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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. 
♦ADAM’S THREAD AND NEEDLE 
( Yucca Filamentosa). One of the most 
valuable plants in cultivation for general 
garden and landscape planting. Its 
dagger-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 dec¬ 
orative. 
BLACKBERRY LILY (Belemcanda Chi- 
nensis). 2 to 3 feet. June and July. 
Yellow. 
DAY LILIES ( Funkia ). These charming 
garden lilies are very useful in the hardy 
border, 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 de¬ 
desirable: 
♦BLUE DAY LILY ( Cocrulca ). 2 feet. 
August, September. Dark g:een 
glossy foliage, flowers light bite. 
♦FORTUNES DAY LILY. 2 to 3 ft. 
July. Rare type. Large, glaucous, 
heart-shaped leaves, pale lilac. 
♦SIEBOLD’S DAY LILY. 1 to 2 
feet. July and August. Another 
beautiful sort with silvery blue tint to foliage. Flowers pale lilac. 
♦VARIEGATED DAY LILY ( Undulata ). 8 to 12 inches. July and August. A very popu¬ 
lar variety; leaves variegated white and green. 
♦WHITE DAY LILY ( Subcordata ). 1 to 2 feet. July and August. Large light green leaves, 
flowers purest white. 
CORAL LILY (Siberian) (L. Tenuifolium). One of the most delicate and charming species. 1 to 2 
feet high, 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 var¬ 
ieties. 
VAR. AURORA. Deep rich orange, suffused scarlet. 
VAR. BICOLOR. Bright red flushed 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. 
Flowers white, with a central golden 
band and numerous deep purple spots. 
Height. 2 to 6 feet. July and August. 
Late November delivery. 
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. A rare Jap¬ 
anese lily. 
MADONNA LILY (L. Candidum). 
Handsome, large, fragrant, pure white 
flowers. Easy of culture; does best 
when left undisturbed after .planting. 
August and September are the best 
months to plant. 
SPECIOSUM LILY WHITE (L. Sped- 
osutn Album). One of the best garden 
lilies; purest white. Very hardy. 
Late November delivery. 
The 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 will be potted to order and held for any delivery date. 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
50c. 84.00 835.00 
25c. 2.00 15.00 
15c. 1.25 10.00 
♦Very strong Field Clumps 
Extra selected. 
Medium size. . . 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
