HARDY 
LILIES 
to Plant this 
FALL 
REGAL LILIES WITH CLIMBING ROSES 
HARDY LILIES 
L ilies are considered by many to be the most beautiful and ornamental of cultivated plants. 
j Their stately habit and variously colored flowers, often very fragrant, make them almost 
indispensable for the hardy flower garden, as well as for growing in the greenhouse. Many of the 
native species may be effectively naturalized and practically all are valuable for use in the mixed 
perennial border. Most of them will grow very well in pots, and by using several varieties, a succes¬ 
sion of bloom may be had over a long period. 
All Lilies are wild plants and do not take kindly to heavy fertilizing or cultivation. They must 
have good drainage and they enjoy a low ground-cover which shades the soil in which they grow. 
With the exception of Lilium candidum they should all be planted deeply, at least four times the 
diameter of the bulb, below the surface of the soil. Certain Lilies such as the Auratum varieties, 
Batemanniae, Browni, Hansoni, Henryi, Krameri, the Speciosum varieties, and Tigrinum flore- 
pleno are grown in Japan and do not reach us until after the middle of November. We will ship 
them immediately upon arrival, or we will place 
of next year if you prefer. 
Auratum Varieties 
The Auratum or Golden-banded Lilies of Japan have 
immense, fragrant flowers of pure white, each petal 
marked with a broad, golden yellow, central band and 
thickly dotted with reddish brown spots. They grow 
to a height of from 3 to 5 feet and bear, during July and 
August, heads of from five to twenty blooms. 
Auratum platyphyllum {macran- 
thum) • An improved form of the well-known Aura¬ 
tum, with larger flowers showing a wider expanse of 
gold and less copiously spotted. The plant has a more 
robust habit, the stems are stouter, the leaves broader, 
and it attains a greater height. Imported bulbs, 
arriving in November. 
Large bulbs, 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100 
Mammoth bulbs, 60 cts. each; $6.75 per doz.; $50 per 100 
Auratum pictum* Another fine form of 
Auratum with beautiful, large blooms like the former, 
except that the band becomes bright red toward the 
tip ^ of the petals and the entire flower is generously 
spotted. Imported bulbs, arriving in November. 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
them in cold storage and ship in March or April 
Batcmannise, A beautiful Lily growing to a 
height of about 3 feet and bearing, in late July or 
August, umbels of from four to six pale orange-red or 
apricot-colored blooms. They grow very well in full 
sunshine but the color is better in semi-shade. Imported 
bulbs, arriving in November. 
40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100 
Browni* immense, fragrant, trumpet-shaped 
flowers, the interior of which is deep cream, fading to 
pure white and delicately tinged yellow at the base; 
the anthers are reddish brown, and the exterior is deep 
chocolate-brown. Height about 3 feet. Blooms in July. 
Imported bulbs, arriving in November. 
55 cts. each; $6.00 per doz_ 
Canadcnso* One of our most common native 
Lilies, growing to a height of from 2 to 5 feet and bear¬ 
ing, in late June and July, from three to ten pendulous 
blooms varying in color from bright reddish orange to 
yellow, spotted dark brown, and with reddish anthers. 
An excellent Lily for planting among shrubs. American- 
grown bulbs, ready in October. 
15 cts. each; $1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
BRECK'S BULB CATALOGUE, 1940 
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