THE CAMAS LILIES 
As hardy, and as amenable to ordinary garden conditions, 
as the Tulip, there is no good reason why these truly beau¬ 
tiful bulb-flowers should not become as widely known and as 
widely planted. Just as the May-flowering Tulips are fading, 
the Camas Lilies open their first blossoms; then for some 
weeks they are in full attractiveness. Plant them in the 
border, group them about the pool, or if you have a damp 
meadow that you would submerge in a sea of blue, then 
mass them there. Whether you plant few or many, they will 
give you pleasure; more so as years roll by, for they are 
enduringly persistent. 
CAMASSIA LEICHTLINI — The flowers are spreading 
stars, perfectly formed, sometimes an inch and a half across, 
and each tall, airv, loosely formed spike carries many of 
them widely open at one time. The spikes are often four 
feet tall, and may bear one hundred blossoms. The bulbs 
seem to be fully hardy anywhere in the country, and the 
season of bloom is long, all through lavj spring. I offer 
mixed color* only, including white, rich cream, delicate 
lavender, indigo and blue-violet. Camassias cannot be recom¬ 
mended too highly for every garden, and this is possiblv the 
finest of them. 3 for 25c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00. 
CAMASSIA QUAMASH-Many years ago I lived in the 
Pend Oreille River valley, up toward the northeasterly cor¬ 
ner of Washington State. There I have seen the prairie- 
like meadows and flood-plains as waving fields of shimmer¬ 
ing ultramarine, when Camassia quamash was in bloom. 
The Indians used to dig the bulbs as food, likely they still 
do, and the flavor was said to be sweet and “chestnutty.” 
I have not tried them, enjoyed the flowers too much to 
want to destroy the bulbs. This Camassia grows 18 to 24 
inches high, and the flowers are informal and somewhat one¬ 
sided stars in various rich shades of blue. Camassia qua¬ 
mash gives a splendid effect in mass colonies, and the cost 
is low enough so that one can afford to plant liberally. Of 
great hardiness. 10 for 40c; 25 for 75c; 50 for $1.35; 100 
for $2.50; 250 for $6.00. 
ZYGADENUS FREMONTI—False Camas. Open panicles 
of pretty blossom-stars, all of a rich creaminess, the centers 
with a super-imposed star of deeper yellow. It starts bloom¬ 
ing a bit earlier than the true Camassias, but laps well over 
into their season, adding a new color to any grouping of 
them. It is, moreover, of equal hardiness and ease of 
culture; it shou'd be noted though, that unlike the bulbs 
of the True Camas, those of Zygadenus are under no cir¬ 
cumstances to be eaten. 2 for 25c; 10 for $1.00. 
CHLOROGALUM POMERIDANUM—A rare and interest¬ 
ing Camas-cousin, of like habits, and of presumably equal 
hardiness. It is, at least, of full hardiness without winter 
protection here at my New Jersey nursery. The flowers 
are individually smaller than those of Camassia, but the num¬ 
ber of them is enormous, carried in great branching panicles. 
The white of the petals is veined with purple. The blossoms 
have the odd habit of expanding only in the afternoon. 3 for 
25c; 10 for 75c. 
CAMAS LILIES MIXED—Includes bulbs of Camassfe 
ouamash, Camassia Leichtlini, of Chlorogalum, and of 
Zygadenus. Every lot sent out will contain each, but not ire 
equal proportions, and not labeled separately. Excellent 
value. 4 for 35c; 10 for 75c; 25 for $1.75. 
THE MAGIC LILY 
It is, of course, Lycoris squamigera, and the magic lies, 
not in remembering the euphony that is its name, but in its 
habit of giving bursts of quick and delightful bloom where 
but a few days before seemed dry, barren earth. The bulbs 
are of full hardiness, providing, as with Tulips, they have, 
after planting, a short time-space to strike root before the 
ground freezes . The leaf growth is in earliest spring. When 
May is gone, so have the leaves that mark where the bulbs 
rest. No more, then, until well into August, when suddenly 
bud-crowned stems push up to twenty inches, and there is a 
spectacular flaring of fragrant trumpet-blossoms in the ex¬ 
quisite opaline shades that lie between pink and blue. Note, 
though, that like Peony, Lycoris squamigera may take a year 
to settle into a new home, before giving any really effective 
flowering display. Again, like Peony, it is of enduring 
permanence when once established. Good bulbs, each $1.00. 
BLAZING STAR 
For color in sheer, over-whelming brilliance, the blazing, 
feathered torches of Liatris scariosa are above and beyond 
compare. The great tassel-blossoms that range the branch¬ 
ing stems, pulsate in violet flame. It grows to four feet or 
more, revels in full sun, and is of exceeding hardiness. Only 
one caution to it. don’t let the thick root-tubers dry out. 
Plant them quickly after they come. 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00. 
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