SPECIALLY GROWN CALILORNIA BULBS 
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LEOPARD BOG LILIES, continued 
PARRY’S LILY 
Parryii is one of the world's finest species. 
The slender, leafy stem is from 3 to 5 feet 
high and bears from a few to 25 long, trum¬ 
pet-shaped, lemon-yellow, sweetly fragrant 
flowers. In some forms, the center is faintly 
dotted brown; in others solid. Large bulbs, 
$1 each; fair bulbs, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
ROEZLII 
Stem slender, leaves crowded, very long 
and slender, the closely revolute perianth is a 
clear reddish orange, dotted maroon. N'eeds 
to be well massed to get its best effect. As 
it grows quite tall, it can be planted in low 
places. A rare Lily; long lost, but reintro¬ 
duced by myself. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Small-Flowered Bog Lilies 
PARVUM PARYUM LUTEUM 
A charming little Lily, which, under 
favorable treatment, grows 5 or 6 feet high, 
with many small, bell-shaped flowers. It is 
orange at the center, with crimson lips. 
From the sub-alpine regions about Lake 
Tahoe. 25 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
A taller variety, with clear yellow flowers. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
MARITIMUM 
Beautiful, with dark red, funnel-formed 
flowers. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
Culture of Group II 
The second-group into which I would divide Californian Lilies as to culture, comprises 
all of the so-called Bog Lilies. The Pardalinum and Parvum groups are so classed. 
These Lilies grow naturally along the banks of small, living streams, on the borders 
of lakes and ponds, in deep, alpine meadows, on the borders of or on raised hummocks in 
bogs. Their bulbs are not so deep as the others, and they are more dependent upon surface 
moisture. The soil in such places as 1 have mentioned is always rich in rotten leaves, and 
usually sandy; sometimes it is peat or pure humus. Low shrubs or tall plants protect the 
surface from heat, while the tall stalks rise above them into the sun. 
Drainage. The fact that they like moisture does not mean that they like a water-soaked 
soil. Many failures with Bog Lilies are due to this error. Better err in the direction of dry¬ 
ness. If the roots can go down to moisture, all the better, but don’t, of all things, put the 
bulb in wet, gummy soil. 
Soil. A light, sandy loam, mixed with leaf-mold or peat, is the best possible. 
Situation. My description of the natural habitat will suggest the best location where 
large and varied grounds give a choice. On the margin of a pond or brook, planted a foot or 
so above the water-level, in moist, meadow-like expanses in sheltered places, or damp open¬ 
ings in woods. These are ideal locations for all of these Lilies. 
In small grounds, a hydrant can be so arranged as to give a constant drip; the fern 
corner is good, and the rhododendron bed is perfectly adapted. 
TRILLIUMS 
Trilliums are very attractive plants of the Lily family. I lu; lorms known as Wood 
Lilies or Wake-Robins are well known in the East and are fine woodland plants. Of these, 
the best is T. grandiflorum, to be had from most eastern dealers, in the forms T. sessile, 
we have an altogether different tribe and a much better one from the standpoint of 
easy culture and ability to hold their own for years in the garden. There is a colony ol 
Trilliums at Ukiah which, with no care, has increased in beauty for at least 13 years, 
and I have seen many such. 
Soils Preferred and Characteristics 
A better plant for the shaded corner, damp woodland, border of streams, where the 
soil is moist, or for the shaded parts of the garden, does not grow. It takes a year for them 
to take hold, but they will then improve for years. The Mowers come early, are line and 
very lasting and the leaves are handsome. There is no better bulbous plant to natuiahze, 
and I have them in perfection in gravel, loam, sand and heavy clay, and in each case, with 
no care whatever, and with our dry Californian summer. I have three color forms. 
SESSILE CALIFORNICUM 
A strong plant a foot high, with the separ¬ 
ate leaves 5>2 inches long, by 4>2 inches 
wide, and the petals 3F2 inches long. Flowers 
pure white, with purple centers. Very fra- 
grant. Forms masses of many individuals. 
SESSILE, SNOW QUEEN 
Same, with broader petals, flowers pure 
white, creamy centers. 
All ol the above at 6 cts. each 
SESSILE RUB RUM 
Same, with narrow petals; deep maroon- 
purple to reddish purple. 
OVATUM 
Nearly related to the eastern 7 . grandi- 
Jlorum. Flowers open pure white and gradually 
tinge pink and finally become deep wine- 
purple. Requires leaf-mold and shade. For 
the redwood regions the best to naturalize. 
, 60 cts. per doz., $4 per 100 
