SEVENTY VARIETIES 
(Old Standby 
To Bloom in your Garder 
(With all Costs Oj 
PLEASE READ THIS 
Every bulb I sell is grown on the western coast. 
colombianum 
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All shipments in the IT. S. are prepaid to destination. 
If yonr express office is different from yonr postal sta¬ 
tion, kindly give both with yonr order. 
I ship bnlbs at the proper planting time. Sometimes 
this necessitates two and even three shipments to an 
order, which is an additional expense to me, but it guar¬ 
antees yon fresh bnlbs. Lilies grow dormant in the 
ground, and should not lie out of the ground longer than 
possible, so please place yonr orders early and I will ship 
them direct from the field at the proper planting time. 
If yon will be away from home, won’t yon please leave 
instructions for their planting, as I, too, am anxious that 
von have success. 
Candidnm and Testacenm are dormant in late Jnlv or 
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early iVngnst, according to the season. Please ])lace 
3mnr orders early—we ship in August. 
The Fritillarias are best moved quite early — they 
should be planted in July. 
If you will be away from home, please leave instruc¬ 
tions for some one to plant them upon arrival. 
With the exception of Giganteum Him. and Cordatnm, 
every bulb I offer, even “flowering size”, has already 
bloomed or budded to bloom. I disbud to allow the 
strength of the stalk to return to the bulb for blooming 
next season. 
I am an advocate of fall planting of lily bnlbs—I do 
not keep bnlbs in cold storage, nor is it possible for me 
to mail a spring catalogue—bnlbs begin growing here 
too early. 
I do not sell wholesale as I have all I can do to take 
care of my retail orders. 
Plant yonr lily bnlbs upon arrival—it is so important 
for the sake of the future of the lily that it does not lie 
out of the ground long. 
I have tried to give yon an attractive catalogue, but 
in so doing to also be truthful in all my statements and 
descriptions, according to my experience with them. iMy 
greatest desire is to grow or secure for yon in this vicin- 
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