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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
Lilies (Hardy Garden). 
The family of lilies includes some of our most beautiful garden flowers and fortunately some of the 
most beautiful of them are perfectly hardy. There are many of them of easiest culture and even the less 
easy ones to succeed with, bountifully repay for any extra attention they may exact. 
Speciosum Lilies. 
beautiful sort with silvery blue tint to foliage. 
♦VARIEGATED DAY LILY (Undulata). 8 to 12 inches, 
variety; leaves variegated white and green. 
1 to 2 feet. July and August. 
♦ADAM'S THREAD AND NEEDLE 
(Yucca Filamentosa). One of the most 
valuable plants in cultivation for general 
garden and landscape planting. Its dag¬ 
ger-like foliage, which is evergreen, forms 
an attractive clump of foliage, from which 
appear, in July and August, tall and stately 
spikes 3 to 6 feet high, bearing large panicles 
of white lilies, which are most picturesque 
and decorative. 
BLACKBERRY LILY (Belemcanda Chi- 
nensis). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. Yel¬ 
low. 
DAY LILIES (Funkia). These charming gar 
den lilies are very useful in the hardy bor¬ 
der, as a foreground to shrubbery groups 
and about the foundations of buildings, etc. 
Their clusters of heart-shaped leaves and 
graceful flower heads showing effectively. 
They thrive well in partial shade, as well as 
in full sunshine. The following varieties 
are all very desirable. 
♦BLUE DAY LILY (Coerulea). 2 feet. 
August, September. Dark green glos¬ 
sy foliage, flowers light blue. 
♦FORTUNE'S DAY LILY (Fortune!). 
2 to 3 feet. July. Rare type. Large, 
glaucous, heart-shaped leaves, pale 
lilac. 
♦SIEBOLD’S DAY LILY (Sieboldii). 1 
to 2 feet. July and August. Another 
Flowers pale lilac. 
♦WHITE DAY LILY (Subcordata). 
flowers purest white. 
July and August. A very popular 
Large light green leaves. 
1 to 2 feet high. 
CORAL LILY (L. Tenuifolium). One of the most delicate and charming species, 
with 1 to 15 or more nodding rich scarlet flowers. 
ELEGANS LILY (L. Elegans). These hardy lilies are very showy and of easiest culture, producing, 
during the early summer, their brilliant flowers very freely. The following are all attractive varieties. 
VAR. AURORA. Deep rich orange, suffused scarlet. 
VAR. BICOLOR. Bright red flush¬ 
ed orange, very showy and large. 
VAR. LEONARD JOERG. Rich 
apricot spotted; very fine. 
VAR. PAINTED CHIEF. Bright 
flame color. 
VAR. ROBUSTA. Magnificent 
large flower; orange spotted 
black. 
VAR. SANGUINEUM. Very rich 
dark red with few spots. 
VAR. WALLACEI. One of the 
smaller and later forms; a very 
reliable one for general use. 
GOLDEN-BANDED LILY (L. Aurat- 
um). This is a most popular lily. No 
species ever had so much general favor. 
Mowers white, with a central golden 
band and numerous deep purple spots. 
Height, 2 to 6 feet. July and August. 
HANSON’S LILY (L. Maculatum). At¬ 
tains a height of 3 feet. Flowers red¬ 
dish orange, six to ten in a cluster; 
petals thick and durable. 
MADONNA LILY (L. Candidum). 
Handsome, large, fragrant, pure white 
flowers. Easy of culture; does best 
when left undisturbed after planting. 
SPECIOSUM LILY WHITE (L. Speci¬ 
osum Album). One of the best garden 
lilies; purest white. Very hardy. 
Elegans Lily. 
I he above Lilies are offered in three sizes, as follows, unless otherwise noted. The very 
heavy field clumps can only be supplied in the sorts marked with a ♦ to the left. Stock can 
be potted to order and held for any delivery date. 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
♦Very strong Field Clumps ( Express or Freight) . 50c. $4.00 $35.00 
• Extra selected (Express recommended) . 25c. 2.00 15.00 
Medium size (Post-paid at single rates if requested) . 15c. 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
