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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. They 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 ever¬ 
green, forms an attractive clump of fo¬ 
liage 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 (Beleincanda Chi- 
nensis. ). 2 to 3 feet. June and Tulv 
Yellow. J 
DAY LILIES ( Funkia ). These charming 
garden lilies are very useful in the 
hardy border, as a foreground to 
shrubbery groups and about the foun¬ 
dations of buildings, etc. Their clus¬ 
ters of heart-shaped leaves and grace¬ 
ful flower heads showing effectively. 
They thrive well in partial shade, as 
well as in full sunshine. The follow¬ 
ing varieties are all very desirable: 
‘FORTUNES DAY LILY. 2 to 3 ft. 
July. Rare type. Large, glaucus, 
heart-shaped leaves, pale lilac. 
‘LANCE-LEAF DAY LILY, l to 2 
feet. August to October. Small 
glossy foliage. Blue. 
‘LANCE-LEAF (White Margin). 
Similar to above, excepting the 
white margin, which makes the 
a mv-r v a r- rTr ,. „ „ , , „ leaves very ornamental. 
0\ ATE-LEAF DAY LILY. 2 to 2 l / 2 feet. July to September. Larger foliage than 
the preceding and flower stems taller. Pale lavender. 
*SIEBOLD’S DA.Y 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 
popular variety; leaves variegated white and green. 
WHITE DAY LILY (Subcordata). 1 to 2 feet. July and August. Large light green 
leaves, flowers purest white. s s 
C0R i A L i? 1 n erla ?i ( ' L ' Ten y-}f°lium). One of the most delicate and charming species. 
FTEPANQ Tnvfr W n lh ° n m£ teen . or Z 110 ,^ noddin g rich scarlet flowers. 
H, ’ Y fJ* Ele 9 ans )- These hardy lilies are very showy and of easiest culture, pro- 
attractSve varfetiM- ^ 7 summer ’ thelr brllhant flowers very freely. The following are all 
Deep rich oran & e - suffused scarlet. 
VAR.; LEONARD JOe’Ig. llch 1351 ^ ° range ’ V6ry Sh ° Wy and large - 
apricot spotted; very fine. \ -—--- 
VAR. PAINTED CHIEF. Bright 
flame color. 
VAR. ROBUSTA. Magnificent 
bT' g k flower; orange spotted 
VAR. SANGUINEUM. Very rich 
dark red with few spots 
VAR- WALLACE! One of the 
smaller and later forms; a very 
reliable one for general use 
COLDEN-BANDED LILY (L. Aurat- 
um). I his is a most popular lily No 
species ever had so much general fa¬ 
vor Flowers white, with a central 
golden band and numerous deep pur¬ 
ple spots. Height, 2 to 6 feet July 
and August. J y 
HANSON’S LILY (L. Maculatum). At- 
dEh S o a ,n eig ° f 3 feet - Flo 'vers red¬ 
dish oi ange, six to ten in a cluster- 
petals thick and durable. A rare 
Japanese lily. e 
MADONNA LILY (T r jj 
SSLNiT- o.™; T 1 'L b tt ; 
Elegans Lily. 
•ollots, a unless H oth Jrw- erl,ace0ns pl «nts 
be supplied in the S ” ote , d - The v 
me sorts marked with i 
offered in three sizes, a* 
heavy field clumps can only 
to the left. 
Very strong Field 
Strong Field Grov 
Smaller size (mos 
(Express or Freight ) . 
size ( Express recommended ) 
grown) . ' ' 
Each. Per 10. 
50c. $4.00 
25c. R.00 
15c. 1.25 
OR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
Per 100 
$35.00 
15.00 
10.00 
