Linies & LILAcs 
at 
STRAWBERRY HILL 
For nearly twenty years we have grown many kinds of flowers here 
before coming to a decision as to the varieties offering the greatest 
potential of beauty and pleasure to the gardener, but which are yet not 
as widely grown as they deserve to be. Ten years ago we concluded 
that lilies and lilacs, a genus and a species as familiar as almost 
any flowers that grow under the sun, have been treated like cinderellas 
or overly capricious children. Actually, by reason of the wider knowl- 
edge we now have of their culture, and the new hybrids that have 
been introduced, lilies and lilacs rank among the most garden-worthy 
ornamentals of the Northern Hemisphere. 
On this centuries-old farm among the hills of Dutchess County 
in New York we have in the last decade assembled an attractive collec- 
tion of lilies and lilacs from many parts of the world. We have in- 
creased this collection by modern methods of propagation. Our im- 
portations continue from abroad; and from hybridists in this country 
we continue to receive their finest new offerings. 
This catalogue presents only a portion of the stock which in various 
stages of propagation is growing at Strawberry Hill and which we 
hope to list in future years. We would suggest that you retain this 
catalogue (with which is enclosed the current season’s price list), since 
it provides descriptions and special planting directions. For the next 
year or two you will only receive the price list for the then current 
season. It will contain, of course, information concerning time-to-time 
additions to our stock, which are ready for distribution, and special 
offers. At varying periods we expect to issue new catalogues. 
Tue Garpen Livy 
It is one of the most desirable of perennials. It is hardy. It always 
creates a strong point of interest in any garden because of its attractive 
habits of growth; because of the shape, coloring and texture and perfume 
of the flower; because of the long blooming season, from May to frost, 
that can be secured by planting kinds that bloom successively; because 
as a cut flower it is unsurpassed, lasting a week or more in water even 
in the hottest weather. 
Many lilies multiply readily by making offset bulbs each season. 
In time, say every four years or so, when the bulbs begin to crowd, 
they are lifted and reset in new soil. Thus you can repattern and 
increase the display of lilies in your garden. 
But in all frankness it must be said that the lily does not respond 
gratefully to casual cultural treatment. There are lily species, varieties 
and hybrids that are quite content with almost any position and almost 
any kind of passable soil. And, interestingly enough these undemand- 
ing members of the genus are among the most beautiful of the whole 
group. But for the most part the lily asks that it be treated with 
some degree of gardening rationality, care and understanding of its 
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