LILIES 
The cultivation of this Lily lays no great tax 
on the resources or ingenuity of the planter, and 
its requirements once understood, it may be 
relied upon to prosper, sending up its flowering 
stems year after year in increasing numbers. 
While Speciosum will grow in limy soil, there 
can be no doubt that it is more at home in 
ground that is free from lime, and it may be 
grown to perfection in a rich, open, woodland 
soil overlying a stiff, sandy loam. 
It is best to plant Lilium Speciosum in full 
sunshine. Plant 10 or 12 inches deep, pos¬ 
sibly among ground-shading shrubs making 
sure as to drainage. 
We can now offer Holland grown bulbs of 
Lilium Speciosum. These are of sturdy growth 
and absolutely free from disease. We have dif¬ 
ferentiated in these pages the two types, viz. 
the Japan and Holland grown. 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM KRAETZERI: This true 
variety as offered by us is extremely scarce. 
Beautiful, snow-white flowers with a golden 
green stripe through the center of each petal 
and anthers of a coppery tint. This Lily is one 
of the most beautiful we have, both in the form 
of flower and in the way of growing. We believe 
there is no other Lily that has such purity of 
color. Stem-roots, August-September flowering. 
Extra selected bulbs, $9 for 10; $85 per 100. 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM NOVUM (Japan grown): 
This form is distinct from the "Kraetzeri." Flow¬ 
ers are large, of the purest white, with beautiful 
golden yellow anthers. Stem-roots. August flow¬ 
ering. Extra selected bulbs, $8 for 10; $19 for 
case of 25; $36 for case of 50; $70 per 100. Se¬ 
lected, highest quality Bulbs, $.75 for 10; $45 per 
100. A smaller, high quality bulb, $30 per 100. 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM NOVUM (Holland grown): 
The bulbs of this Lily as grown in Holland, are 
reddish in appearance. Otherwise same as the 
above. They are very sturdy growers. Extra 
selected bulbs, $4.25 for 10; $40 per 100. 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM (Japan grown): 
Rich ruby-carmine, margined white; stout of sub¬ 
stance and broad of petal. Improved Rubrum. 
This variety stands out prominently on account 
of its vigorous growth as well as the size and 
depth of coloring of the blooms. Stem-roots, 
August flowering. Special stock, $8 for 10; $20 
per case of 25; $38 for case of 50; $75 for case of 
100. Selected, highest quality bulbs, $4.75 for 
10; $45 per 100. A smaller, high quality bulb, 
$30 per 100. 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM (Holland grown): 
Same as above. A very sturdy grower. Extra se¬ 
lected bulbs, $4.25 for 10; $40 per 100. 
SPECIOSUM MELPOMENE (Japan grown): The 
delicate beauty of the lighter colored flowers 
makes this variety most desirable. Deep car- 
mine-crimson, intensified by a narrow margin of 
white. Stem-roots, August flowering. Special 
stock, $8 for 10; $20 for case of 25; $38 for case 
of 50; $75 for case of 100. Selected, highest qual¬ 
ity bulbs, $4.75 for 10; $45 per 100. A smaller, 
high quality bulb, $30 per 100. 
SULPHUREUM (Wallichianum var. superbum): 
A magnificent Lily from upper Burma, very 
amenable to cultivation. With ordinary care and 
attention it will flower year after year. In our 
northern sections it had better be grown in deep 
pots, where it will attain a height of six feet 
and more, plunging the pots out of doors or in 
frames for blooming in late summer and 
autumn. The trumpet-shaped flowers, 9 inches 
long, of great substance and deliciously fra¬ 
grant, are creamy white with a flushed-rose 
tinge on the outside; the interior is suffused with 
rich yellow. It seems difficult to convey a sug¬ 
gestion as to the beauty and delicacy of this 
rare and beautiful Lily. See illustration. The 
latest to flower outside, often later than Septem¬ 
ber. Stem-roots. Extra selected bulbs, $2.25 
each; $20 for 10. A smaller, high quality bulb, 
$1.25 each; $11 for 10; $100 per 100. 
TRIGINUM SPLENDENS: The finest form of 
Tiger Lily with the richest color. The large 
shapely flowers are of a rich dark salmon- 
orange spotted with glossy black. This Lily is 
very robust in habit and of easy culture. Stem- 
roots; late fall or early spring planting, 10 inches 
deep; August-September flowering. Extra se¬ 
lected bulbs, $4 for 10; $35 per 100. A smaller, 
good flowering bulb, $3 for 10; $25 per 100. 
Every year we receive a limited number of 
exceedingly large specimen bulbs. We offer 
them at $15 per case of 25; $28 per case of 50; 
$55 per case of 100. 
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