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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Lilies. 
The brush cannot paint or the pen portray the exquisite 
punty and delicacy, yet magnificent grandeur of the stately 
Lily. It is the plus ultra of floral beauty, and we urge our 
friends to each year add a few Lilies to their collections. No 
other flower will so adorn our homes when in bloom, and 
they constantly improve after planting. We feel sure ii our 
readers could see a good collection of from 20 to 40 different 
sorts in bloom they would never rest until they had a good¬ 
ly number of their own. As a rule Lilies are of the easiest 
cultivation, especially the following, which have been care¬ 
fully selected as the very hardiest,handsomest, and in every 
respect the best. The Mayflower of October. 1908 , describes 
some 200 varieties of Lilies, and gives full cultural direc¬ 
tions. Price. 5c. per copy. Each. 
Auratum Common —(The Golden Banded Lily of 
Japan)—I vory-white, spotted crimson, and a broad 
golden band through center of each petal. 20 
Auratum Macranthum-A very robust form, with large, 
broad-petaied flowers of smooth ivory-wliiteness. 
broad golden band throughout each petal, and numcr- 
ous golden spots. A grand beauty. 75 
Auratum Rubro Vittatum—A very distinct flower of 
enormous size, of frosted whiteness, with a deep 
blood-red band through the center of each petal, 
and the whole flower thickly dotted with crimson 
spots. The contrast of colors in the Lily, together 
with its great size and matchless form, make it mar¬ 
velously beautiful. 1 00 
Auratum Virginale—Colors only yellow and white.both 
spots and bands being yellow. One ft. across. Grand ,1 00 
Browmi -A grand Lily, but very rare. The large wax- 
hko flowers are chocolate-purple 011 the outside, 
snow-white on the inside. Stamens a rich chocolate 
brown. Blossoms large and trumpet-shaped. 
Bermuda Baster Lily—The best of all Lilies for the 
house; sure to bloom. Snow-white waxen trumpets 
of large size and superb beauty. Very fragrant. 
Batemanm Rich apricot. Very handsome. 
Chalcedonicum — Nodding recurved blooms in large 
clusters. Intense scarlet. Very showy. 
Canadetise — A fine bell-shaped flower, light orange 
yellow, spotted. 
Cauadense Rubrum—Rich, dark red, spotted. 
Canadense Plavum—Yellow. 
Candidum—White. Best planted In fail....'. 20 
Croceum—Fine orange-red. 10 
Columbianum A slender, graceful species with orange 
colored fragrant blossoms.•. 
Dalmaticum—(B lack Lily) Avery rare and beautiful 
Lily, hardy aud robust, bearing no to 50 flowers in a 
cluster at the top of its tall, graceful flower stems. 
Color, very (lark, almost jet-black. Extra... 
Baccelsum—This beautiful Lil y is a near relative of Gau- 
didum. being like it in bulb, foliage and growth, the 
llovvers being a little different in shape and of a rich 
apricot-yellow color. It is fragrant and one of the 
most exquisitely beautiful of all Lilies. 40 
Giganteum-The giant Lily growing seven feet high 
_ with immense heads of beautifully tinted bloom. 1 00 
Humboldti Magnificum-A new and greatly improved 
form of the old Humboldti. The large orange blos¬ 
soms have a crimson circle around each of the many 
black spots, and the bulb is such a strong easy grow- 
er that it is bound to do well and flower finely. 60 
Hansoni—A very rare and fine Lily. Blooms extra early, 
the flowers appearing in large clusters. Color rich 
yellow with a few black dots. 50 1 
60 
20 
60 
Blegans—Grand. large tulip-shaped blossoms of many 
shades and colors. The umbels of upright, cup-like 
flowers are very pleasing. Among the earliest of all 
Lilies to bloom. Mixed, many line colors, $ 1.00 doz.. lo 
R. Bicolor—A very showy early Lily. Large flowers 
of a bright red flushed with orange. St riking. 10 
B. Leonard Joerg—Light yellow, spotted black, grand,. 15 
B. Double—Rich maroon, double . 35 
B. Robusta—Dark orange, very robust. 20 
B. Painted Chief—Very brilliant flame color. 20 
B. Midnight—Very dark, almost black. 40 
B. Aurora—Very fine apricot and orange. 30 
B. Citrinum—Light lemon. Very clear and fine color... 25 
B. Quilp—A very bright, varied and beautiful combina¬ 
tion of colors. 30 
One each of the 9 for $2.00. 
Longiflorum — Long trumpets of the purest white. 
Flowers large, but plant quite low in growth. Very 
fragrant. As fine as Harrisi for gardens. 15 
Martagon—A graceful and handsome Lily, which bears 
an enormous amount of bloom early in the season, 
before any other. Colors mostly of brown or choc¬ 
olate shades; line home-grown bulbs. 15 
