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CARTERS EASTER LILY. 
The chaste snow-white flowers are extensively used for decoration purposes. They are pro¬ 
duced in clusters on a stem varying from 2 to 4 feet in height and exquisitely perfumed. 
Lilium Harrisii Mammoth Bulbs 
9-11, selected for exhibition .... 
Large bulbs, 7-9, splendid 
Lilium Jamesi, new Bermuda 
variety, 9-11 bulbs .-. 
7-9 “ . 
Lilium Formosum {Japan 
Per 100. 
Per doz. 
Each. 
Lilium Longiflorum {Bermuda 
Per 100. 
Per doz. 
Each. 
$32.00 
$5-00 
$ - 5 ° 
grown), mammoth bulbs, 9-11, 
$30-00 
? 4 - 5 ° 
$ 45 
Fine large bulbs, 7-9, about ten 
>—1 
Cn 
b 
0 
2.50 
•25 
days later than Harrisii . 
15.00 
2.50 
•25 
35.00 
4-00 
• 4 ° 
Lilium Gigantium(/a/>aft grown) 
18.00 
2.2S 
.2S 
one of the best Lilies for all 
round forcing purposes,9-10 bulbs 
20.00 
2.50 
•25 
20.00 
2.50 
•25 
7 - 9 “ 
12.00 
i -75 
.20 
12.00 
i -75 
.20 
7-9 . 
LILIES.— The time of planting Lilies ranges from August to December, but as every day Lilies are out of the ground 
they lose something of their strength, the earlier they can be procured and planted the better. For the smaller varieties, 
plant in clumps, each bulb about 6 inches apart, leaving more space for the strong and larger species. The best mode of 
planting outdoors is in groups of three to nine bulbs in a mass. 
The depth for planting Lilies varies greatly—some species, especially those native, will not thrive unless planted deep. 
On an average, we like to plant Lilies about 9 inches below the surface, which gives stem roots a chance to assist those 
under the bulb. When planting bulbs should not be laid in a scooped-out hole, but placed on a level loosened-up bottom, 
with some nice friable soil to root into, either singly or in clumps of three to six, each bulb 8 inches or so apart, according to sort. 
For general cultivation in pots the Lily likes nice, rich, loamy soil. When the bulbs come to hand, they should be 
loosely plunged into some damp material, such as cocoanut fibre or ashes and placed in a shady and cool spot for,say, a fortnight. 
The bulbs will then be in fit condition to be placed in pots (one bulb in a 5-inch pot). The pot should be half-filled, 
with soil and the bulb put into it, and not over-watered until growth appears. As the plant grows more soil may be 
added until the pot is almost full. 
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