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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA 
Fall Planting of LILIES 
All Lilies are better for fall planting, but many varieties of Japanese Lilies do not arrive from Japan before the ground freezes lip. 
There is one method, however, by which they can be planted late in November or in December, and that is to cover the ground in which they 
arc to be planted before it freezes with 8 to 12 inches of stable manure. This will prevent the ground from freezing and the manure can be 
removed and the Lilies planted upon their arrival. We will not deliver any varie¬ 
ties of Lilies which do not arrive until after hard freezing weather until spring 
unless instructed otherwise. We repack Lilies arriving too late for fall delivery 
in sand and store them in a cold cellar until spring, when they are delivered as 
early as possible. 
We have gone to considerable trouble to give our customers the opportunity of 
planting Japanese Lilies under the most favorable conditions, for we know of no 
flowers that are more strikingly beautiful and effective, or that will give more 
pleasure and satisfaction to the planter. We are not only supplying bulbs of very 
superior quality, but we are also selling them for one-half regular retail prices, 
which you can confirm by referring to any seedsman’s or plantsman’s catalogue 
you may have at hand. 
Lilies like a light, rich, well-drained but moist soil, and a partially shaded 
location. If planted in full exposure to the sun, the bed should be carefully 
mulched with 2 or 3 inches of rotted manure, leaves, sphagnum or moss. They 
thrive and are very effective when planted thickly among Rhododendrons or 
Azaleas, and may be used to advantage in any open spaces that may be in the 
shrubbery. Bulbs should be planted 6 inches deep and care taken that no manure 
comes in direct contact with them. Planted in quantity, they may be had in bloom 
from June until frost, and bloom freely the first season after planting. 
Rubrum, Melpomene, Album, and many other Lilies will thrive and increase 
in almost any soil, but unless the conditions are very favorable, Auratum Lilies 
deteriorate and a percentage will be lost every year; but they are so truly splendid, 
and are so inexpensive at the low price at which we offer them, that they will be 
found to be the best garden investment that can be made. Try these Lilies, and 
send your order at once, so that they can be sent to you immediately upon their 
arrival from Japan. Longiflorum Lilies are similar in appearance to the Bermuda 
Easter Lilies, but are much more satisfactory for outdoor planting, as they are 
bloom of lilium auratum perfectly hardy. 
PRICES OF LILIES 
These prices include all charges except freight or express charges from Pittsburg. The measurements given refer to circumference 
of bulbs, but the Japanese evidently use an elastic tape, as the bulbs never quite come up to the measurements given. We give these 
sizes, as they are generally used by the trade. 
Per do/.. 100 
Auratum. 8 to 9 inches.$0 85 $(> 00 
9 to 11 inches. 1 50 10 00 
11 to 13 inches. 2 50 18 00 
11 to 13 inches, selected bulbs. 3 00 21 00 
13 to 15 inches, monster bulbs. Very scarce. This size does not 
arrive until November. 4 50 30 00 
Longiflorum, The Longiflorum has large, pure white, trumpet-shaped 
flowers like the Bermuda Easter Lily, but is perfectly hardy. 
5 to 7 inches.... 50 3 00 
(> to 8 inches. 75 4 50 
7 to 9 inches. 1 00 6 50 
9 to 10 inches. 1 50 10 00 
Speciosura album. 8 to 9 inches. 1 35 9 00 
9 to 11 inches. 2 50 18 00 
11 to 13 inches. 3 50 25 00 
Melpomene. Similar to Rubrum, but more brilliant in color. 
7 to 9 inches. 1 35 9 00 
9 to 10 inches. 1 75 12 00 
“ rubrum, or roseum. Pink. 8 to 9 inches. 1 25 8 00 
9 to 12 inches. 1 75 12 00 
Monster bulbs. 2 25 15 00 
RARE VARIETIES OF AURATUM LILIES 
. . Each Perdoz. 
Auratum vittatum rubrum. Magnificent flowers; 10 to 12 inches across; 
clear, waxy white, with broad crimson stripe through the center of 
each petal. $0 75 $7 50 
Auratum pictum. A very choice variety; pure white, with red and yel¬ 
low band through each petal... 35 3 50 
Auratum Wittei. A magnificent Lily; immense flowers of the purest 
white, with a wide yellow stripe through the center of each petal; 
very tall-growing and free-blooming. 75 7 50 
Auratum macranthum. A grand variety of remarkable strength and 
vigor; immense pure ivory-white flowers with a golden band through 
each petal. Large bulbs, 8 to 10 inches. 45 4 50 
Auratum virginale album. Very beautiful; large flowers of the pur¬ 
est white, with a narrowband of yellow through center of each petal. 50 5 00 
Auratum platyphyllum. A remarkable large Lily of great vigor. 35 4 00 
LILIUM SPEOTOSUM ALBUM 
