes, which are loaded with pea- 
shaped flowers. Fine for perennial beds and 
backgrounds and excellent for cut flowers. 
Can supply in Blue, Rose, White, and Mixed 
Colors at 10c per packet; 3 pkts., 25c. 
Blooming size plants (mixture of colors 
only) at 25c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50, 
postpaid. 
Lychnis 
Lily of the Valley 
9 inches. May-June. These popular 
and fragrant flowers do their best in a 
shady situation. A hardy perennial 
that is too well known to require de¬ 
scription. 20c each; 6 for 45c; 12 for 
75c; 25 for $1.35; 100 for $5.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Philippinense Formosanum Lily 
Lunaria 
Lunaria, or Honesty 
(Chinese Money Plant) 
A beautiful hardy biennial, about 2 
feet in height, which is known in the 
different provinces of China as the 
silver, satin or money plant, and in 
Europe as St. Peter’s Penny. Flowers are 
violet-purple, white and dark crimson, followed 
by the silvery seed pods, which present a 
beautiful and rather curious appearance. 
When dried, the stems which are loaded with 
these glistening seed pouches, will last in¬ 
definitely and are exquisite for winter bouquets 
and other decorative purposes. Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c. 
Jacob’s Ladder 
(Polemonium Coeruleum). Clusters of 
drooping flowers on stems 2 to 3 ft. high. 
Finely cut, deep green foliage.. Can be 
supplied in either blue or white at 25c 
each, postpaid. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO.. Galesburg, Michigan 
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