LILY DESCRIPTIONS and PRICES 
early in October and, with few exceptions, this delivery 
date will allow you several weeks of fall planting weath- 
er in your particular locality. Even though light frosts 
have already occurred, bulbs planted in the fall will 
immediately make a fall root growth, which does much 
to insure a natural growth and flowering the following 
season. No matter how they are handled, bulbs held 
until spring are of inferior quality. They have been 
denied the opportunity to make the necessary fall root 
growth and, very often when planted in the spring, will 
immediately make top growth and flower without mak- 
ing new, permanent roots. 
Spring sales of lily bulbs became a general practice 
LILY DESCRIPTIONS 
L. amabile—Brilliant grenadine-red flowers, nicely 
spotted with black, carried on strong, slender, three-foot 
stems. Because of its very free flowering habit, few bulbs 
are needed to make a brilliant dash of color in the gar- 
den. Best suited as a bold accent group in the border, L 
amabile does well in full sun and will stand considerable 
drought. The intense color does not fade in direct sun- 
light. 
The bulbs are white, high crowned and composed of 
relatively large scales. Plant five inches deep in light 
porous soils, shallower in clay and adobe. Stem roots 
are sparse or entirely lacking; basal roots heavy and con- 
tractile. Underground stem bulblets are formed in pro- 
fusion, especially on the smaller stems. 
per 1000, 3-4’’, $200.00; 4-5’, $240.00; 5-6’, $300.00 
L. amabile luteum—One of the loveliest of the yellow 
flowered Lilies, this rare from is identical with the type, 
except in color, and requires the same culture. The 
healthy seedlings we offer are from parent plants selected 
for outstanding color, size and placement of the flowers. 
Flowering a few days later than L. amabile, the bright 
yellow flowers combine with almost any companion 
plant and are exceptionally beautiful when seen against 
a background of evergreen foliage. Bulbs are similar to 
the type species but run somewhat smaller in size. 
per 1000, 3-4’, $320.00; 4-5’, $400.00; 5-6”, $500.00 
L. auratum platyphyllum—the stock of this fine 
species as offered by us in our current price list is raised 
from seed furnished by various growers to which we 
have added some stocks of bulbs that have been collected 
Pace 12 
when imported bulbs began to arrive in this country in 
January with the result that there was no choice as to 
planting time. Now that we are able to deliver Ameri- 
can-grown, healthy lilies in October, we strongly advise 
you to make every effort to dispose of the lilies in the 
fall. This means passing on this information to your 
customers who have been in the habit of planting lilies 
in the spring. A few varieties, such as L. Centifolium 
hybrids, keep especially well in storage and, should the 
trade demand spring delivery in any appreciable quan- 
tity, we shall arrange to make this service available to 
our customers. For the present we feel that good per- 
formance is more important than some additional sales. 
and PRICES 
for us in the mountains of Japan. All of our Auratum 
lilies have flowered on our nurseries and have been most 
rigidly selected so that only the best types are retained 
in our collection. This stock is as nearly free from virus 
as any lilies of this type will ever be. We recommend it 
without hesitation. Bulbs should be planted from five to 
seven inches deep. This is the Golden-Rayed Lily of 
Japan, with great, fragrant, waxy-white bowl-shaped, 
horizontal blooms, golden-streaked and often crimson- 
spotted. Flowers in August and September. Needs full 
sun and a rich, well-drained soil. 
per 1000, 6-7”, $500.00; 7-8”, $600.00; 8-9’, $800.00 
L. “Aurelian Hybrids’"—The most important of all 
of the new races of hybrids, this group at present is the 
subject of large scale hybridizing by lily specialists. The 
seedlings are the results of crosses between L. Henry, 
many of the white trumpet lilies such as the “Olympic 
Hybrids,” L. Sargentiae and L. sulfureum in all com- 
binations. Although they are sometimes designated as 
Henryi Hybrids, many of the plants more closely re- 
semble the other parents. The variation is genetically 
complete in form and color, since the seedlings vary 
from straight Henryi types to almost straight trumpet 
lilies. The middle group, or those which show the char- 
acteristics of both parents, is the basic plant of this new 
strain. The flowers of this middle group vary in shape 
from huge bowl shaped white or cream flowers with 
yellow or apricot centers to widely flaring or slightly 
reflexed flowers usually colored yellow, yellow-orange 
and light apricot. Thus far the general habit and place- 
ment of flowers more closely resembles L. Henryi and the 
