HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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Croceum. This is the true old orange lily of 
British gardens where it is seen growing 
luxuriantly on every hand, grows much taller 
than umbellatum and blooms later, not in¬ 
frequently carrying 16-20 flowers to a stem. 
Color rich orange, one of our very best lilies. 
40 cents each, $4.00 doz. 
Elegans (Thunbergianum). A dwarf growing 
and early blooming type, fine for mass effects 
and bedding, flowers are erect. Choice mix¬ 
ture. 25 cents each, $2.50 doz. 
Elegans Aureum Nigro-Maculatum. Apricot 
with black spots. 25 cents each, $2.50 doz. 
Elegans Alice Wilson. Lovely large pale yel¬ 
low, deeper in center. 50 cents each, $5.00 doz. 
Elegans Altro-Sanguineum. Dark red, crimson 
in center. 25 cents each, $2.50 doz. 
Elegans Leonard Joerg. A good apricot variety 
with dark spots. 30 cents each, $3.00 doz. 
Formosanum (Philippinense Formosanum). We 
are now using the European name for this 
fine lily, as bulbs of this hardy form are from 
Formosa and not the Philippines the older 
name should be dropped. This is the most re¬ 
markable lily introduced in late years, its 
ease of culture with its facility of increase 
from seeds makes it come within the range 
of everyone with a garden. Seeds sown early 
will produce flowering plants easily the same 
year. Has a wiry stem, long graceful leaves, 
trumpets are much longer and rather nar¬ 
rower than those of regale but similar in 
color, there is a pure white form favored for 
forcing but outdoors we much prefer the 
variety with the exterior of the trumpets 
pleasingly colored. Heavy stem rooter. 
Early Variety. This starts blooming outdoors as 
regale finishes, plant 8 inches deep. 
Late Variety. Blooms from mid-August until 
late October, grows taller than the early 
variety. 
Price of both forms .30 each, 3.00 doz., 20.00 per 100 
Giganteum Himalaicum. This is the most noble 
of all lilies and is not to be confounded with 
the form of longiflorum grown by florists 
and called giganteum. The ideal location for 
this grand Himalayan lily is in an open 
glade in the woodland where it can be broken 
from strong wings. The large bulbs must be 
planted shallow and a soft mucky soil con¬ 
taining plenty of humus and sand is what 
they like. Spring planting is best. The large 
tubular flowers are pure white with a purpl¬ 
ish tint near the base and purple midribs, the 
flowers are very fragrant, the stems under 
good culture rise 10-12 feet hight. 
Strong bulbs $2.00-$3.00 each 
Hansonii (Hanson’s Lily.) One of the six best 
Lilies for North America. The leaves are 
carried in whorls and persist quite late. The 
yellow flowers which are spotted brown are 
very fragrant. Seems to thrive in either sun¬ 
shine or shade. 
50 cents each, $5.00 doz., $40.00 per 100 
Henryi (Henry’s Lily). Sometimes called the 
“yellow speciosum.” The orange yellow, re¬ 
flexing flowers appear during August. Has 
very great vigor and sometimes attains the 
height of 8-10 feet. Extremely dependable. 
25-50-75 cents each, $3.00-$5.00-$7.50 doz. 
