. Bulbs : autumn 1903. Horticulture Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. s GERMAIN SEED COMPANY. Lilies—Continued. atum, which will not bear manure) and plant about five inches deep. Culture in pots; give thorough drainage, then fill up with compost, consisting of good, rich soil, peat and river sand; place the bulb firmly on this and cover tLem about one inch below the surface; give no water until the plants appear above ground, then water freely. L. Candidum and L. Harrisii ready Sept. 1, other varieties about the middle of November. Each. Per Doz. Auratum, "Golden Banded Lily,"
. Bulbs : autumn 1903. Horticulture Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. s GERMAIN SEED COMPANY. Lilies—Continued. atum, which will not bear manure) and plant about five inches deep. Culture in pots; give thorough drainage, then fill up with compost, consisting of good, rich soil, peat and river sand; place the bulb firmly on this and cover tLem about one inch below the surface; give no water until the plants appear above ground, then water freely. L. Candidum and L. Harrisii ready Sept. 1, other varieties about the middle of November. Each. Per Doz. Auratum, "Golden Banded Lily," the finest and most magnificent of the genus. Flowers white, spotted crimson with a distinct golden stripe running through each petal. First size bulbs 25 $2 50 Second size bulbs 15 1 50 Candidum, "Annunciation Lily," pure white, fragrant, a well-known garden favorite 15 1 50 Harrisii, "Bermuda Easter Lily," (see cut) flowers large, trumpet shaped, pure white and very fragrant. Perfectly hardy, of easy culture, and one of the finest plants for border decoration. Can also be forced to bloom at required sea- son. Is largely used at Easter. First size bulbs 25 2 50 Second size bulbs 15 1 50 Humboldtii, a beautiful native Califor- nia species, very large and showy, flowers orange, spotted with black 25 2 50 Lancifolium album, " White Japan Lily," pure white, very fragrant 20 2 00 Lancifolium roseum, white, shaded and spotted with pink 20 2 00 Lancifolium rubrum, white, shaded with rose and spotted with crimson 20 2 00 The varieties of Lancifolium are very handsome and distinct. They are the well- known Japan Lilies. Longiflorum, very similar to L. Har- risii, but blooms a few weeks later 15 1 50 Parryii, flowers lemon-yellow, long, trumpet-shaped, very fragrant, a na- tive California species 25 2 50. LILITJM HARRISII. Tigrinum flore pleno, "Double Tiger Each. Lily," of stately habit, growing to to the height of five feet, and bearing an i
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