
HARDY LILIES 

Lilies are so beautiful, and many so fragrant, that you may think 
them hard to grow, but most of the following varieties are easy. 
Generally, they are best planted where their roots will be in shadow 
Ideal positions are amid 
shrubs or in the annual or perennial border, or in the companionship 
Any good garden soil will serve, provided it drains 
Spade the land to a depth of 18 inches and work i 
Garden Fertilizer; plant the bulbs in groups of three or more of a kind, 
and their stems and leaves in full light. 
of ground-cover. 
well. 
kinds are 
in General 
setting them on a 1-inch layer of sand to provide adequate drainage. 
Many Lilies are “‘stem-rooters, 
stem above the bulb, 
“basal-rooters,” 
Stem-rooters are planted deep enough that the top of the bulb is 
covered by a thickness of soil twice the size of the bulb, from base 
on top; basal-rooters are planted shallow, overlaid by soil equal to 
one-half the size of the bulb. 
” that is, they develop roots on the 
in, addition to roots below the bulb. Other 
’ depending on roots below the bulb only. 
SIX EXCELLENT VARIETIES 
Easiest to grow. Most reliable. Most effective. Four shown in color on page 63. 
Centifolium Hybrids. Immense white 
trumpets borne on stems up to 8 feet In 
height. Delightfully fragrant. White in- 
side; the external colors vary from emerald- 
green to pink-purple. Plant in light shade 
about 5 inches deep in well-drained soil; 
give slight protection in coldest parts of 
the country. They bloom in July and Au- 
gust. 70 cts. each, $6 for 10, $50 per 100. 
Speciosum album (White Orchid Lily). 
This most beautiful of Liltes flowers out- 
side in August. Blooms are white with 
a green tinge at the base of the petals; 
very fragrant and easy to grow. Among 
shrubs or perennials is a good place for it. 
$1 each, $9.50 for 10, $90 per 100. 
Auratum. Stately Lilies growing 3 to 6 feet 
high. One plant bears twenty or more 
large, fragrant flowers 8 to 10 inches in 
diameter, in August. White spotted deep 
red, with a bright yellow band running 
through the center of each petal. Plant 9 
to 12 inches deep. Stem-rooting. $1.50 
each, $14 for 10, $130 per 100. 
Canadense rubrum. Giant sprays of nod- 
ding bell-like orange-red blooms on 3 to 
5-foot stems in July. Stem-rooting. Plant 
8 inches deep in full sun or light shade. 
Keep roots cool with ground cover. 40 cts. 
each, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Canadense flavum. Like above but has 
pale yellow flowers. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 
10, $30 per 100. 
Concolor (Star Lily). Lovely star-shaped 
vermilion Lily 114 inches long, slightly 
fragrant, borne erect on 114-foot stems in 
June and July. Good in the sun in rock- 
gardens. Plant about 3 inches deep. 45 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10, $35 per 100. 
Davidi. Showy, nodding 3-inch cinnabar- 
red or scarlet blooms, spotted with black, 
on 4 to 5-foot stems in July. Turk’s-cap 
type of bloom, balhiee in color than the 
Tiger Lily. Plant 6 inches deep. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100. 
Davuricum. See Umbellatum. 

Hardy Lilies 
Speciosum magnificum (Showy Lily; 
Oriental Orchid). Frosted white, spotted, 
clouded and_ bordered with crimson. 
Blooms outside in August. Really hand- 
some. 4 to 5 ft. 80 cts. each, $7.50 for 
10, $70 per 100. 
Philippinense formosanum. A slender, 
graceful trumpet Lily growing 3 to 4 feet 
high. The flower is pure white with an 
emerald-green throat shaded outside with 
violet. Delicious fragrance. Foliage is 
plentiful and the stems are extra strong. 
‘They begin blooming in August and con- 
tinue until stopped by frost. Plant 5 to 
6 inches deep. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10, 
$40 per 100. 
OTHER GOOD LILIES 
Maxwill. L. Maximowiczi X L. Willmottiz. 
Reflexed bright red flowers, with orange- 
red stamens, that look one straight in the 
face. Thirty or more large flowers are 
carried on a spike. A profuse bloomer, free 
from most Lily diseases. Blooms in late 
July. Height 6 feet. Plant 8 inches deep. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100. 
Philadelphicum (Wild Wood Lily). Showy 
4-inch, cup-shaped, bright orange-red flow- 
ers spotted with purple, borne erect on 1 
to 2-foot stems in July. Plant 5 inches 
deep in dry sandy location with partial 
ee AO cts. each, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 
Superbum (Turk’s-Cap Lily). It grows 5 to 
8 feet high, with an immense cluster of 
brilliant orange-red, turban-shaped flowers, 
yellowish inside and spotted brown. Plant 
6 inches deep in well-drained, slightly acid, 
or neutral soil; best in partial shade. Blooms 
in July. 25 cts. each, $2.25 for 10, $20 
per 100. 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Graceful Lily, 
with thread-like leaves and clusters of 
nodding, tiny, bell-like, recurved flowers of 
brilliant coral-redin June. Height 1 to 2 feet. 
Likes damp soil among rocks, with access 
to sunlight. Plant 6 inches deep. 25 cts. 
each, $2.25 for 10, $20 per 100. 
Suocrburn 
For best results with Lilies, be sure to follow the above directions 
as to planting depth 


Henryi (Yellow Speciosum). Vigorous, 6 to 
8 feet high, with bright apricot-yellow 
flowers (more than twenty on a plant) in 
July and August. Plant 8 inches deep. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100. 
Regale (Royal Lily). Enormous alabaster 
trumpets are tinged with rose outside and 
suffused with gold within. Stem-rooting; 
plant 6 to 8 inches deep in good well- 
cieined soil. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall. Blooms 
uly. 
; Each __ 10 100 
FBirst/sizenasaemeenieee $0 30 $2 75 $25 00 
Mammoth Bulbs..... 40 375 35 00 
Jumbo Bulbs...... -- 60 500 4500 
Monster Bulbs..... ae - 40) 16750 G0n00 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. Beautiful 
golden yellow form of thepreceding. Blooms 
at the same time. 35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10, 
$30 per 100. 
Tigrinum splendens. The Tiger Lily is 
well known; showy, spotted red-orange 
flowers i in. August. 4 to 5 ft. Easy to grow, 
thriving in full sun in any soil. Plant 6 
inches deep. 35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10, $30 
per 100. 
Tigrinum flore-pleno. The double Tiger 
Lily is even showier and more handsome. 
35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Umbellatum grandiflorum erectum. 
Vivid orange-scarlet flowers held upright 
on 2-foot stems are borne in June. Plant 
4 to 6 inches deep, in full sunlight, in well- 
drained soil. 60 cts. each, $5.50 for 10, 
$50 per 100. 
Umbellatum, Golden Fleece. The yellow 
form of the above: 70 cts. each, $6 for 10, 
$55 per 100. 
Willmottize. The 3 to 4-foot stem in July 
and August bears fifteen to twenty brilliant 
orange-red flowers measuring inches 
across with recurved petals freely dotted 
with brownish spots. Needs _ staking. 
Plant 8 inches deep. 50 cts. each, $4.50 
for 10, $40 per 100. 
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