Early-flowering and 
Forcing Lilies 
The finest varieties of Lilies, admirably adapted 
for spring forcing, and especially desirable to have 
in pots for Easter and earlier. 
AMERICUS. This is a type resembling the Harrisi 
and has all its good qualities. It is, however, 
longer and larger in the trumpet. It created quite 
a sensation at the last International Flower Show 
held in New York, and was awarded First Prize. 
We have only a limited stock of this well-recom- 
mended novelty. Doz. 100 
Top-size Bulbs. XXX. 11 to 12 in. cir. SI 1 00 $85 00 
Large-size Bulbs. XX. 10 to 11 in. cir. 9 00 70 00 
Candidum. (Northern French.) 
Mammoth Bulbs. XXX. 7 50 55 00 
Large Bulbs. XX. 6 50 45 00 
Harrisi. The true Bermuda Easter 
Lily. 
Mammoth Bulbs. XXX. 11 to 13 in. 
cir. 11 00 80 00 
Large Bulbs. XX. 9 to 11 in. cir. . 7 50 55 00 
Longiflorum formosum. Earliest 
of Easter Lilies. Free of disease 
and easy to force. 
Top-size Bulbs. XXX. 11 to 13 in. cir. 9 00 70 00 
First-size Bulbs. XX. 10 to 12 in. cir. . 7 00 50 00 
Second-size Bulbs. X. 9 to 10 in. cir. 5 00 35 00 
Longiflorum giganteum. Large 
flowers of excellent quality. 
Top-size Bulbs. XXX. 10 to 12 in. cir. 6 00 40 00 
First-size Bulbs. XX. 9 to 10 in. cir. . 5 50 35 00 
Longiflorum Erabu. Similar to 
Formosum but much taller. 
Top-size Bulbs. XXX. 11 to 13 in. cir. 9 00 70 00 
First-size Bulbs. XX. 10 to 11 in. cir. . 7 00 50 00 
Lilium Americus 
HARDY GARDEN LILIES spring^ planting 
Hardy Lilies are among the most gorgeous subjects for the garden that can be planted. When happily placed they throw 
up sturdy stems in an eager desire to unfold their wonderful flowers above the heads of their companions, holding the admir¬ 
ing gaze of all who pass. 
All Lilies do not like the same conditions. The one universal requirement for all is absolutely perfect drainage. The loose, 
scaly bulbs which Lilies produce are susceptible to rot in wet soil, and it will pay to go to some pains to be sure that the 
ground for them is properly drained. When Lilies are well established in the garden, it is well to feed them with a top-dressing 
of manure after the tops have died down in the autumn. It is better to omit manure from the Lily-bed before planting. 
Auratum (The Golden-banded Lily of Japan). One of the 
stateliest of all the hardy Lilies; grows 3 to 6 feet high and 
bears twenty or more large and fragrant flowers 8 to 10 
inches in diameter. Planted in clumps of six or so, they 
make an attractive sight. Flowers white, spotted deep red, 
with bright yellow band running through the center of each 
petal, in August. Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$7 00 $50 00 
Extra-large Bulbs. 5 50 40 00 
Candidum (Madonna or Annunciation Lily). The bulbs we 
offer are the true, hardy, Northern French-grown; arriving 
here in September, they should be planted at once, in groups 
of from 3 to 6 dotted among the taller-growing perennials. 
They make their leaf-growth in October, then die down 
and bloom late the following June—stately spikes of large, 
white, fragrant flowers with yellow anthers. Doz. 100 
Specially selected top-size Bulbs. XXX . $7 50 $55 00 
Mammoth Bulbs. XX. 6 50 45 00 
Batemanniae. Beautiful Japanese variety, 
growing 3 feet high, with six to eight apri¬ 
cot-colored flowers held erect on a stem. 
Blooms in July and August .. 4 00 27 50 
Canadense (Meadow Lily). A stout-stemmed 
Lily with whorled leaves, bearing a spread¬ 
ing, loose panicle of drooping, bell-shaped 
flowers, usually orange or scarlet spotted 
with brown and maroon. 2 to 5 feet high. 
Flowers in June and July. 4 00 27 50 
Croceum. A strong-stemmed Lily bearing Doz. 100 
erect flowers in a pyramidal cluster in June 
and July. The blooms are yellow and 
orange, spotted red, and very freely pro¬ 
duced. 3 to 4 ft.$7 00 $50 00 
Henryi (Yellow Speciosum). 4 to 5 ft. In 
form and habit resembles L. speciosum. 
Flowers shaded yellow, slightly varying in 
color, with a distinct and waxy green center. 
Blooms during August and September . . 6 50 45 00 
Philippinense formosanum. The new white 
hardy Lily, of which it is predicted that it 
will outshine L. regale in usefulness and 
beauty. The very fragrant trumpet flowers 
resemble an Easter Lily. 4 50 35 00 
Regale. 3 to 4 ft. The finest and most easily 
grown is this Lily, producing large, flared 
trumpets suffused with gold and yellow on 
the inside and slightly stained with purple 
on the backs of the outer petals. The stem 
is stout and very wiry, so that the plant 
takes up very little room after flowering. It 
blooms immediately after the Madonna Lily 
and is one of the finest plants to be found in 
gardens. 
Mammoth Bulbs. XXX. 10 00 70 00 
Large Bulbs. 7 00 50 00 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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