CANADENSE FLAVUM. Broad, funnel-shaped drooping 
flower on long stalks about 3 feet high. Almost bell- 
shaped with the ends of the petals slightly turned back. 
Golden yellow, handsomely spotted inside. Graceful and 
pretty. Fine among Azaleas, in damp peat or very light 
loam or leaf mold. Excellent for naturalizing in thin 
woodland. Base-roots; fall planting, about 5 inches deep. 
June-July flowering. Selected bulbs, $4.50 for 10; $42.50 
per 100. A small, good, flowering bulb, $3.75 for 10; 
$35.00 per 100. 
TRUE NORTHERN FRANCE GROWN 
CANDIDUM (Ascension or Madonna Lily). The Lily 
of antiquity was undoubtedly L. candidum. In mythology 
this white Lily was supposed to have sprung from the 
milk of Hera. As the plant of purity, it was contrasted 
with the Rose of Aphrodite. All through the Middle Ages 
this Lily was the symbol of heavenly purity. Maeterlinck 
refers to this loveliest of Lilies when he says: “The great 
white Lily, the lord of the gardens, the only authentic 
prince among all the commonalty issuing from the 
kitchen garden, the ditches, the copses, the pools and the 
moors, among the strangers come from none knows 
where, with his invariable six-petaled chalice of silver, 
whose nobility dates back to that of the Gods themselves, 
the immemorial Lily raises his ancient sceptre, august, 
inviolate, which creates around it a zone of chastity, 
silence and light.” Be very careful that you plant the 
right type of this beautiful Lily. There is an early-flower- 
ing variety which is grown in the south of France. These 
should be used exclusively for forcing; if planted in the 
garden they are prone to disease and are unsatisfactory. 
The true type to use for the garden is the Lilium Candi- 
dum from the north of France. This bulb is easily recog- 
nized by its composition of white fleshy scales, while the 
southern France sort has very light pink, loose scales. 
This Lily, of all Lilies, should be planted in quantity in 
every garden—emblem of purity, the inspiration of poet 
and painter for centuries, and a benediction in the garden 
when June is melting into July—its delicious fragrance 
is not equalled by any other Lily. To create a beautiful 
picture, plant strong clumps of Delphinium Belladonna 
or English Hybrids of Delphiniums in light blue varie- 
ties with these Madonna Lilies. We deliver these “true 
northern France” Lilies in their original French hampers. 
Hamper of 100 extra heavy, selected bulbs, $75.00. 
Hamper of 50 extra heavy, selected bulbs, $38.00; $8.00 
for 10. Hamper of 100 selected, slightly smaller bulbs, 
$55.00. Hamper of 50 selected, slightly smaller bulbs, 
$28.00; $6.00 for 10. Occasionally we receive a limited 
number of bulbs of enormous size which we offer under 
the name of “Special Stock,” at $13.00 for 10; $62.50 
for 50; $125.00 per 100. Illustration, page 53. 
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CROCEUM. (True.) A favorite with those who like its 
color. Bright orange flowers are carried upright; very 
hardy, thriving in any soil in a sunny garden border or 
among shrubs in half shade. Is at its best toward the end 
of June and early July. It seems to bear its well-filled 
heads of great orange cups as willingly in a city plot as 
in a country garden; while its leaves show by their deep 
green color, and the whole plant by its robust health and 
vigor, how little it worries about conditions of town life 
that are so surely fatal to many plants. Stem-rooting: 
fall planting, 5 inches deep. True stock. Extra selected 
bulbs, $6.00 for 10; $55.00 per 100. 
HANSONI. In every way most desirable, not particular 
in its cultural requirements and extremely handsome in 
flower; does well in light loam. Plant among shrubs and 
low plants to protect young shoots, this being one of the 
earliest Lilies to appear in spring. Does as well in thin 
woodland as it does in the border. Protect from full sun, 
otherwise the flower will bleach a little. The stem reaches 
a height of 4 to 5 feet, carrying blossoms 2 inches across, 
regularly reflexed, the petals being of a bright orange- 
yellow, spotted more or less with brown; of a waxy text- 
ure. Stem-roots; fall planting only, 10 inches deep; June- 
flowering. Extra heavy, selected bulbs, $9.75 for 10; 
$95.00 per 100. 
HUMBOLDTI MAGNIFICUM. Stout, erect stem, with 
whorls of leaves at regular intervals. Numerous drooping 
flowers borne in loose, triangular clusters of brilliant 
golden yellow, spotted with purple on the reflexed petals; 
showy; prefers deep, peaty soil, but will grow in any 
well-drained soil, which must be deep, for the roots exe) 
straight down. It produces a splendid flowering plant; 
5 feet high. Base-roots; fall planting only, 4 inches deep; 
June-July flowering. Extra heavy, selected bulbs, $10.00 
for 10; $87.50 per 100. 
MAXWILL. A new hybrid, from a cross between L. 
Leichtlini (var. “Maximowczi x L. Willmottiae”). In its 
general habit and pyramidal inflorescence this hybrid is 
similar to L. Willmottiae, but the blooms are lighter in 
color, the stamens are longer and the anthers are orange- 
red. The spike is tall and very strong, but gracefully 
slender, bearing as many as thirty or more large recurv- 
ing flowers. Height, 6 to 7 feet. Comes into flower in late 
July. A splendid Lily acclaimed by Lily specialists the 
world over. Free-flowering and remarkably free from the 
ordinary Lily diseases. Of easiest culture. Stem-rooting. 
Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. Awarded the Silver Banksian 
Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society, 1933. Extra- 
heavy, specimen bulbs, $7.50 for 10; $72.50 per 100. 
Smaller, good flowering bulbs, $6.00 for 10; $57.50 per 
100. 
MARTAGON. 
twenty to thirty light, spotted, purple flowers when estab- 
lished; very graceful, vigorous and floriferous. Base- 
rooting; fall planting only, 6 inches deep. Exra-selected 
bulbs, $7.75 for 10; $75.00 per 100. 
Strong-growing Lily, producing from 
