ALAN AND ESTHER MACNEIL 
GROWERS AND IMPORTERS 
Sandyloam 
GARDEN LILIES 
SPOONERVILLE ROAD 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD, 
VERMONT 
November 1, 1941 
Mr. Fulton Allen 
Salisbury, Maryland 
Dear Mr. Allen: 
We have your letter of the 28th and were 
interested in your inquiry. L. candidum 
is practically never free of mosaic. I 
have never seen any without it. And the 
same is true of L. dauricum pardinum. I 
should think that most of the other lilies 
in the collection are clean. 
The point of advertising L. tigrinum as 
mosaic-free is that mosaic-free Tigers are 
not offered frem sny other source. Ail 
Tigers on the market have mosaic, and this 
is an unusual supply. 
Most of our bulbs are shipped with the roots 
attached, even those imported from England. 
But I personally seriously question whether 
the roots of a lily ever reestablish. In 
our experience they do not, and we generally 
use Hormodin to assist in the establishment 
of new roots. 
We are sending you a copy of our catalogue. 
We shall be happy to answer your questions, 
about any given lily, and about which are Am- 
erican grown and which are imported if you 
inquire about specific lilies. To list the 
150 varieties offered, in this way, has not 
seemed pertinent. 
Yours sincerely, ee 
am/e ALAN MACNEIL 
SOLE AGENT IN THE UNITED STATES FOR W. A. CONSTABLE LTD 
