JUNE-FLOWERING LILIES 
AMABILE. An attractive species from Korea which has proved 
to be easy of cultivation in this country. It bears as many as 
six vivid red “Turk’s Cap” flowers spotted with black. Height 
3 to 4 feet. June-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 6 inches deep 
in well-drained, gritty soil with leaf mold. Enjoys partial 
shade. Extra selected bulbs, $6.75 for 10; $65.00 per 100. 
BROWNI. (True.) One of the finest and most satisfactory 
Lilies. The flower stem is 3 to 4 feet tall, is tinged with red- 
dish brown, and the foliage is long, narrow, gracefully curved, 
and of a deep green tint. The trumpet-shaped flowers are large, 
well formed, and of great substance, lasting a long time when 
cut. These massive, delightfully fragrant flowers open pale 
yellow, fading to a creamy white of great purity. The outside 
of the trumpets is streaked with reddish brown. Plant 8 inches 
deep in light, sandy loam or peat and give good drainage; in 
open or semi-shade. A grand plant for light soils, being con- 
tent even with pure sand and a little manure; yet succeeds in 
stiffer land or in heavy soil. Stem-roots; fall planting; June- 
July flowering. Please do not confuse this beautiful Lily with a 
Chinese variety of the same name, which is neither pleasing 
nor satisfactory in the garden. Extra heavy, selected bulbs, 
$2.00 each; $19.00 for 10. 
CANADENSE. Broad, funnel-shaped, drooping flowers, vary- 
ing from yellow to orange; spotted inside; graceful and pretty. 
Fine among Azaleas, in damp peat beds or leaf mold. Excel- 
lent for naturalizing. Base-roots; fall planting, 5 inches deep; 
June-July flowering. Extra selected bulbs, $4.50 for 10; $42.50 
per 100. A smaller, good, flowering bulb, $3.75 for 10; $35.00 
per 100. 
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, hand- 
somely spotted inside. Graceful and pretty. Fine among Aza- 
leas, in damp peat or very light loam or leaf mold. Excellent 
for natuarlizing 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 an- 
tiquity 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 Aphro- 
dite. 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-flowering 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 Candidum 
from the north of France. This bulb is easily recognized by 
its composition of white fleshy scales, while the southern France 
sort has very light pink, loose scales. 
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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 Del- 
phiniums, in light blue varieties with these Madonna Lilies. We 
deliver these “true northern France” Lilies in their original 
French hampers. 100 extra heavy, selected bulbs, $75.00. 50 
extra heavy, selected bulbs, $38.00; $8.00 for 10. 100 selected, 
slightly smaller bulbs, $65.00. 50 selected, slightly smaller 
bulbs, $33.00; $7.00 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 46. 
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 pro- 
tect young shoots, this being one of the earliest Lilies to appear 
in spring. Does as well in thin woodland as it does in the bor- 
der. Protect from full sun, otherwise the flower will bleach a 
little. The stem reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet, carrying blos- 
soms 2 inches across, regularly reflexed, the petals being of a 
bright orange-yellow, spotted more or less with brown; of a 
waxy texture. 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 go 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. Will- 
mottiae, 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 recurving flowers. Height 6 to 7 feet. Comes into 
flower in late July. A splendid Lily acclaimed by Lily special- 
ists the world over. Free-flowering and remarkably free from 
the ordinary Lily diseases. Of easy culture. Stem-rooting. 
Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. Awarded the Silver Banksian Medal 
by the Royal Horticultural Society. Extra-heavy, specimen 
bulbs, $6.75 for 10; $65.00 per 100. Smaller, good flowering 
bulbs, $5.25 for 10; $50.00 per 100. 
