to your garden 
Speciosum Rubrum. This 
grand lily is one of the favor¬ 
ites for border planting. It has 
a strong constitution which 
makes for easy culture and 
dependability. The petals are 
well rolled back and hand¬ 
somely spotted. The color 
ranges from pink to carmine 
on a white ground. The style 
and stamens are prominent 
and attractive parts of the 
flower. The style is long and 
L. TENUIFOLIUM curved and of much grace 
and strength. The stamens 
boldly diverge from it with 
anthers conspicuous for their size, color and extremely deli¬ 
cate poise. The foliage is attractive and graceful. Plant 8 ===== 
inches deep and provide good drainage. August-September 
flowering. Height 4 to 5 ft. Bulbs ready November. Medium 
Lily Collection 
No. 16 
Auratum Platyphyllum 
Speciosum Rubrum 
Speciosum Album 
Willmottiae 
Medium sized bulbs. 
8 BULBS, 2 each 
of 4 kinds... .$3.00 
12 BULBS, 3 each 
of 4 kinds.... 4.25 
16 BULBS, 4 each 
of 4 kinds.... 5.50 
L. SPECIOSUM RUBRUM 
yellow, spotted claret brown at base, shading 
to Morocco-red at tips of petals. Plant 6 to 8 
inches deep in a porous soil with good drain¬ 
age and in partial shade. July flowering. 
Bulbs ready October. Strong bulbs, $1.25 
each, 3 for $3.50, $12.50 doz. 
Lily Collection No. 17 
bulbs, 30c each, 3 for 80c, $3.00 doz. Large bulbs, 40c each, 
3 for $1.10, $4.00 doz. 
Speciosum Album. The beautiful snow-white flowers have a 
delightful green stripe down the center of each petal with 
anthers of a coppery tint. Not quite as tall as Speciosum 
Rubrum, but has the same characteristics of growth and flow¬ 
ers at about the same time. August-September flowering. 
Plant 7 to 8 inches deep. Bulbs ready November. Medium 
40c each, 3 for $1.10, $4.00 doz. Large, 50c each, 3 for $1.35, 
$5.00 doz. 
Regale Henryii Umbellatum 
Pardalinum Tenuifolium 
Tigrinum Single 
Tigrinum Double 
YOUR CHOICE from above varieties. 
12 bulbs, 3 each of 4 kinds. 
Flowering 
Large 
.$1.85 
$2.50 
15 bulbs, 3 each of 5 kinds. 
. 2.15 
3.00 
18 bulbs, 3 each of 6 kinds. 
. 2.35 
3.50 
24 bulbs, 6 each of 4 kinds. 
. 3.00 
4.50 
30 bulbs, 6 each of 5 kinds. 
. 3.60 
5.50 
36 bulbs, 6 each of 6 kinds. 
. 4.00 
6.50 
Willmottiae. One of Mr. Wilson's best introductions from 
Central China. The foliage is long, slender and deep green. 
It produces heavy heads of flowers, up to 15 to 20, of a vivid orange-red. Recurved 
petals have numerous brown spots. Needs staking. Flowers July-August. Height 
4 to 6 feet. Bulbs ready October. Medium, 40c each, 3 for $1.10, $4.00 doz. Large, 
50c each, 3 for $1.35, $5.00 doz. 
Sunset (L. Pardalinum Giganteum). Superior variety of L. Pardalinum. Stems 5 to 
7 feet tall under ordinary culture, with luxuriant foliage arranged in whorls around 
the stem. Flowers are recurved. Base of each petal is chrome-yellow spotted 
maroon with outer portion deep scarlet-red. Set bulbs 6 to 8 inches deep and plant 
early. Flower period, July. Bulbs ready October. Flowering, 30c each, 3 for 80c, 
$3.00 doz. Medium, 50c each, 3 for $1.35, $5.00 doz. Large, 65c each, 3 for $1.75, 
$6.50 doz. 
Kulshan is the tallest grower of the famous Griffiths Hybrid lilies. It grows 5 to 6 
feet high, often reaching 8 to 9 feet; 10 to 20 cadmium-orange flowers thickly set 
with small maroon spots. This Humboldtii x Pardalinum cross bears the Indian 
name of Mt. Baker. Plant 5 to 6 inches deep in partial shade. Flowering period, 
early July. Bulbs ready October. Strong bulbs, $1.25 each, 3 for $3.50, $15.50 doz. 
Shuksan. This is another of the hybrids raised by the late Dr. Griffiths. It is named 
for a beautiful snow covered peak of the Cascade Range in northern Washington. 
It is the most prolific and easiest to grow of the Griffiths Hybrids. This vigorous 
and handsome plant grows to a height of 5 to 6 feet. The flowers, arranged in a 
handsome pyramid, have recurving petals, the ground color of which is capucine 
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