3 THE TRUE LILIES 
Lilies are fairly easy from seed. Use “kt’’ culture for all 
Lilies save the few that we mention as tender. These tender 
kinds need ‘‘w’’ culture. 
AMABILE—(2)30. Friendly Lily. Easy and beautiful. Large, 
Pkt. 
chocolate-dotted flowers of grenadine orange. 
AMABILE LUTEM—Clear yellow. Pkt. 35c. 
AURATUM—(3)60. The Great 
Gold-banded Lily. Big flowers, 
the white petals each centered | 
with a golden stripe, and often j— 
with roseate dottings. No hand- 
somer Lily. Illustrated opposite. j. 
Note that seed-grown bulbs are {_ 
usually longer lived than the im- } 
ported stock. Pkt. 25e. AURA- 
TUM PLATYPHYLLUM—Ex- 
20c. 
ceptionally robust; flowers of | 
great size, with wide, heavy 
petals. Pkt. 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
AURATUM ESPERANZA — 
Pleasing color variants here. 
Healthy, sturdy strain from 
British Columbia. Pkt. 50c; 3 
pkts. for $1.40. AURATUM 
HARRISON STRAIN—Selection 
from crosses of Platyphyllum and Rubro-vittatum varieties. 
Delightful ruby variants, from deep crimson median band, 
to others with rosy flushings or red shadings, always laid 
over gold-rayed ivory white. Rich beauties here. Pkt. 35c. 
AURELIAN HYBRIDS—Sargentiae-Henryi cross. Blossoms 
recurved to trumpets, from creamy buff, through primrose 
and apricot to near-orange. Pkt. 35c. 
BELLINGHAM HYBRIDS—(3)60. Superb hybrid strain of 
west coast Lilies with long-lasting flowers that range from 
clear yellow, through golden orange, to red-orange, often with 
scarlet-tipped petals. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
CALLOSUM—(3)50. Spires of pretty apricot-cinnabar flowers 
of medium size. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 50c. 
CANDIDUM—(3)50. It is the snowy Madonna Lily, the most 
ancient, and perhaps best loved, of cultivated Lilies. Remem- 
ber, when you grow your own stocks of it from seed, the 
seedling bulbs start with a clean bill of health, and a plant- 
ing of them should endure for years. Pkt. 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
CONCOLOR—(2)28. The vividly colorful, cheerful, Red Star 
Lily. Upfacing flowers of brilliant vermilion. None easier ; 
none gayer. Sometimes blooms first year from seed. Pkt. 25c; 
Wg oz. 50c; 1% oz. 90c. 
DAVIDI—(3)40. The willowy, graceful stems are loaded with 
charming blossoms that range from apricot orange to orange- 
hinting cinnabar. One of the better garden Lilies, quick and 
easy from seed. Pkt. 25c; 6 oz. 50c; Y% oz. 90ce. 
DAVURICUM— (2-3) 26. Candle-stick Lily. Upfacing blossoms. 
from soft yellow, through buff-apricot, tawny orange and 
scarlet, to near maroon. Pkt. 25c; 46 oz. 50c. 
FORMOLONGO HYBRID—(3)35. Splendid newer Easter Lily 
with many wide trumpets of pure white. Easy and beautiful; 
desirable in the garden or for cutting, and fine, too, for grow- 
ing in pots under glass. Lilium formosanum white crossed on 
Lilium longiflorum. Hardy. Long in bloom. May even give a 
few flowers first year from 
seed. Illustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00; 
10 for $3.00. 
FORMOSANUM—(3)50. 
Wilson’s Variety. An easy, 
lovely Lily that will usually 
give a few blooms the first 
year from seed. Hardy in 
Maine. The long trumpets 
are sometimes pure white, 
but more often a white with 
c; Ye oz. 40c; 16 oz. T0c; 
delightful rosy suffusion. Pkt. 20 
1% oz. $1.10. 
FORMOSANUM PRICE’S VARIETY—(3)25. Alpine race, 
blooming about two months earlier than the regular Formosa- 
num. Particularly hardy. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
FORMOSANUM INTERMEDIATE-—It comes between the last 
two in season and he'ght. Most popular. Big white trumpets, 
rose-shaded. Pkt. 20c; 6 oz. 40c. 
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FORMOSANUM WHITE— 
(3)40. Selected to give 
trumpet flowers of purest 
whiteness, without color 
suffusion. A fine stock 
that comes reasonably true 
from seed. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 
for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
GIGANTEUM—(8)120. 
Lofty spikes of down- 
turned, long, white trum- 
pets above glossy, heart- 
shaped leaves. Needs shade 
and mulching. Unique, 
Himalayan. Pkt. 25¢e; We 
oz. 60c. 
HANSONI HYBRIDS— 
(3)60. Hansoni crossed with Martagon. Colorings range from 
rich cream, through apricot, buff and orange to purple. Rare 
beauties here. Pkt. 30c; 3 for 80c. 
HENRYI—(3)50. In summer the arching stems carry waxy 
blossoms of deepest golden amber. Shade-tolerant. One of 
the better hardy lilies. Pkt. 25c; %6 oz. 50c. 
JAPONICUM— (2-3)30. Fragrant trumpets, blush to carmine. 
Fine for pots. Also garden-hardy to Boston with winter 
protection. Pkt. 30c; “46 oz. 55c. 
MAXWILL—(2)60. Handsome flower 
vigorous, upright plants. Claimed as a cross of Lili 
mowiczi and Wilmottiae. Pkt. 25c; 46 oz. 60c. 
MARTAGON—(2-3)60. Reflexed, wavy flowers of rosy purple, 
dotted-violet, are carried in high racemes. Pkt. 20c; M6 02. 
35¢e; 1% oz. 60c; %4 oz. $1.00. 
MARTAGON ALBUM—An exquisite beauty. High-piled blos- 
som pyramids of snowy white. Pkt. 30c; 3 pkts. for 75c. 
PARDALINUM—Sunset Lily. Dominantly rich crimson, but 
brown-dotted yellow at petal base. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
PARRYI—(2)30. Sweetly fragrant flowers of soft yellow, 
slightly reflexed trumpets. A rare delight. Pkt. 35c. 
s of apricot-orange on 
ums Maxi- 
POMPONIUM—(2)40. Brilliant scarlet flowers, wax-like; 
reflexed. Showy. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
REGALE — (2)50. Great, flaring 
trumpets of glossy whiteness, but 
lemon deep within, and rose-suf- 
fused in reverse. Sweetly perfumed. 
It cuts. Illustrated opposite. Easy 
from seed. Pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 60c; %4 
oz. $1.00. 
REGALE NEW WHITE —Selected 
to gain an all-white, pure-white 
flower; no color suffusion. Pkt. 25c; 
1% oz. $1.00. 
REGALE-GROUP HYBRIDS—As 
easy and hardy as Regale. Fine, large flowers, from wide 
funnels to long trumpets, from white with faintest suffusion, 
to others deeply stained pink or rose-shaded in reverse. Crosses 
of many species. Mostly they bloom a bit later than Regale, 
extending the season. Pkt. 25c; 146 oz. 45c; 1% oz. 60c. 
SPECIOSUM RUBRUM—(4)50. Waxen flowers of carmine 
pink, laid over sparkling white. Blossoms big and showy. 
Considered by many the most beautiful lily. Hardy; rugged. 
Illustrated top page. Pkt. 25c; 46 oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
SUPERBUM—(2)100. Stately plants that may tower to 10 
feet are hung with recurved blossoms in beautiful combina- 
tions and overlays of yellow, orange, scarlet and maroon. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 80c; 1% oz. 50c; % oz. 90c. 
TSINGTAUENSE—(2)28. Upfacing, star-shaped flowers of 
bright orange, petals long and fluted. Pleasing, but rare, 
Korean species from the Diamond Mountains. Pkt. 30c. 
TENUIFOLIUM—(Pumilum) (2)36. Coral Lily. Many re- 
curved blossoms in glossy vermilion. Easy. Often flowers first 
season. Illustrated here. Pkt. 25c; 46 oz. 40c; % oz. 70ce. 
WILMOTTIAE—(2)50. A hardy, free-blooming variety of 
L. Davidi in orange-shaded apricot. Pkt. 25e; 4,6 oz. 50e. 
BOOKS ON LILIES—Two good ones. GARDEN LILIES 
—The MacNeils. Complete hand-book. Written by lily spe- 
cialists. 240 pages. Illustrated. $4.50. LILIES FOR AMER- 
ICAN GARDENS—Slate. Clear and comprehensive. 274 
pages. Illustrated. $5.00. 
