LILIES 
CROCEUM (True): A favorite with those who 
like its color. Bright orange flowers are carried 
upright; very hardy, thriving in any soil in a 
sunny garden border or among shrubs in half 
shade. Is at its best toward the end of June and 
early July. It seems to bear its well-filled heads of 
great orange cups as willingly in a city plot as in 
a country garden; while its leaves show by their 
deep green color, and the whole plant by its 
robust health and vigor, how little it worries 
about conditions of town life that are so surely 
fatal to many plants. Stem-rooting; fall planting, 
5 inches deep. True stock. Extra selected bulbs, 
$5 for 10; $47.50 per 100. 
LILIUM x DALHANSONII: A remarkably fine 
hybrid resulting from a cross between L. marta- 
gon dalmaticum and L. Hansoni. It is very strong 
growing with long, symmetrical spikes of glossy, 
dark mahagony-brown flowers, shaded with 
rich orange and handsomely spotted. Very vig¬ 
orous. Height, 4 to 6 feet. June-flowering. Stem¬ 
rooting. Plant 6 to 8 inches deep in well-drained 
loam and leafmold. Does equally well in either 
full sun or partial shade. Extra selected bulbs. 
Each, $2.50. 
ELEGANS IN VARIETY (Thunbergianum): The 
number of forms and varieties is legion, varying 
in color from pale lemon-yellow to rich orange- 
brown, embracing various tints of orange to 
almost red and from soft apricot to approaching 
crimson; varying also in flowering season. A 
copious planting of these in mixture through a 
colony of funkia or white heuchera, produces a 
most effective display, continuous for a con¬ 
siderable period. Stem-roots; plant in fall or 
early spring, 8 or 9 inches deep, in sunny situa¬ 
tion; June-July flowering. These lilies are so fre¬ 
quently mixed in their colors that we have de¬ 
cided to offer them in mixed varieties. Extra 
heavy bulbs, $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100. 
ELEGANS OGON: Possibly the finest of all 
Lilium Elegans. In color it is of the purest golden 
yellow. Plants are vivid yellow with dark green 
foliage which offers quite a contrast with the 
yellow of the flowers. A lily that should be in 
every collection, fine either as a pot plant or for 
borders. $3 for 10; $27.50 per 100. 
HANSONII: In every way most desirable, not 
particular in its cultural requirements and ex¬ 
tremely handsome in flower; does well in light 
loam. Plant among shrubs and low plants to pro¬ 
tect young shoots, this being one of the earliest 
lilies to appear in spring. Does as well in thin 
woodland as it does in the border. Protect from 
full sun, otherwise the flower will bleach a 
little. The stem reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet, 
carrying blossoms 2 inches across, regularly re¬ 
flexed, the petals being of a bright orange- 
yellow, spotted more or less with brown; of a 
waxy texture. Stem-roots; fall planting only, 10 
inches deep; June-flowering. See illustration. 
Extra heavy, selected bulbs, $9.75 for 10; $95 per 
100. Selected bulbs, $6.50 for 10; $62.50 per 100; 
a smaller, good flowering bulb, $4.75 for 10; $45 
per 100. 
HUMBOLDTII MAGNIFICUM: Stout, erect stem, 
with whorls of leaves at regular intervals. Nu¬ 
merous drooping flowers borne in loose, triangu¬ 
lar clusters of brilliant golden yellow, spotted 
with purple on the reflexed petals; showy; pre¬ 
fers deep, peaty soil, but will grow in any well- 
drained soil, which must be deep, for the roots 
go straight down. It produces a splendid flow¬ 
ering plant; 5 feet high. Base-roots; fall planting 
only, 4 inches deep; June-July flowering. Extra 
heavy, selected bulbs, $9 for 10; $87.50 per 100. 
JAPONICUM (Formerly listed as Krameri): This 
is one of the few "pink" lilies of our gardens, 
and a very lovely thing it is. The flowers are 
carried horizontally on stems 3 feet high. Some¬ 
what capricious in its requirements. The soil 
generally advised for it is a light loam, while 
some claim that the color is finest in peat. It is a 
lily so beautiful and of a color so lovely and un¬ 
usual that it is worth taking pains with. It roots 
from the stem as well as from the bulb, and 
therefore should be planted rather deep, fully 
eight inches. It has been known to give as many 
as seven blooms to a stem, though one and two 
flowers to a stem the first year is usual. The 
funnel-shaped, finely formed flowers are six 
inches or more in length, and as much across, 
of a beautiful clear pink color often shaded 
blush. Late fall or early spring planting; stem- 
roots. We recommend that this lily be planted 
in pots and started in cold frames; then plunge 
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