JUNE-FLOWERING LILIES 
AMABILE. An attractive species from Korea which has 
proved to be easy of cultivation in this country. It bears 
as many as six vivid red “Turk’s Cap” flowers spotted 
with black. 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 
bulbs, $5.00 for 10; $47.50 per 100. 
BROWNII. (True.) One of the finest and most satis¬ 
factory lilies. The flower stem is 3 to 4 feet tall, is tinged 
with reddish brown, 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 sub¬ 
stance, 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 brown. Plant 8 inches 
deep in light, sandy loam or peat and give good drain¬ 
age; 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, selected bulbs, $1.00 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; f&ll 
planting, 5 inches deep; June-July flowering. Extra 
selected bulbs, $4.50 for 10; $42.50 per 100. A smaller, 
good, flowering bulb, $3.00 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, $3.00 
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 cha¬ 
lice of silver, Avhose nobility dates back to that of the 
Gods themselves, the immemorial lily raises his ancient 
sceptre, august, inviolate, 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 
recognized 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 
garden 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 Belladonna or English hybrids of delphin¬ 
iums 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, $48.00. Hamper of 50 extra 
heavy, selected bulbs, $25.00; $6.00 for 10. Hamper 
of 100 selected, slightly smaller bulbs, $38.00. Hamper 
of 50 selected, slightly smaller bulbs, $20.00. Hamper 
of 100 strong quality, good, flowering bulbs, $25.00. 
Occasionally we receive a limited number of bulbs of 
enormous size which we offer under the name of “Spe¬ 
cial Stock,” at $7.50 for 10; $30.00 for 50; $59.00 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, $5.00 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 six nodding, deep lilac-pink “Turk’s Cap” 
flowers, more or less spotted wine-purple; golden brown 
pollen. Delightfully fragrant. June-flowering. Stem¬ 
rooting. Plant 4 inches deep in partial shade, in light, 
gritty soil with leaf mold. Extra selected bulbs, $5.25 
for 10; $50.00 per 100. 
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