HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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Formosa and not the Philippines the older 
name should be dropped. This is the most re¬ 
markable lily introduced in late years, its 
ease of culture with its facility of increase 
from seeds makes it come within the range 
of everyone with a garden. Seeds sown early 
will produce flowering plants easily the same 
year. Has a wiry stem, long graceful leaves, 
trumpets are much longer and in the early 
form rather narrower than those of regale 
but similar in color, there is a pure white form 
favored for forcing but outdoors we much pre¬ 
fer the variety with the exterior of the trum¬ 
pets pleasingly colored. Heavy stem rooter. 
Early Variety. This starts blooming outdoors as 
regale finishes, plant 8 inches deep. 
Late Variety. Blooms from mid-August until 
late October, grows taller than the early 
variety. 
Price of both forms 30 cents each, $3.00 doz., $20.00 
per 100. 
We recommend the increased planting of the two 
varieties of L. Formosanum, they are hardier than 
regale and the late variety in vigor, size of bloom, 
floriferousness and sheer beauty is much superior to 
that variety. 
Giganteum Himalaicum. This is the most noble 
of all lilies and is not to be confounded with 
the form of longiflorum grown by florists 
and called giganteum. The ideal location for 
this grand Himalayan lily is in an open 
glade in the woodland where is can be broken 
from strong winds. The large bulbs must be 
planted shallow and a soft mucky soil con¬ 
taining plenty of humus and sand is what 
they like. Spring planting is best. The large 
tubular flowers are pure white with a pur¬ 
plish tint near the base and purple midribs, the 
flowers are very fragrant, the stems under 
good culture rise 10-12 feet high. 
Strong bulbs $2.00-$3.00 each 
Hansonii (Hanson’s Lily). One of the six best 
Lilies for North America. The leaves are 
carried in whorls and persist quite late. The 
yellow flowers which are spotted brown are 
very fragrant. Seems to thrive in either sun¬ 
shine or shade. 
50 cents each, $5.00 doz., $40'.00 per 100 
Henryi (Henry’s Lily). Sometimes called the 
“yellow speciosum.” The orange yellow, re¬ 
flexing flowers appear during August. Has 
very great vigor and sometimes attains the 
height of 8-10 feet. Extremely dependable. 
25-50-75 cents each, $3.00-$5.00-$7.50 doz. 
Japonicum (Krameri). A beautiful Lily with 
trumpets of pure peach pink flowers. The 
stiff stems carry 2-6 flowers each and the 
flowers are at their best in mid-July. Planted 
in the open with merely a winter mulch of 
peat moss this Lily grows and blooms 
astonishingly well, must have perfect drain¬ 
age and bulbs need covering 6 inches. 
50 cents each, $5.00 doz. 
Longiflorum. Foliis albo marginalis. A very 
striking variety dwarf in habit with large 
snow white trumpets and variegated foliage, 
very decorative even when not in bloom, as 
hardy as any lily if planted 8-10 inches deep. 
40 cents each, $4.00' doz. 
Martagon. The old purple Martagon lily is of 
very vigorous habit and often attains a 
