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HARDY LI LI ES Te beautiful in form ano color 
Backhouse Hybrids. A group raised by the late Mrs. Backhouse 
in England. A priceless cddition to our list of Lilies. The flow- 
ers are charming and grow on a long spike. Excellent for the 
garden as they are not particular as to soil or location and are 
quite immune to mosaic. Plant 6 inches deep. June. 5 to 6 
feet. We offer the following three varieties: 
Brocade. One of the finest. The flowers are orange-yellow with 
pink marbling and maroon spots. $3.00 each. 
Mrs. R. O. Backhouse. Interior of petals ivory flushed gold and 
delicately flecked with reddish purple. The reverse of petal is 
deeper yellow flushed dull orange. Very free flowering. $5.00 
each. 
Sceptre. The blooms are considerably larger than the above two 
varieties. Color is a deep rose-pink over an ivory base, 
changing to a golden ivory flecked with purple. Beautiful 
and vigorous. $5.50 each. 
Canadense flayum. Graceful and charming. Golden yellow bell- 
shaped flowers spotted black. Dislikes lime. Small bulb but should 
be planted 8 to 10 in. deep. June, July. 3 to 5 ft. 30c¢ each; 
$3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Canadense rubrum. A selected red form of above, heavily spotted 
black. Plant deep. 30c each; $3.00 per doz. ; $22.00 per 100. 
Candidum (Madonna Lily). True, hardy, American-grown bulbs. 
Exquisite pure white, fragrant flowers borne in June on stout 
stems 3 to 4 feet high. They are of easy culture, growing in al- 
most any soil and location. Must be planted in the fall, 3 inches 
deep. Each Doz. 100 
Wavoianinntendn) sie Le on no bo 6 ae ee $0.50 $5.50 $40.00 
Monster bulbs tee rena re ctor 85 8.50 60.00 
Extra-selected jumbo bulbs ......... [LOOM IOZ00 75.00 
Centifolium. |mmense fragrant white trumpet having a yellow 
throat and stained rosy purple on the outside. A glorious tall 
growing variety. Stem rooting, plant 8 inches deep. July. 5 to 
8 feet. $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 
Chalcedonicum (The Scarlet Turk’s Cap). Strong, slender stems, 
bearing five to eight flowers of an intense scarlet. Easily grown 
under ordinary conditions. Base-rooting plant 4 inches deep. 
June, July. 3 to 4 feet. $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 
Croceum (The Orange Lily). A robust grower, bearing large umbels 
of orange colored, upright blooms. A fine early flowering garden 
variety. Stem-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. June, July. 3 feet. 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Davuricum. See Umbellatum. 
Elegans, Alice Wilson. A rare and beautiful Lily with bright lemon- 
colored flowers. } 2 to 2 feet. Stem-rooting; plant 6 inches 
deep. 50c each; $5.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Elegans atrosanguineum. Red form of above; dark crimson center. 
Plant 6 inches deep. 50c each; $5.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Elegans, Leonard Joerg. Dwarf Lily with upright flowers of fine 
apricot with darker shadings in margins of petals. Well suited 
for rock garden. June, July. 1 to 2 feet. 50c each; $5.50 per 
doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
G. C. Creelman. (Hybrid.) One of the most magnificent Lilies 
in existence. Tall and strong when established, bearing large 
heads of long pure white trumpet-shaped flowers with flush of 
yellow in throat and exterior stained soft purplish red. Intensely 
fragrant and needs plenty of room, should be planted 2 feet 
apart. Stem rooting, plant 8 inches deep. July. 6 to 8 feet. 
$3.50 each. 
Grayi. Small, rich red flowers, spotted maroon. Prefers partial 
shade and a soil full of peat or leaf-mold, with no lime. Base- 
rooting; plant 4 inches deep. July. 3 to 4 feet. 50c each; 
$5.50 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 
Hansoni. Bears six to ten fragrant, orange-yellow flowers spotted 
brown, with thick petals. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches 
deep. June. 3 to 4 feet. 65c each; $7.00 per doz.; $50.00 
per 100. 
Henryi. Closely resembles the Speciosum type, and has been called 
“Yellow Speciosum.’’ Rich apricot-yellow, with brown spots. 
Stem-rooting; plant 8 to 10 in. deep. July, Aug. 3 to 5 ft. (Color 
illustration, page 28.) Each Doz. 100 
Mammoth DUB Sienieneaenter sri ten ame te $0.50 $5.50 $40.00 
Monster bulbse..:ueneeea nia. cael es een 1G, 7.00 50.00 
Pardalinum. A California variety bearing twelve to twenty strongly 
recurved flowers of a bright orange, spotted dark crimson. Mois- 
ture-loving, but seems to do well wherever lime is not prevalent. 
Base-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. July. 4 to 5 feet. 35c each; 
$3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Pardalinum giganteum. A magnificent form with large and much 
more brilliant flowers than the type; has great vigor. (Color 
illustration, page 28.) 50c each; $5.50 per doz.; $40.00 
per 100. 
Philippinense formosanum. A graceful Lily 2 to 3 feet high, with 
large, white, trumpet-shaped blooms, suffused on exterior with 
reddish brown; tips of petals elegantly recurving. Delightfully 
fragrant; blooms in September. Stem-rooting; plant 8 inches 
deep. (Color illustration, page 28.) Selected bulbs, 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Regale. (American grown bulbs.) From Western China; one of 
the most beautiful of Lilies. It grows 3 to 5 feet high, blooms 
out-of-doors in July, is perfectly hardy, and flourishes under 
very varied conditions. The large, trumpet-shaped, delicately 
scented flowers, produced freely, are ivory-white shaded pink, 
tinged canary-yellow in throat. Fine for forcing. (See color 
illustration, page 28.) Each Doz. 100 
INMaipntantoidnr ells 3 A oe nok eae ue $0.40 $4.25 $30.00 
Monster bull DSmeaeaice at iene une neen ere sO, 5.00 35.00 
Selected’tmonster bulbsween. eee: {55} 6.50 45.00 
Extra-selected monster bulbs ....... 85 8.50 60.00 
Shuksan. One of the best American hybrids. On tall wiry stems 
are tiers of gleaming jewel-like flowers of warm yellow richly 
spotted reddish brown. Vigorous and hardy, it is of easy culture. 
An ideal garden Lily. Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. July. 4 to 5 
feet. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Speciosum Rubrum. Beautiful reflexed flowers, rosy white heavily 
spotted crimson. One of the finest and most popular Lilies. 
Stem rooting, plant 8 to 10 inches deep. August-September. - 
4 to 5 feet. Selected bulbs, 65c each; $6.50 per doz.; $50.00 
per 100. 
Sulphureum. A beautiful species, producing large, long, funnel- 
shaped, fragrant flowers. Inside sulphur-yellow deepening in the 
throat; outside tinged claret-purple. Ideal for growing in cool 
greenhouse but hardy only in favored locations when well pro- 
tected. Stem-rooting; plant 8 to 10 inches deep. September. 
6 to 7 feet. $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 
Superbum. Bright reddish orange flowers, conspicuously spotted, 
borne twenty to thirty on a stem. Moist, semi-shaded location. 
Semi-stem-rooting; plant 5 inches deep. July. 3 to 4 feet. 40c 
each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Tenuifolium. 1 to 12 nodding, scarlet, reflexed flowers. Ideal for 
shaded position in rock garden. Stem-rooting; plant 4 inches 
deep. June. 1 to 2 feet. (Color illustration, page 28.) 30c 
each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. Usually classed as a hybrid between 
Tenuifolium and Martagon album. Carries numerous rich orange- 
yellow flowers. 40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Testaceum. Similar in habit to L. candidum. A most satisfactory 
garden Lily. Numerous recurving flowers of a warm shade of 
nankeen-yellow. Base-rooting. Plant in good rich loam, 2 to 3 
inches deep. June, July. 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 
Theo. A. Havemeyer. (Hybrid.) The flowers, which measure 5 to 
6 inches across, are semi-trumpet, slightly reflexed and of a 
soft shade of buff or creamy old ivory flushed rosy amber in the 
threat. Attractive brown anthers complete the harmony. A most 
beautiful and satisfactory Lily. Stem rooting, plant 8 to 10 
inches deep. July-August. 4 to 5 feet. $5.00 each. 
Tigrinum splendens (Improved Tiger Lily). Bright, reflexed, or- 
ange-red flowers spotted black. Very showy garden Lily. Late 
blooming. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. August, Sep- 
tember. 4 to 5 feet. 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Umbellatum grandiflorum. An early-flowering Lily with umbellate 
head of light orange-red blooms. Robust and well suited to or- 
dinary garden conditions. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 
Early June. 2 feet. (Color illustration, page 28.) 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Willmottiae. A tall, graceful Lily with slender foliage. Produces 
fifteen to twenty flowers of a vivid orange-red, with recurved 
petals and numerous small brown spots. A very lovely variety, 
but will need staking. Stem-rooting; plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 
July, August. 4 to 5 feet. 65c each; $6.50 per doz. 
