Lilies Are Teachers of Humility ♦ 
They Deserve Respect 
LILIES, continued 
Lilium auratum pictum. Crimson- 
spotted petals. $1 each; $10 per doz.; $75 
per 100. 
Lilium auratum platyphyllum. Flow¬ 
ers white, richly spotted yellow. Mammoth 
bulbs, $1 each; $11 per doz.; $85 per 100. 
Lilium Batemanniae. The cup-shaped 
flowers are soft pinkish apricot. They come 
in clusters of two or three, held erect upon a 
stem about 3 feet high. It is a stem-rooting 
Lily and should be planted deep in a loca¬ 
tion where the tops may reach the sunlight. 
Blooms in July and August. Strong bulbs, 
$6 per doz.; $45 per 100. 
Lilium Browni. Its flowers are very large, 
nearly 10 inches long, of waxy texture, and 
very fragrant. The outside of the trumpet is 
stained with brown and purple. Usually the 
flowers are borne singly on top of 3 to 4-foot 
stems but occasionally in clusters of two or 
four. It is one of the most beautiful Lilies. 
As it is stem-rooting it should be planted 
deep. $1 each; $10 per doz. 
Lilium canadense. This is the wild 
Meadow Lily of eastern United States. It 
grows 5 to 8 feet high, bearing several droop¬ 
ing, bell-like, orange flowers spotted brown, 
which sometimes vary to light yellow and to 
bright red. It is stem-rooting and should be 
planted very deep. It flowers in June and 
July. $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
Lilium croceum. A very showy, orange- 
red Lily, 3 to 5 feet high, bearing clusters of 
erect, cup-like flowers. While it should be 
planted deep, the bulb should be well drained. 
Blooms in June. $1 each; $7 per doz.; 
$50 per 100. 
Lilium dauricum (dahuricum). The 
plants grow about 3 feet tall and are sur¬ 
mounted by clusters of vivid scarlet-orange 
flowers. It blooms in June. One of the 
easiest to grow. It multiplies rapidly; plant 
shallow because it roots from the base of the 
bulb only. $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
Lilium elegans. Much like Dauricum in 
appearance, but of a wider range of color, 
coming in many shades of red, apricot, yel¬ 
low, and orange. Easy of cultivation. Plant 
deep. Blooms in June. $3 per doz.; $20 
per 100. 
Lilium elegans, Alice Wilson. Lemon- 
yellow, dark center. $5.50 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Lilium elegans, Leonard Joerg. Apricot, 
with dark spots. $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
Lilium Hansoni. Erect, stout plants, 
3 feet or more high, with clusters of nodding, 
recurved flowers of yellow and orange. The 
blooms are very thick and look as if they 
were carved from wood or stiff wax. It 
blooms very early, usually in June. 75 cts. 
each; $7 per doz.; $50 per 100. 
Lilium Hansoni 
Lilium Henryi. Under proper conditions 
it will grow 8 to 10 feet high and bear enor¬ 
mous panicles of soft yellow, reflexed, slightly 
fragrant blooms, with a deep, vivid green 
crease at the base of each petal. It is 
very easy to grow, requiring fairly deei P*S 
planting, a light ground-cover; good 
drainage is essential. Blooms in August. 
$1 each; $9 per doz.; $65 per 100. 
Lilium pardalinum (Leopard Lil.yL 
Very beautiful, bright red-orange 
flowers, marked with showy brown 
spots. It likes moist ground, partial 
shade, and a particularly heavy 
mulch or under-cover. Grows 3 
to 5 feet high, is bulb-rooting om.y, 
should not be deeply planted; blooms in 
July. $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
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Lilium regale (Royal Lily). This is the 
most easily grown of the white trumpet Lilies, 
and one of the handsomest. The flowers are 
enormous, glorious waxy white, suffused 
with yellow in the throat, and have bright 
yellow centers and the outside marked with 
dull purple. Its blooms are produced in 
clusters of two to a dozen or more and are 
deliciously fragrant. The plants are very 
wiry and slender, and should be grown in 
such a way that they may lean forward to¬ 
ward the sun; along the top of a wall or in 
rock clefts are the best places. $8 per doz.; 
$60 per 100. Large bulbs, 11 to 13 in. circum., 
$10 per doz.; $75 per 100. Giant bulbs, 13 to 
15 in. circum., $14 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Lilium philippinense formosanum. 
The new white hardy Lily, which is predicted 
to outshine L. resale in usefulness and 
beauty. The very fragrant trumpet flowers 
resemble an Easter Lily. $4.50 per doz.; 
$35 per 100. 
Lilium speciosum album. Very deli¬ 
cately beautiful pure white form ofSpeciosum. 
It is a little dwarfer, as a rule, than the pink 
variety, and blooms somewhat later. It 
requires the same attention, but seems to 
demand full sunlight for it languishes in shade. 
Extra-large bulbs, 9 to 10 in. circum., 
$1 each; $5.50 per doz.; $5 ) per 100. 
Large bulbs, 8 to 9 in. circum., 
75 cts. each; $5 per doz.; $35 per 100. 
Lilium speciosum Melpomene. A 
darker form of Speciosum rubrum and 
requires the same treatment. In this variety 
the petals are almost solid dark crimson-pink. 
Mammoth bulbs, 11 to 13 in. circum., 
$1 each; $8 per doz.; $60 per 100. 
Extra-large bulbs, 9 to 11 in. circum., 
75 cts. each; $5 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Lilium speciosum rubrum. Very hand¬ 
some white flowers thickly powdered with 
vivid rose dots and slightly flushed with 
pink. It is delicately fragrant. This is also 
of the .stem-rooting type and requires deep 
planting and a ground-cover. It will also 
withstand partial shade, but is better if the 
tops have full sunlight. The plants grow 3 
to 4 feet high and flower in August and Sep¬ 
tember. A fairly easy Lily to grow and very 
lovely. 
Mammoth bulbs, 11 to 13 in. circum., 
$1 each; $8 per doz.; $60 per 100. 
Extra-large bulbs, 9 to 11 in. circum., 
^75 cts. each; $5 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Lilium superbum (American Turk’s-Cap 
Lily). This is a very handsome tall-growing 
Lily somewhat like Canadense. The flowers 
are more sharply recurved, brighter, larger, 
and there are more of them. It usually blooms 
in July and August. 60 cts. each; $6 per doz.; 
$45 per 100. 
Lilium elegans 
Lilium tigrinum splendens (Tiger 
Lily). Extremely showy and very easily 
grown, producing immense quantities of bril¬ 
liant orange-red flowers, elegantly spotted 
with brownish black. Full sun suits it per¬ 
fectly, and it should be planted quite deep. 
Grows to 3 to 4 feet or more; blooms in 
August. $3.50 per doz.; $25 per 100. 
Lilium tigrinum flore-pleno. A double 
form of the Tiger Lily and even more showy. 
Requires the same treatment. $3.50 per doz.; 
$25 per 100. 
Lilium Wallacei. Dwarf variety growing 
about 2 y<i feet tall, rather similar to some 
forms of Elegans, with erect, rosy apricot 
flowers in clusters. Blooms in August, and 
requires about the same treatment as 
Elegans. $4 per doz. 
Lilium Willmottiae. Bell-like bright 
flowers, orange spotted brown, borne in a 
large cluster on top of a 3 or 4-foot stem. The 
bulb should be deeply planted. Blooms in 
July. $1.50 each; $12.50 per doz. 
Lilium tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Droop¬ 
ing, rich scarlet flowers. $3 per doz.; $20 
per 100. 
Lilium testaceum (Nankeen Lily). 
Unique in the Lily family for the peculiar, 
pale buff-cream color of its nodding, bell¬ 
shaped flowers. It grows 4 to 5 feet tall and 
blooms in June and July. As it is base-root¬ 
ing only, it should be planted quite shallow. 
It wants full sunlight, with a light under¬ 
cover. Very scarce and highly prized. 
$2 each; $20 per doz. 
COLD-STORAGE LILIES FOR 
FORCING 
Lilium, Americus. A new type resem¬ 
bling the Harrisi with all its good qualities. 
Top-size bulbs, $40 per case of 50; $21 per 
case of 25. 
Lilium longiflorum giganteum. Large 
flowers of excellent quality. First-size bulbs, 
$25 per case of 50. 
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