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BULBS AND TUBERS 
Gladiolus —Cont. 
The Gladiolus is one of the most decorative plants in 
the garden and as a cut flower is most suitable for any 
arrangement. By cutting the spikes when the lowest 
flower is in bloom, the others will open in succession and 
remain fresh for a week or ten days. Will grow in any 
good garden soil without any fuss or bother except to 
plant, cultivate and water it, the ease of culture being 
one of its good points. 
Many very noted culturists have brought out marvel¬ 
ous Gladioli, exquisitely beautiful shades and colors and 
in no mixtures are they finer than in those we sell, 
which are: 
Crawford’s Mixed. 
Ruffled Aristocrat Hybrids. 
Also Special Named Varieties. 
Lilies 
“Consider the lilies” is a Bible injunction which we 
should heed. There are no other flowers that so natur¬ 
ally inspire thoughts of purity and goodness—of heaven 
itself. They are austere and statuesque, having an air of 
aloofness; and because of this quality they have places 
to fill which no other flowers fill so well. But they are 
also cosmopolitan, and may be used anywhere with 
splendid effect. They are decorative wherever used; are 
especially fine in groups among the shrubbery, in the 
perennial border and in the bulb garden; but are at their 
best when planted with flowers of contrastive colors. 
What could furnish a better foil for a tall, stately white 
Lily than a brilliant crimson Phlox? Or in a floral hedge 
or border what could be handsomer than a fine white 
Lily and heavenly blue Larkspurs alternated in the 
planting? And in a bed of Lilies what could be more 
desired than the Hyacinths as an advance color guard. 
AURATUM LILY 
One of the eaaiost to grou> 
to furnish the same beautiful shades in the early part of 
the season? What more appropriate plants for the ceme¬ 
tery plot than white Lilies and Phlox, and Delphiniums 
and Hyacinths and Tulips, blooming the whole season 
in profusion in brilliant colors? Could a more beautiful 
canopy be placed above our beloved dead? 
For cutting, the Lily is unsurpassed. No flower equals 
it for the cemetery and the altar vase, while in the house 
the presence of beautiful Lilies, with their sweet frag¬ 
rance, is a perpetual joy. From our list a selection may 
be made that is suitable for every planting. The Lily is 
hardy; and while somewhat tropical and exotic in ap¬ 
pearance, it really is an all-weather plant, fltted for all 
sorts of places. Some of them bloom in June-July, some 
in August-September, giving a long season of bloom and 
adding a dominant note to the landscape with their 
transcendent beauty. 
Auratum, Gold Banded Lily. Undoubtedly one of 
the most beautiful lilies grown in gardens. The flower 
stems are strong and sturdy and grow 3 to 5 feet tall, 
topped with a magniflcent cluster of large blooms. 
Each flower, from 6 to 8 inches across, is composed of 
six petals of delicate ivory white, thickly studded 
with chocolate-crimson spots while through the center 
of each petal runs a rich golden band. Blooms July to 
September, very fragrant. The blooms want full sun¬ 
light but they do better if the roots are shaded. 
Candlestick. A very showy Lily of easy culture bear¬ 
ing large, handsome rich orange shaded red flowers in 
June. Very effective when grouped in shrubbery and 
flower borders. Also good pot plant. 
Carolinianum. A showy Lily with slender stems, bear¬ 
ing reflexed, orange-red flowers, spotted maroon. 
Blossoms in July and August. Grows two to three 
feet high. 
Day Lily or Plantain Lily. Has large spikes of 
fragrant tubular flowers, 4 to 6 inches long, in large 
heads, borne a foot or more above the foliage, and 
having an orange-like fragrance. It is a very showy 
and useful plant. The leaves are shaped like the small 
plantain leaves, but are large, broad, glossy, light 
green, and very attractive. The plant itself grows to a 
height of 12 to 18 inches, and the leaves drooping 
gracefully down to the ground give the plant a round¬ 
ed, compact, mushroom-like shape, 2 feet or more in 
diameter. It is very effective planted solid along 
driveways and walks. It is flne for base plantings, 
and as it likes shade and moisture is especially good 
for a shady corner. The plants alone are beautiful, 
giving a tropical aspect to the planting, but when the 
showy white blossoms come in August and Septem¬ 
ber it is a magniflcent thing. Planted in borders with 
perennials of other colors it is superb. Makes a beau¬ 
tiful floral hedge in front of a row of Delphiniums or 
back of a row of crimson or pink or salmon Phlox, 
which furnish blooms before, during, and after the 
Day Lily blooming period. But whether in bloom or 
not the foliage of a Day Lily makes a fine show with 
the other plants. The combination is a fine one for 
cemetery planting. The Day Lily is highly prized for 
cutting, for every occasion and place, especially for 
cemetery and altar vases. It is one of our most useful 
late summer flowers and exceedingly popular. Easy 
to grow. 
Lemon Lily. Deep yellow. Blooming in June and 
July, one of the most popular and beautiful of our 
garden lilies. The plant has long grasslike leaves, 
which droop and spread. Thrives in almost any gar¬ 
den soil, but is most luxuriant in moist and partially 
shady places. Is excellent in the shady corner of the 
house, in shrubbery and perennial borders, in masses 
along streamsides or pools. Excellent for cutting, as 
the blossoms last a long time, the buds opening in the 
vase. 
