LILIES FROM SEED 
Lilies grow rather readily from autumn-sown seeds, 
good strong germination in most instances taking place 
the following spring. At Old Orchard we make the bulk 
of our Lily seed sowings in late autumn, October to 
January, though there are a few kinds that we are 
likely to sow in spring. All those listed below may be 
satisfactorily sown right now, any time from early Oc¬ 
tober on, that the soil is not frozen, sowing of course, 
in open ground seed-beds. For seeds of many other 
kinds that may be so sown, refer to page 43 of general 
catalog. 
LILIUM FORMOSANUM ALPINE VARIETY—This is 
the alpine or early blooming variety of Lilium formo- 
sanum; from the botanical viewpoint, variety Price- * 
anum. It comes from grassy mountain slopes in wild 
inner Formosa, elevation high enough so that the grow¬ 
ing season, snow to snow, is short. Compared with the 
lowland strain of Lilium formosanum that is usual in 
our gardens, this early alpine variety is in full flow¬ 
ering at least two months sooner, June instead of Sep¬ 
tember. The blossoms are big flaring trumpets that 
may be pure white, or may show faint rose suffusions. 
The plants grow sturdily erect, very even in height, 
about 25 inches against the four to flve feet that the 
regular Lilium formosanum reaches. Another point, this 
alpine or Price’s Variety is particularly hardy. Pkt. 
20c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
LILIUM AMABILE — The Friendly Lily. Grenadine, 
marked chocolate. Pkt. 15c. 
LILIUM CANDIDUM—The waxen white Madonna Lily. 
Seedling bulbs will be disease-free. Pkt. 15c. 
LILIUM DAVURICUM—Candlestick Lily. Chalices that 
vary from soft yellow, through apricot, orange and scar¬ 
let to maroon, diversely marked. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c. 
LILIUM HUMBOLDTI MAGNIFICUM — Orange, dotted 
with purple-ringed crimson. Pkt. 20c. 
LILIUM JAPONICUM—Perfumed trumpets of exquisite 
pink. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. 
LILIUM MARTAGON—Towering blossom-spires, wine, 
to violet-maroon. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
LILIUM PARRYI—Lemon trumpets, delightfully fra¬ 
grant. Pkt. 25c. 
LILIUM SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM—Brilliant carmine 
rose on white. Pkt. 15c. 
LILIUM SUPERBUM—Beautiful combinations of orange, 
scarlet and maroon. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
LILIUM TENUIFOLIUM—Showy flowers of glossed red- 
coral. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
LILIUM WASHINGTONIANUM — Pure white, suffusing 
rose, then violet. Perfumed. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
OFFER 2F9—One pkt. each of above for $1.75. 
LILIUM PEERLESS BLEND—The above and others^ 
flfty species, in mixture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; % oz. fl5c 
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