Lilies, Trilliums and Other 
Herbaceous Plants 
FOR THE RHODODENDRON BED 
This group of plants is one of the most indispensable 
for showy effects, particularly the Trilliums and Liliums. 
The former blossom in earliest spring and delight in rich, 
moist, shady locations; while the latter thrive in the more 
open places and produce most gorgeous results in summer 
when planted in masses, as nearly all plants should be for 
best effects. Lilies require rich soil, with plenty of mois¬ 
ture, but well-drained, and make a grand show planted 
among rhododendrons or other shrub evergreens or in a 
deciduous shrub border. For best effects, Lilies and Tril¬ 
liums should be planted in masses of hundreds, if not 
thousands. 
LILIUM superbum. Turk’s Cap Lily. 3 to 6 ft. No 
description will do justice to this magnificent American 
Lily. Golden recurved petals, the flowers in perfect pyra¬ 
mids, often 40 on a single stalk. A clump of them is 
literally a blaze of scarlet and gold. 
L. grayi. 1 x / 2 to 3 ft. Introduced by me in 1888, it has 
proven the leader in the bell-shaped type of hardy 
Lilies. Dark red-brown petals beautifully spotted. An 
exquisite species and very rare. Bulbs are never large. 
L. carolinianum. A beautiful new species of the re¬ 
curved type, with orange and very fragrant flowers. 
Usually from one to three flowers on a stem. 
L. canadense. Wild Yellow Lily. 2 to 5 ft. Yellow 
or orange, usually spotted with brown. July. 
L. catesbsei. Southern Red Lily. 1 to 2 ft. Scarlet, with 
dark purple and yellow spots. Erect. Early spring. 
L. columbianum. Columbia Lily. 1 Yz to 3 ft. A rare 
species from Oregon with reddish yellow flowers. 
L. humboldtii. 4 to 5 ft. Reddish orange, spotted purple. 
L. pardalinum. 2 to 4 ft. Orange-red flowers. A tall 
western species. 
L. parvum. 1 to 2 ft. Yellow species from California. 
L. philadelphicum. Wood Lily. 1 to 3 ft. Another 
erect species, very hardy. May and June. Reddish, 
orange-purple spots. 
L. puberulum. Humboldt’s Lily. 3 to 5 ft. A rare 
Californian species with reddish orange flowers. 
L. speciosum (lancifolium). Hardy Japanese Lily. 3 to 
4 ft., branching habit. Pure white or spotted with deep 
crimson. In bloom from August until frost. 
L. washingtonianum. 2 to 6 ft. A rare Californian spe¬ 
cies with fragrant white flowers tinged with purple. 
TRILLIUM erectum. Erect Wake Robin. 8 to 16 in. 
Large red fruit, very ornamental. Brown-purple, often 
greenish. April and May. 
T. grandiflorum. Large-flowered Wake Robin. 8 to 
18 in. The finest and largest species. Flowers 2 to 3 
inches across, in April and May. White, turning rose- 
color or marked with green. 
T. sessile californicum. White. A beautiful Califor¬ 
nian species. 
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Lilium carolinianum 
Liliam tfraui 
Lilium supcrbum 
Lilium speciosum 
Lilium philadelphicum 
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