Hardy Perennial Plants • • • tottvs, madison, n.j. 
LILIES 
(Cultural Notes) 
Most Lily bulbs may be planted in the Spring or Fall. The most 
important factor in growing Lilies is that they should have good 
drainage. Manure or commercial fertilizer should never be allowed 
to come in direct contact with the bulbs, as this is often the cause of 
rotting and disease. In planting, dig the hole 6 inches deeper than 
the bulb is to be set and place some well decomposed leaf-mold in 
the bottom of the hole. Over this, place an inch or two of sand. 
The bulb is then placed on its side on the sand. A mulch of peat 
moss or leaf-mold is very necessary during the Summer, with straw 
and leaves for Winter covering. 
Lilium Auratum (The Goldbanded Lily of Japan) —Flowering in 
July and August. Large, pure white flowers with gold band and 
crimson spots, very fragrant. Does not like lime. Plant bulb 9 to 12 
inches deep. Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Lilium Candidum (Ascension or Madonna Lily) —This is the Lily 
rown in all old-fashioned gardens,- five to eight pure white 
owers, borne on stems 3 to 4 feet high. Delphiniums grouped 
with these beautiful Lilies make a charming combination in the 
hardy border during the month of June. Plant 3 inches deep. 
Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen, $35.00 per 100. 
Six-inch pot plants for spring planting outside. Delivery April 
1st. Price: 75c each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Elegans —A hardy dwarf Lily doing well in ordinary garden soil. 
Large erect flowers in shades of orange, red and yellow. Blooms 
June and July. Height 134 to 2 feet. Plant 6 inches deep. Price: 
50c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Alice Wilson —Clear lemon yellow variety. Price: 50c each, 
$5.00 per dozen. 
Orange Queen —Large orange flowers, spotted black. Very fine. 
Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Lilium Henryi —Very similar to Speciosum except in coloring, which 
is a gorgeous orange yellow with a green stripe down the center 
of each petal. This Lily blooms in August and September, which 
makes it very valuable for the late Summer garden. It is perfectly 
hardy and has no particular soil requirements. Plant 10 inches 
deep. Price: 75c each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Regale or Myriophyllum— Flowers white, slightly suffused pink, 
with a beautiful shade of canary yellow at the center. Delightfully 
perfumed, reminding one of the Jasmine. Blooms out of doors 
early in July. Absolutely hardy. Plant 8 inches deep. Price: Large 
size 75c each, $7.50 per dozen,- small size 3 bulbs $1.00, 12 
bulbs $3.50. 
Speciosum Rubrum Magnificum —Always satisfactory in the perennial 
border, perfectly hardy and blooming late into September. 
Flowers white, shaded and spotted with rose and very fragrant. 
A graceful stem, 3 to 4 feet high, carries from three to twelve 
beautiful blooms that open gradually, prolonging the blooming 
season. Plant 10 inches deep. Price: 50c each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Lilium Tigrinum (Simplex Splendens) —The well known Tiger Lily 
that flourishes in all situations, is hardy and easily cultivated. 
Bright orange red flowers thickly dotted with purple spots. Ad¬ 
mirably adapted for mass plantings against shrubbery. Blooms 
July and August. Plant 9 inches deep. Price: 50c each, $5.00 
per dozen. 
Leontopodium 
Lupines 
LEONTOPODIUM 
Alpinum —The plant of myth and sentiment, Edelweiss, is easily 
grown in your own rock garden. A study in silver-gray. 6 inches. 
Price: $2.50 per dozen, $15.00 per 100. 
LOTUS 
Corniculata FI. PI. —A prostrate ground cover of great beauty, 
and perfectly hardy. Vivid green mats covered with umbels of 
yellow pea-shaped flowers. The buds are tipped with carmine. 
Late May and June, and often again in the fall. Price: $2.50 per 
dozen, $15.00 per 100. 
LUPINES 
Effective plants with large spikes of flowers blooming profusely in 
May and June. They grow best in well-prepared garden soil, pre¬ 
ferably in a semi-shady location. 3 feet. Blue, White, Pink. 
LYCHNIS (The Lamp Flower) 
Chalcedonica —Most desirable variety, orange scarlet. 3 feet high. 
June to mid-July. 
LYTHRUM (Loosestrife) 
Roseum Superbum —Rose color, robust habit. 4 to 5 feet. July and 
August. 
MERTENSIA (Virginia Bluebells) 
Virginica —Blooms very early in the Spring, making a charming color 
scheme when planted with Doronicum. Flowers of bright blue, 
fading to pink and borne on graceful, drooping stems about 134 
feet high. 
MONARDA (Bergamot) 
Didyma —Brilliant crimson scarlet flowers, produced on plants about 
2 34 to 3 feet high, during the months of July and August. Very 
showy and bright when planted en masse. 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) 
*Palustris Semperflorens —No hardy flower is better known or ap¬ 
preciated than this light blue variety. Early and free in bloom. 
Perpetual flowering type. Prefers a damp location, 6 inches. 
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