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 au- 
tumn, parting this in spring to let 
the stems through, but not remov- 
ing it. Illustrated opposite: AU- 
RANTIACA—Great sheafs of golden 
orange, marked crimson. CHILEN- 
SIS—Handsome flowers from soft 
pink to rosy orange. It will force. 
Fully hardy at Old Orchard. PUL- 
CHELLA—Parrot Lily. Four-foot 
stems are topped with whorls of 
deep red trumpets, each with vivid 
green tip. Easy and hardy in gar- 
den. LIGTU—Attractive and flori- : 
ferous. Blush pink, through apricot and rose pink-hinting orange, 
e near red. Garden-hardy at Philadelphia; also a fine winter 
orcer. ‘ 
UNIFORM PRICE—Alstroemerias above, each 50c; 3 of one kind 
for $1.30; 10 of one kind for $3.75. OFFER 64FA—One plant 
each of the 4, names marked, for $1.75; 3 of each for $4.70; 
10 of each for $12.75. 
EREMURUS OR FOXTAIL LILY 
The majestic Desert Lily, with its stately spires filled with 
hundreds of starry blossoms in pink, rose, cream, orange, yellow, 
copper or white will reach, when established, a height of four to 
eight feet. A spectacular plant for the hardy border. Fully winter- 
hardy, but tends to start growth too early in spring, so retard 
by giving winter mulching. Illustrated opposite. 
EREMURUS BUNGEI—Spikes filled with big stars in a‘ gold 
that nears orange. Each $1.25: 3 for $3.50. 
EREMURUS HIMALAICUS—Long, dense spikes of fragrant, 
snowy star-flowers. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.50. 
_EREMURUS ROBUSTUS—Giant spikes of rich pink blossoms. 
Each $2.75; 3 for $8.00. 
EREMURUS' SHELFORD HYBRIDS—Tall, slender, flower- 
packed spikes in shades of cream, primrose, yellow, apricot 
salmon, orange, pink, broze. Mixed only; no color choice. Each 
$2.00; 3 for $5.75. 
OFFER 64FB—One plant each of the first 8, with 3 of the 
Shelford, six in all, for $10.00. 
CAUCASIAN BELL-FLOWER 
It is OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA, the Great 
| Bell-flower of the Caucasus, illustrated opposite, 
a stately, tuberous perennial that will reach 
some five feet of height, carrying many wide 
% bell-blossoms of soft lilac, to 4-inch diameters. 
j Needs full sun, good drainage and firm plant- 
ing. In cold areas, winter-protect with straw or 
litter. Ostrowskia is a spectacular beauty, but 
in its behavior a bit on the erratic side. Most 
of our customers succeed with it, but a few do. 
not. We will supply you with good, sound 
tubers, our guarantee holds to that, but for the 
rest, you are on your own. Each $1.35; 3 for 
$3.80; 10 for $11.00. 
PLANT HARDY PERENNIALS NOW—Then they will be well- 
established for a fine color display next spring and summer. For 
full descriptive offerings of hundreds of winter-hardy kinds that 
will live and bloom for many years, see our separate General 
Catalog #55, of which a copy is supposed to have been sent 
you previously. ’ 
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