
HANSONII 
A Book About Lilies 
LILIES for American 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 

Lilium HAausonti 
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 $1.25. A few large bulbs, each 
Sloe 
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 $1.75. 
MAXIMOWICZIlE 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, Three for 
$1.10. 
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. — Not avilable this 
year. 
Martagon Alhum 
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 $1.25, 
Three $3.45. A few extra choice larger 
bu'bs, each $1.75, Three $4.85. 

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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 
MARHAN, H. J. Elwes—596-A compara- 
tively new and rare hybrid Martagon x 
Hansonii, reliable and vigorous. Color, a 
lustrous orange overlaid with purple and 
a splash of deep reddish purple on each 
petal, producing the effect of burnished 
copper. By many considered the most 
beautiful Lily in existence. Group it with 
others of the family against dark back- 
grounds and use low growing, contrasting 
color plants for the foreground. These 
Hansonii-Martagon Lilies may well be- 
come the nobility in your garden picture. 
Assuredly they are true aristocrats. Ht 5 
to 6 feet. June-July PD 5 in. Stock ex- 
tremely limited. Selected flowering bulbs, 
each $6.75. 

MARHAN-593-For those who have longed 
for some of these fine hybrids but hesitated 
due to the price, here’s an opportunity. We 
have been growing this strain from seed and 
can now offer a limited number in unnamed 
seedlings. They are exceptionally fine and 
worthy of trial. Colors and types similar to 
the named form and equally as vigorous and 
reliable. We offer them only as mixed seed- 
lings. Height four to seven feet. June-July. 
PD 5 in. Each $3.95. Stock limited. 
L. MARITIMUM-520-A beautiful native spe- 
cies, best grown in moist woodland, in partial 
shade. Flowers bell shaped, deep crimson, 
spotted maroon. A dainty though capricious 
plant with which cultural care is essential. 
Plant 4 inches deep in well drained soil 
abundant in leaf mold and supply with ade- 
quate moisture during the growing season. 
Ht 1% to 3 feet. July. Selected flowering 
bulbs, each $1.75. 
