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Wm. Eixiott & Sons, 54 and 56 Dey Street, New York. 
LILIES. 
Among all hardy plants, these rank first in import¬ 
ance. The state'Uuess of habit, beauty of form, and 
variety of coloring, together with the most pleasing fra¬ 
grance, leaves the Lily without a rival among hardy 
bulbous plants. In selecting a location for planting 
Lilies, due attention must be paid to the proper prepara^ 
tion of the soil. In the first place, it ought to be properly 
under-drained, so that no water can collect around the 
bulbs. Then it .should be well enriched with old, well- 
rotted stable manure; if a proportion, say one-third of 
leaf-mold or peat, can be mixed with the soil, it will be 
all the better; in heavy loamy soils, the same propor¬ 
tion of sand will make a suitable spot. They require 
very little care and when once planted should be left 
untouched as long as possible. 
Great success has followed when an inch of clean 
sand has been placed under and over the bulb when setting. Manure should never come in direct contact with the bulbs, 
as it causes decay. Top dressing is the better way to enrich the soil after the bulbs are once established. Though they 
may nearly all be called liardy, it is well to protect against severe frosts by a covering of ashes or litter. 
LILIUM HARRISII. 
(True nermuda EaHter I.,ily.) 
This beautiful Lily has become immensely popular, on account of its free-blooming iiualities; many thousands are 
now yearly forced for the Now York market, wliere it has met with great favor. It is larger in size than the old Longi- 
lloruin; llowors pure white, richly fragrant and of good substance. For early forcing the bulbs should be started in 
Scidember; these maybe had in flower by the Christmas Holidays, and by successive plantings, uj) to December; they 
may be had in flower until sju'ing. 
Our stock of this Lily is of unsurpassed quality. The bulbs are sound, well cured, and of good form; not cracked 
or mis-shapen. 
_PRICES_ 
FIRST SIZE BULBS.— (5 to 7 in. in circumference). 10c. each; $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. (Postage, Ic. per bulb 
extra.) Each bulb should produce from 3 to 6 flowers. 
SELECT SIZE BULBS.— (7 to 0 in. in circumference). 20c. each; $2.00 per doz.; $14.00 per 100. (Postage, 2c. per bulb 
extra). This is the best size to grow as pot plants for decoration, and equally as valuable for cutting. Each 
bulb produces from 5 to 8 flowers. 
EXTRA SELECT BULBS.— (9 to 11 in in circumference). 35c. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. (Postage, 3c. per 
bulb extra). These extra select bulbs make fine specimen pot plants for exhibition and decoration. 
MONSTER BULBS. —11 to 13 in. in circumference^. 70c each; $7.50 per doz. (Postage, 4c. per bulb extra if by mail.) 
The largest bulbs produced by this magnificent variety; highly recommendable for exhibition plants. 
