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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
SOME GOOD LILIES 
Lilies for Spring Planting 
There is a tendency to plant little else but the Auratum and Speciosum varieties of Japanese Lilies, which are very beautiful, but do not 
bloom until after the middle of July, and there is a host of June-blooming Lilies that should be found in every garden, and none more beau¬ 
tiful than our graceful, dainty little native Lily, Canadense, with its spotted red or yellow flowers. Nothing finer for naturalizing in meadow 
or orchard. It will thrive in the wettest 
ground, and so will the splendid Superbum, 
also a native Lily, blooming the end of June 
or early in July. We have seen the plants of 
this 8 feet high, with JO or 40 flowers. All 
varieties of Thunbergianum (Elegans) and 
Umbellatum Lilies bloom in June, and these 
are more vigorous and hardy or showier 
when planted in large clumps, and they are 
abundantly able to take care of themselves 
in almost any situation; and so are all varie¬ 
ties of Tiger Lilies, which make bold and 
most effective groups. A Japanese Lily, not 
so well known, is Hansoni, but one of the 
most distinct and desirable. It has a trick, 
however, of remaining dormant for a year 
after it is planted; in fact, I think it always 
does this if planted in the spring. Henryi, 
the new variety from Japan, is wonderfully 
vigorous and fine when established, but as 
yet the bulbs are extremely scarce and difli 
cult to get. Brownii and Excelsum are two 
lovely Lilies, but the bulbs are getting very 
scarce and high-priced. 
The Lily bulbs offered below were received ' 
from Japan in December, were repacked in sand and stored in a cold cellar, and are now in prime condition for spring planting. 
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 inches of rotten 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 0 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 and Album Lilies will thrive und 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 prices at which we offer them, that they will be found 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 early in the spring. Longiflorums are 
similar in appearance to the Bermuda Easter Lilies, but are much more satis¬ 
factory for outdoor planting, as they are perfectly hardy. 
Owing to a partial failure of the crop of Lilies in Japan last summer, we 
have a limited supply and fill early orders only. 
LIT.I I’M SPECIOSUM ALBUM 
PRICES OF LILIES 
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 measure¬ 
ments given. We give these sizes, as they are generally used by the trade. 
Auratum. 8 to 9 inches. 
9 to 11 inches. 1 
11 to 13 inches. 
11 to 13 inches, selected bulbs. 3 25 
Longiflorum. The Longifloruin has large, pure white, trumpet- 
shaped flowers like the Bermuda Easter Lily, but is per 
fectly hardy. 5 to 7 inches. 
9 to 10 inches. l 
Speciosum album. 8 to 9 inches. l 
9 to 11 inches. 2 
11 to 13 inches. 3 
Speciosum Melpomene. Similar to Rubrum, but more brilliant. 
7 to 9 inches. 
9 to 10 inches. ] 
Speciosum rubrum, or roseum. Pink. 8 to 9 inches. 
9 to 12 inches. i 
Monster bulbs. 2 40 
Per doz. 
100 
$0 50 
11 00 
20 00 
22 00 
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r- 
.. 55 
3 50 
12 00 
10 50 
18 00 
25 00 
9 00 
13 00 
. . 1 35 
9 00 
13 00 
17 00 
