THE NEW BOOK OF LILIES 
An authentic and delightful book on 
this loveliest of all flowers. Superbly 
illustrated in natural colors. Where they 
come from, companion plants, basic 
culture, pests and diseases and what to 
do about them, how to grow lilies, ref- 
erence charts, blooming dates, etc. etc. 
A. GOLDEN CHALICE HYBRIDS... .A true-breeding strain of richly 
colored, golden upright lilies that are a joy to behold. These hy- 
brids, masses of golden, cups on tall straight stems, flower in June. 
Each, 60¢; three for $1.50. 
. FIREFLAME....A vivid sparkling Indian-red that arrests the eye. 
Wide-petaled flowers of great substance that face straight out- 
wards, with glossy, deep green foliage. Late June-flowering. Three 
feet tall and exceptionally sturdy. Excellent for pot plants and 
herbaceous borders. Each, $1.25; three for $3.50. 
HARLEQUIN. ...A soft yellow-orange lily, with burnished gold 
stripe down the center of each petal and heavily spotted with 
minute maroon or black dots. Outward-facing; wide petals, with as 
many as twelve well-spaced flowers per stem. Each, $1.25; three 
for $3.50. 
. LUCKY STAR....A_ brilliant new introduction. Vigorous and 
sturdy, attaining four feet in height, free-growing, easy to propa- 
gate, disease-resistant. Large deep cherry-red outward-facing 
flowers, well-spaced in open heads. Blooms end of July, later than 
the Mid-Century lilies. Each, $3.50; three for $10.00. 
WHITE MARTAGON. .. . The true white mountain lily from Dal- 
matia. Dainty, wax-like flowers, gracefully spaced on four foot 
stems, with warm green foliage. One of the most permanent of all 
lilies. June-flowering. Will increase from year to year, forming 
larger and finer spikes. Should be planted not more than four 
inches deep in a well-drained sunny location. Each, $1.00; three 
for $2.75. 
MID-CENTURY HYBRIDS, MIXED... .Selected out of thousands of 
Tiger-Candlestick hybrids for beauty, hardiness and vigor. Plant 
in groups in border for color and cutting. Each, 50¢; three for $1.25. 
. GOLD BAND LILIES.... We offer only the true L. auratum 
platyphyllum, the much sought-after, strong-growing, wide-leaved 
type. Immense seven to nine inch, fragrant, waxy-white, bowl- 
shaped blooms, golden-streaked and often crimson-spotted, as 
many as fifteen to the six or seven foot high stem. Flowers in 
August and September. Each, $1.50; three for $4.00. 
. OLYMPIC PINK....An indescribably beautiful flower. A few 
Olympic Hybrids showing pink were re-crossed and their offspring 
reselected. The result is a limited number of new robust, giant 
by Jan de Graaff 
Per copy $3.50 postpaid. 
