BOOKS ABOUT LILIES 
LILIES FOR AMERICAN GARDENS by George 
Slate. The most complete and up-to-date book 
on lilies published in America. A book for the 
amateur written for American Conditions. 
250 pages, illustrated. Postpaid $5.00 
LILY REFERENCE CHART by Mr. E. L. Kline, 
famous authority and grower of fine lilies. 
2700 items of data on 225 lily varieties. 
Needed by every library, garden club, bulb 
dealer and garden enthusiast. Six big pages 
12x16 inches. Postpaid $1.00 
SUCCESS WITH LILIES by Romaine B. Ware. 
See page 11. Postpaid $1.00 
LILIES OF THE WORLD by Woodcock and 
Stearn. The latest and by far, the most com- 
plete book on lilies. Published 1950 in Eng- 
land, profusely illustrated with photographs, 
drawings and sketches. Over 400 pages cover- 
ing every phase of culture, including forcing 
and hybridizing. The most comprehensive 
book on lilies in many decades. 
Postpaid $8.50 
THE NEW BOOK OF LILIES by Jan DeGraaff. 
The most recent and one of the best books 
about lilies to be published. It’s overflowing 
with practical information, lily lists and data 
the home gardener will find very useful. 
Propagation, hybridizing, growing in the 
greenhouse, exhibiting lilies and many other 
phases of lily culture are delightfully pre- 
sented. Postpaid $3.50 
MR. JAN DE GRAAFF IN ONE OF HIS FIELDS 
OF THREE YEAR OLD SEEDLING LILIES 
You Can Giew Lilies from Seed 
Growing Lilies from seed may well be the 
gardeners most thrilling adventure. That these 
tiny wafer-like seed can produce such breath- 
taking flowers is a never ending marvel. Seed- 
ling Lilies are disease free and unless infected 
from other Lilies, remain so. Many varieties 
are available and for a small outlay you can 
produce many fine bulbs. There is no fortune 
in Lily growing but there is a wealth of inter- 
esting adventure and pleasure far exceeding 
your fondest expectations. 
We have divided the list into two groups, the 
easy and quick, and the slow and sometimes 
difficult. Both contain many fine varieties and 
the slower ones are well worth waiting for. 
From these seed you might produce the 
world’s most beautiful Lily-who knows? 
COMPLETE SEED LIST 
We issue a complete seed list late in the fall. 
If you wish a copy, please send a stamped 
addressed envelope. All seed sent postpaid. 
NEW SEED LEAFLET - We have prepared a 
new illustrated how-to-do-it seed leaflet, a 
copy of which will be sent with any seed or- 
der of $3.00 or more, IF REQUESTED. On 
small orders, please send 15c for a copy. This 
new leaflet is complete and well illustrated, a 
valuable guide to one who wants to succeed 
in this fascinating field. 
Amabile No. 125 
Amabile Luteum No. 126 
*Auratum No. 130 
Auratum Hybrids No. 130-H 
*Auratum Extra Hardy No. 132 
*Auratum Tri-Color No. 133 
*Auratum Praecox No. 137 
*Auratum Platyphyllum No. 139 
*Auratum Platyphyllum Select red 
forms No. 139-R 
Aurelian Hybrids No. 153-H 
*Bellingham Hybrids No. 177 
**Canadense Flavum No. 191 
Candidum No. 196 
Centifolium Hybrids No. 212 
*Columbianum No. 220 
Crow’s Hybrids No. 230 
Dauricum Wilsoni No. 272 
Fromolongi No. 431-H 
Grenadier Hybrids No. 365 
Havemeyer Hybrids No. 804-H 
Henryi No. 386 
*Humboldti Magnificum No. 398 
*Japonicum No. 400 
*Martagon Album No. 510 
Maximowiczii No. 530 
Maxwill No. 540 
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Nepalense No. 570 
Palmer’s Hybrids No. 588 
Preston’s Hybrids No. 624-N 
Princeps Hybrids No. 634 
Regale No. 680 
Regale Album No. 681 
*“Rubellum No, 712 
Sargentiae Seedlings No. 757 
*Speciosum Album X Kraetzeri No. 775-XA 
Speciosum Punctatum No. 778 
*Speciosum Magnificum No. 779 
Sulphur Hybrids No. 793 
*Tenuifolium No. 830 
Slow germinating varieties are marked with 
an asterisk (*). They usually germinate in 
six to sixteen months. The easy or quick va- 
rieties not marked with an asterisk (*), 
usually appear in three to eight weeks. Seed 
ordered before mid-summer is generally sent 
at once but after mid-summer we usually 
hold orders and fill them from the new crop 
to be harvested in the fall. Please advise if 
your orders are to be sent at some special 
time. 
SEED PRICE: All seed is $1.00 per packet. 
The amount of seed in each packet varies with 
rarity of the variety but is ample in most 
cases. Seed is sold at retail only. All seed 
sent postpaid—no C.O.D. 
