Hunt’s Lilies Are the Flowers Divine 
GARDEN LILIES 
Since the beginning of gardens, Lilies 
have been prized among the choicest 
plants. The family is so large, so diversi- 
fied in shape and color of the flowers, so 
varied in their habit of growth, that truly 
Lilies may be chosen for any situation, 
and to accommodate any mood of the 
gardener. 
Unlike the rose which has been the jolly, 
adaptable companion of men and children 
since the playtime of the world, the Lilies 
have kept aloof in austere reserve, wrapped 
In an immutable conservatism that is in 
itself a fascinating thing. 
In these days of hectic color, irregular 
and broken forms, it is a comfort and a 
~ stabilizmg mfluence to turn again to the 
cool and classical beauty of the ancient, 
unchangeable Lilies, renewing the feeling 
of faith in the security of things that is so 
necessary to full and perfect living. 
The war has reduced the supply of Lily 
bulbs. Order Lilies now, as later on imports 
may be further curtailed. 

Lilium Melpomene speciosum 
AURATUM  (Golden-banded Lily of 
Japan). It grows 4 to 8 feet high, bearing 
clusters of enormous white, waxen, wide- 
spread flowers 8 to 10 inches across. Each 
petal is peppered with numerous dark red 
dots and has a band of golden yellow down 
the center. Fragrance is strong and very 
peeeane Peers the garden in the ne 
=" e top of the stem must be in the sunlight 
Lilium auratum all day, but the base should be buried in a 
deep mulch, or shaded by other plants. It is 
stem-rooting and should be planted 8 to 12 
inches deep, depending upon the size of the 
bulb. It blooms in July and early August. 
Mammoth bulbs, 11 to 13 in. circum., 
90 cts. each; $9 per doz.; $65 per 100. 
Extra-large bulbs, 9 to 11 in. circum., 
70 cts. each; $7 per doz.; $50 per 100. 

Auratum platyphyllum. White, 
richly spotted yellow. Mammoth 
r bulbs, $1 each; $10 per doz.; $70 
eo per 100. 
Batemanniz. The cup-shaped 
if flowers are soft pinkish apricot. 
; They come in clusters of two or 
three, held erect upon a stem about 
3 feet high. It is a stem-rooting Lily 
and should be planted deep im a 
location where the tops may reach 
the sunlight. Blooms in July and 
August. Strong bulbs, 50 cts. each; 
$5 per doz.; $37.50 per 100. 

Lilium regale 
Browni. Its flowers are very 
large, nearly 10 inches long, of 
waxy texture, and very fragrant. 
The outside of the trumpet is stained 
with brown and purple. Usually the 
flowers are borne singly on top of 
3 to 4-foot stems but occasionally < 
in clusters of two or four. It is one’ 
of the most beautiful Lilies. As it 1s 
ELS stem-rooting it should be planted 
deep. $1 each; $10 per doz. 


Croceum. A very showy, orange-red Lily, 
3 to 5 feet high, bearing clusters of erect, 
cup-like flowers. While it should be planted 
deep, the bulb should be well drained. Blooms 
in June. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz.; $60 
per 100. 
Elegans, Alice Wilson. Lemon-yellow, 
dark center. $5 per doz.; $37.50 per 100. 
Hansoni. Erect, stout plants, 3 feet or 
more high, with clusters of nodding, recurved 
flowers of yellow and orange. The blooms are 
very thick and look as if they were carved 
from wood or stiff wax. It blooms very early, 
ze oa usually in June. 80 cts. each; $8 per doz.; 
Lili ceum 
Lilium philippinense formosanum $60 per 100. ilium cro 
GARDEN LILIES 33 WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 

