. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. SDMMER-FLOWERING BDLBS AND TUBERS. LILIES. No class of flowers adapted for growing outdoors is more charming than the Lily, colors, and delightful in fragrance, they stand pre-eminent among hardv border plants, and no garden should be without a number of the best varieties. When you have a good assortment, they can be had in bloom from June to October. In the south, where the frost does not interfe
. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. SDMMER-FLOWERING BDLBS AND TUBERS. LILIES. No class of flowers adapted for growing outdoors is more charming than the Lily, colors, and delightful in fragrance, they stand pre-eminent among hardv border plants, and no garden should be without a number of the best varieties. When you have a good assortment, they can be had in bloom from June to October. In the south, where the frost does not interfere, they can be ptanted at any time during the winter. The soil should be rich and mellow, with proper drainage. Plant the bulbs about 6 inches deep, and do not disturb oftener than once in three or four years. In planting, be careful that no manure comes in contact with the bulbs, as some sorts, especially Aura- tum, are injured by it. It is the safest plan in all cases to see that the manure is thoroughly mixed with the soil. lilLroM AURATUM. (The Queen of Lilies.) The Golden-Rayed Lilv of Japan is easily the most regal of all Lilies except its own varieties. ' Its array of ivory and gold is familiar now to most flower-loving peo- ple, who can quickly distinguish it by the rays of yellow through its broad, crimson spotted petals, and the delightful odor which it breathes around. Good plants produce from 12 to 20 flowers. All the Auratums may be grown in pots, and when properly managed do well. Large bulbs, 10 cts. each ; by mail, 14 cts. each ; per doz., by express, § ; $88 per 100. Medium-sized bulbs, 8 cts. each ; by mail, 11 cts. each : per doz., by express, 80 cts. ; S6 per 100. ULiroM AXJRATUM pictuin. Very fine pure white Lily, with a band through each petal, one-half of which is red and the other yellow, the whole flower beautifully spotted with crimson. 20 cts. each, 3 for 50 cts. Li. — rubram vittatum. Magnificent flowers of pure white, with a broad, glossy cr
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