
ELEGAN 
HENRYI 

S AMABILE 

“Easy-to-grow Lilies for your Perennial Border 
Sometimes they are called ‘Garden Cinderellas,” and often we hear Lilies referred to as the “Aristocrats of the Garden.” In their 
native homes, Lilies have grown and flourished for centuries under apparently ordinary conditions, and yet often we hear com- 
plats made by amateur gardeners who say they cannot grow Lilies. Very often it is a case of too much “pampering.” The 
Liltes listed here are easily adapted to home-gardens and will supply color and fragrance during the dull part of summer. 
AMABILE. A native of Korea which has turned out to be one 
or our best garden Lilies. The strong stems stand about 3 feet 
tall and carry up to six lovely, drooping, turks-cap-shaped 
flowers of deep reddish orange heavily spotted with maroon. 
They have a strange fragrance, strong but not offensive, and 
bloom m June. Plant about 6 inches deep in any well-drained, 
rich garden soil. 
ELEGANS. These are low-growing Lilies from the Orient bear- 
ing erect flowers in shades of orange-red, lightly spotted with 
blackish purple. The clusters of bloom are held upright on 
11% to 2-foot stems mm June and July. The Elegans family seem 
to do well almost anywhere in well-drained soil, and look well 
when planted among low-growing perennials. Plant the bulbs 
about 5 inches deep. 
HENRY. One of the so-called “foolproof” Lilies, as 1t does well 
for almost anyone anywhere if the bulbs are placed 9 or 10 
inches deep and the soil is not waterlogged. The flowers are 
borne on 6 to 8-foot stems and are soft golden yellow tinged 
green through the center; the petals are roughened by quanti- 
ties of papillae and marked with brown raised dots and lines. 
They bloom during August and September and are scentless. 
Light shade will help to preserve the delicate coloring. 
PHILIPPINENSE FGRMOSANUM. This fine Lily from 
Formosa grows from 5 to 7 feet tall and comes into bloom in 
early September, often lasting into October. A good stem will 
carry up to a dozen beautiful trumpets 5 to 6 inches long, the 
outside white with brownish purple ribs and the face pure 
white with a greenish white throat. They are deliciously 
sweet but not overpoweringly so. Bulbs should be planted 
5 or 6 inches deep in well-drained soil well mixed with leaf mold 
and free from lime. 
REGALE. This great Chinese Lily ts truly everybody’s Lily, 
thriving in any rich garden soil which is well drained. Height 
varies according to size of bulbs and richness of soil, ranging 
from 3 to 6 feet or more, and a strong stem will bear from one 
to two dozen lovely flowers. The bloom Is a well-shaped trum- 
pet, the outside tmted pmkish, the face white and the throat 
golden. Fragrance is rich. Blooms in June and July. It is a 
long-lived Lily and even then one never has enough of them. 
Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 
TENUIFOLIUM. This little gem is one of the finest of Lilies 
for rock-gardens, the tallest rarely reaching 2 feet in height, 
with more stems not over 12 inches high. The recurved petals 
of the cheery little flowers have a waxy texture and are deep 
scarlet in color. A good stem will produce up to two dozen 
flowers in May and June. Plant 4 to 5 mches deep im light 
sandy soil in full sun. 
HARDY AMARYLLIS ~ Magic Lily 
This plant, known also as Lycoris squamigera, produces green 
foliage in the spring which disappears in midsummer. About a 
month later, as if by magic, the flower-stalk appears, bearing a 
cluster of seven to twelve lily-shaped, lilac-pmk flowers, lightly 
shaded blue. Perfectly hardy. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2; 5 for $3. 
PRICES: Unless otherwise priced, all plants are sold at 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts.; $2.50 per doz. Six plants of one variety at dozen rate 

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