VICK'S EL ORAL GUJDE. 
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LILIES. 
With few exceptions, Lilies succeed in our gardens ' 
admirably, and continue to increase in strength and 
beauty for many years. The collection of Lilies is now 
so large and so good that no lover of flowers can afford to 
ignore this interesting and elegant family, and no garden 
can be considered complete without a good collection. 
All Lilies require deep planting, and should not be dis¬ 
turbed for several years. In almost every case flowers 
will he obtained the first summer after planting. In the 
North it is well, before winter, to cover the ground over 
and around the Lily bulbs with three or four inches of 
leaves or straw, or coarse manure, as a winter protection. 
Lilium Candidum does best transplanted in August 
and September. Still we can furnish them early in the 
spring. Late Candidum orders will be booked lor Au¬ 
gust. Our Lancifolium Lily bulbs this year arc the best 
we have ever seen, in fact, all our Lily bulbs are unu¬ 
sually large, and bear evidence of having stored up a 
large stock of vigor for next season’s flowering, except 
Auratum ; the bulbs of this variety are not as large as 
we would like. The Lily is a favorite everywhere, a 
Queen of flowers. 
each. doz. 
Auratum, the magnificent Japan Lily, . . $0.50 $5.00 
Atrosanguineum, red, orange-marbled, . 20 2.00 
Brownii, the largest and handsomest Trum¬ 
pet-shaped Lily in the world ; eight and 
more inches in length ; outside of flower 
rich purple, inside creamy white, . . . 1.50 
Candidum, common white, . 25 2.50 
Canadense, our native Lily,. 25 2.50 
Croceum, orange,. 20 2.00 
Excelsum, delicate cream or butT, .... 1.00 
Eximium, large, white, trumpet-shaped, . 50 5.00 
Japonicum longiflorum, white, trumpet¬ 
shaped; 5 inches long, . 25 2.50 
Lancifolium rubrum, white and red, . . 25 2.50 
Lancifolium album, white, . 50 5.00 
Lancifolium punctatum, white and pink, 50 5.00 
Pardalinum, yellow and red, spotted, . . . 25 2.50 
Speciosum album, ( Pr&cox ,) new, white, 75 6.50 
Takesima, large, trumpet-shaped, white, . 50 5.00 
Tenuifolium, one of the earliest flowering 
Lilies ; foliage slender and flowers bril¬ 
liant scarlet. This is a little beauty, . 50 5.00 
each. doz. 
Tigrinum, Tiger Lily,. 20 2.00 
Tigrinum, double,. 50 5.00 
Thunbergianum citrinum, citron yellow, 
with dark spots; dwarf,. 25 2.50 
Thunbergianum grandiflorum, large 
cluster of dark red flowers ; 2 feet, ... 20 2.0& 
LOBELIA. 
The Lobelia Cardi¬ 
nal^ is our native 
Cardinal Flower, 
found growing in 
moist ground, and on 
the banks of small 
streams all over the 
country. It is re¬ 
markable for the 
bright color of its 
flowers, being a most 
brilliant deep scarlet. 
It becomes much im¬ 
proved by cultivation, 
and is well worthy a 
place in every collec¬ 
tion of perennial 
plants. 
Lobelia cardinalis, color intense scarlet, bloom¬ 
ing in July ; does well with garden culture, . 30 
PANSIES. 
Nothing can be better 
than a Pansy plant, or a 
bed of Pansies in the 
spring and autumn. In¬ 
deed, the Pansy is so 
hardy that it will bloom 
occasionally during a mild 
spell even in a Northern 
winter. We have a fine 
collection of the best va¬ 
rieties, and good, strong, healthy young plants that will 
flower immediately, and continue to bloom until the 
-weather becomes very warm, and again in autumn. 
Plants $1.50 per dozen ; each,. 11 
