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crossed and hybridized lilies. 
In the course of his experiments thirty or forty of the world’s lilies were 
used and hundreds ol thousands of plants grown from the seed and dower¬ 
ed. No experiment in the improvement of lilies can be mentioned in the 
same breath, either when the number of individuals grown in the effort, or 
the results produced are considered. At the conclusion of his work he 
had perhaps a hundred plants which had been selected from a vast number 
as the very best. One of these, a cross between Pardalinum and Washing¬ 
tonian uni, a good lily, but by no means the best, was introduced and 
without his consent called L. Burbankii. The others were turned over to 
me to be put in my Lyons Valley garden (where the conditions were ideal 
for their culture), to lie further selected from, and the very best propagated. 
I n their new home they have done well but the process of scale propaga¬ 
tion is a slow one and it will be several years before some of the magnifi' 
cent species which were represented by a single bulb will be grown in 
sufficient quantity to offer to the world. 
I am able to offer to the world on joint account of Mr. Burbank and my¬ 
self three line varieties either of which is a grand acquisition. 
1st. Hybrids of Pardalinum and Humboldtii Of these there are fifty or 
sixty forms which I will sell in mixture. All share in the vigor of Pardalinum 
as a growei and the very strong habit of Humboldtii. All are in splendid 
flowers in shades of orange and crimson and dotted maroon. 
The bulbs are rhizomatous, very large and heavy, and the stalks grow from 
live to seven feet high. They are truly grand lilies. $1.00 each 
ilnd. A selected hybrid of Pardalinum on Parvum. It is a tail strong dily, 
with very many bell-shaped rich red flowers which face horizontally and 
give a very brilliant appearance. It is an excellent grower. $2.00 each 
3rd. L. Pardalinum Red Giant. Mr. Burbank’s records were not perfect 
as to the parentage of all of the hybrids. This is unquestionably of hybrid 
origin, but its parentage is not traceable. The stems are very heavy and 
leafy and of medium height. The immense broadly spreading flowers are 
orange at center with a broad expanse of the deepest-crimson. 
A most striking novelty $2.50 each 
TherO are still to come a set of fragrant Pardalinum Parryii hybrids with 
yellow and lemon colored flowers as large as a Harrissii and lovely beyond any 
known species. 
Trillivims. 
Trilliums are attractive plants closely related to the true lily. They can be 
divided into two classes: The Grandiflorum class are from woodlands and grow 
in a cool, damp soil, rich in mold. The Sessile class are natives of much heavier 
soils. Usually they are to be found growing on the margins of streams, ponds 
or bogs. They are extremely hardy, thrifty, and the best are very satisfactory 
plants to grow in any cool shaded corner of the ordinary garden, where they 
flower very early and last a long time, and are altogether easy groweis. 
POK NATURALIZATION THE G R A N I) IFI A) R IT M S IN WOOD- 
LAN 1 )S, AND THE SESSI I, 
OF STREAMS, PONDS, OI 
PLANTS KNOWN. 
ES BOTH THERE AND ON THE BORDERS 
> BOGS, ARE AMONG THE VERY BEST 
