Trillium sessile increases and becomes more valuable year by year . 
Soli. A light, sandy loam, mixed with leaf mold or peat, is 
the best possible. 
Situation. My description of the natural habitat will sug¬ 
gest 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 openings in wood are ideal loca¬ 
tions. In small grounds, a hydrant can be so arranged as to 
give a constant drip; the fern corner is good, and the rhodo¬ 
dendron bed is perfectly adapted. 
TRILLIUMS 
Trilliums are very attractive plants of the Lily family. 
The lorms known as Wood Lilies or Wake-Robins are well 
known in the East and are fine woodland plants. Of these the 
best is grandiflorum, to be had from most Eastern dealers. 
In the forms of 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 of Trilliums at Ukiah which, with no care, has 
increased in beauty for at least fifteen years, and I have seen 
many such. 
Time of Flowering. Trilliums are among the earliest of 
spring flowers. 
GROUP II—LARGE FLOWERED BOG LILIES 
OCCIDENTALE is about the rarest of lilies. I discovered it 
years ago but for a long period it was lost. I am glad to 
say I now have found it again. It is between Maritimum 
and Pardalinum. Foliage is deep green and the medium 
sized fiowers are blood red, with a few maroon dots on 
inner third and a beautifully contrasting green center. 
Likes peaty soil and moist situation. $1 each; 3 for $2.50. 
PARDALINUM is one of the very best of all Lilies for both 
beauty and ease of culture. It is hardy anywhere and 
thrives under ordinary garden conditions either in the 
shade or in a cool moist situation in the sun. The rhiz¬ 
ome branches and a number of flowering stems increases 
rapidly until a single rhizome forms a large clump. It 
grows from 5 to 7 ft. with very many flowers. The outer 
third of the petal is a deep orange scarlet while the inner 
two-thirds is bright orange, spotted and dotted thickly 
with purplish maroon spots. Very large bulbs, 35 cts. each; 
3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz. Fine bulbs, 25 cts. each; 3 for 
65 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
PARDALINUM “ORANGE GLOW”. An entirely new and 
very distinctive form of this fine species. The plant is tall, 
sturdy, and very leafy. Very large, fully revolute flowers, 
soft orange, dotted maroon; some faintly, others with 
larger dots. There is sometimes a faint touch of red at 
the tips of petals, but as these are concealed the effect is 
of orange only. Decidedly fragrant, and the only form of 
Pardalinum having fragrance. Fine bulbs, $1.00. 
PARDALINUM GIGANTEUM (Sunset or Chinook Lily). This 
glorious lily is a giant form of Pardalinum. It grows 5 to 
7 ft. tall with few to many very large flowers; scarlet-red, 
center chrome yellow, much spotted maroon. Of easy cul¬ 
ture. It is recommended that it be planted 8 to 12 inches. 
Very large bulbs. $1 each; 3 for $2.50. 
PARDALINUM YUBA. A robust variety of this splendid lily 
with leaves ovate-lanceolate and pale green, with few in 
the whorls. The revolute flower has a large yellow central 
zone, very finely dotted maroon, and a light orange-scarlet 
outer section. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. 
PARVIFLORUM (Pardalinum var. minor) is a very pretty, 
slender species growing to as much as 6 feet with many 
blossoms. The petals are revolute like Pardalinum, yellow, 
finely dotted maroon at center, crimson on upper half. 
Quite fragrant. This is the Tiger Lily of the Mt. Shasta 
region. Large bulbs, 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. See cut, 
page 10. 
ROEZLII CRIMSON. Related to Pardalinum it is more 
graceful with slender stems 3-5 ft. tall and slender leaves 
in crowded whorls. The flower has a small orange central 
zone, finely dotted maroon with the outer portion a rich 
crimson. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. 
ROEZLII, YELLOW. Similar in form and habit to the Crim¬ 
son form, but the color is a clear reddish orange. A rare 
Lily; long lost, but reintroduced by me. Each 50 cts.; 3 
for $1.25. 
SMALL-FLOWERED BOG LILIES 
PARVUM. 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 
tips. From the sub-alpine regions about Lake Tahoe. 
40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 
PARVUM LUTEUM. Similar variety, with clear yellow 
flowers. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
MARITIMUM, of the bogs of the coastal portion of Mendo¬ 
cino County, Calif., is related to Parvum, but with the 
deepest crimson-colored flowers only lightly dotted in the 
throat. The foliage, too, is deep green. A very rare Lily. 
For my first size bulbs, 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.25. I have 
good bulbs at 40 cts. each; 3 for $1.00. 
CULTURE OF GROUP II. 
The second group into which I would divide California 
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, liv¬ 
ing 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 I have mentioned is always rich in rotten leaves, 
and usually sandy; sometimes it is peat or pure humus. Low 
shrubs or tall plants protect surface from heat. 
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. If the roots can go down to 
moisture, all the better, but don’t put the bulb in wet, gummy 
soil. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
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. There is 
no better bulbous plant to naturalize, and i have them in 
perfection in gravel, loam, sandy, and heavy clay, and in each 
case, with no care whatever, and with our dry California 
summer. 
SESSILE CALIFORNICUM. A strong plant a foot high, with 
the separate leaves 5% inches long, by 4% inches wide, and 
the petals 3% inches long. Flowers pure white. Very 
fragrant. Forms masses of many individuals. See above. 
RUBRUM. Narrow petals; deep maroon-purple to reddish 
purple. 
SNOW QUEEN is a pure white form of Sessile, having 
broader petals and larger flowers.. Easily the best of the 
Trilliums. 
OVATUM. Nearly related to the Eastern grandiflorum but 
larger. Flowers open pure white, gradually tinge pink, 
and finally become deep wine-purple. Requires leaf mold 
and shade. For the redwood regions the best to natural¬ 
ize. None of the Trilliums are finer than ovatum; the 
change in color is an added charm. 
PRICES OF ABOVE SPECIES: Fine bulbs, 10 cts. each; 70 
cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. Very large bulbs, 15 cts. each; 
$1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 
PETIOLATUM. A rare species offered to garden lovers for 
the first time. It differs from all the others by having 
each leaf on a stem 2 to 3 in. long. Flowers are purplish 
red. 12 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. 
RIVALE. A most dainty little sort from Southwestern Ore¬ 
gon and very rare. The delicate mauve flowers are borne 
on separate stems, and the plants at most are 6 inches 
high. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
PURDY’S BEST. This is a new form of Sessile with very 
broad leaves and broad ovate petals. Color is creamy 
white with deeper cream at center. 10 cts. each; $1.00 
per doz. 
Lilium Pardalinum thrives in the fern bed and gives a wonderful touch of color. 
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