INTRODUCTIONS 
The following list of lilies is new to our catalogue this season 
and all of them are new to commerce. We are delighted to present 
them to American gardeners. 
L. aurelianense seedlings 
L. canadense Golden Rule 
L. Michauxii Orange 
L. philadelphicum Wyatt 
L. Spitfire 
L. superbum var. Here Henry 
L. umbellatum W. N. Craig 
L. Yellow Bunting 
They are described in the body of the catalogue. Each of them is 
a distinguished new addition to our lily family and each of them is of 
easy and reliable culture. 
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 
WILLIAM N. CRAIG “is an extraordinary personality. I think he 
is the type that founded countries and empires.” This is the way his 
friend W. A. Constable recently wrote of him. And Mr. Constable is 
correct for Mr. Craig has been a pioneer. 
He was born in northern England of Scotch parents, was educated 
in England, and worked on several large estates until he came to this 
country in July, 1890. Here, he managed a series of estates in the vi- 
cinity of Boston until he established his own nursery in 1922. At that 
point Mr. Craig was 56 — an age when many men are ready to retire 
and few are willing to undertake a new venture involving their whole 
livelihood and way of life. Mr. Craig brought to his nursery these 
things: His own indomitable personality, his great practicality, and 
his varied knowledge and experience in gardening coupled with a most 
discriminating taste. Though his business has always been a highly 
personalized one he has sought out the fine, the choice, and the beau- 
tiful, proceeded to learn how to handle these things and, what is more 
important, passed them on to gardeners all over the world. 
Today Mr. Craig in his eighties is warmer, more alert and active 
than most men are at twenty. His knowledge and interests are broad 
and his enthusiasm, his vitality and human generosity are amazing. 
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has awarded him the 
Roland Memorial Medal, their Centennial Gold Medal, and a special 
large gold medal for “distinguished service to horticulture.” 
In New England Wm. Craig’s name is synonymous with lilies. In 
writing as in everything else his work has been prolific. His book, 
“Lilies and Their Culture in North America,” was published in 1928 
and is one of the landmarks in the literature of the genus. He has 
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