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Hardy Lilies 
GUARANTEED 
TO GROW 
EASTER LILY (Longiflorum). 
The most reliable of the Easter Lilies 
for growing indoors in pots, and the 
most popular. Large pure white 
fragrant flowers borne 3 to 12 on a 
plant. Easily grown ; hardy outside 
with protection and may be planted 
in the garden after it is through 
flowering inside. 35c each; 3 for 
$1.00; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
GIANT TIGER LILY. A grand 
Lily with large pyramids of orange- 
red flowers spotted with purplish 
black. August and September. 4 to 
5 feet. One of the hardiest and most 
easily grown. 25c each ; 3 for 70c; 
12 for $2.25, postpaid. 
LEMON LILY (Hemerocallis Flava). 3 ft. June. Beautiful lemon-yellow flowers, 
3 to 4 inches in diameter, and delightfully fragrant, A fine cut flower. 25c each; 
3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
DWARF LEMON LILY (Hemerocallis Middendorfii). 18 inches. May. The earliest 
Lemon Lily. Blossoms 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Fine for borders and rock gardens. 
25c each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
BLUE and WHITE PLANTAIN LILIES. See Funkia or Japanese Day Lilies, 
page 61. 
Regal Lily (25c Each) 
DOUBLE TIGER LILY. A double Coral Li| V < 35c Each > 
form of the popular Tiger Lily. 
Flowers are borne in large clusters 
an qn Se P tember - Very hardy, permanent, easily grown and exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful. 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $2.75, postpaid. 
FORMOSANUM. See page 63 for description. 35c each; 3 for 
$1.00; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
MADONNA LILY (Candidum). A very popular Lily growing 2 to 4 feet tall and 
Dealing tine, large flowers in clusters from 3 to 20 at the top of each stem. The 
blooms are waxy white and have yellow anthers. The individual blooms are 3 to 4 
inches long and fully as wide. They have a delightful fragrance. It is of easy 
cultivation and does well in any soil or location, lasting almost indefinitely. Blooms 
during June and July. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
Note: Madonna Lilies are planted in the fall only. Order now and bulbs will 
be delivered next September. All other varieties are delivered in the spring. 
GOLDEN LILY (Hemerocallis Fulva). 2 to 3 ft. June-July. Rich orange-red with 
mahogany shadings. 20c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.60, postpaid. 
Lilies are of the easiest culture, comparatively free from insect pests, 
and need no dusting or spraying with poisons. The varieties listed below 
are all hardy, and will increase in beauty and size with each succeeding 
year. Directions for planting sent with all Lily bulbs. 
REGAL LILY (Myriophyllum). One of the most beautiful of all Lilies. 
The flowers are white, slightly suffused with pink ; with a beautiful glow 
of canary yellow at center, which continues part way up the trumpet. 
They are borne in clusters and measure 4 to 6 inches in length, and 
are nearly as broad. Delightfully perfumed, reminding one of the 
Jasmine. In the garden it blooms profusely during July, continuing its 
glorious display well into August. One of the haj-diest and finest out¬ 
door Lilies. 3 to 5 feet. 25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.25, postpaid. 
Seed, 15c per packet. 
CORAL LILY (Tenuifolium). A most attractive Lily for rock gardens 
or in the foreground of the herbaceous border, attaining a height of 
18 inches to 2 feet. Bears large heads of pendulous, waxen, deep scarlet 
flowers on wiry stems. This Lily attracts an unusual amount of atten¬ 
tion for its daintiness and brilliancy. Probably the brightest in color 
of all Lilies. Easily grown and permanent. 35c each; 3 for SOc; 
12 for $3.00, postpaid. Seed, 25c per packet. 
GOLD BANDED LILY OF JAPAN (Auratum). Immense, fragrant flowers, meas¬ 
uring nearly a foot in width when fully expanded, are produced in great profusion 
from July to September. Broad petals, gracefully recurved. White, thickly studded 
with crimson-maroon spots, with a wide gold band down the center of each petal. 
3 to 6 feet. A woman in Iowa writes that she had 75 blooms on one stalk and the 
stalk was 6 feet high. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
RED BANDED LILY (Speciosum Rubrum). No words can overstate the brilliant 
beauty of this famous Japanese Lily. Large, rosy-white flowers, thickly dotted with 
crimson spots. One of the best for garden culture. 2 to 4 feet. August and 
September. 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
FIREFLAME (Elegans). For a gorgeous display of rich coloring, very few flow¬ 
ers equal this improved type of Lilium Elegans. The brightest and most brilliant 
of all the orange-scarlet Lilies; 1% to 2 feet; bloom during June and July; large 
erect flowers. An always depend¬ 
able hardy Lily. 30c each; 3 for 
85c; 12 for $2.75, postpaid. 
Gold Banded Lily (35c Each) 
Hardy Day Lilies 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
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