3~tardy Garden jellies 
WELL-CHOSEN DEPENDABLE VARIETIES 
Culture: A few simple, yet very important rules to grow them successfully should be carefully observed. First, 
provide adequate drainage, and this must be adequate. Secondly, the bulbs of most varieties require some shade 
while at the same time allowing the flower stalk to reach the sunlight. Thirdly, select proper varieties; we will 
gladly help you in this case. Lilies are not grown in one country under one and the same conditions, but are 
gathered together from many foreign countries. They all have different habits and flowers, and ripen off at dif' 
ferent times of the year; therefore, orders for Lilies cannot always be filled at one time. The requirements of 
Lilies vary with each variety. 
Because of the lack of knowledge and the 
carelessness of many planters, we do not 
guarantee Lilies to grow. We do, however, 
guarantee to supply you bulbs in good con* 
dition. 
We recommend the following as the best 
Lilies for general use and of easiest culture: 
Auratum Platyphyllum, Croceum, Candi- 
dum, Elegans, Regale, Speciosum Magnifi- 
cum. Superbum. Tenuifolium, Tigrinum 
Splendens, Umbellatum, and Philippinense 
Formosanum. 
AURATUM (Gold-Banded Japan Lily). 
Undoubtedly one of the finest. Its large 
graceful, fragrant flowers are composed 
of six petals of a delicate ivory-white 
color, thickly studded with chocolate' 
crimson spots and striped through the 
center a golden yellow; 3 to 5 feet. July 
to September. 8-9 in. circum., 15c each. 
AURATUM PLATYPHYLLUM. Also 
called “Macranthum" This is a robust- 
growing form; the stem is stouter and 
attains a greater height; the leaves are 
much broader; enormous flowers, white, 
richly spotted yellow. Undoubtedly the 
choicest of all. 8-9 in. circum., 20c each. 
CANADENSE. Broad, funnel-shaped, 
drooping flowers, varying from yellow to 
orange; spotted inside; graceful and pret' 
ty. Fine among Azaleas, in damp peat 
beds or leaf mold. Excellent for natural' 
izing. June'July. 15c each. 
CANDIDUM (Madonna or St. Joseph’s 
Lily). Stateliest and most aristocratic of 
all garden plants. Pure glistening white 
flowers on strong, stiff stems. Late June. 
15c each. 
CROCEUM. The Irish Orange Lily. South 
Europe. Flowers very showy, bright or' 
ange, with minute dark brown spots. 
June flowering. When well grown and 
established it attains a height of 5 feet 
or more, with a large quantity of flowers 
on each stem. This Lily is now getting 
scarce. 35c each. 
ELEGANS. (Mixed varieties). (Japan). 
Very hardy, dwarf Lilies thriving in any 
garden and producing large, erect flowers 
of various shades of yellow, orange and 
red. All varieties grow from 1 Vz to 2 
feet; bloom in June and July. Mixed. 
15c each. 
HANSONI. Most desirable; not particular 
in its cultural requirements and extremely 
handsome in flower; does well in light 
loam. Plant among shrubs and low plants 
to protect young shoots, this being one 
of the earliest Lilies to appear in the 
spring. The stem reaches a height of 4 
to 5 feet, carrying blossoms 2 inches 
across, regularly reflexed, the petals being 
of a bright orange spotted more or less 
with brown, of a waxy texture. June 
flowering. 35c each. 
HENRYI (Yellow Speciosum). One of the 
finest hardy Lilies, of strong, vigorous 
growth, with flower stalks 3 to 5 feet 
long; deep apricot-yellow, lightly spotted 
brown. August-September. 8-9 in. cir¬ 
cum., 30c each. 
PARDALINUM (Leopard Lily). Flowers 
reflexed, bright yellow at base, spotted 
brownish purple, remainder orange-scar' 
let. 3 to 4 feet. 25c each. 
The following will do well in heavy soil 
if well drained: L. Candidum, Croceum, 
Elegans, Hansoni, Tigrinum, and Regale. 
The following will do well in limestone 
soil: L. Candidum, Chalcedonicum, Carni' 
olicum, Hansoni, Monadelphum, Martagon, 
Pomponium, and Testaceum. 
The following will do well in wet soil: 
L. Canadense, L. Superbum, and Tenuifo- 
lium. 
PHILIPPINENSE FORMOSANUM. A 
very refined and graceful Lily with long 
grassy foliage, and long wide-mouthed 
trumpet flowers of the purest white, 
slightly marked externally with reddish 
brown. The plants grow to a height of 
2-3 feet, are very robust and offer great 
resistance to wind and weather. It is 
hardy, very fragrant and one of the love¬ 
liest of the new varieties. August to 
October. 25c each. 
REGALE (The Regal Lily). It is abso¬ 
lutely hardy, and is excellent for forcing, 
and being so hardy, may be grown any¬ 
where. The flowers are white, slightly 
suffused with pink, with a beautiful shade 
of canary-yellow at the center, and ex¬ 
tending part way up the trumpet. It is 
delightfully perfumed; reminding one of 
the Jasmine, and lacking the heavy, op¬ 
pressive odor of most Lilies. Blooms 
out-of-doors early in July. 6-7 in. cir¬ 
cum., 15c each. 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM. The Speciosum or 
Lancifolium are the most important of all 
the Japanese Lilies, always satisfactory. 
The variety here offered has large white 
flowers of great substance, with a greenish 
band running through center of each 
petal. August-September. 8-9 in. cir¬ 
cum., 25c each. 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM. Rich ruby- 
carmine, margined white; stout of sub¬ 
stance and broad of petal. This variety 
stands out prominently on account of its 
vigorous growth as well as the size and 
depth of coloring. August and Septem¬ 
ber. 8-9 in. circum., 15c each. 
SUPERBUM. The color in this desirable 
Lily varies from pale yellow to deep crim¬ 
son, more or less spotted on the inner 
surface of the petals. Valuable as a late- 
flowering Lily. Does well in ordinary 
garden soil. July. 15c each. 
TENUIFOLIUM. A small, slender-growing 
Lily not more than 18 inches high, with 
bright scalet flowers and recurved petals. 
One of the prettiest little Lilies in culti¬ 
vation. Early June. 12 to 18 inches. 10c 
each. 
TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. The finest 
form of Tiger Lily with the richest color. 
The large shapely flowers are of a rich 
salmon-orange spotted with glossy black. 
Easy culture. August-September. 8-9 in. 
circum., 15c each. 
UMBELLATUM GRANDIFLORUM. 
(Europe). A very showy Lily of easy 
culture, bearing in June, large handsome, 
rich orange flowers shaded red; very ef¬ 
fective in shrubbery and flower borders. 
7 in. up, 20c each. 
REGAL LILY—A Superb Lily from the Orient 
Auratum Lily 
Regal Lily 
Elegans Lily 
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