
CROW’S HYBRIDS (Page 7) 
A Book About Lilies 
LILIES for America Gardens 
By George L. Slate 
Here’s a thoroughly American book by 
my good friend George L. Slate, a most 
interesting book written from a wealth 
of personal experience and extensive re- 
search. Either for an amateur or a Lily spe- 
cialist this book is invaluable. It covers 
every phase of Lily culture including soil, 
site, planting, maintenance, winter pro- 
tection, pests, diseases, propagation and 
hybridizing. 
Illustrated with many photographs and 
sketches, it describes more than 280 va- 
rieties and how to use them in the garden. 
Personally | think so well of the book that 
| keep copies on hand and will mail it, 
postpaid, at the publishers price. Even if 
you grow but a few varieties, this book 
will be worth far more than the price. 
$3.50 per copy, postpaid. 

MARTAGON ALBUM 

See 
KELLOGGII-406-This is our native West 
Coast Martagon, with fragrant nodding flow- 
ers, pale pink with a yellow stripe through 
center of each petal and finely spotted with 
maroon. An attractive, dainty Lily, demand- 
ing a moderately moist, partially shaded spot 
with good drainage and preferably a gravelly 
soil. Ht 2 to 3 ft. June-July. PD 4 in. Supply 
very limited. Flowering bulbs, each $1.15. 
LILLIAN CUMMINGS—See Preston’s Hy- 
brids, page 14. 
LYLA McCANN—See Preston’s Hybrids, 
page 14. 
MAXIMOWICZII Wadai-530-This Lily is 
essentially a refined Tiger Lily with all the 
good points of the latter and as easily grown. 
If you have had difficulty getting Tiger Lilies 
that are free of Mosiac, here’s the answer to 
your prayer. Orange-red, spotted purple- 
brown. By planting both the varieties we offer 
you may have them in bloom from late in July 
until well into September. For background 
try white Weigelia and mass them with lav- 
ender fall Asters and yellow Heleniums. Add 
also a few plants of Rudbeckia Purpurea to 
the group. Full sun or partial shade. Ht 4 to 
6 ft. PD 5 in. A few selected large bulbs, 
each 55c. Good flowering bulbs, each 40c. 
MAXIMOWICZII Wadai, Late Variety—536- 
Same as above but blooming in September. 
Choice flowering bulbs, each 40c. 
Martagon Album 
MARTAGON Album-510-Few, if any 
Lilies offer a more beautiful effect than 
a well grown clump of this graceful and 
charming variety. Its small delicate Turk’s 
Cap blooms are pure white and sweetly 
fragrant. Borne on 4 foot stems from mid- 
June well into July. Try it with a mass of 
very tall light blue iris back of it against 
an evergreen background and on either 
side a plant of that lovely light pink orient- 
al Peony, Tokio. In the foreground use a 
wide drift of pale blue Viola ‘Maggie 
Mott’’. There are literally scores of pic- 
tuces you may develop in your garden with 
Lilies playing leading parts, and L. Marta- 
gon Album may well be cast in a leading 
role. PD 4 in. Succeeds in light or heavy 
soils. Selected flowering bulbs, each $1.75. 
We have a few extra choice larger bulbs, 
each $2.25. 



















Lilies--Garden Aristocrats 
Lilium Hansonti 
HANSONII-380-This is one of the most satisfactory of all Lilies for garden 
planting, charming, distinct and unusual but even more important, it is 
of easy culture. Its Martagon type flowers are a rich orange-cadmium with 
mahogany-brown spots, petals thick and waxy in texture. The delightful 
color fades easily so partial shade is best. Blooms mid-June into July. One 
of the most certain of all Lilies, beloved by both beginners and the keenest 
specialists. The lovely white Martagon Album, opening just before Han- 
sonii is a good companion and L. Dalhansonii may well round out the pic- 
ture. As a foil and ground cover try the dwarf shrub Philadelphus ma- 
crophyllus It also protects the early starting Lily shoots from frost damage. 
Plant against a background of dark foliage to enhance the display. Seldom 
do we have enough of this popular Lily so get your order in early. Ht 4 to 
5 ft. PD 5 in. Selected flowering bulbs, each 95c. A few large bulbs, each 
MICHIGANENSE-556-Another native, this 
one from the middle-west, possibly a hybrid 
between Canadense and Superbum. Blooms 
vary from a brilliant red to shades of yellow, 
profusely spotted with purplish brown, petals 
reflexed. A good Lily for the woodland garden 
where it finds partial shade and ample mois- 
ture. July. Ht 2 to 5 ft. PD 5 in. Flowering 
bulbs, each $1.00. 
Marhan 
Ellen Willmott 
MARHAN, Ellen Willmott-490-A com- 
paratively new and rare hybrid Martagon x 
Hansonii, reliable and vigorous. Color, a 
lustrous orange overlaid with purple, pro- 
ducing the effect of burnished copper. By 
many considered the most beautiful Lily in 
existence. Group it with others of the fam- 
ily against dark backgrounds and use low 
growing, contrasting color plants for the 
foreground. These Hansonii-Martagon 
Lilies may well become the nobility in your 
garden picture. Assuredly they are true 
aristocrats. Ht 5 to 6 feet. June-July. PD 5 
in. Stock extremely limited. Selected Flow- 
ering bulbs, each $4.50. 
MARHAN, H. J. Elwes—496-Very similar to 
the above but with a splash of deep reddish 
purple on each petal. A very rare and beauti- 
ful Lily. Otherwise as above. Limited stock. 
Selected flowering bulbs, each $6.75. 
MARTAGON-506-This is the true pur- 
ple Martagon Lily, often referred to as the 
‘Turks Cap.” Its culture is easy in either sun 
or shade. Tall spikes carry numerous waxy 
light purple flowers, spotted with deep purple. 
Generally takes a year to establish itself be- 
fore blooming. Ht 3 to 5 ft. PD 4 in. June- 
July. Flowering bulbs, each $1.50. 
MARTAGON Cattaniae. (Syn. Martagon dal- 
maticum)—516—-Though this is one of the 
oldest Lilies in cultivation, it is far from 
plentiful. The thick petaled flowers are a 
deep port-wine color, almost black. Though 
sometimes capricious, once established, it is 
vigorous and even talled than the type. Group 
it with Martagon Album and face the spot 
with Oenothera grandiflora (Evening Prim- 
rose). L. Testaceum too is lovely with Marta- 
gon Cattaniae. Our stock never meets the 
demand so place your order early. June-July. 
PD 4 in. Selected flowering bulbs, each $3.75. 
SEE PAGE 12 FOR QUANTITY PRICES 
