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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 
lO Jellies G^eap* 
Our enormous stocks of home-grown Lilies enable us to 
offer the following fine varieties remarkably cheap. It is a 
great opportunity for a good collection at small cost. 
Auratum— (The Golden Banded Lily of Japan.) We 
can say that this is the grandest of all Lilies, and cer¬ 
tainly the most popular. $1.00 per dozen. 
Superbum —Three to six feet high; flowers from five to forty, 
nodding, brilliant orange red; blooms in July. 
Elegans Bicolor —Truly magniflcent, being Tulip-shaped, 
and bloom in June. The blossoms are large and exceed¬ 
ingly showy, being of a brilliant red flamed with yellow. 
Longlflorum— White, trumpet formed, very fragrant. A 
lovely Lily, being almost exactly like the Bermuda 
Easter Lily, but blooming a little later and har T . 
Pardallnum —Rich scarlet and yellow, spotted with rich 
brown. Robust and free flowering. A superb Lily and 
one which will give the greatest possible satisfaction. 
Speclosum Rubrum — (Lancifolium.' 1 Large wide flowers, 
recurving more or less at the tips. Among the showiest 
of all Lilies and perhaps the most robust and the most 
radiantly beautiful. Very fragrant and hardy. Lovely 
rose and white spotted crimson. 
Tlgrinum, fl. pi.— (Double Tiger Lily.) This is a plant 
of stately habit, growing from 4 to 6 feet high; foliage is 
dark green and very long, bearing an immense numlter 
of double bright orange-red flowers spotted with black. 
Tlgrinum Splendens— Improved Tiger Lily. 
Umbellatum - One of the very best, blooming in June or 
July, witli very large perfect flowers. Colors range from 
black-red through all the shades of crimson, rose, yel¬ 
low, buff, apricot, etc., many being finely spotted and 
variegated. 25 finest sorts, mixed. Per dozen, $1.00. 
Wallacel —This Lily is very floriferous, each bulb throwing 
up from 4 to 6 flower stems, each one of which is crowned 
with 3 to 10 beautiful upright blossoms of a. delicate 
bright apricot color. It is very perfect in form and a 
most desirable sort. 60c. per dozen. 
Price, 10c. each ; 6 for 50c.; the 10 for 85c. All home-grown. 
Rare Rilies. 
Auratum Macranthum- This grand variety of L. Auratiipn 
produces bulbs of great size which throw up a growth ot 
remarkable strength and vigor. The flowers are pur® 
ivory white, with a golden band through each petal, and. 
numerous golden yellow spots. 75c. each. 
Auratum Rubro Vlttatum— Flowers of enormous size, pur», 
snow white, thickly spotted with crimson, and with *. 
wide dark blood-red band through the center of eacV 
petal. Its great beauty is a marvel to all. 75c. each. 
Auratum Wittel —Lovely pure white with golden band bu< 
without spots. 75c. each. 
One each of these S rare Auratums far. $2.00. 
Brown 11 —A grand Lily but very rare. The large, wax-like 
flowers are chocolate-purple on the outside, snowy-white 
inside. Stamens a rich chocolate-brown. Blossoms 
large and trumpet-shaped. 50c. each. 
Longiflorum Varlegatum- The leaves of this variety are 
most beautifully variegated white and green making s. 
plant of great beauty. Sold a few years ago at $5.1*,' 
each. 75c. each. 
Krameri —A rare Japanese Lily closely allied to Auratum 
Growth slender, flowers very large, Auratum shaped ano 
of the most superb tint of color, being a delicate, rosy 
pink, so soft, delicate and exquisite as to be utterly in 
describable. No Lily superior to this. 2oc, each. 
Batemanniee— Pure apricot color without spots. A much 
prized Japanese variety. It is a near relative to th© 
rare and beautiful Leichtlini. 20c. each. 
Lilium Tenuifollurh —The lovely Coral Lily of Siberia. A 
little beauty. The brightest of all Lilies. Grows 20 
inches high, with finely cut foliage, slender stems and 
beautiful shaped flowers of a shining coral red. One 
ought to grow them by the dozen, they are so fine foil 
cutting, and make such grand clumps for the lawn. 
Blooms very early. Having grown an enormous stock 
of this exquisite Lily we are prepared to offer it at the 
extremelv low price of 15c. each; 3 for 35c.; 5 for 50c. 
12 for $1.00- 
