Planting and Care 
Your Gine Lilies 
Your success with our fine bulbs will depend upon how well you 
prepare the ground, upon proper drainage and upon your planting 
the bulbs PROMPTLY upon their arrival. The best bulbs will not 
succeed if simply stuck into the ground as you do tulips or glads. 
Lilies are ‘‘different’’, they demand a bit more preparation but I’m 
sure you will agree they are well worth it. A few general directions 
are given below but we urge you to send for a copy of our book 
“Success with Lilies’ offered on page 8. If you will study this little 
book and plant as directed, your chances of success are much 
greater. You'll find it a dollar well spent. 
Most lilies prefer protection from 
hot mid-day and afternoon sun, 
that is, partial shade. This is 
very important in warm sections 
where the sun is really hot. 
Neither the partial shade nor the 
soil conditioning is at all diffi- 
cult but if neglected, your 
chances of success are less. Com- 
panion planting is one of the best 
methods of solving this problem. 
The sketch gives you some idea 
of how this may be done. Shade —<jae*a¥ Vie 
from surrounding plants helps to ax Sy eae ES 
keep the soil cool and checks ~ 
surface loss of moisture. Com- 
panion plants also protect early 
starting lilies from frost injury. 
WRONG RIGHT 
GROUND COVER SHADING SOIL 
KEEPS IT COOL 
Good drainage is vital as lilies will not tolerate wet, soggy soil. 
Ample peat in the soil, not only aids drainage but at the same time 
holds a portion of the moisture vital to all lilies. Peat also aerates the 
soil encouraging root growth and bacterial action so helpful to 
plant growth. 
Over stimulation produces sick lilies. 
In planting lilies dig a hole 15 to 18 inches 
deep. Be sure drainage is good. Mix the 
bone meal into the soil below the depth at 
which the bulb is to be planted, pack this 
soil well. Add an inch layer of sharp sand 
for the bulb to rest upon. Cover the bulb 
with soil and sand containing no fertilizer, 
pack around bulb firmly, then fill balance of 
hole with a mixture of soil, peat moss and 
sand to which a portion of bone meal has been 
added. Pack firmly. 
Every bulb we send out is carefully labeled with variety name, ex- 
posure most suitable (full sun or partial shade) and the proper 
depth to plant (PD). Catalog descriptions also give this information 
as well as heights and flowering season. This data should aid you 
in properly locating and planting your lilies. 
Your soil should be prepared BEFORE the bulbs come 
to save time and permit planting as soon as they ar- 
rive. If you follow the directions on this page in pre- 
paring the soil, it will take but a few moments to plant. Well prepared 
soil can be worked even if it is wet. Ample peat and sand in the 
soil prevent it becoming water logged. 
Preparing 
to Plant 
Some of the early maturing lilies such as Candidum, 
Hansoni and a few others are shipped in late August 
and early September but the great majority of lilies 
mature later and are shipped in October with the Auratums delivered 
in November. We ship as they mature and most orders are sent in 
two or more lots. This is far more costly than sending all in one 
package but we know it gets the bulbs to you in better condition 
and most of them can be planted sooner. 
Shipping 
Season 
If winter comes early in your section, prepare the 
ground early, mulch very deep to prevent it freezing 
and you can plant the late arrivals O.K. When they 
arrive, the mulch can be removed and the bulbs planted. If they 
freeze up solid right after planting no harm results. 
Early 
Winter 
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SPECIAL 
HANDLING 
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If you live on a rural route or in towns without carrier service 
where you have to get your mail at the post office, SPECIAL 
HANDLING will speed it to your town just as quick as SPECIAL 
DELIVERY, and at a lower cost. 
In response to your many letters we will continue this service. 
We pay the regular postage but not the SPECIAL Delivery or 
Special Handling fees. We believe you will find the worth of this 
service far greater than its small cost. 
SPECIAL DELIVERY is urgently suggested if you live in a city 
or town with carrier service. The extra fees run from 35c to 60c 
according to weight. To simplify it, we suggest you add 45c to your 
remittance as most parcels take this. 
SPECIAL HANDLING is suggested as more than worth while if 
you live on a rural route or where Special Delivery is not available. 
The cost is small and the benefits very large. Fees for Special Han- 
dling run from 15c to 25c. We suggest you add 20c to your re- 
mittance as most parcels require this amount. 
Please keep in mind that lily bulbs are not like tulips or glads. 
They are not dry corms but live plants and should be out of the 
ground as short a time as possible. 
QPLLIAL DELIVERY 
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If you live in a city or town with carrier delivery, SPECIAL 
DELIVERY not only rushes the package to your city in record time 
BUT delivers it AT ONCE, even on Holidays, Sundays or Saturday 
afternoon. 
Last fall, the sixth that we have urged the sending of your orders 
SPECIAL DELIVERY, we were even more convinced that for orders 
going east of the Rockies, SPECIAL DELIVERY is by far the most 
satisfactory system. Last year thousands sent extra money to pay 
for SPECIAL DELIVERY and literally hundreds have written of the 
speedy delivery and thanked us for the suggestion. 
Repeated experiments have proven SPECIAL DELIVERY pack- 
ages arrive as quickly as firstclass mail, usually the third day to 
the middle west, four or five days to the east coast. That’s almost 
as quick as to points in Oregon. Scores write us their bulbs came so 
quickly they looked as if just dug in their own garden. In the fall 
when every one wants their order as quick as possible, we try to rush 
them. But with many, many thousands of orders to go, in spite of 
our best efforts, to dig, grade, pack and ship takes a lot of time 
and a few days saved on the way will help you plant sooner. 
THEY SAY ~~~. 
New York City 
“Your splendid bulbs arrived Monday, Dec. 7th. It’s amazing, the 
difference SPECIAL DELIVERY makes. My order was mailed 
Monday, Nov. 30th. You could not have gotten it before Wednes- 
day. Yet, here is the order all the way across the continent and at 
my door early Monday morning.” 
Mrs. D. M. 
