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COOK S “AULSEED” QUALITY 
LILIES 
In the flower garden Lilies rank first in importance. 
They are stately and beautiful, matchless in form and 
variety of color, while possessing the most agreeable 
perfume, and for general effect they have no rivals. 
Bulbs should be planted 6 inches deep in a well 
drained, deep, loamy soil made rich with thoroughly 
rotted manure, and an inch of clean sand placed un¬ 
der and over the bulbs when setting. 
AURATUM (Golden Rayed Lily of Japan). Large, 
pure white flowers, with crimson spots and a golden 
band through the center of each petal. 2 to 4 feet 
high, blooming from July to October. Each 40c, 
doz. $4, 100 $30. 
HENRYI (Yellow Speciosum). Beautiful Lily from 
China. Rich apricot-yellow, reddish brown spots. 5 
feet. July and August. Each 50c, doz. $5. 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM. Large, fragrant, pure white. 
Each 50c, doz. $5, 100 $40. 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM. Rich red, heavily 
spotted; much larger and richer colored than the 
other varieties. Each 60c, doz. $5, 100 $35. 
REGALE (Regal Lily). White, slightly suffused with 
pink, with a beautiful shade of canary-yellow at 
the center of the trumpet. Hardy. Doz. $2.75, 100 
$25. 
TIGRINUM SPLENDENS (Tiger Lily). Orange- 
salmon, spotted; the finest form. Each 30c, doz. 
$2.75, 100 $20. 
SPECIOSUM RUBRUM or ROSEUM. White, shaded 
and spotted rosy crimson; fragrant. Large bulbs. 
Each 60c, doz. $5,100 $35. 
SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE. White, shaded with 
rich blood-crimson; heavily spotted. Large bulbs. 
Each 60c, doz. $5, 100 $35. 
Regal Lilies 
MONTBRETIAS 
The Montbretias are the brightest of summer¬ 
flowering bulbs, and should be planted extensively. 
Set out during April or May, about six inches apart. 
They should be protected during the winter with a 
heavy covering. 
New Giant-Flowering Varieties 
The following varieties of new, giant-flowering 
Montbretias should be grown by those desiring the 
best. The type is distinct from existing kinds. The 
flowers are held erect, sometimes measuring four 
inches across. 
FIRE KING. Glowing scarlet-red, decidedly one of 
the most beautiful. 15c each, $2.00 per doz, $9.00 
per 100, $70.00 per 1,000. 
GEORGE DAVIDSON. The stems are 3 to 4 feet 
high, eight-to-ten-branched, pale orange-yellow 
flowers 3 inches across; among the first to flower. 
20c each, $2.00 per doz. $10 per 100, $90 per 1,000. 
Lilium auratum 
Montbretia, Germania 
