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Californian "Bulbs, Grolvn by Carl Purdy 
CALIFORNIAN LILIES, continued 
other hand, Lilium Washingtonianum purpureum is a good grower and keeper, and 
Lilium Humboldlii magnificum cannot be excelled. 
Lilium sulphureum. A magnificent Lily, native of Himalayas. Tall stem, with immense,, 
long, spreading trumpet, which is white, with creamy throat. Very fragrant. There 
is no grander Lily known. It likes well-drained, porous soil, and enough water tO' 
keep the surface moist during its growth. Very fine bulbs, $i each. 
LILIUM HUMBOLDTII AND ALLIED SPECIES 
Humboldtii. A grand Lily, growing as tall as io feet, but usually 4 or 5 feet high, with 
very stout stem and many large, orange-red flowers, spotted with small maroon 
spots. Immense, 9 inches and upwards in diameter, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.; 
very large, 8 to 9 inches in diameter, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.; fine, 7 to 8 inches in 
diameter, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Humboldtii magnificum. A grand species, differing from preceding in darker foliage,, 
in the spots on the flowers being each surrounded by a circle of crimson, and in 
splendid growing and flowering qualities. It is sure to flower the first year after 
planting, and is a splendid grower. None better. Good bulbs, 30c. each, $3 per doz. 
Humboldtii Bloomerianum. Like the preceding in color and flowering qualities, but 
with a very small bulb and a small stem. Very pretty. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
Columbianum. Like a miniature L. Humboldtii. Bright golden yellow, spotted maroon. 
2j to 3 feet. Good. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Bolanderii. One of the rarest of Lilies; 1 to 3 feet high, slender, with bell-shaped, deep- 
crimson-red flowers, dotted purple. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
LILIUM WASHINGTONIANUM AND NEAR SPECIES 
Washingtonianum purpureum. The fine half-tone shows the flowers to perfection as 
to form. They are from white to a rich wine-color and change after opening. Often 
6 or 7 feet high, with a stout stem and many leaves, and as many as twenty-five 
flowers. The flowers are very fragrant. The bulbs are easily handled but will 
not give a good bloom the first year. The Shasta Lily is a variety of this Lily. 
Large bulbs, 8 to 9 inches in circumference, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
Rubescens (The Redwood, or Chemise Lily). A beautiful and very distinct Lily, having 
tall, slender stalks and exquisitely fragrant flowers of a tubular shape. On opening, 
they are white dotted purple, but soon change to deeper purple and all colors 
between white and purple will be seen on one stem. To succeed with this, drainage 
must be perfect. It is not easy. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
Kelloggii. Three to 4 feet high, with a slender stem and from three to fifteen flowers 
with pink, revolute petals. Very fragrant. 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
LEOPARD BOG LILIES 
Pardalinum. This is one of the best Lilies for the garden. It grows well in any loam 
or gravelly soil, in sand, or lighter clays, as long as given some shade and watered mod¬ 
erately. The stout stems are very leafy and from 3 to 6 feet high, and the many 
large and very showy flowers are very richly colored with orange centers and crimson 
tips, with many spots in the central section. No Lily is more likely to give satis¬ 
faction in the garden. Robert Wallace, first among the world’s Lily-growers, 
says of this Lily: “ L. Pardalinum and its varieties are certainly among the finest 
Lilies known. Planted in moist peat, they attain a great height, flowering in great 
profusion and increasing rapidly. Though doing best in peat, they will do well 
in any garden soil.” 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Pardalinum, Glow. This is the finest Lily that I have ever introduced. With the good 
qualities of Pardalinum, it has a flower in which the upper part is an intense crimson, 
and the center orange-red, finely dotted with brown. Almost as intense in color as 
Tenuifolium. $1 each. 
Pardalinum, Defiance. Among the seedlings from Mr. Burbank, I found a very tall 
form, possibly a hybrid with the general habit of Pardalinum, but the heavily 
spotted flowers showing much yellow and boldly facing out instead of the nodding 
habit of the type. I think it a good thing. 30 cts. each. 
Roezlii. Stem slender, leaves crowded, very long and slender, the closely revolute peri¬ 
anth a clear reddish orange throughout, dotted maroon. A rare Lily, long lost, 
but reintroduced by myself. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.. 
