Flowering Easter Lilies 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
NEW YORK 
CALLA (Richardia) 
Easily cultivated in pots, requiring only rich soil and plenty 
of water. By allowing them to rest through the summer, an 
abundance of bloom may be had the following winter. 
Aethiopica, or Lily of the Nile. The well-known white Calla. 
First size, ea. 15c., doz. $1.50. Selected roots, oa. ‘20c., doz 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Little Gem. A diminutive reproduction of the ordinary Calla; a 
perfect gem for window culture. Ea. 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 
Golden Calla. A rare and most beautiful variety, with primrose 
colored flowers. Ea. 50 cts. 
Shotted Leaf Calla. Although very ornamental as a pot plant, 
this is really a summer Calla for garden cultivation; very 
effective. Ea. 10 cts., doz, $1.00. 
LILIES 
In the bulb garden Lilies rank first in importance. They are 
stately and beautiful, matchless in form and variety of color, while 
possessing the most agreeable perfume, and for general effect they 
have no rivals. Bulbs should be planted six inches deep as soon 
as they can be obtained after ripening, some being ready in August 
while others are not ready till October or November . They thrive 
best in a well drained, deep, loamy soil, made rich with thoroughly 
rotten cow or sheep manure, and an inch of clean sand placed 
under and over the bulbs, when setting ; manure should not come 
in contact with the bulbs, as it causes decay. Top dressing is the 
better way to enrich the soil after the bulbs are once established. 
The beds should be well covered in the fall with any good litter 
that will exclude frost. 
Lilium Marrisii ( Bermuda Easter Lily). One of the best for house 
culture. The flowers are trumpet shape, pure waxy white, and 
delightfully fragrant. Bulbs should be potted in rich soil, using 
five to eight inch pot, according to size of bulb, and the pots 
plunged in a cold frame or kept in a dark, cold place, to get a 
strong root growth before the top starts; when well rooted they 
may be brought into gentle heat and forced into bloom. 
Mammoth Bulbs, 9x11 in. circ. Ea. 40 cts., doz. $4.00. 
Extra Size Bulbs, 7x9 in. circ. Ea. 25 cts., doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00. 
first Size Bulbs, 5x7 in. circ. Ea. 10 cts., doz. $1.00, 100 $6.60- 
L. Aural urn (The Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). Large, pure white 
flowers, with crimson spots and a golden band through the 
center of each petal, two to four feet high, blooming in July to 
October. First size, 8 to 9 inch, ea. 10 cts., doz. $1.00, 100 
$7.50. Extra size, 9 to 11 inch, ea. 15 cts., doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00. 
Mammoth size, 11 to 13 inch, ea. 25 cts., doz. $2.50. 
L. Brownii. One of the most beautiful Lilies, immense trumpet - 
shaped flowers 10 inches in length; interior pure white with 
chocolate-colored anthers; exterior brownish purple. Ea. 40 
cts., doz. $4.00. 
L. Candidum. The well-known White Garden Lily, one of the 
best for outdoor decoration ; is also largly used for forcing. Ea. 
15 cts., doz. $1.50, 100 $9.00. 
L. Elegans. Mixed varieties. Flowers, erect, borne in clusters. 
Colors comprise shades of yellow and red. Ea. 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 
L. Longiflorum. The well-known beautiful, snow-white fragrant 
Lily; fine for forcing and handsome in the garden. Large 
bulbs, 7 to 9 inch, ea. 15 cts., doz. $1.50. Immense bulbs, 9 to 
10 inch, ea. 20 cts., doz. $2.00. 
L. Superbum. A beautiful native variety; color, yellowish red, 
spotted. Ea. 15 cts., doz. $1.50. 
L. Tcnuifolium. One of the earliest and excellent for cutting; 
beautiful scarlet flowers. Ea. 25 cts., doz. $2.50. 
L. Tigrinum Splendens (Improved Tiger Lily). Orange-Salmon, 
spotted black. Ea. 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 
L. Tigrinum Flore Pleno ( Double Tiger Lily). Bears an immense 
number of double, bright orange-red flowers, spotted with 
black. Ea. 15 cts., doz. $1.25. 
L. Speciosum Album. Pure white, very fragrant. Ea. 20 cts.. 
doz. $2.00. 
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum. Rose, spotted with crimson. Ea. 20 
cts., doz. $2.00. 
L. Speciosum Roseum. White, spotted with rose. Ea. 15 cts., 
doz. $1.50. 
L. Album Praecox. Pure white, tinged with pink; beautiful. Ea. 
30 cts., doz. $3.00. 
L. Monstrosum Album. Distinct variety, having broad flat stems, 
and immense clusters of pure white flowers. Ea. 25 cts., doz. 
$2.50. 
L. Melpomene. Flowers very large, of rich, blood crimson, 
heavily spotted. Ea. 25 cts., doz. $2.50. 
