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I HARDY LILIUMS (LILIES)—Con/muerf j 
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Macranthum {See Auratum platyphylliim). 
Martagon. 'I'urned back petals of the Turkscap type, known as 
“Purple Turkscap Lily." W’axlike, purple flowers; very graceful Lily 
of easy culture in ordinary good garden soil. It soon becomes estab¬ 
lished and comes back finer and stronger every year. It will grow 
equally well in partial shade as in sun. Base rooting. Plant 5 inches 
deep. Blooms in June. Height 4 to o feet. 
Extra Selected . .. 100 .$48.00 25 .$12.25 10 $6.00 
Melpomene {See Speciosum Melpomene). 
Philippinense formosanum. A splendid, graceful garden Lily 
with large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers tinted with reddish brown 
on the outside. The tips of the petals are elegantly recurved, delight¬ 
fully fragrant. Stem-rooting. Plant 8 inches deep. Blooms in Sep¬ 
tember. Height about 3 feet. 
Selected Bulbs ... 100 $25.00 25 $6.50 10 $3.25 
Regale {Myriophyllinn). True Lily type flower (similar to Easter 
Lily). “The Regal or Royal Lily." One of our most beautiful Lilies, 
perfectly hardy, vigorous in growth and will do well almost anywhere, 
thriving best in leafy loam soil and in the sunlight. Trumpet-shaped 
flowers, white, washed with gold inside; the outside is shaded and 
streaked with brown blending off to pink; deliciously fragrant in the 
evening. Plant in groups in the herbaceous border, between shrubs, 
etc. Stem rooting. Plant 8 inches deep. For shipment and planting 
during Fall and Spring. Blooms July. Height 3 to 5 feet. For Cold 
Storage Lilium Regale, see page 201. 
Monster Bulbs 
Top Size Bulbs 
Extra Selected 
Selected Bulbs 
Flowering Bulbs 
100 
$75.00 
25 $19.00 
10 
$9..50 
100 
$65.00 
25 $16.50 
10 
$8.25 
100 
$55.00 
25 $14.00 
10 
$7.00 
100 
$35.00 
25 $9.00 
10 
$4..50 
100 
$25.00 
25 $6.50 
10 
$3.25 
—Cold Storage Regale —See page 201 — 
Rubellum. A lovely rose pink shading to light pink. A beautiful 
little Lily of dwarf habit. Should be planted in gravelly soil under 
the shade and protection of shrubs, etc. Suitable for rock gardens 
stem-rooting. Plant 6 inches deep. Blooms in June. Lleight 1feet. 
Extra Selected ... 100 $35.00 25 $9.00 10 $4.50. 
Rubrum. See Speciosum Rubrum, opposite page. 
Lilium Regale—The Regal or Royal Lily 
Lilium Elegans Orange Queen—See page 199 
Speciosum album. Large, open flower with rolled back petals and 
boldly protruding stamens, and bronzy yellow anthers. The color is 
pure snow white tinted with green and gold towards the base of petals. 
A true hardy garden Lily. Will succeed almost anywhere. Stem¬ 
rooting. Plant 8 inches deep. For shipment and planting December 
and Spring. Blooms August-September. Height 3 fe 4 feet. 
E.xtra Selected ... 100 $55.00 25 $14.00 10 $7.00 
Selected Bulbs ... 100 $40.00 25 $10.25 10 $5.00 
Speciosum melpomene. Similar in most respects to Speciosum 
rubrum magnificum, except that the color is a shade darker. 
Heavy Top Size . .. 100 $75.00 25 $19.00 10 $9.50 
Top Size Bulbs ... 100 $55.00 25 $14.00 10 $7.00 
Extra Selected ... 100 $35.00 25 $9.00 10 $4.50 
Speciosum rubrum. See opposite page. 
Sulphureum. Large, funnel-shaped, fragrant flowers. The color 
inside is pale sulphur yellow, deepening in the throat; the outside is 
streaked and tinted with claret red. Blooms during September. 
Height 6 to 7 feet. 
E.xtra Selected ... 100 $1.50.00 25 $38.00 10 $19.00 
Superbum {The Turkscap Lily). One of the finest of native Lilies. 
It grows 5 to 8 feet high with an immense, pyramidal cluster of bril¬ 
liant orange red, turban-shaped flowers, yellowish inside and spotted 
with brown. It thrives best in a deep, moist, but well-drained soil. 
Extra Selected ... 100 $25.00 25 $6.50 10 $3.25 
The So-Called Lilies 
Quite a number of plants are called one sort of “Lily” or another, but 
are not true Lilies. See list on page 198. 
"Since starting to use your bulbs, seeds, etc. I have experienced 
both pleasure and satisfaction, not alone from the high quality of 
your merchandise, but also from the careful, businesslike manner 
in which you handle things.” 
MR. JOHN ALCOCK, 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
MR. A. B. and MRS. M. H. HOUGHTON, Mass. 
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