HARDY LILIES 
beautiful in form and color 
Auratum (Gold Banded Lily). White, spotted crimson, with broad 
yellow band in center of each petal. Flowers often 8 to 1 0 inches 
across and very fragrant. The soil should contain plenty of leaf- 
mold and little or no lime. Perfect drainage is necessary. Does 
well in partial shade. Stem-rooting; plant 8 to 1 0 inches deep. 
August. 4 to 6 ft. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.40 $4.00 $30.00 
Monster bulbs.55 5.50 40.00 
Auratum platyphyllum. The most vigorous and hardy Auratum. 
Broad petals with yellow band, but somewhat lighter colored 
spots. Stem-rooting; plant deep. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.50 $5.00 $35.00 
Monster bulbs .65 6.50 45.00 
Batemanniae. Ideal for garden culture. Bears five to ten beautiful 
apricot colored flowers. Stem-rooting; plant 6 inches deep. July, 
August. 3 to 4 ft. 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Canadense flavum. Graceful and charming. Golden yellow bell¬ 
shaped flowers spotted black. Dislikes lime. Small bulb but 
should be planted 8 to 1 0 inches deep. June, July. 3 to 5 feet. 
30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Canadense rubrum. A selected red form of above, heavily spotted 
black. Plant deep. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Candidum (Madonna Lily). True, hardy, northern French-grown. 
Exquisite pure white, fragrant flowers borne in June on stout 
stems 3 to 4 feet high. They are of easy culture, growing in al¬ 
most any soil and location. Must be planted in the fall, 3 inches 
deep. (Color illustration, page 36.) Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.30 $3.00 $20.00 
Monster bulbs .50 5.50 40.00 
Extra-selected jumbo bulbs.75 7.50 55.00 
Cernuum. This Chinese Lily has grasslike foliage and very wiry 
stems. Flowers lilac-rose, spotted wine color, fragrant, and the 
plants are similar to Tenuifolium in habit. Stem-rooting; plant 
4 inches deep. 40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Chalcedonicum (The Scarlet Turk's Cap). Strong, slender stems, 
bearing five to eight flowers of an intense scarlet. Easily grown 
under ordinary conditions. Base-rooting; plant 4 inches deep. 
June, July. 3 to 4 feet. $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Crcceum (The Orange Lily) . A robust grower, bearing large umbels 
of orange colored, upright blooms. A fine early flowering garden 
variety. Stem-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. June, July. 3 feet. 
40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Davuricum. See Umbellatum. 
Elegans, Alice Wilson. A rare and beautiful Lily with bright lemon- 
colored flowers. 1 Vi to 2 feet. Stem-rooting; plant 6 inches 
deep. 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 
Elegans atrcsanguineum. A fine red form of above, with dark 
crimson center. Plant 6 inches deep. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; 
$22.00 per 100. 
Elegans, Leonard Joerg. Dwarf Lily with upright flowers of fine 
apricot with darker shadings in margins of petals. Well suited 
for rock garden. June, July. 1 to 2 feet. (Color illustration, 
page 37.) 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Grayi. Small, rich red flowers, spotted maroon. Prefers partial 
shade and a soil full of peat or leaf-mold, with no lime. Base¬ 
rooting; plant 4 inches deep. July. 3 to 4 feet. 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Hansoni. Bears six to ten fragrant, orange-yellow flowers spotted 
brown, with thick petals. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches 
deep. June. 3 to 4 feet. (Color illustration, page 36.) 50c 
each; $5.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Henryi. This beautiful, rare variety closely resembles the Speciosum 
type, and has been called ''Yellow Speciosum." Flowers rich 
apricot-yellow, with brown spots. Stem-rooting; plant 8 to 1 0 
inches deep. July, August. 3 to 5 feet. (Color illustration, page 
37.) Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs . $0.50 $5.00 $35.00 
Monster bulbs.60 5.75 40.00 
Japonicum (Krameri). Slender stems with two to five funnel- 
shaped flowers of lovely pale pink. Prefers a soil containing an 
abundant supply of leaf-mold. Base of plants should be well 
shaded. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. June, July. 
3 to 4 feet. 50c each. $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 
Martagon (Turk's-Cap Lily). A fine variety for ordinary garden 
conditions. Vigorous, producing twenty to thirty flowers of a 
light purple with dark spots. Base-rooting; plant 4 inches deep. 
June. 4 to 5 feet. (Color illustration, page 37.) 30c each; 
$3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Pardalinum. A California variety bearing twelve to twenty strongly 
recurved flowers of a bright orange, spotted dark crimson. Mois¬ 
ture-loving, but seems to do well wherever lime is not prevalent. 
Base-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. July. 4 to 5 feet. 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Pardalinum giganteum. A magnificent form with large and much 
more brilliant flowers than the type, possesses great vigor. $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 
Philippinense formosanum. A graceful Lily 2 to 3 feet high, with 
large, white, trumpet-shaped blooms, suffused on exterior with 
reddish brown; tips of petals elegantly recurving. Delightfully 
fragrant; blooms in September. Stem-rooting; plant 8 inches 
deep. (Color illustration, page 36.) Selected bulbs, 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $17.50 per 100. 
Regale. (American grown bulbs.) From Western China; one of 
the most beautiful of Lilies. It grows 3 to 5 feet high, blooms 
out-of-doors in July, is perfectly hardy, and flourishes under 
very varied conditions. The large, trumpet-shaped, delicately 
scented flowers, produced freely, are ivory-white shaded pink, 
tinged canary-yellow in throat. Fine for forcing. (See color 
page 36.) Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.35 $3.50 $25.00 
Monster bulbs .50 5.00 35.00 
Selected monster bulbs .65 6.50 45.00 
Extra-selected monster bulbs . 1.00 10.00 75.00 
Rubellum. An early-blooming, rose-pink Lily with orange-yellow 
anthers. Flowers face upward and are sweet scented. Likes 
gravelly soil and is fine for rock gardens. Stem-rooting; plant 
6 inches deep. Early June. 18 inches. 40c each; $4.00 per 
doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Speciosum album. Pure white, reflexed flowers with yellow anthers. 
A good garden variety, but not quite so large and vigorous as the 
pink sorts. All Speciosum Lilies are stem-rooting and should be 
planted 8 to 1 2 inches deep, depending on size of bulb. August, 
September. 4 to 5 ft. (Color illustration, page 37.) 70c each; 
$7.25 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Speciosum magnificum. Rich carmine on white ground, with crim¬ 
son spots. (Color illustration, page 37.) Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.40 $4.00 $30.00 
Monster bulbs.65 6.50 45 00 
Jumbo bulbs . 1.00 1 0.00 75.00 
Speciosum, Melpomene. Same as preceding, but much darker in 
color. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.40 $4.00 $30.00 
Monster bulbs .65 6.50 45 00 
Jumbo bulbs . 1.00 10.00 75.00 
Speciosum rubrum. Also similar, but rosy white, heavily spotted 
crimson. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.40 $4.00 $30.00 
Monster bulbs.65 6.50 45.00 
Jumbo bulbs . 1.00 10.00 75.00 
Sulph ureum. A beautiful species, producing large, long, funnel- 
shaped, fragrant flowers. Inside sulphur-yellow deepening in the 
throat; outside tinged claret-purple. Ideal for growing in cool 
greenhouse but hardy only in favored locations when well pro¬ 
tected. Stem-rooting; plant 8 to 10 inches deep. September. 
6 to 7 feet. $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Superbum. Bright reddish orange flowers, conspicuously spotted, 
borne twenty to thirty on a stem. Moist, semi-shaded location. 
Semi-stem-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. July. 3 to 4 feet. 40c 
each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Tenuifolium. 1 to 12 nodding, scarlet, reflexed flowers. Ideal for 
shaded position in rock garden. Stem-rooting; plant 4 inches 
deep. June. 1 to 2 feet. (Color illustration, page 36.) 25c 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $17.50 per 100. 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. Usually classed as a hybrid between 
Tenuifolium and Martagon album. Carries numerous rich orange- 
yellow flowers. 40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Testaceum. Similar in habit to L. candidum. A most satisfactory 
garden Lily. Numerous recurving flowers of a warm shade of 
nankeen-yellow. Base-rooting. Plant in good rich loam, 2 to 3 
inches deep. June, July. 4 to 5 ft. $1.50 each; $1 5.00 per doz. 
Tigrinum splendens (Improved Tiger Lily). Bright, reflexed, or¬ 
ange-red flowers spotted black. Very showy garden Lily. Late 
blooming. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. August, Sep¬ 
tember. 4 to 5 feet. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Tigrinum flcre pleno (Double Tiger Lily) . A double form of above. 
30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Umbellatum grandiflorum. An early-flowering Lily with umbellate 
head of light orange-red blooms. Robust and well suited to or¬ 
dinary garden conditions. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 
Early June. 2 feet. 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Umbellatum, Golden Fleece. A superb variety. Large umbellate 
heads of golden yellow flowers. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Willmottiae. A tall, graceful Lily with slender foliage. Produces 
fifteen to twenty flowers of a vivid orange-red, with recurved 
petals and numerous small brown spots. A very lovely variety, 
but will need staking. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 
July, August. 4 to 5 feet. 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 
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