^ O Hardy American Plants 
O Rhododendrons and Azaleas 
Catalog of BOXFORD NURSERY 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, continued 
Lilium canadense. Wild Yellow Lily. 2 to 5 ft. 10 100 1,000 
Yellow or orange, usually spotted with 
brown. July. Very persistent, becoming 
permanently established. Loves deep, rich 
soil and shade, but stands open sun well. 
2nd size.$0 60 S5 00 $36 00 
1st size. 1 00 7 00 60 00 
candidum. Madonna Lily. 2 to 4 ft. Flowers 
many, in. a racemp, pure white and very 
fragrant. Very ornamental, though sub¬ 
ject to disease. 1 25 10 00 SO 00 
carolinianum. Carolina Lily. 1 to 3 ft. Rare 
species of recurved type. Flowers orange, 
very fragrant, one to three on a stem. 
Stands dry conditions well. 2nd size. 1 00 7 00 60 00 
1st size. 1 25 10 00 
columblanum. 2H to 3 ft. Small flowers, 
resembling L. humboldlii; bright golden yel¬ 
low spotted with maroon. 2nd size. 2 00 16 00 
1st size... 3 50 25 00 
gray!. 1to 3 ft. Introduced by me in 18S8, 
/ it has proved the leader in the bell-shaped 
type of hardy Lilies. Dark red-brow’n petals, 
beautifully spotted. An exquisite species 
and very rare. Bulbs are never large. 
2nd size. 1 00 6 00 50 00 
1st size. 1 25 10 00 80 00 
hansoni (maculatum). 3 to 4 ft. Japanese 
species; very hardy. Flowers in loose ra¬ 
cemes, bright orange strongly marked with 
purple spots on lower half. 7 00 60 00 
puberulum (humboldti). 4 to 6 ft. Stout 
stems; large, orange-red flowers, finely spot¬ 
ted. Should have very rich soil. 7 to 8 in.. 3 00 IS 00 140 00 
8 to 9 in. 3 50 25 00 180 00 
9 to 11 in. 6 50 40 00 
kelloegi. Slender stem, 3 to 4 ft. high, with 
three to fifteen pink flow'ers. Revolute type. 
Very fragrant. 6 00 40 00 
maritimum. 1 to 2 ft. Dark red, funnel- 
shaped flowers. Give moist, boggy situation. 6 00 40 00 
pardalinum. 3 to 6 ft. Very leafy stems. Very 
showT flow’ers, orange centers and crimson 
tips. A bog variety, but thrives if kept well 
mulched. Single eyes. 1 25 10 00 
Heavy. 1 75 12 00 
parryi. Slender, leafy stem 3 to 5 ft. high. One 
of the few' yellow’-flowercd varieties; trum¬ 
pet-shaped; very fragrant. A very difficult 
species to grow, and must have moist loca¬ 
tion to thrive. Medium. 6 00 40 00 
Large. 7 00 60 00 
parviflorum. Small variety. Very similar to 
L. pardnlinum, but flowering much earlier.. 2 50 20 00 
parvum. Small bog Lily. 3 to 4 ft. high; small 
bcll-shancd flowers, orange with crimson 
tips. Should, have cool bog conditions to 
thrive well. Medium. 3 50 25 00 
Large. 6 00 40 00 
phlladelphicum. 1 to 2 ft. Terminal, upright 
flowers are bright red with dark spots near 
eentor. Stands sunny, dry situations better 
perhaps than any other Lily. 1 00 8 00 60 00 
rubescens. 3 to 5 ft. Tubular, very fragrant 
flowers, white, dotted purple, changing later 
to deep purple. Requires rich soil and per¬ 
fect drainage. 6 50 45 00 
speclosum album. 2 to 4 ft. All the varieties 
of L. spccioHum are good among Rhododen¬ 
drons or shrub borders if planted near the 
edge, blooming up to frost. 8 to 9 in. 2 00 18 00 160 00 
9 to 11 in. 3 50 25 00 220 00 
speclosum melpomene. Fiery red variety; 
very florifcrous. 8 to 9 in. 1 50 12 00 100 00 
9 to 11 in. 2 00 16 00 140 00 
speclosum rubrum. Dark purplish red flowers. 
Probably the best variety for the ordinary 
garden. S to 9 in. 1 50 12 00 100 00 
9 to 11 in. 2 00 16 00 140 00 
superbum. Turk’s-Cnp Lily. 3 to 6 ft. No des¬ 
cription will'do justice to this mngnifieent 
American Lily. Golden, recurved petals, 
flowering in perfect pyramids, often forty 
on a single stalk. A clump is literally a blaze 
of scarlet and gold. 3rd size. 40 2 00 18 00 
2nd size. 75 5 00 30 00 
1st size. 1 00 8 00 60 00 
tenulfollum. Siberian Coral Lily. 1 to 2 ft. 
Flowers one to twenty on rather short ra¬ 
ceme, nodding, rich scarlet. Does well in 
ordinary garden soil. 1 50 12 00 100 00 
tlgrlnum. Tiger Lily. 2 to 5 ft. An old-fash¬ 
ioned variety of very easy culture. Flowers 
three to ten, nodding, bright red, thickly 
spotted with bright purplish spots. Ordi¬ 
nary garden soil. 1 00 8 00 60 00 
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