


ILIES are so beautiful, so fragrant, we are likely to think them 
too fine for the amateur to grow. But many are hardy, thrifty 
flowers, capable of surviving conditions which would overcome 
flowers much less beautiful. Grow them in the border in small groups, 
with background, where their beauty has a suitable setting for its 
display. They blossom, as a rule, in midsummer, when fine flowers 
are at a premium. 
Outdoor Culture—When planting lilies out-of-doors, see that they 
have a well drained position, and where they will be shaded from very 
hot sun. Such places can usually be found around the shrub borders, 
and in the hardy plant border. Never mix manure in the soil around 
lilies, but enrich with a standard commercial plant food or with bone 
meal. Many varieties are termed “‘stemrooters,”’ that is, they develop 
roots on the stem up to two or three inches from the ground. These 
roots are voracious feeders, and on them depend greatly the number 
and size of flowers. When they appear, the plant should receive a top- 
dressing of good rich soil on which they can feed freely. Spade over the 
ground thoroughly to a depth of 18 inches before planting lilies. Plant 
the bulbs 4 to 6 inches deep, depending on their size and the soil, deeper 
in light soil. Put some sand under and around the bulbs, and after 
covering protect with six or eight inches of leaves or other litter, which 
must be removed in late spring. 
Indoor Culture—Lilies should be potted immediately upon re- 
ceipt, if intended for growing in pots or for forcing. In potting use a 
compost of fibrous loam and sweet decomposed leaf soil, with plenty 
of coarse sand or a mixture of good peat, loam, and sand, adding to 
the compost a few pieces of charcoal. See that the pot is well drained. 
The bulb should be set about half-way down in the pot and barely 
covered with soil, thus leaving room to top-dress and fill the pot with 
more soil when stem-roots appear above the bulb. After potting, 
give a thorough watering and set outside in a cold frame or shady 
situation, then cover with ashes or long straw. After they have stood 
from three weeks to a month and thoroughly rooted, bring inside, in 
a temperature of about 60°; let the plants grow slowly under a bench 
or some other suitable place until about 6 inches high; then place on 
top of the bench in full light. An occasional application of liquid cow 
manure, starting about six weeks before flowering time, will stimulate 
the plant wonderfully. Thorough rooting is essential. 
Lilium Canadense 
(Meadow Lily) 
The whole plant has a downward, graceful movement and looks 
like a slender, tiered green belfry ringing golden bells. The flowers 
are nodding, bell-shaped, with petals flaring out and turning back 
slightly. They are heavily dotted on the inside with purplish brown 
dots. Blooms the end of June to July. Should be planted five inches 
deep. It is an excellent lily for naturalizing. Height, 3 to 5 ft. 
Canadense Mixed—Each, 25c; dozen, $2.30; 100, $15.00. 
Lilium Centifolium—Mosaic Resistant 
For those who have had trouble with 
mosaic disease, we are glad to offer, for 
the first time, a limited quantity of 
American-grown bulbs, free from mosaic. 
They should be planted in soil in which 
lilies have never been grown and at some 
distance from other lily plantings. 
long, trumpet-shaped white flowers, 
streaked outside with brown and 
flushed inside with yellow at the base 
of the trumpet. 
Bulbs—5-6 inches, each, 55c; doz., 
$5.50; 6-7 inches, each, 75c;doz., $7.50. 

LILIUM CENTIFOLIUM 
Lilium Cernum 
Somewhat resembling Lilium Tenuifolium in habit and growth, but 
with much longer and more numerous grassy leaves. Grows 15-24 
inches tall with Lilac-pink flowers spotted wine purple. Plant 8 inches 
deep. 
Each, 35c; doz., $3.50; 100, $25.00. 
; Lilium Concolor 
A very pretty Chinese lily, especially adapted to use in rockeries. 
Flowers are upright, starlike in form, deep vermilion. Blooms in 
July, 6 to 18 inches high. Plant four inches deep. Perfectly hardy. 
Fach, 30¢; dozen, $3.00; 100, $20.00. ’ 
“the Hardy Lilies 
Centifolium. A giant among lilies, with” 



























PLANT AMERICAN LILY BULBS EARLY 
All our lily bulbs are American grown. They will be shippe 
in late October, and should be planted at once to lessen winte 
hazard and enable the bulbs to begin root growth this fall 


PHILLIPINENSE 
Lilium Henryi 
A very beautiful lily from central China growing all the way from 
four feet to eight feet, and often carrying as many as twenty bright 
orange-yellow, slightly spotted reddish brown flowers in August. It is 
one of the very best lilies for general culture; hardy, robust, long-lived, 
growing in almost any soil and situation, although it requires good 
drainage. Each, 50c; doz., $5.00. ee 
Lilium Pardalinum 
(Leopard or Panther Lily)—A late June flowering lily of r 
scarlet and yellow, spotted rich brown from the Sierra Nevad: 
Mountains of California. Ten to thirty flowers on a 5-6 foot stem 
Each, 30c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. ; 
Lilium Philadelphicum 
(Wild Red Lily)—The flowers are three to four inches in diamete 
produced one to five on a stem, one to three feet high. The colo 
is bright orange-red, tinged yellow in center and spotted deep purpl 
with red anthers. Blooms during June and early July, GAs 
Each, 30c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 
Lilium Phillipinense Formosanum 
A refined and graceful Lily with long grassy foliage, and lo 
wide-mouthed trumpet flowers of the purest white, slightly marked 
externally with reddish brown. The plants grow to a height of 2-3 feet, 
are very robust and offer great resistance to wind and weather. It is 
hardy, very fragrant and one of the loveliest of the new varieties. 
Each, 40c; doz., $4.00; 100, $30.00. — et = 
Lilium Regale 
The large, trumpet-shaped flowers are snowy white, with 
yellow center, while the exterior of the petals is slightly tinged pi 
It is a strong grower, attaining the height of three or four feet. T 
flowers are beautiful, possessing a delightful fragrance. The bulb, 
which should be given good, sharp drainage (as should all ‘ 
perfectly hardy, usually presenting a dried, shriveled appear 
First Size, 6-7 in. in circumference. Each, 30c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. — 
Select Size, 7-8 in. in circumference, Each, 40c; doz., $4.00; 100, $25.00. ; 
Mammoth Size, 8-9in.in circumference. Each, 50c; doz., $5.00; 100, $32.00 
Jumbo Size, 9-10 in.incircumference. Each, 60c; doz., $6.00; 100, $42.00 
Extra Jumbo 10-11 in. Each, 75c; dozen, $7.50; 100, $55.00. 
