LILIES 
“I do not wonder that the Madonna Lily has been claimed as an emblem 
by nearly a hundred saints. It seems to have a special charm of its 
own, so chaste it is, so inviolable in its purity.’'—George II. Elhuanger 
in “ The Garden's Story.” 
The Lily is one of those hardy plants that make themselves 
at home as easily in the smallest garden as in those receiving 
the ^are of the professional gardener; if veil planted in good 
soil it will almost take care of itself. The varieties are so 
numerous and so different that every taste maybe suited. Any¬ 
one, with intelligent care, can grow them; and they increase in 
number, size, and value, year by year, after they become well 
established. They should be set where they are desired to 
remain, as they do not take kindly to removal, liking to spread 
and luxuriate year after year in the same spot, as family treasure, 
and a long-loved ornament of home. 
In stately splendor and exquisite coloring no flower can sur¬ 
pass the Auratum and Melpomene varieties; none are fuller of 
glowing life and color than the little Siberian Lily, L. tenui- 
folium ; none displays more barbaric magnificence than the single 
and double Tiger Lilies. What blossom can be more suggestive 
of purity than the Madonna Lily, L. candidum? 
Plant the bulbs eight or nine inches deep. Many fail in this particular, setting the bulbs so near the surface that the frosts of winter 
almost throw them out of the soil. The Idly throws out roots from the stalk above the bulb, and these serve the double purpose 
of supplying nutriment to the plant and of bracing and sustaining in position the heavy weight of the blossoms. 
The soil for Lilies should be made rich with old, well-decayed manure, thoroughly incorporated with the soil; but fresh dressing 
must never be used, nor must any come in contact with the bulbs. They should be set on and surrounded by a layer of pure sand. 
When the ground freezes in the fall, apply a covering of stable litter or leaves, which may be forked in in the spring, thus 
supplying enrichment to the soil. 
ILIUM 
LONGIFLORUM 
Auratum. The magnificent gold-banded I.ily of Japan, freely spotted with 
crimson-red; sweet-scented. Blooms about July 15th. Large bulbs, each, 
20 cents ; dozen, £2.00. Extra large bulbs, 30 cents; dozen, £3.00. 
Batemani. A beautiful Japanese variety; flowers upright, of clear apricot 
yellow ; strong and hardy; should have a place in every garden. Blooms 
about July 15th. Each, 25 cents ; dozen, $2.50. 
Canadense. Our native Lily, flowers drooping, delicate scarlet, yellow 
throat, spotted black. Blooms July 10th. Each, 15 cents; dozen, $1.25. 
Candidum. Common white garden Lily; hardy, free bloomer, fragrant. 
Ready August 1st. Each, 15 cents ; dozen, $1.50. 
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Elegans incomparable. Blood-red. Blooms July 1st. Each, 15 cents; 
dozen, $1.50. 
Hansoni. This is a rare early-flowering species, ot a beautiful yellow color, 
petals very thick, dotted with purple. One of the handsomest varieties. 
Blooms second week in June. Each, 75 cents; dozen, $7.50. 
Humboldtii. Orange, spotted claret. Extra fine. Each,25 cents ; dozen,$2.50. 
Japonicum longiflorum. White, trumpet-shaped. Blooms about 20th of 
July. Each, 15 cents; dozen, $1.50. 
Krameri. Deep rosy pink. Blooms June 15th. Each, 25 cents ; dozen, £2.50. 
