SUPERBUM, MRS. HENRY’S NEW VARIETY A splendid 
lily found in a Florida swamp six years ago. The coloring 
is much the same as L. superbum, but the longer, wide- 
spreading stamens give grace and distinction to the flowers. 
The leaves are much longer and narrower than the type and 
the stem is exceptionally rigid. It is a vigorous grower and 
reached a height of over 10 feet in its native home. It comes 
into bloom three or four weeks later than L. superbum. It 
was illustrated in 1942, “American Horticultural Society 
Lily Year Book” on page 91. It has withstood subzero win- 
ters without any protection. This new variety of L. super- 
bum will be validly described in due time. Each $25.00 
SUPERBUM, var. NORMAN HENRY This is a rare yellow 
form that was only recently discovered. It is a character- 
tistic L. superbum with blooms of a clear, unshaded and un- 
spotted butter yellow. The flowers are of splendid texture 
with a surface like fine panne velvet. It is in best form 
when gardens are apt to be rather bare, late July and ear- 
ly August. And it is, without question, one of the most 
valuable garden plants in the world today and, more than 
that, one of the loveliest. L. superbum Norman Henry was 
given an Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society 
on September 7, 1948. Each $25.00 
PAPILLIFERUM First time offered. This is one of the Yunnanese 
lilies sent to us in 1947 by the celebrated explorer Dr. Joseph 
F. Rock. On the advice of the taxonomists it is here listed as 
L. papilliferum though it seems quite likely that it may be a 
different and new species. 
The plant, with us, is dwarf reaching only to 12 inches and bear- 
ing several small recurved blooms. The color is deep garnet on 
the interior of the petais with a central stripe of greenish white 
and the reverse is the same garnet but heavily overlaid with 
bronzy green. The leaves are slender and scattered and the 
stem has a marked tendency to wander underground. On our 
grounds the plants have been perfectly hardy through two dif- 
ficult winters and we find that they have the real advantage of 
coming into growth very late in the season. The blooms are 
fragrant and the plant is August flowering. A few bulbs will 
be released this season. Each $15.00 
PARDALINUM GIGANTEUM The Sunset Lily An easily grown 
and brilliantly colored lily from California. The sharply re- 
curved flowers are rich vermillion, stained deep blood red at the 
tips, golden orange in the throat, and heavily spotted with 
deep purple. Mid July. 3 to 5 feet tall. Plant 7 to 9 inches in 
full sun or light shade Each 50c Dozen $5.50 
PHILADELPHICUM (Eastern North America) One of our few up- 
right flowering native lilies and one of the most brilliantly col- 
ored. The flowers are vivid orange scarlet with large dark ma- 
roon spots. A woodland lily which does best in acid soil, in par- 
tial shade where the drainage is especially good. Grows 1% 
feet. Plant 5 inches deep. June to July flowering. 
Each 25¢ Dozen $2.75 
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