THE LOVELY LILY OF PERU 
Lily of Peru is an old name 
for ALSTROEMERIA, and 
the flowers do indeed rival 
the Lilies in beauty, though 
they are actually neither 
Lilies nor all of them from 
Peru. They are handsome 
plants, making great sheafs 
of blossom splendor. The 
roots are brittle, tangled 
tubers that must be kept in 
soil to prevent drying. At our 
Old Orchard Nursery we find 
Alstroemeria to be quite 
soundly winter-hardy. We 
mulch the plantings with 
straw in late autumn, part- 
ing this in spring to let the 
stems through, but not remov- 
ing it. There is nothing on 
the Nursery more decorative 
than the Alstroemerias when 
they are in full bloom. In 
very cold regions the roots 
can be dug in autumn and 
cellar-stored in sand. I[llus- 
aa Mf: Yas trated opposite. AURANTI- 
WE | 1 ON ACA—Great sheafs of golden 
NaN Y orange, marked crimson. 
NESULES a Each 35c; 8 for 95c; 10 for 
EMERIA AURANTIACA = 9.70. CHILENSIS — Hand- 
some flowers from soft pink to rosy orange. It will force. Fully 
hardy at Old Orchard. Each 40c; 3 for $1.05; 10 for $3.00. PUL- 
CHELLA—Parrot Lily. Four-foot stems are topped with whorls 
of deep red trumpets, each with vivd green tip. Easy and hardy 
in garden. Each 35c; 8 for 95c; 10 for $2.70. LIGTU—Attractive 
and floriferous. Blush pink, through apricot and rose pink-hint- 
ing orange, to near red. Garden-hardy at Philadelphia; also 
a fine winter forcer. Each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.20. OFFER 
202AN—One each of the 4 for $1.35; 3 of each for $3.75; 10 of 
each for $11.00. 

AUTUMN MAGIC 
Bulbs of this group bloom in late summer or autumn, long 
after their spring foliage has disappeared. Then suddenly, as 
though by magic, the bud-stems push up through the bare soil, 
and the flowers appear. All here, save Lycoris aurea, are reason- 
ably winter-hardy at Philadelphia. In colder areas protect with 
straw or litter. 
COLCHICUM BORNMULLERI—Immense cup-blossoms of clear 
violet with white centers. Bulbs spread into big clumps with 
time, and the massed flowers are exceedingly beautiful. Full 
hardiness. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $2.90. Illustrated top 
of page 8. 
LYCORIS—Distinctive beauties. SQUAMI- 
GERA—clustered, fragrant trumpets in op- 
aline tones, opening lilac-pink and becom- 
ing blue-lavender. Showy; long-lived. Of 
full winter hardiness at Philadelphia -with- 
out protecton. Illustrated opposite. Each 
$1.25; 3 for $3.30. AUREA—A beauty for 
pot culture. Not garden-hardy except in 
lower South. Many waxen, golden yellow 
trumpet blossoms are carried in umbels on 
long stems. Called Golden Amaryllis. Each 
$1.25; 3 for $3.60. RADIATA—Clustered 
flowers of sparkling red with crispy, waxy, 
recurved petals. May be grown either in 
pots as a window bulb, or, with some pro- 
tection, in the garden. Each 30c; 8 for 75c; 
10 for $2.00. RADIATA ALBA—A snowy 
beauty. Waxy flowers. Rare. Each 90c. 
STERNBERGIA LUTEA—Called Autumn Daffodil. Fine, wide 
flowers in the very richest of golden yellows. Once established it 
wal oy glorious displays for years. Each 30c; 3 or 80c; 10 
or $2.40. 
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA—(Brunswigia rosea). Perfumed, 
clustered flower trumpets in soft pink to deep rose. It makes 
a delightful large pot plant, or it may be grown in the garden, 
usually wintering well if protected with straw. Each 75c; 3 for 
$2.00; 10 for $6.00. 
AUTUMN MAGIC OFFER—We will send 3 bulbs each of Col- 
chicum and Sternbergia, with one bulb each of Amaryllis Bella- 
donna, Lycoris squamigera, L. aurea, L. radiata, and L. radiata 
alba, 11 bulbs in all, for $5.50. 
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