UMBELLATUM LILIES 
This group of Lilies consists of hybrids from Lilium 
Elegans; they are free-flowering with large umbellate 
heads of flowers, easily grown. Stem-rooting. Plant 4 
inches deep. Fall planting only; June-flowering. 
UMBELLATUM, APRICOT. A very beautiful and dis- 
tinct variety. The flowers are of a lovely shade of delicate 
apricot-yellow borne in large heads. This Lily is at its 
best when grown in a cool, shady position. Extra selected 
bulbs, $6.25 for 10; $60.00 per 100. 
UMBELLATUM GRANDIFLORUM. A very free- 
flowering Lily of easy culture. Carries large umbellate 
heads of light orange-red flowers. Extra selected bulbs, 
$5.25 for 10; $50.00 per 100. A small, good, flowering 
bulb, $3.75 for 10; $35.00 per 100. 
UMBELLATUM, ORANGE TRIUMPH. A superb Lily 
with very large heads of massively shaped flowers, richest 
elowing orange at the center, deepening in shade towards 
the edge of the petals and slightly spotted with blackish 
purple. The flowers are very large, with broad, smooth 
petals, having a very finished appearance. Extra selected 
bulbs, $6.50 for 10; $60.00 per 100. See illustration, 
page 49. 
UMBELLATUM SPLENDIDUM. A magnificent variety 
erowing 2 to 21% feet high, with large umbellate heads 
of brilliant vermilion-orange flowers shading to a rich 
coppery crimson tone. As a border plant the color effect 
is most striking and unusual. The flowers are unspotted 
or nearly so and the points of the petals are slightly re- 
flexed. Extra selected bulbs, $6.50 for 10; $60.00 per 100. 
WASHINGTONIANUM. A beautiful Lily with fragrant, 
drooping white flowers on a stem 4 to 5 feet in height. 
The reverse of the flowers has a tinge ranging from light 
pink to a deep wine color. This Lily requires a thoroughly 
drained situation; it does exceedingly well when once 
established. Stem-rooting; June-July flowering; plant in 
fall only, 10 inches deep. Extra selected bulbs, $1.50 each; 
$12.50 for 10; $110.00 per 100. 
JULY-FLOWERING LILIES 
CENTIFOLIUM. Found in a cabbage garden by the late 
Mr. Reginald Farrer, in his first expedition to China. 
In general appearance it resembles a huge Lilium Sul- 
phureum or Browni, with long, tubular, white flowers, 
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Lilium, GEORGE C. CREELMAN 
colored and streaked externally with brown and flushed 
internally with yellow at the base of the trumpet. This 
is a giant among Lilies, and has proved quite hardy. 
Fall planting only, 8 inches deep; July-flowering. Extra 
selected bulbs, $8.00 for 10; $75.00 for 100. See illustra- 
tion, page 45. 
DAVIDII (True). A fine Lily from western China, very 
eraceful, with a tall slender stem, strong and erect and 
bearing up to twenty or more bright cinnabar-red, tiger- 
like flowers, copiously spotted with glossy black. It com- 
bines a very refined and elegant appearance with a splen- 
did constitution and is one of the best summer-flowering 
Lilies we have. Height, 5 to 7 feet. Late July-flowering. 
Stem-rooting. Plant in either a sunny or partially shaded 
position, 6 to 8 inches deep, in well-drained, sandy loam 
with leaf mold. Extra selected bulbs. Each, $1.00; $9.00 
for 10. 
GEORGE C. CREELMAN. One of the outstanding intro. 
ductions of recent years. The true Creelman Lily. Beauti. 
ful_permanent—prolific—hardy—dependa! le — easy to 
crow. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, 1934, 
This Lily is not to be confused with “seedlings” of the 
Lily, sometimes offered as Lilium Creelman. “Creelman” 
‘5 beautiful in form and color, and artistic, while sturdy, 
virile, permanent, dependable and disease resistant. The 
long-lasting flowers, which are very large, often measuring 
8 inches in length, carried in large numbers on strong, 
long stems, with fine foliage, resemble a Regal Lily of 
the best and truest type, with the bronzy tones more 
pronounced and a more intense yellow in the throat. It 
blooms 2 weeks after the Regal Lily, many flowers open. 
ing at one time. We have counted 35 perfect flowers and 
buds on a 6-foot spike. Very strong and vigorous grower, 
the entire plant has an appearance of well-being. We 
have found this Lily to be entirely free from ordinary 
diseases to which so many other Lilies are subject. Easiest 
of culture and one of the hardiest. Stem-rooting. Plant 
10 inches deep. Extra heavy, specimen bulbs, limited 
stock, each $2.25; $21.00 for 10. Selected strong flower- 
ing bulbs, each $1.50; $14.00 for 10. See illustration, 
page 44. 
PARDALINUM GIGANTEUM MAGNIFICUM. Also 
known as “The Sunset Lily.” A variety recently re-intro- 
duced, which we can recommend very highly. The very 
strong spikes reach a height from 6 to 8 feet with very 
large flowers, the outer petals being a scarlet-orange, the 
inner half, bright orange, thickly dotted purplish brown. 
Extra selected bulbs, $7.50 for 10; $72.50 per 100. 
SUPERBUM. The color in this desirable Lily varies from 
pale yellow to deep crimson, more or less spotted on the 
inner surface of the petals. Valuable as a late-flowering 
Lily. Fine, established specimens often reach a height of 
10 feet and more, bearing from twenty to thirty elegantly 
reflexed flowers, arranged in large cone-like clusters. Does 
well in ordinary garden soil if given good drainage, par- 
tial shade and a ground cover; prefers a damp situation. 
Plant at large clumps or masses. Base-roots; fall planting 
Mee 4 inches deep; July-flowering. Selected bulbs, $5.00 
or 10; $47.50 per 100. A smaller, good-flowering bulb, 
$4.00 for 10; $37.50 per 100. ; 
