LILIES 
JUNE-FLOWERING LILIES 
AMABILE. An attractive species from Korea which has 
proved to he easy of cultivation in this country. It hears 
as many as 6 vivid red Turk s Cap flowers spotted with 
hlack. Height. 3 to 4 feet. June-flowering. Stem-rooting. 
Plant 6 inches deep in well-drained, gritty soil with leaf 
mold. Enjoys partial shade. Extra-selected hulbs, $5 for 
10; $47.50 per 100. 
BROWNII (True). One of the finest and most satisfactory 
lilies. The flower-stem is 3 to 4 feet tall, is tinged with 
reddish hrown, and the foliage is long, narrow, gracefully 
curved, and of a deep green tint. The trumpet-shaped 
flowers are large, well formed, and of great substance, 
lasting a long time when cut. These massive, delightfully 
fragrant flowers open pale yellow, fading to a creamy 
white of great purity. The outside of the trumpets is 
streaked with reddish hrown. Plant 8 inches deep in light, 
sandy loam or peat and give good drainage; in open or 
semi-shade. A grand plant for light soils, being content 
even with pure sand and a little manure; yet succeeds in 
stifFer land or in heavy soil. Stem-roots; fall planting; June- 
July flowering. Please do not confuse this beautiful lily 
with a Chinese variety of the same name, which is neither 
pleasing nor satisfactory in the garden. Extra-heavy, se¬ 
lected bulbs, $1 each, $7.50 for 10. 
CANADENSE. Broad, funnel-shaped, drooping flowers, 
varying from yellow to orange; spotted inside; graceful and 
pretty. Fine among azaleas, in damp peat beds or leaf 
mold. Excellent for naturalizing. Base-roots; fall planting, 
5 inches deep; June-July flowering. Extra selected bulbs, 
$4.50 for 10; $42.50 per 100. A smaller, good-flowering 
bulb, $3 for 10; $27.50 per 100. 
CANADENSE FLAVUM. Broad, funnel-shaped droop¬ 
ing flower on long stalks about 3 feet high. Almost bell 
shaped with the ends of the petals slightly turned back. 
Golden yellow, handsomely spotted inside. Graceful and 
pretty. Fine among azaleas, in damp peat or very light 
loam or leaf mold. Excellent for naturalizing in thin 
woodland. Base-roots; fall planting, about 5 inches deep. 
June-July flowering. Selected bulbs, $4.50 for 10; $42.50 
per 100. A smaller, good-flowering bulb, $3 for 10; $27.50 
per 100. 
CANDIDUM (Ascension or Madonna Lily). The lily of 
antiquity was undoubtedly L. Candidum. In mythology 
this white lily was supposed to have sprung from the milk 
of Hera. As the plant of purity, it was contrasted with 
the rose of Aphrodite. All through the Middle Ages this 
lily was the symbol of heavenly purity. 
Maeterlinck refers to this loveliest of lilies when he 
says: "The great white lily, the lord of the gardens, the 
only authentic prince among all the commonalty issuing 
from the kitchen garden, the ditches, the copses, the pools 
and the moors, among the strangers come from none knows 
where, with his invariable six-petaled chalice of silver, 
whose nobility dates back to that of the Gods themselves, 
the immemorial lily raises his ancient sceptre, august, in¬ 
violate, which creates around it a zone of chastity, silence 
and light.” 
Be very careful that you plant the right type of this 
beautiful lily. There is an early-flowering variety which 
is grown in the south of France. These should be used 
exclusively for forcing; if planted in the garden they are 
prone to disease and are unsatisfactory. 
The true type to use for the garden is the Lilium Can¬ 
didum from the north of France. This bulb is easily recog¬ 
nized by its composition of white fleshy scales, while the 
southern France sort has very light pink, loose scales. 
This lily of all lilies should be planted in quantity 
in every garden-—emblem of purity, the inspiration of poet 
and painter for centuries, and a benediction in the gar¬ 
den when June is melting into July—its delicious fragrance 
is not equalled by any other lily. 
To create a beautiful picture plant strong clumps of 
Delphinium Bella Donna or English hybrids of del¬ 
phiniums in light blue varieties with these Madonna lilies. 
We deliver these "true northern France” lilies in their 
original French hampers. Hamper of 100 extra-heavy, 
selected bulbs, $48. Hamper of 50 extra-heavy, selected 
bulbs, $25; $6 for 10. Hamper of 100 selected, slightly 
smaller bulbs, $38. Hamper of 50 selected, slightly smal¬ 
ler bulbs, $20. Hamper of 100 strong-quality, good-flow¬ 
ering bulbs, $25. Occasionally we receive a limited 
number of bulbs of enormous size which we offer under 
the name of "Special Stock,” at $7.50 for 10; $30 for 50; 
$59 per 100. 
CANDIDUM, Salonika variety. A black-stemmed form 
of the above. Considered free from botrytes that attacks 
the above. Extra-heavy, selected bulbs $7.50 for 10; 
$72.50 per 100. Selected bulbs $5 for 10; $47.50 per 
100 . 
CERNUUM. A rare and beautiful species from north¬ 
eastern China and Korea, somewhat resembling L. tenui- 
folium in habit and growth but with much longer and 
more numerous grassy leaves. Its slender yet rigid stem 
bears up to 6 nodding, deep lilac-pink "Turk’s Cap 
flowers, more or less spotted wine-purple; golden-brown 
pollen. Delightfully fragrant. June-flowering. Stem-root¬ 
ing. Plant 4 inches deep in partial shade, in light gritty 
soil with leaf mold. Extra-selected bulbs, $5.25 for 10; 
$50 per 100. 
CROCEUM (True). A favorite with those who like its 
color. Bright orange flowers are carried upright; very 
hardy, thriving in any soil in a sunny garden border or 
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