JUNE-FLOWERING LILIES 
AMABILE. An attractive species from Korea which has proved to be 
easy of cultivation in this country. It bears as many as six vivid red 
“Turk’s Cap” flowers spotted with black. Height 3 to 4 feet. June- 
flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 6 inches deep in well drained, gritty 
soil with leaf mold. Enjoys partial shade. Extra selected bulbs, $4. (a 
for 10; $45.00 per 100. 
BROWNII. (True.) One of the finest and most satisfactory lilies. The 
flower stem is 3 to 4 feet tall, is tinged with reddish brown, and the foli- 
age is long, narrow, eracetully curved, and of a deep green tint. The 
trumpet- shaped flowers are large, well formed, and of great substance, 
lasting a long time when cut. These massive, delightfully fragrant flow- 
ers open pale yellow, fading to a creamy white of great purity. The 
outside of the trumpets is streaked with reddish brown. Plant 8 inches 
deep in light, sandy loam or peat and give good drainage; in open or 
semi- Phede. Stem-rooting ; fall planting: June-July flowering. Extra 
heavy, selected bulbs, each, $2.00; $19.00 for 10. 
CANADENSE. Broad. Fonnel: shaped, drooping flowers, varying from 
yellow to orange; spotted inside; graceful and pretty. Fine among 
azaleas, in daiap peat beds or leaf ‘mold. Excellent for naturalizing. 
Base-roots; fall planting, 5 inches deep; June-July flowering. Extra 
selected bulbs, $3.75 for 10; $35.00 per 100. A smaller, good, flower- 
ing bulb, $2.75 for 10; $25. 00 per 100. 
CANADENSE FLAVUM. Broad, funnel- shaped drooping flower on long 
stalks about 3 feet high. Almost bell-shaped with the ends of the petals 
slightly turned back. Golden yellow, handsomely spotted inside. Grace- 
ful and pretty. Fine among azaleas, in damp peat or very light loam or 
leaf mold. Excellent for Peturalizine in thin : oodland. Base-roots; fall 
planting, about 5 inches deep. hone July flowering. Selected bulbs, 
4.50 - 10; $42.50 per 100. A smaller, good, : 
pee bulb Pee 10; $25.00 per a CANDIDUM (Ascension or Madonna Lily). The lily of 
antiquity was undoubtedly L. Candidum. In mythology this 
white lily was supposed to have sprung up from the mill of 
Hera. As the plant of purity, it was contrasted with the rose 
of Aphrodite. All through the middle ages this lily was the 
symbol of heavenly purity. This lily, of all lilies, should be 
planted in quantity in every earden——emblem of purity, the 
inspiration of poet and painter for centuries, and a benedic- 
tion in the garden when June is melting into July—its delicious 
fragrance is not equalled by any other lily. Special stock, 
$6.50 for 10; $60.00 per 100. 
CERNUUM. A rare and beautiful species from northeastern 
China and Korea, somewhat resembling L. tenuifolium in 
habit and growth but with much longer and more numerous 
erassy (eaves: Its slender yet rigid stem bears up to six nod- 
ding, deep lilac-pink “Turk’s Cap’ > flowers, more or less 
spotted wine-purple; golden brown pollen. Delightfully fra- 
grant. June-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 4 inches deep in 
partial shade, in light, gritty soil with leaf mold. Extra 
selected bulbs, $5.25 for 10; $50.00 per 100. 
CROCEUM. (True.) A favorite with those who like its color. 
Bright orange flowers are carried upright; very hardy, thriv- 
ing in any Shit in a sunny garden border or among shrubs in 
half shade. Is at its best towards the end of June and early 
July. Stem-rooting; fall planting, 5 inches deep. True stock. 
Extra selected bulbs, $7.00 for 10; $67.50 per 100. 
ELEGANS IN VARIETY (Thunbergianum). The number of 
forms and varieties is legion, varying in color from pale 
lemon-yellow to rich orange-brown, embracing various tints 
of orange to almost red and from soft apricot to approaching 
crimson; varying also in flowering season. Stem-roots; plant 
in fall or early spring, 8 or 9 inches deep, in sunny situation; 
June-July flowering. These lilies are so frequently mixed in 
their colors that we have decided to offer them in mixed 
varieties. Extra heavy bulbs, $3.75 for 10; $35.00 per 100. 
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Lilium Tenuifolium, 
Golden Gleam 
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Lilium Speciosum 
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