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HARDY LILIES 
Lilies are considered by many to be the most beautiful and ornamental of cultivated plants. Their stately habit and variously col 
ored flowers, often very fragrant, make thenTalmost indispensable for the hardy flower garden, as well as for growing in the greenhouse. 
Many of the native species may be effectively naturalized 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 fertilizing 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. 
We start to ship Hardy Lily Bulbs just as soon as the ground is free from frost in the early Spring. Early planting is most important 
for successful results. 
AURATUM VARIETIES 
The Auratum or Golden-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-five blooms. 
Auratum platyphyllum (macranthum). An improved form of the 
well-known Auratum, with larger flowers showing a wider expanse of 
gold and less copiously spotted. The plant has a more robust habit, the 
stems are stouter, the leaves broader, and it attains a greater height. 
Large bulbs.40c..each, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100 
Mammoth bulbs.60c. each, $6.75 per doz., $50.00 per 100 
Auratum pictum. Another fine form of Auratum with 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. 
75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Batemanniae. A beautiful Lily growing to a height of about 3 feet and 
bearing, in late July or August, umbels of from four to six pale orange- 
red or apricot-colored blooms. They grow very well in full sunshine 
but the color is better in semi-shade. 
40c. each, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100 
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 yel¬ 
low, 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 deeper red on-the outside. 
20c. each, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 
Lilium Henryi (See page 78) 
Lilium Auratum Platyphyllum 
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 avail¬ 
able from August on through the Autumn months. (See our Autumn 
Bulb List, issued Aug. 15th.) The bulbs we offer here for Spring de¬ 
livery have been potted and are started into growth. 
75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Concolor pulchellum (Star Lily). A dainty erect-flowering Lily bearing 
several brilliant scarlet, spotted blooms on plants which grow from 12 
to 18 inches high. A very dependable Lily and excellent for the rock 
garden. Blooms in July. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz., $22.00 per 100. 
Croceum. The Orange Lily of old-fashioned gardens. Blooms in July. 
Four to six flowers of brilliant orange-yellow, borne on stout stems 3 or 
more feet tall. Extremely long-lived and easily established. 
40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 
Davidi ( Thayerae ). Rich cinnabar-red, black spotted, nodding flowers 
borne in late July on plants which grow 4 to 5 feet in height. As many 
as a dozen blooms on the sturdy stems. Very attractive and graceful. 
$1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
ELEGANS VARIETIES 
There are innumerable varieties of this species of Lily varying in color 
from pale to deep yellow, orange, and orange-scarlet and from bright 
red to the deepest crimson, many more or less spotted. They form plants 
about 1 to 1)4 feet high which bear usually during June and early July 
from one to four upright blooms. 
Aureum. Large blooms of glowing orange-ted during August. 
30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Kinbusen. Yellow shading to rich orange. Blooms in June. 
40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 
Mahony. Rich mahogany-crimson flowers in June. 
30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Mixed Varieties. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
