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Breck’s Hardy Lilies 
HARDY LILIES 
Lilies are considered ^by many to be the most beautiful and 
ornamental of cultivatedfplants. Their stately habit and variously 
colored flowers, often very fragrant, make them almost indispen¬ 
sable for the hardy flower garden, as well as for growing in the 
greenhouse. Many of the native species may be effectively natural¬ 
ized 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 succession of bloom may be had over a long 
period. 
All Lilies are wild plants^and do not take kindly to heavy fertiliz¬ 
ing 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. 
Lilium Auratum Platyphyllum 
We start to ship Hardy Lily Bulbs 
just as soon as the ground is free from 
frost in the early Spring. Early plant¬ 
ing is most important for successful 
results. 
Auratum Varieties 
These Gold-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. We offer below the two va¬ 
rieties that we feel will prove most 
satisfactory. 
Auratum platyphyllum (macran- 
thum). An improved form of the 
well-known Auratum, with larger 
flowers showing a wider expanse of 
Lilium Regale 
gold and less copiously spotted. The 
plant has a more robust habit, the 
stems are stouter, the leaves broad¬ 
er, and it attains a greater height, 
producing an immense head of gi¬ 
gantic blooms. 40c each; $4.00 per 
doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Auratum pictum. 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 with 
reddish brown. 50c each; $5.00 per 
doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Batemanniae. A beautiful Lily grow¬ 
ing to a height of about 3 feet and 
bearing, in late July or August, um¬ 
bels of from four to six pale orange- 
red or apricot-colored blooms. The 
color is better in semi-shade. 40c 
each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum 
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. 55c each; $6.00 per doz. 
Canadense. One of our most common native Lilies, growing to a height of from 
2 to 5 feet and bearing, 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. 
15c each; $1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Canadense rubrum. A variety of Canadense and similar in habit but bearing 
slightly larger flowers of bright orange-red, spotted dark brown and tinged 
with a deeper red on the outside of the petals. 20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 
per 100; 
Candidum (Madonna or Ascension Lily). Beautiful, delicately fragrant blooms 
of pure waxy white, borne during June and July on strong plants 3 to 5 feet 
in height. They are of easy culture, growing in almost any soil and location, 
and are excellent Lilies for the hardy border where, in combination with other 
tall-growing flowers such as blue delphiniums, they give a striking and delightful 
effect. Dormant bulbs are only available from August on through the Autumn 
months. (See our Autumn Bulb List issued Aug. 15th.) The bulbs we offer 
here for Spring delivery have been potted and are started into growth. 60c 
each; $6.75 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
