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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
Garden Lilies 
Lilium Auratum 
Lilium Regale 
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 magnificent clusters of large blooms. Each flower from 6 to 8 inches 
across, is composed of 6 petals of delicate ivory-white, thickly studded with choc¬ 
olate-crimson spots, while through the center of each petal runs a rich gold band. 
Blooms July to September, very fragrant. The blooms want full sunlight but they 
do better if the roots are shaded. Plant in spring only. 
Candidum (Madonna). This is the Lily grown in all old-fashioned gardens. Pure 
white flowers; borne on stems 3 to 4 feet high. Delphiniums grouped with these 
beautiful Lilies make a striking combination in the hardy border during the 
month of June. Plant in fall only. 
Elegans. Flowers are of a rich dark coppery crimson, with purple-black spots at 
base of petals; very attractive. Height, 1 foot. 
Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria). Plant and flower grows to a height of 6 to 12 
inches. It loves the shade and thrives best in deep rich soil. It can be success¬ 
fully grown under trees and shrubs and in shady corners of the house where little 
else will thrive. Flowers are pure white, very fragrant, bell-shaped, borne in 
clusters on gracefully drooping stems in May. The roots are not bulbs but jointed 
stems, called “pips.” 
Regal Lily 7 or Myriophyllum (Lilium Regale). The flowers are white, slightly 
suffused with pink, with a beautiful glow of canary-yellow at center, which con¬ 
tinues part way up the trumpet. Its perfume is exquisite. It blooms early in July 
and continues to blossom into August. It is extremely hardy and will grow any¬ 
where. It may also be potted and forced in house or greenhouse for Easter 
blooming. 
Rubrum (Lilium speciosum rubrum). White. Conspicuously marked with ruby- 
red spots. Blossoms in August and September. This and the following variety are 
of the true Lily type, tall, straight, narrow, blooming on short 
stems from the tall main stem. Grows 3 to 4 feet. Plant in 
spring only. 
Superbum (American Turk’s-Cap Lily). In a collection of 
best plants of all countries, our native Superbum Lily 
would deserve a first place. In deep, rich soil it often 
grows 8 feet high, with 20 to 30 flowers. May be grown 
as a wildflower in any swampy or rough part of a place 
where the grass is not mown. Plant 5 inches deep. 
Tiger, Single (Lilium tigrinum). The good old Tiger Lily, 
growing to a height of 2 to 5 feet. Flowers bright deep 
orange-red, with numerous small, distinct purplish 
black spots, borne in many clusters in August and 
September. 
Lilium Henryi 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
