TLdlvard Gillette Southlpick, Mass. — Hardy Terennials 
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or yellowish red 
sandy soil, well 
Lilium sui>erbuin 
but not allowed to come in contact with the rich soil. Place cither sand or leaf-mold around 
each bulb; this will help protect the bulbs, and the roots can easily reach the rich soil beneath. 
LILI UM auratum (Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). A A large and beautiful species with a 
white groundwork, little points of crimson all over the inner face, and a narrow band of 
gold painted along the center of each petal. Very fragrant and hardy. Nice large bulbs 
at 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Canadense (Wild Meadow Lily). A Grows 
2 to 4 feet high, with one to many yellow 
flowers. Moist clay or 
enriched. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz., $6 
per 100. 
L., var. fiavum.A Has 
yellow flowers. 20 
cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz. 
L. candidum (Madonna 
Lily). A Large,pure 
white, fragrant flow¬ 
ers. This Lily should 
be planted in early 
autumn. 15c. each. 
Si. 50 per doz. 
L. C[haleed0nicum 
(Scarlet Martagon). 
A A tall I.ily, with 
small, nodding, 
bright red flowers. 
A good garden sort 
and should be more 
generally used. 50c. 
each, $5 per doz. 
L. elegans. Flowers red; three or four on top of stalk. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. Henryi.A A new and rare Lily of superior merit. It is of strong, vigorous growth, with 
flowers resembling L. spcciosiim in shape, but the color is a deep orange-yellow, with 
green bands. 50 cts. 
L. Philadelphicum (Wild Orange-Red Inly). A 1 to 2 feet high, with one to two upright open, 
bell-shaped flowers, reddish orange, spotted with purple. Plant in a well-clrained soil. 
Sun or shade. 15 cts. each, $i per doz. 
L. speciosum album. A A fine Lily, 2 
feet high, with white flowers. 20 
cts. each, $2 per doz. 
L. speciosum rubrum. A Similar to the 
above, but the flowers are red. 20 
cts. each, $2 per doz. 
L. superbum (The Superb Orange Lily). 
A very fine native Lily, from 4 
to 8 feet high, with flowers from five 
to fifty on a stalk. It is a great feeder 
and requires lots of fine manure in a 
soil 2 to 4 feet deep. T.arge bulbs, 
20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. tenuifolium (Siberian Coral Lily). A 
Plants 12 to 18 inches high; flowers 
rich scarlet. A beauty. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
L. tigrinum, var. spIendens.A A large, 
vigorous form of the I'iger Lily. 20 
cts. each, $i per doz. 
LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal-flower).A 
One of'the showiest of our wild flow¬ 
ers.; 2 to 4 feet high, with large, deep 
red blossoms along the upper part 
of the stalk; will thrive in any gar¬ 
den soil or along the border of a lily 
pond or brook in water 2 or 3 inches 
deep. 10 cts. each, $i per doz., $5 
per 100; seeds, 5 cts. 
Lobelia cardinalis 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
