Lilium 
speciosum 
Lilium 
tenuifolium 
Lilium auratum 
HARDY LILIES [Lilium] 
No class of plants capable of being cultivated outdoors possesses 
so many charms. Rich and varied in color, stately and handsome in 
habit, profuse in variety, and of delicious fragrance, they stand out 
prominently from all other hardy plants, and no herbaceous bor¬ 
der, however select, should be without a few of the best sorts. 
Lilies thrive best in a well-dug, rich soil. Deep planting is rec¬ 
ommended—at least 6 inches deep for most, and more than that 
for the Speciosum varieties. For best effects place the bulbs in 
clumps of six or more, with at least one inch of sand beneath, 
over, and around each one, then cover with soil. 
Auratum (Golden-banded Lily). This superb Lily has flowers 8 to 10 inches 
in diameter composed of six white petals, thickly studded with rich chocolate- 
crimson spots and a bright golden band through the center of each petal; 
exquisite vanilla-like perfume. Flowers in August. Each Doz. lOO 
Mammoth Bulbs.80 40 $4 00 $30 00 
Monster Bulbs. 55 5 50 40 00 
Auratum platyphyllum. The most vigorous and hardy Auratum. Broad 
petals with yellow band, but somewhat lighter-colored spots. Stem-rooting; 
plant deep. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 50 $5 00 $35 00 
Monster Bulbs. 65 6 50 45 00 
Batemannise. A most beautiful Japanese variety, growing 3 feet high, with 
six to eight apricot-colored flowers on a stem. Blooms in July and August. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25 per 100. 
Hansoni. A very beautiful Lily, unsurpassed in vigor of growth. Blooms 
extra early. Flowers are large, of a bright yellow, tinged orange and spotted 
maroon, with thick wax-like petals, appearing in clusters of eight to tw'elve 
flowers. 50 cts. each; $5.50 per doz.; $40 per 100. 
Henryi. A beautiful Lily, very hardy, a strong, healthy grower, and one of 
the best Lilies for garden culture. The flower-stalks, 3 to 5 feet high, carry 
five to eight flowers each. In color it is a rich apricot-yellow, lightly spotted 
with brown. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 50 $5 00 $35 00 
Monster Bulbs. 60 5 75 40 00 
Philippinense formosanum. Autumn-flowering. A graceful Lily growing 5 to 
7 feet high, with large, white, trumpet-shaped blooms, suffused on the exterior 
with reddish brown; tips of petals elegantly recurving. Possesses a delightful 
fragrance and blooms in August and September. Stem-rooting; plant 8 
inches deep. See color illustration, page 6.5. Each Doz. 100 
Selected Bulbs.$0 25 .$2 50 $17 50 
Regale. (American-grown Bulbs.) It grows 3 to 5 feet high, blooms out-of- 
doors in July, is perfectly hardy, and flourishes under very varied conditions. 
The large, trumpet-shaped, delicately scented flowers, produced freely, 
are ivory-white shaded pink, tinged canary-yellow in throat. Fine for 
forcing. See color plate, page 65. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 35 $3 50 $25 00 
Monster Bulbs. 50 5 00 35 00 
Selected Monster Bulbs. 65 6 50 45 00 
Extra-selected Monster Bulbs. 1 00 10 00 75 00 
Speciosum album. Pure white, reflexed flowers with yellow anthers, in 
August and September. A good garden variety, but not quite so large and 
vigorous as the pink sorts, growing only 4 to 5 feet tall. All Speciosum Lilies 
are stem-rooting and should be planted 8 to 12 inches deep, depending on 
size of bulb. 70 cts. each; $7.25 per doz.; $50 per 100. 
Speciosum magnificum. Rich carmine on white ground, with crimson 
spots. Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 40 $4 00 $30 00 
Monster Bulbs. 65 6 50 45 00 
Jumbo Bulbs. 1 00 10 00 75 00 
Speciosum Melpomene. Same as preceding, but much darker in color. 
Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 40 $4 00 $30 00 
Monster Bulbs. 65 6 50 45 00 
Jumbo Bulbs. 1 00 10 00 75 00 
Speciosum rubrum. Also similar, but rosy white, heavily spotted crimson. 
Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth Bulbs.$0 40 $4 00 $30 00 
Monster Bulbs. 65 6 50 45 00 
.Jumbo Bulbs. 1 00 10 00 75 00 
Tenuifolium. A charming little early-flowering, deep scarlet Lily with 
strongly recurved petals of waxy texture. A gem in the rock-garden and 
in the border. Blooms in June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $17.50 per 100. 
Tigrinum splendens (Improved Tiger Lily). Bright orange-red, spotted with 
black; very showy. 4 to 5 ft. 25 cts. each; .$2.50 per doz.; $17.50 per 100. 
Tigrinum flore-pleno (Double Tiger Lily). Double, showy flowers of 
orange-red, spotted with black. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
COLD-STORAGE LILIES FOR FORCING 
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