
HANSONII 

A Back 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- 
rietigs 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. 
$5.00 per copy, postpaid 

MARTAGON ALBUM 




“All that Nature did omit, 
“Art, playing Nature's second part, supplied.” —-Spencer 
Lilium Hanson 
HANSONI-380-Here’s one of the most sat- 
isfactory of all lilies for garden planting. It 
is charming, distinct and unusual but even 
more important, it is of easy culture. The 
blooms are medium size, thick petaled, bright 
orange-yellow, brown flecked, somewhat re- 
curved but not the true Martagon type. 
Hansoni is a sturdy, hardy, long lived lily, 
little subject to disease. Like some others, 
it is occasionally injured by late frosts but 
this may be avoided by protecting with com- 
panion plants and covering in case of severe 
frosts. 
This lily will grow in full sun but is better 
in partial shade as the delightful color fades 
in hot sunshine. It blooms in late June into 
July. One of the most certain of lilies, it is 
beloved by both beginners and the keenest 
of specialists. The lovely white Martagon 
Album, opening just before Hansoni is a good 
companion and Dalhansoni, a hybrid of Mar- 
tagon dalmaticum and Hansoni, might well 
round out the group. As a foil and ground 
cover try the dwarf shrub Philadelpbhus Mac- 
rophyllus. Plant against a dark background 
to enhance the display. 
Hansoni matures early and is generally ready 
for shipment in early September. Too, it 
usually sells out early, in fact, we very sel- 
dom have enough to fill all orders. Height 
4 to 5 feet. PD 5 inches. Please ORDER 
EAR ove 
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. 
MARTAGON Cattaniae. (Syn. Martagon dal- 
maticum)-—516-Though this is one of the 
oldest lilies in cultivation, it is far from 
plentiful. The thick petaled flowers are a 
deep port-wine color, almost black. Though 
sometimes capricious, once established, it is 
vigorous and even taller than the type. Group 
it with Martagon Album and face the spot 
with Oenothera grandiflora (Evening Prim- 
rose). L. Testaceum too is lively with Marta- 
gon Cattaniae. Our stock never meets the 
demand so place your order early. June-July. 
PD 4 in. 
Mantagon Albiem 
MARTAGON Alibum-—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. 


FORSPRICES*SEESPAGES 
IN CENTER OF CATALOG 
POLYPHYLLUM-620-This fragrant, nod- 
ding, white Lily, splashed with purple inside 
is one of the rarest and not! the easiest to 
grow. The high valleys,of famed Kashmir are 
its home. The soil is moist but well drained 
and thickly matted with leaves. Here in the 
Northwest we find it does well out in the 
sunshine but where the sun gets really hot, 
partial to full shade is probably best. A good 
location would be the Rhododendron bed 
where the surface is shaded but the stems 
reach up into the sunshine. Ferns would be an 
ideal ground cover. Ht 4 ft. PD 4 inches. 
Late June. 
A Waeedlaud Giant 
GIGANTEUM Himalaicum-—350-The giant 
of all Lilies, sends up imposing stalks ten 
to twelve feet, crowned with huge white 
trumpets, as many as thirty to a stem, 
striped and splashed inside with red-pur- 
ple. If you have’ the right setting for this 
gem, it will reward you richiy. The ideal 
location is in open woods where the sun 
just peeps through, where the soil is al- 
ways damp but also well drained. Likes to 
be protected from winds and the soil 
should be rich with humus, in fact loose 
and fluffy with it. This Lily produces a 
very large bulb which upon flowering, dies, 
leaving behind several offsets which may 
be reset and these in a few years will 
bloom. Cover top of bulb not deeper than 
one inch. 

G!IGANTEUM HIMALAICUM 

