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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
LILIES 
No flower is more expressive of the 
idea of queenly beauty and faultless purity 
than the Lily. Nearly every variety we 
offer will, with a little care, endure the 
severity of our winters, and some are 
among the most hardy of our garden flow¬ 
ers. .Most lilies last along time after cutting 
and are admirably suited for decorative 
purposes. 
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 dee]) 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 ac¬ 
cording 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. 
Aiit-zafu ( Gold-Batided Lily of Jci- 
pail) This favorite garden 
lily is one of the grandest plants in culti¬ 
vation. Its immense ivory-white flowers 
are thickly studded with yellow and 
crimson spots, while in the center of each 
petal is a golden band, fading at its edges 
into the white. Such choice bulbs as we 
offer, if well cared for, will give from five 
to ten magnificent flowers the first year 
and under good cultivation will, after be¬ 
coming well established, give many more. 
Height outdoors in the open, usually three 
to five feet. 50c each; $4.50 per 10, post¬ 
paid. 
Longiflorum 
(Giganteum) Beauti¬ 
ful, pure white, trum¬ 
pet-shaped flowers, similar in form to 
I,ilium llarrisii, the well-known Bermuda 
Easter Lily, and preferred by some to 
that varlety. 11 does not come into bloom 
as early, but the flowers are of bettor sub¬ 
stance. Extensively used by florists'for 
cut flowers. When grown in the open 
ground it blooms in June or July. Height 
outdoors in the open, usually two to three feet. 
$3.30 per 10, postpaid. 
35c each; 
^npriociim RuKnim (Roseum) The Speciosum or 
OpCClOSlim IvllDrUm Lancifolium are amotig the 
most charming and brilliantly beautiful of the Japanese 
Lilies. The six broad, white or pink petals are thickly dotted 
with rose or crimson spots. Especially thrifty and hardy. 
One of the best for garden culture. Height, two to four 
feet. 35c each; $3.30 per 10, postpaid. 
SnprinQiim Alhum Pure \ vhite flowers with a 
jpeciosum /VlDUm greenish band through the 
center of each petal: of great substance, very fragrant. One 
of the best for general culture. Height of plants in the open 
usually two to four feet. 35c each; $3.30 per 10, postpaid. 
Lilium Auratum 
Ti crrinnm (^proved Single Tiger Lily) 
I lgrinum opienaens This is of most striking ap¬ 
pearance with very large, nodding flowers of excellent form: 
color, orange-salmon with dark spots. The plants are of 
more robust habit, with longer flower spikes than the older 
type and are highly recommended. Height outdoors in the 
open usually three t<> four feet, sometimes taller. 30c each; 
$2.70 per 10, postpaid. 
(Double Tiger Lily ) This 
magnificent lily is of 
stately habit, bearing immense clusters of very large, double 
flowers on tall, strong stems: color, bright orange-red spotted 
with black. Height outdoors in the open usually three to five 
feet. 30c each; $2.70 per 10, postpaid. 
Tigrinum Flore Pleno 
lMf A rlpim \/irwa Sometimes called Mignonette Vine. 
** * lllw This tuberous rooted climber of 
dense, branching growt h has thick, heart-shaped, glossy green 
leaves and delightfully fragrant, small feathery,' white 
blossoms produced in long hanging racemes. It is of rapid 
growth, and is fine for porches and covering arbors in a single 
season. Perennial, but take up roots in fall as the plant will 
not endure frost. 10c each; 80c. per 10, postpaid. 
I Vlfnm a Pfitzeri. An improved variety of the plant 
j. k itv/ma sometimes called Red Hot Poker. The hand¬ 
some flowers are produced in large spikes of rich orange-red 
tinted flower tubes. Plant two feet apart. Tritomas are 
hardy south of Cincinnati when well covered in winter. In 
the north, dig up the plants in November, place in boxes 
with dry earth and store in a cellar.. In spring place in a 
warm, sheltered, well drained spot, preferably with a back¬ 
ground of shrubbery. 20c each; $1.70 per 10, postpaid. 
m Tj The flowers of this well-known 
I m-m l-v tuberous rooted plant are waxy- 
white, double and exceedingly 
fragrant. They are very useful 
in bouquets and house decoration. 
If early flowCrs are wanted fill five-inch pots half full of 
well-rotted cow manure and the remainder with good, rich, 
sandy soil. Plant the bulbs in this in March or April, water 
moderately and hasten growth by putting in a warm, light 
place. When weather has become warm, plunge the pots in 
the earth out of doors. They will usually flower before cold 
weather: if they do not, the pots can be brought in and bulbs 
will bloom in the house. 
Double Dwarf Pearl, first size bulbs, 10c each; 80c per 10; 
$7.00 per 100. We will supply second size Tuberose bulbs 
3 for 20 cents, 50 cents per 10. 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. * 
