LILIES FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
Plant at the prescribed depth and in the location recommended for each 
species. Make certain of good drainage. This is essential to success with lilies. 
Envelop the bulbs in sharp sand when planting. This will assist in prompt drain¬ 
age and assure your finding the bulbs should it be necessary to move them. 
Part shade is best for most species. Provide it by intelligent planting among 
shrubbery or trees. Incorporate peat moss to lighten heavy soils and fertilize 
with bone meal on permanent plantings. The use of manures cannot be recom¬ 
mended and chemical fertilizers should only be applied to lily plantings by 
those who have had experience in their selection and application. 
All lilies enjoy leaf mold and sharp sand in the planting soil. Mulch with 
peat moss V 2 to 1 inch deep in the early spring. This conserves the natural 
moisture in the soil and gives the bulbs a cool rooting medium. 
One of the first requisites of success with lilies is to plant them at the proper 
time. All of the species are not identical in this respect as some are ready for 
digging earlier than others. 
Without exception, however, all lily bulbs are best planted as soon as pos¬ 
sible after they are dormant in the fall. L. Candidum, L. Chalcedonicum and L. 
Testaceum are ready for delivery toward the end of August and should be set 
out prior to October 1st for best results. Extremely late planting is detrimental 
to their establishment. 
The great majority of the early and mid-season lilies are best moved during 
the fore part of October and in this group fall all of the American natives, L. 
Regale, L. Concolor, L. Elegans varieties, L. Willmottiae, L. Japonicum, L. Tenui- 
folium, L. Umbellatum varieties and many other popular kinds which normally 
bloom during June and July. 
The late flowering lilies such as L. Speciosum varieties, L. Henryi, L. Tigrinum, 
L. Sulphureum, L. Auratum Platyphyllum, L. Ochraceum and L. Formosanum 
(Late Type) are usually not ready for digging until the latter part of October 
or early November and they will give a good account of themselves if planted 
as late as the turn of the year. 
To assist our customers in more easily determining the proper planting time, 
we have specified in our descriptive list the delivery date for freshly dug bulbs 
of each species. 
While spring planting is often practiced with the late flowering lilies, it cannot 
be recommended and should be only resorted to when weather conditions make 
fall planting impractical. To accommodate those customers who find it impos¬ 
sible to plant bulbs in the late fall we will arrange to place their orders in cold 
storage to be held in a dormant condition for spring delivery at no additional 
charge on shipments amounting to $5.00 or more. Storage charges will be 
billed at cost on smaller shipments. Orders for storage should be received not 
later than December 15th. Later orders whether for storage or immediate ship¬ 
ment are accepted subject to stock available and weather conditions permitting 
digging additional bulbs. 
In moving lilies in your own garden endeavor to do so in the fall as soon as 
the foliage has ripened. At that time the bulbs are more nearly dormant and no 
serious setback will be experienced. 
