liycorus aurea. Golden Spider Lily. Large umbel of rich yellow flowers, 
spidery in form. So beautiful you think your eyes must deceive you. Prob¬ 
ably too late for flowers now. Delivery before October 15 only. L. $2.00. 
L. radiatai. Red Spider Lily. Usually sold for Nerine sarniensis. Ex¬ 
quisitely beautiful. Deep coral pink spidery flowers. We dug the bulbs offered 
early. If planted before October 1, all should bloom. Maybe a little later, 
but order at once. 25c ea. Special 6 for $1.00. 100 for $12.00. 
L. squamigera. Amaryllis Halil. This is perfectly hardy in the north as 
leaves do not grow until spring. Flowers are lilac to pink. Plant 5" deep and 
give winter mulch in north. $1.00 ea. 
Nerines are almost unknown in America. The bulb usually sold for Nerine 
sarniensis is really Lycorus radiata. All Nerines are lovely with their twisted 
petals and long stamens and pistil. They bloom in the fall. Do fine in pots 
or the garden. Bulbs planted now may or may not flower this fall but they 
will next fall so get them started. 
Nerines, assorted hybrids. There are some fine ones in this lot on the 
order of Bowdeni. M. $1.00 ea. 
N. filifolia. A small bulb, with dainty, lovely flowers freely produced in 
the fall. Grass-like evergreen foliage. Move any time of year. Special. Small 
bulbs 15c ea. $1.50 doz. 
Pancratium maritimum. Flowers resemble the Ismene but distinct. Fra¬ 
grant. A fine bulb for the south and middle south. Dormant in December 
when they should be moved. 25c ea. Special $1.75 doz. 
Sprekelia formosissima. Jacobean Lily. The gorgeous red flowers have 
long narrow petals, the three lowest rolled together to enclose the stamens and 
style and deflexed. This gives a somewhat orchid-like form. Flowers in spring 
but often aberrant. Culture like Hippeastrum. Fine in pots. Be sure to rest 
them. Hardy to N. Carolina and Washington D. C. Farther north, store like 
glads or grow in pots. L. 40c ea. $4.00 dozen. Blooming size, 25c ea., $2.50 doz. 
Zephyranthes. Fairy Lilies or Rain Lilies. They are hardy in Texas, N. 
Carolina and around Washington, D. C. In the north dig in fall and store like 
glads. See our spring catalog for complete list. We have a very large stock 
of one which we offer at a special low price. 
Zephyranthes Candida. White. L. 50c doz. $3.50 per 100. M. 25c doz. 
$2.50 per 100. 
LILACEAE 
The Lily Family contains many bulbous plants besides the species Lilium, 
—or true lilies. Many call any bulb a “lily.” It is incorrect, though popular, 
to say “Calla Lilies,” “Crinum Lilies,” etc. Members of this family include 
Onions, Garlic, Tulips, Hyacinths and many plants that appear widely different 
yet they are related. Lilacea and Amaryllidaceae, that is the Lily Family and 
the Amaryllis Family are rather closely related. 
LILIUMS 
Liliums, or true Lilies, have long been considered among the most beau¬ 
tiful and perfect of Nature’s creations. So perfect in fact that the hybridizer 
has made little effort to improve them and that little has been unimportant com- • 
pared to results with Roses, Hippeastrums, Iris, etc. 
Culture. It is best to plant in late fall or winter soon after tops die. We 
deliver bulbs about December to January. Earlier to eastern customers. Plant 
4 to 6" deep. Deep sandy loam is best soil. Use no manure around them. It 
is better to have a handful of sand under bulb and another around them. The 
varieties offered do quite well in full sun even in California but 25% to 50% 
shade is perhaps better especially mid-day shade. The ideal situation is among 
low shrubs or plants that shade the ground but allow the Lily tops to reach the 
sunlight. Lilies reverse a human trait, they like to have their heads warm but 
their feet cool. It is good to mulch the ground, and allowing the ground to 
bake in full exposure to sun is very bad, sometimes fatal. Keep moist. 
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