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Known also as the ‘’Foxtail Lily,’ ‘“Desert-Candle”’ or 
“Giant Asphodel’”’ they are, with the exception of the variety 
Himalaicus, native of Turkestan. 
As the method of reproduction is very slow, the roots 
are collected in the desert country of Turkestan, far from 
habitation and carried by caravan to the nearest shipping 
center whence they are brought to the great nurseries in 
Holland where they are grown until acclimatized and ex- 
ported to other countries. 
Some 12 years ago we started on an ambitious production 
program of growing Eremurus plants in this country and are 
now able to report complete success. We concentrated in 
particular on the variety Robustus. As its name implies, it is 
robust in growth, health and bloom. Several thousand 
Eremurus Robustus roots are ready for distribution. You 
will find them offered on page 51. To familiarize our cus- 
tomers with this rather rare and unusual flower, we are 
illustrating a dormant root, a plant in full growth, as well 
as a flower spike in bloom. A specially low price has been 
arranged and we hope to see Eremurus Robustus blooming 
in many more American gardens. 
A well-grown clump of Eremurus Robustus may justly be 
regarded an achievement to be proud of. The great flower 
stalk, often 8 feet tall and more, rises from a crowded tuft 
of long, narrow leaves, and is crowned by a flower spike 2 to 
3 feet long, composed of closely set bell-shaped flowers, 
starlike in effect, in soft tones of rosy salmon. 
When the gigantic flowering is over, the foliage disap- 
pears entirely but reappears very early in the spring with 
renewed vigor. 
To fill the bare space left when the plants go to rest, 
Gypsophilas may be planted near and kept staked until the 
Eremurus die down, when they may be allowed to fall for- 
ward in their place. Petunias or any other annuals will be 
satisfactory to use as a ground cover throughout the summer. 

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