D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
95 
Lilies haye always been regarded as among 
the most beautiful of garden plants. Of 
queenly beauty, faultless purity and stately 
form, too much cannot be said in their praise 
increasing 
with a 
popularity from year to year. Nearly every’ variety will 
little care, endure the severity of our winters and many are 
among the most hardy of our garden flowers. 
Bulbs should be planted as soon as the frost is out of the 
ground; the earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the 
soil deep and make it fine, enriching it abundantly with well rotted 
cow manure, adding a liberal mixture of sand. Set the bulbs from 
three to five inches deep according to size. During the winter it 
is advisable to cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of 
manure which will afford a slight protection to the bulbs and 
also materially enrich the soil. In spring the manure may’ 
be removed or dug in between the rows. Care should be taken 
that they have proper drainage, no water being allowed to stand 
around the roots. Once firmly established, they should not be 
disturbed oftener than once in five years. To produce extra 
fine specimens, plant bulbs in pots early in spring and grow 
them in the house or under glass. 
Lilium Aliratlim The glorious, gold-banded lily of Japan 
... cxluiii and one of the most superb plants 
m cultivation. Its immense ivory-white flowers are thickly 
studded with yellow and crimson spots, while in the center of each 
petal is a gold¬ 
en band, fading 
at its edges into 
the white. Such 
choice bulbs as 
we offer, if well 
cared for, will 
give from five 
to ten magnifi¬ 
cent flowers 
the first year 
and under good 
cultivation will, 
after becoming 
well established 
give from ten to 
fifty. 20c. each; 
$2.00 per doz. 
Lilium Auratum 
Lilium Snecio^um Alhnm 1>ure white flowers with a 
L.I 11 UH jpcuubum /ilDUm greenish band through the 
center of each petal. They are of great substance and very fragrant. 
One of the best for general culture. 25c. each,- $2.00 per doz. 
LiHiim Speciosum Rubrum Z 
these famous Japanese Lilies. The six broad, white or pink petals 
are thickly dotted with rose or crimson spots and the graceful form 
a ,, £ r vii ant c ;°, lor make them ver .y effective and desirable. Especi¬ 
ally thrifty and hardy. One of the best for garden culture. 20c each* 
$2.00 per doz. * 
.larohpan I ilv (Amaryllis formosissima ) Each of the five 
,, C<111 , narrow petals of this flower is three to four 
inches long;, and a very intense, rich scarlet color of unequalled bril- 
liancy, vividness and purity. The plants are readily grown and al¬ 
though the bulbs are not hardy, they can be easily preserved during 
frhe winter in a dry cellar and planted in the open ground in the 
spring. They may be grown in winter like hyacinths. 10c. each; 
$1.00 per doz. 
Lilium Tigrinum Splendens 
flowers of excellent form; color, orange-salmon with dark spots. 
12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 
LiHum Tigrinum Flore Pleno ^'n!a g ^7nu^ 
is of stately habit, bearing clusters of very large, double flowers 
on tall, strong stems; color, bright orange-red spotted with black. 
12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 
Lilium Longiflorum 
A very uniform and exce 
.. _ - 7 ” n eat plant. Comes readily intc 
bloom for Memorial Day, being a little later forcing variety thar 
Lilium Harrisn and preferred by some to that, since the flowers arc 
or better substance. Extensively used by florists for cut flowers 
When grown in the open ground it blooms in June or July. The 
pure white flowers resemble the well-known Bermuda Easter Lilv 
12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 
:ceptionally 
eaaily intc 
Tuberose 
HP °f thj 8 popular plant are waxy-white, double and exceedingly fragrant. Thev 
I 11 nPKOCP fl® usefu i n J buttonhole bouquets, in large bouquets, or as single specimens. A good way 
M. UUC1 UoC iSrSKS T^erosesis to fill five-inch pots half full of well rotted cow manure and the 
j . . 1 emainder with good, rich, sandy soil. Plant the bulbs In this in April, water moderatelv 
aad hasten ^5? ky putting in a warm, light place. When weather has become warm, plunge the pots in the earth 
bloom in°the houtl Y ^ ™ 0TG C ° 1<1 weafcher; if the y do not ’ the P ots Se brought Fn and bSlbs ^ll 
°?n Pe . a , rI * e . x V* a lar ?e bulbs, 4c each; 40c. per doz.; $2.00 per 100. We will supply second size bulbs 3 for 
10 cents, 2o cents pei dozen. The 100 rates are by express at purchaser's expense. 
About September First next we will issue our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS 
AND SEEDS FOR FALL PLANTING. It will be sent free to all customers without ordering it, 
and to others who apply for it. 
