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AURATUM LILIES 
By Mrs. Ann Hanley, B. C. 
Which is your favorite lily? There are 
so many of them a choice may be difficult. 
The Candidum has always been mine but 
when in August I go over to the Esperanza 
Gardens and see the fields of Auratum or 
the dozen of varieties shown at an Alwyne 
Buckley lantern lecture, I know that nothing 
less than a gold banded Auratum will satisfy 
me. 
Seventeen years ago Mr. Buckley came to 
the province of British Columbia and taking 
up raw land proceeded to raise lilies, At 
that time it was not known whether the East- 
er Lily would grow as far north. Esperanza 
began with Crofts but soon gave them up for 
the Auratums. The seed was procured from 
Henry Warda of Japan in order to start with 
bulbs free from Lily diseases. 
At first a4 greenhouse was considered nec- 
essary. Recently this has been discarded and 
the Lilies grown on outdoor seed beds. The 
kind of land suitable, according to Mr. Buck- 
ley, is not so important as its condition. 
They will grow on celery land, light sand, 
alder bottoms or even clay. A summer of 
cultivation will put the soil in the right con- 
dition for the fall planting of the Auratumt 
bulbs. The land is manured, plowed, then 
sown to peas in the spring or vetch and rye in 
the fall. When green and lush he applies 
superphosphate of lime and plows under. 
During the summer the fallow is cultivated to 
get rid of the weeds. By September it 
should be ready for the Lilies. This is the 
method used in his soil rescued from an area 
of burned over firs, which has grown up in 
deciduous trees. There is usually plenty of 
rain and little snow, but there are occasion- 
ally dry years. 
Dormant Condition 
Auratums are at their full glory in August. 
The bulbs should be ready in September o1 
October. In colder parts of the country 
they should be planted late in the fall so that 
they may go into winter in a dormant condit- 
ion. The tendency of all Easter lilies to keep 
a green shoot in winter whenever the soil is 
moist will pull these lilies right out of the 
ground. A blanket of snow is desirable in 
the country. Wet soil is not good for them, 
so that raised beds may even be necessary in 
parts. These must be mulched with peat to 
hold the necessary moisture. 
In planting the individual bulbs, they are 
planted deep or shallow according to wheth- 
er they are to raise bulblets or blossoms. 
Large bulbs intended for sale are planted 
three inches down. For bulblets, planting 
six or seven inches down is right in order to 
provide the warmest place for the bulblets to 
form. Sand underneath the bulb keeps it 
from rot. 
Hundreds of hybrids have been grown at 
Esperanza Gardens. Inferior ones are des- 
troyed. About a hundred were registered 
when the top production of varieties was be- 
ing produced. There were beautiful white 
ones, some of great size, some touched with 
green, red or purple. Of late with their 
market having grown perceptibly the Buck- 
leys, father and three sons, are now going in 
for mass production rather than raising un- 
usual hybrids. No other lilies, except L. 
speciosum are grown on their grounds. This 
lily is closely related to auratum and will 
cross polinate freely with it. So it is useful 
as a pollen bearing parent for introducing 
new stock to auratums. Even with the regul- 
ar stock Expernza lilies will often produce 
unusual specimens. 
GAURA - GENTIAN - GEUM 
GAULTHERIA. (gawi-THEE-re-ah) Ericaceae. 
Evergreen woody plants of the Heath Family having rather small white, blue, red 
or black flowers followed by fruits. Many are very dwarf and suited for the rock 
garden. Sandy soil, plenty of moisture, best in light shade and acid soil;not real hardy 
in the North without winter protection. 
—Hookeri. Rare specieS from the Himalayas....cecsccsecceressseneeeseeeenereesrecsseneersees GAUL-6. 50¢ 
—Miqueliana. White or pinkish nodding flowers; 122 RG GAUL-10. 30¢ 
—trichophylla. Solitary pink flowers; prostrate; RG.......... .. GAUL-21. 30¢ 
—Gaulthera Blend. Mixture of available SPeCi€S........csseeessceeesessennsessesssneneenseees GAUL-X. 25¢ 
GAURA. (GAU-rah) Oragraceae. : 
North American perennials; rose or white flowers in spikes or clusters. Grown in the 
border or wild garden. 
—tLindheimeri. White with rosy cups; grow as hardy annual; 4 ft; TP... GAUR-2.....15¢ 
GAZANIA. (gah-ZAY-ne-ah) (Meridiana) Compositae. 
Grown in the flower garden and for edging. Flowers in white, yellow, orange and 
opening in the sunshine, disks dark. 
—longiscarpa. Heads 2” ac; rays orange with dark spot at base; TA%............ GAZ-1. 30¢ 
—splendens, Mixed. Rays orange with black and white spot at base; 18”’........ GAZ-8. 20¢ 
GENISTA. (jen-NIST-ah) BROOM. Leguminoseae. 
Ornamental shrubs with yellow or white flowers in racemes followed by flattened 
pods. Thrive in dry locations and mild climates, not hardy in the North. G. canar- 
iensis is grown in the greenhouse for pretty pot plants. 
—aetnensis. Golden yellow, frag; July-Aug; Sicily; 15 ft; HHSh............ GENS-l(S). 25¢ 
—canariensis: see Cytisus canariensis. 
—fragrans: see Cytisus fragran. 
—germanica. Yellow in racemes; June-July; 2 ft; HHSHD......0. eee GENS-10(S). 25¢ 
—hispanica. Golden yellow, terminal heads; May-June; 2 ft; HHSh.... GENS-11(C). 30¢ 
—horrida..) v.ellow initerminal heads; 115 °£6; EVES Bi i.ccsccrsesstrsccentercsseatcenrs GENS-12(C). 40¢ 
—monosperma. White, frag, short racemes; Mar-Apr; 10 ft; HHSh.... GENS-17(S). 25¢ 
—pilosa. Yellow, short racemes; prostrate; May-June; HHSh................... GENS-21(S). 25¢ 
—radiata. Yellow heads; May-July; not spiny; 2 ft; HHSh.. 
—tinctoria. Yellow s; July-Aug; 3 ft; HHSh 
—Genista Blend. All specieS Mixed... eee 
. GENS-22(S). 25¢ 
. GENS-28(S). 25¢ 
PeEerp herpcogcters cures GENS-X. 25¢ 
It is our intention to have these lists perfectly accurate and we welcome corrections 
GENTIANA. (jen-SHEE-ay-nuh) GENTIAN. Gentianaceae. 
Low growing annuals and perennials, generally with blue or purple flowers, occasion- 
ally white or yellow. They are excellent rock garden plants; require good drainage but 
the soil must be moist. They should be in as cool a place in the garden as possible. 
Best results will be had in planting fresh seed; they are slow to germinate and provision 
should be made so that the seed pan can be held a year or two. 
——acCaulis. Dark DIME mSPOLCed TASlGe sma) EVP Reais. cree tact ieee eee GENT-1(C). 30¢ 
—purpurea. Purple fis; 2 ft; HP .. GENT-96(C). 30¢ 
——VOridem Ute Cal Kal LUCmt 1s yo ed Clem EL bape eiere teecctar irene eee one eee eee GENT-118(C). 50¢ 
GERANIUM (ge-RAN-ne-um) CRANESBILL. Geraniacaea. 
Annuals and perennials grown in the border or rock garden. Set the plants of the 
perennials species, out in the spring. They are easily grown. The greenhouse Geran- 
iums are listed a ge ere 
—COlMINUM se tn Sle Va Ol eis eile meet -o yeti) Es es eee, ce en ERN-1I1. 
—ibericum. Blue; 112 ft; HP GERN 2s). oe 
—nepalense. Rose-purple fis; 
—psilostemon. (G. armenum) Dark red, spotted black at base; 24’; HP.... GERN-39. 25¢ 
—-SANGUINEUIM. TeEGGisit DUTDIE) tS5 oLG 8 Lb sccss.scrcmeter en eroccetiren ie ieee ere GERN-46. 15¢ 
—pratense. Blue, !2 in. ac; Eurasia; 3 ft; HP . GERN-38(C). 30¢ 
—prostratum v. lancastriense. Dwarf; dark pink fls;6”; HP.. . GERN-46L. 25¢ 
—Geranium Blend. All the available SPeCi€S MIKE... esccsescssesceseececcseacees GERN-X. 25¢ 
GERARDIA (ger-AR-de-ah) (Agalinis) Scrophulariacaea. 
Annual and perennial plants with rather showy red or yellow tru ts. 
by a rotted log in light shade. Not easy to establish. ° ee me ee cece 
—virginica. (Aureolaria) Nice yellow; June-Aug; 4 ft; HP oooccccccccccssccsssece GERA-3. 25¢ 
GEUM (GEE-um) Avens. Rosaceae. 
Erect perennial plants, easily grown and excellent for cutting or f 
rock garden. Sow the seeds in open ground early in the apuine. ae wees age aed 
—Borisii. Hybrid with bright yellow flowers; 67; HPoovccccccccccccsscsssscsccsescssccceses GEUM-3. 25¢ 
. GEUM-10F. 15¢ 
—-—WMirs. Bradshaw. Rich double scarlet flowers; 24”; HP.......... ay GEUMIOE: ie 
aces GEUM-10S. 15¢ 
Ressentte GEUM-11. 15¢ 
. GEUM-11F(C). 30¢ 
Bee hornet err eee GEUM-13. 20¢ 
; «. GEUM-24. 15¢ 
. GEUM-40. 20¢ 
. GEUM-42. 80¢ 
weiktaes GEUM-X. 15¢ 
—urbanum. Yellow flowers, 4%”’ across; 2 ft; HP 
—Yu (10,834). Newely collected from China 
—Geum Mixture. All available kinds mixed 
GILIA. (JIL-e-ah) Polemoniaceae. 
Annual, biennial and perennial plants with blue, yellow, pink or whi 
flowers. They are mostly annuals and the seed can Ge planted early Ng ee ee 
—achilleaefolia. Blue fis in dense terminal clusters; 2 ft; HA... GIL-2 15¢ 
Pacgredaia.! Gearlet fer 210 fie HER oF Re a tO ene nee 5 ae 
—capitata. Light blue fis in heads 1” across; 15 
——wWhite. A white variety of the above : 134 
—dianthoides. Ground Pink. Exquisite pink fis 1°: 6 in. tall): HHA. be ae 
—lutea. (G. micrantha) Erect; yellow, white or rose fis; 6’; HHA . ; 15¢ 
—rubra. Standing Cypress. Scarlet fls with markings; 6 ft; TB or TP be ; 15¢ 
—tricolor. Fls with lilac lobes, yellowish tube and purple th; 18 in: HA... pase 
. 15¢ 
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