Lilium Bibliography

Are you looking for more information about lilies? Perhaps the best source of information is the Yearbooks of the North American Lily Society. The Society has been publishing hard-bound yearbooks since its inception in 1947, and many are still available from the North American Lily Society. Please visit the NALS Store and Publications Page for more information.

The Royal Horticultural Society Lilium Group publications are also a great source of information. The RHS Lily Year Books were published annually from 1932 to 1971, with the exception of 1941-1945. Starting in 1972, the RHS changed the format of the yearbooks, and they have been titled "Lilies and Allied Plants", "Lilies and Other Liliacea", or "Lilies and Related Plants". Currently the RHS is publishing them every two years. Please note that when searching online sources, the RHS used "Year Book", while NALS used "Yearbook" in its titles.

The list below is an interesting list of books about lilies, complied from various sources. If you have a book that is not listed, please let us know so we can add it to the list. Most of the books are out of print, but can be found in used book stores or in on-line book stores.
Lilium Bibliography
Adams, H.S. 1913. Lilies. NY:McBride, Nast & Co. 116 pp.
Baranova. M.V. 1990. Lilies. (in Russian)
Campbell, J.G. 1957. Lilies. London:W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd. 92 pp.
De Graff, Jan. 1951. The New Book of Lilies. NY:Barrows & Co. 176 pp.
De Graff, Jan, and Edward Hyams. 1967. Lilies. London:Thomas Nelson and Sons.142 pp.
Elwes, H.J. (1877-) 1880. 1933-1962. A Monograph of the Genus Lilium. London. (The work was issued in three separate and distinct stages, that is the "Monograph" between 1877 and 1880, with 48 handcolored plates by W.H. Fitch, then the first seven parts of the "Supplement" by A. Grove and A.D. Cotton between 1933 and 1940 and parts 8 and 9 of the "Supplement" by W.B. Turrill between 1960 and 1962.)
Feldmaier, Carl. 1970. Lilies. NY:Arco. Translated from German by Matt Templeton. 228 pp.
Fogg, H.G. Witham.1961. Lilies and their Cultivation. London: garden Book Club. 157 pp.
Fox, Derek. 1985. Growing Lilies. London:Crown Helm. 264 pp.
Fox, Derek. 1985. Lilies. London:Cassell Ltd. 64 pp.
Fox, Helen Morgenthau. 1928. Garden Cinderellas. Macmillan. 269 pp.
Goldring, W. 1905. The Book of the Lily. London:John Lane. 98 pp.
Grove, A. (circa 1905-1911). Lilies. London:E.C. Jack. 116 pp.
Haw, Stephen G. 1986. Lilies of China. Portland:Timber Press. 172 pp.
Jefferson-Brown, M.J. 1965. Modern Lilies. London:Faber & Faber. 137 pp.
Jefferson-Brown, Michael, and Harris Howland. 1995. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies. U.K.:David & Charles 160 pp.
Jefferson-Brown, Michael, and Harris Howland. 1997. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Lilies. Portland:Timber Press. 160 pp.
Jekyll, Gertrude. 1901. Lilies for English Gardens. London:Country Life. 72 pp.
Lawrence, Bonnie J and Anna Leighton. 2005. Praire Phoenix Lilium - Philadelphicum - The Red Lily in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Natural History Soc. 139 pp.
Leeburn, M.E. 1955. Lilies and Their Cultivation. London: W.G. Foyle Ltd. 96 pp.
Leeburn, M.E. 1963. Garden Lilies, Their Selection and Cultivation. London:W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd. 139 pp.
Macfie, D.T. ND (pre 1947). Lilies for the Garden and Greehhouse. London:W.H.&L. Collingridge. 143 pp.
Macneil, Alan and Ester.1946. Garden Lilies. NY:Oxford University Press. 226 pp.
Marshall, William. Consider the Lilies. 1928. NY. DeLaMare. 92 pp.
Maxwell, Alice Constable. 1953. Lilies in Their Homes. New York: Van Nostrand. 256 pp.
McRae, Edward Austin. 1998. Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors. Portland:Timber Press. 392 pp.
No Author. Consider the Lilies. 1927. NY:W.E. Marshall & Co. 86 pp.
No Author. Circa 1937. Constable's Lilies. Great Britain: W.A. Constable, Ltd. 128 pp.
Preston, Isabella. 1929. Garden Lilies. NY:Orange Judd. 126 pp.
Preston, Isabella. 1947. Lilies for Every Garden. New York: Orange Judd. 160 pp.
Quint, I. George. 1935. How to Grow Lilies in the Garden. Garden City:Double day Duran. 96 pp.
Quint, I. George. 1936. Lilies in the Garden. Garden City:Double day Duran. 96 pp.
Robinson, Charles. 1979. Observations of a Lily Breeder. Ontario regional Lily Society. 70 pp.
Rockwell, F.F and Esther C. Grayson and Jan De Graff. 1961. Complete Book of Lilies. NY:Doubleday. 352 pp.
Slate, George L. Lilies for American Gardens. 1939. NY:Scribner's. 258 pp.
South African Lily Society. circa 1963. A Guide to the Cultivation and Care of Lilies. Pretoria:South African Lily Society. 45 pp.
Stoker, Fred. 1943. A Book of Lilies. London:King Penguin. 32 pp.
Synge, Patrick. 1980. Lilies. London:Batsford. 276 pp.
Taylor, George M. 1947. Lilies for the Beginner. London:John Gifford. 70 pp.
Wallace, Dr. 1879. Notes on Lilies and Their Cultivation. Second Edition. London: H.M. Pollett & Co. 213 pp.
Ware, Romaine B. 1948. Success with Lilies. Canby, OR:Published by the author. 36 pp.
Wilson, Ernest H. 1925. The Lilies of Eastern Asia. London:Dulau and Company. 110 pp.
Withers, R.M. 1967. Lilies in Australia. Victoria:Australian Lilium Society. 252 pp.
Woodcock, H. Drysdale and William T. Stern. Lilies of the World. London:Country Life. 1950. 431 pp.
Woodcock, H. Drysdale and J. Coutts. Lilies, Their Culture and Management. London:Country Life. 1935. 242 pp.