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Lilies are so beautiful, and many of them are so fragrant, that you 
may think they are hard to grow, but such is not the case with most 
of the following varieties—they are easy. 
Generally, they are best planted where their roots will be in shadow 
and their stems and leaves in full light. Ideal positions are amid 
shrubs or in the annual or perennial border, or in the companionship 
of ground-cover. Any good garden soil will serve, provided it drains 
well. Spade the Iand to a depth of 18 inches and work in our Bulb 
Fertilizer; plant the bulbs mm groups of three or more of a kind, setting 
Philadelphicum. Wood Lily, Orange Cup 
Canadense. The red Meadow Lily of fields 
and roadsides. In July, its tall stems, 3 to 
5 feet high, bear great sprays of nodding, 
bell-Itke bright orange flowers dotted with 
maroon. It is stem-rooting, likes moist 
well-drained acid soil. Plant 8 inches deep 
in full sun or light shade and roots should 
be kept cool with a ground-cover. 40 cts. 
each, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Carolinianum. The Southern Swamp Lily. 
It grows 2 to 4 feet high, likes moist 
ground, but good drainage, and will endure 
almost total shade. The fragrant flowers 
are orange-crimson with a whitish throat 
and hang like bright red bells at the 
top of the stem. Plant 5 to 6 inches 
deep. Blooms in July. 40 cts. each, $3.50 
for 10, $30 per 100. 
Grayi. Gray’s Lily. Modest, bell-shaped 
flowers of orange-brown outside and bright 
red-orange and yellow imside, thickly 
powdered with darker dots. Grows 2 to 
4 feet, likes slightly acid, moist, loamy 
soil and a sunny place, such as a stream- 
bank. July. Plant 4 inches deep. 45 cts. 
each, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
Henryi. A very lovely bright apricot-yellow 
color. It grows 6 to 8 feet high, doing well in 
either sun or shade, but color does bleach in 
full sun. Ordinary soil suits it, and should 
be planted 8 to 10 inches deep. Henryi is 
one of the few Lilies which can be safely 
termed foolproof. The bulbs are a lIong- 
time investment. Blooms in July and 
August. Strong bulbs. 50 cts. each, $4.50 
for 10, $40 per 100. 
Pardalinum giganteum. Sunset or Giant 
Leopard Lily. The most spectacular of 
American Lilies, and one of the world’s 
finest. Brilliant orange-red on the reflexed 
portion of the segments, the faces of the 
magnificent “turk’s caps” are rich yellow 
closely dotted with brown spots. The 
flowers are borne in clusters up to ten on 
strong 5 to 8-foot canes which are clothed 
with whorls of pleasing foliage. It is one of 
the easier Lilies to grow, succeeding in full 
sun or partial shade. Blooms in July and 
should be planted 6 to 8 inches deep. 30 
cts. each, $2.75 for 10, $25 per 100. 
HARDY LILIES 
them on a 1-inch layer of sand. This will aid soil drainage, and pre- 
vent the bulbs rotting through excess moisture. 
Many Lilies are “‘stem- -rooters,”” that is, they develop roots on the 
Lily. One of the most striking native plants 
of the eastern states, thriving in dry, 
sandy places with partial shade. The 
short stalks are 1 to 2 feet high, with 
dark red, erect cup-shaped flowers in July. 
Plant 5 inches deep. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 
10, $30 per 100. 
Philippinense formosanum (Price’s Va- 
riety). The hardy Easter Lily. Clusters of 
long white trumpets glorify 2-foot stems in 
July and August. An emerald-green throat 
adds to the picturesque flower. Fragrance 
is mild but delightful. A grand Lily. Plant 
5 to 6 inches deep. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 
10, $30 per 100. 
Philippinense formosanum (Wilson’s 
Variety). An aristocrat In every sense 
from its sturdy 6-foot, healthy stems to its 
glorious long trumpets of snowy white. An 
emerald-green throat and delicious mild 
fragrance add to its desirability. It blooms 
1n clusters during late August and Septem- 
ber, sometimes over into October. Plant 
5 to 6 inches deep. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 
10, $30 per 100. 
Regale. The Royal Lily. A gorgeous Lily 
originally from the wilds of Tibet and 
western China, with enormous alabaster 
trumpets tinged with rose outside and 
suffused with gold within. This Is one of 
the most popular of all white Lilies, and 
the easiest to grow. Stem-rooting; plant 
6 to 8 inches deep in any good well-drained 
soil. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall. Blooms in July. 
Selected First-size Bulbs, 25 cts. each, 
$2.25 for 10, $20 per 100. 
Superbum. The Turk’s-Cap Lily. It grows 
5 to 8 feet high, with an immense, pyram- 
idal cluster of brilliant orange-red, turban- 
shaped flowers, yellowish inside and 
spotted brown. Plant 6 inches deep in 
well-drained, slightly acid, or neutral soil 
well filled with peat or leaf-mold; best in 
partial shade. Blooms in July. 35 cts. each, 
$3.25 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Tenuifolium. Coral Lily. Dwarf, very 
graceful Lily, with thread-like leaves and 
clusters of nodding, tiny, bell-like, recurved 
flowers of brilliant coral-red in June. Likes 
damp soil among rocks, with access to sun- 
light. Plant 6 mches deep. 25 cts. each, 
$2.25 for 10, $20 per 100. 
stem above the bulb, 
in addition to roots below the bulb. Other 
kinds are ‘«basal-rooters,” depending on roots below the bulb only. 
Stem-rooters are planted deep enough that the top of the bulb is 
covered by a thickness of soil twice the size of the bulb, from base 
to top; basal-rooters are planted shallow, overlaid by soil equal to 
one-half the size of the bulb. 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. This beauti- 
ful golden yellow form of the above is a 
very welcome 'addition to your Lily col- 
lection. Grows approximately 18 to 24 
inches high and blooms at the same time as 
the scarlet form listed above. 25 cts. each, 
$2.25 for 10, $20 per 100. 
Testaceum. Nankeen Lily. The stalks 
grow 3 to 6 feet tall and bear three to more 
than a dozen very charming, nodding, 
Turk’s-Cap flowers, white outside, dusky 
orange or pale apricot within. Plant 24% 
inches deep in sweet soil. Blooms in June 
and July. $1.50 each, $12.50 for 10. 
Tigrinum splendens. The Tiger Lily is 
well known, with its showy, spotted red- 
orange flowers in wayside gardens in 
August and: later. Very easy to grow, 
thriving in full sun in any soil. Plant 6 
inches deep. 30 cts. each, $2.75 for 10, 
$25 per 100. 
Tigrinum flore-pleno. The double Tiger 
Lily is even showier and more handsome. 
30 cts. each, $2.75 for 10, $25 per 100. 
Umbellatum' grandiflorum  erectum. 
Vivid orange-scarlet flowers held upright 
and produced in June. Of easy culture and 
particularly suited for the border. Plant 
the bulb 4 to 6 inches deep in full sunlight 
in well-drained soil containing peat or leaf- 
mold. 35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Willmottiz. A fine free-flowering species 
from China, of graceful habit, with rich 
green slender foliage and bearing 15 to 20 
brilliant orange-red flowers measuring 3 
inches across, with recurved petals freely 
dotted’ with brownish spots. A lovely 
variety for the garden; needs staking. 
July, August. You should grow this Lily. 
Height 4 to 5 feet. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 
10, $40 per 100. 
Many Lilies are Fragrant. Plant 
them for the Perfumed Garden, along with 
scented Geraniums, Old-fashioned Per- 
ennials, Herbs, Roses, Tuberoses, and 
annuals like Evening Scented Stock, He- 
liotrope and Mignonette. 


66 Dahli as For best results with Lilies, be sure to follow the above directions 
as to planting depth 
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