Culture. It is best to plant in late fall or winter soon after tops die. We 
deliver bulbs about Nov. to Jan. or as soon as they become dormant naturally. 
Earlier to eastern customers. Plant 4" to 6" deep. Deep sandy loam is best 
soil with good drainage. Use no manure around them. It is better to have a 
handful of sand under bulb and another around them. The varieties offered do 
quite well in full sun even in California but 25% to 50%' shade is parhaps bet¬ 
ter, especially mid-day shade. The ideal situation is among low shrubs or 
plants that shade the ground but allow the Lily tops to reach the sunlight. Lilies 
reverse a human trait, they like to have their heads warm and their feet cool. It 
is good to mulch the ground, and allowing the ground to bake in full exposure 
to sun is very bad, sometimes fatal. Keep moist. Lilies prefer an acid soil, 
hence the addition of leaf mold or pulverized peat to the soil will help them do 
well and keep healthy. Our selection of varieties, includes; only the hardiest and 
easiest to grow in the garden both in south and north. All may be grown in pots. 
Lilium formosanum. Large white flowers. Very hardy and easy to grow. 
Bulbs small. 2i0c ea. 3 for 50c. 
L. Harrisii. The true Bermuda Easter Lily. These do well in So. Cali¬ 
fornia and other mild climates in the garden. The flowers are the purest white 
of ariy and they are the miost refined in outline and form. L. 25c ea. 5 for $1.00. 
L. tigrinurn. The true, well beloved, Tiger Lily. One of the hardiest and 
best. Salmon-red, spotted purplish black. 4 to 5' 15c, 25c and 35ci ea. 3 for 40c, 
65c or $1.00. 
Please Note. Plant your lily bulbs as soon as received. They will not keep 
long when exposed to air. 
Gloriosa rothschildiana. Gloriosas are very close to true liliesj The unique 
and gorgeous flowers are red with yellow markings. As the flower ages it turns 
a darker pure red. This species is the most beautiful of the well named Glorio¬ 
sas. Ulory or Climbing Lilies. Also the most dependable.. The stem will fail 
over so it must be staked or grown on a trellis to which it clings by means of 
tendrils on leaf tips. 
Plant about Jan. to Feb. here in quite sandy soil containing leaf mould, well 
drained. In the south bulbs may be left in ground or dug and stored. In the 
north it is better to start in pots about Feb. and shift to garden. Delivery when 
tubers become dormant Nov. to Dec. 50c. 
Hemerocallis. (Means beautiful for a day.) Day Lilies. Tho the flowers 
last but a day they are so freely produced that others take their place. Hardy 
and easy to grow in all climates. Culture very simple. Set them with crown 
just covered, in full sun. The plants will be delivered in winter. 
H. fulva. The Orange Day Lily. During the blooming season the plant is 
freely decorated with the lovely orange lilies. 25c. 
H. Kwanso. The Double Orange Day Lily is a variety of the species H. fulva 
and is the same except the flowers are double. 15c. 
DARWIN TULIPS 
Our Tulip bulbs are American grown. They mature earlier in the north-west 
than in Holland and are sounder and better than imported bulbs. We do not offer 
top sized bulbs. They are at least twice as expensive and break up into small 
bulbs the first year. Our bulbs are 7-9 cm. circumference, or about 1 in. diam. 
or over and they grow larger the second year instead of breaking up into small 
bulbs. 
This is the best bedding size. They give good flowers the first year. The 
bulbs advertised at 50 to 100 for $1.00 (mixed) are usually very small bulbs that 
make small flowers on short stems. Our customers have reported 2' stems. 
Nov. planted bulbs should give nice sized flowers on a stem 12" or 15" tall, and 
will make fine cut flowers. „ . 
Culture. Don't forget that tulips are growing under ground all winter, there¬ 
fore in California you must water them if rains are late, even tho they are not up. 
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