amylsacks' photos with the keyword: lily

The Late Garden, c1939

27 Jun 2020 1 168
...So I just guessed at the age, based on the typeface. The layouts themselves seem like they'd still be stylish today.

The Early Garden, c1939

27 Jun 2020 1 162
This photo and the next one were both folded into an unrelated magazine when I found them. There's no additional information on the back...

"Easter Parade" Sheet Music, 1933

13 Apr 2020 2 222
The dream of every Russian cantor's son: to come to America and become famous penning songs about Easter parades and white Christmases. :D

"The Sealtest Food Advisor : Lent", 1939

14 Apr 2011 196
Cottage cheese: reliably scary as the centuries roll by. Front and back covers from a promotional published by Sealtest, Inc.

Sealtest Booklet, April 1947

25 Apr 2011 1 2 211
When I hold the magic Easter bunny, my bonnet morphs into a space helmet! Front and back covers of a promotional published by Sealtest, Inc.

Garden Bulbs In Color (12), 1938/45

03 Sep 2012 195
L: "A lily 'wild' or native in the eastern United States and Canada... Some gardeners attempt to collect these Lilies in their native haunts but are seldom successful in transplanting them to cultivation. As with most of our native plants, it is best to obtain the bulbs from a reliable nurseryman." R: "...That famous herbalist, John Gerard, in 1597 called it 'the white lillie,' and gave as its traditional origin that it sprang from the milk of the goddess Juno, spilled when she nursed the infant Hercules..."

Garden Bulbs In Color (11), 1938/45

03 Sep 2012 202
"Lilies have a place in our garden understanding second only to roses. Yet those same gardens have but few of the Lilies possible in America... The beginner in lily culture should always select easily grown kinds, choosing them according to his own individual taste..."

Garden Bulbs In Color (13), 1938/1945

30 Nov 2012 216
L: "...also known as Lillium Krameri. In Japan it is the Bamboo Lily or Sasa-Yuri... Not an easy Lily, this unique beauty is worth the care it requires... The bulbs are best planted six to seven inches deep in gritty loam. Some growers add charcoal and leaf-mold to the soil..." R: "...Widely and appropriately advertised as the 'Sunset Lily,' and in England known as Red Giant, this natural hybrid between two California natives, Lilium paradalinum and L. Humboldti, is sure a magnificent plant, producing strong stems... everywhere the reports indicate its high general garden adaptability, its hardiness, and its brilliant color..."