. Bulbs. Horticulture Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 10 GERMAIN SEED COMPANY LILIES — Continued. Culture in open ground: dig well, add some sand and well- rotted manure (except for Auratum, which will not bear manure.) and plant about five inches deep. Culture in pots: give thorough drainage, then fill up with compost, consist- ing of good, rich soil, peat and river sand; place the bulbtirmly on this and cover them about one inch below the surface; give no water until plants ap- pear above ground, then water freely. L. Harrissii ready September 1st., other varieties about the mid die
. Bulbs. Horticulture Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 10 GERMAIN SEED COMPANY LILIES — Continued. Culture in open ground: dig well, add some sand and well- rotted manure (except for Auratum, which will not bear manure.) and plant about five inches deep. Culture in pots: give thorough drainage, then fill up with compost, consist- ing of good, rich soil, peat and river sand; place the bulbtirmly on this and cover them about one inch below the surface; give no water until plants ap- pear above ground, then water freely. L. Harrissii ready September 1st., other varieties about the mid die of December. Auratum. "Go 1 de n Banded Lily," the finest and most mag- nificent of the gen- ius. Flowers white, spotted crimson with a distinct golden stripe running through each petal. First size bulbs 25 cents each and $2 50 per dozen. Each Per Doz. Candidum, "Annunciation Lily," pure white, fragrant, a well known garden favorite. Ready October 1st 15 1 50 Harrissii, "Bermuda 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 season. Is largely used at Easter. First size bulbs 25 2 50 Second size bulbs 15 1 50 Humboldtii, a beautiful native California species, very large, and showy, flowers orange, spotted with black 25 2 50 Lancifolium album, ''"White Japan Lily," pute 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. Ready January 1st. Longiflorum, very similar to L. Harrisii, but blooms a few weeks later 15 1 50 Parryii, flowers lemon-yellow, long, trumpet-shaped, very fragrant, a native California species 25 2 50 Tigrinum flore pleno, "Double Tiger Lily,"
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