Bibliography

Are you looking for more information about lilies? 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.

Perhaps the best source of information is the Yearbooks of the North American Lily Society which are available for sale in our NALS website Store. Hard copies and digital versions versions are available.

Lilies Adams, H.S. 1913. NY:McBride, Nast & Co. 116 pp.
Lilies Baranova. M.V. 1990 (in Russian)
Lilies Campbell, J.G. 1957. London:W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd. 92 pp
The Modern Flower Garden 6: Lilies Constable, W.A.
Qureshi Press. 2010. 34 pp.
The New Book of Lilies De Graff, Jan. 1951. NY:Barrows & Co. 176 pp.
Lilies De Graff, Jan, and Edward Hyams. 1967.
London:Thomas Nelson and Sons.142 pp.
A Monograph of the Genus Lilium Elwes, H.J. (1877-) 1880. 1933-1962. 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.)
Lilies Feldmaier, Carl. 1970. NY:Arco.
Translated from German by Matt Templeton. 228 pp
Lilies and their Cultivation Fogg, H.G. Witham.1961.
London: garden Book Club. 157 pp.
Growing Lilies Fox, Derek. 1985. London:Crown Helm. 264 pp.
Lilies Fox, Derek. 1985. London:Cassell Ltd. 64 pp.
Garden Cinderellas Fox, Helen Morgenthau. 1928. Macmillan. 269 pp.
The Book of the Lily Goldring, W. 1905. London:John Lane. 98 pp
Lilies Grove, A. (circa 1905-1911). London:E.C. Jack. 116 pp.
Lilies of China Haw, Stephen G. 1986. Portland:Timber Press. 172 pp.
Modern Lilies Jefferson-Brown, M.J. 1965. London:Faber & Faber. 137 pp.
The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Lilies Jefferson-Brown, Michael, and Harris Howland. 1995. U.K.:David & Charles 160 pp.
Lilies for English Gardens Jekyll, Gertrude. 1901. London:Country Life. 72 pp.
Praire Phoenix Lilium – Philadelphicum The Red Lily in Saskatchewan – Lawrence, Bonnie J and Anna Leighton. 2005. Saskatchewan Natural History Soc. 139 pp.
Lilies and Their Cultivation Leeburn, M.E. 1955. London: W.G. Foyle Ltd. 96 pp.
Garden Lilies,
Their Selection and Cultivation
Leeburn, M.E. 1963.
London:W.H. & L. Collingridge Ltd. 139 pp.
Lilies for the Garden and Greenhouse Macfie, D.T. ND (pre 1947).
London:W.H.&L. Collingridge. 143 pp.
Garden Lilies Macneil, Alan and Ester.1946. NY:Oxford University Press. 226 pp.
Consider the Lilies Marshall, William. 1928.
NY. DeLaMare. 92 pp.
Lilies in Their Homes Maxwell, Alice Constable. 1953.
New York: Van Nostrand. 256 pp
Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors McRae, Edward Austin. 1998.
Portland:Timber Press. 392 pp.
Lily Disease Handbook McRae, E.A.
North American Lily Society. 1985. 28 pp.
Consider the Lilies No Author. 1927. NY:W.E. Marshall & Co. 86 pp.
Constable’s Lilies No Author. Circa 1937.
Great Britain: W.A. Constable, Ltd. 128 pp.
Garden Lilies Preston, Isabella. 1929. NY:Orange Judd. 126 pp.
Lilies for Every Garden Preston, Isabella. 1947. New York: Orange Judd. 160 pp.
How to Grow Lilies in the Garden Quint, I. George. 1935. Garden City:
Double Day Duran. 96 pp.
Lilies in the Garden Quint, I. George. 1936. Garden City:Double day Duran. 96 pp.
Observations of a Lily Breeder Robinson, Charles. 1979.Ontario regional Lily Society. 70 pp.
Complete Book of Lilies Rockwell, F.F and Esther C. Grayson and Jan De Graff.
1961.NY:Doubleday. 352 pp.
Lilies for American Gardens Slate, George L. 1939. NY:Scribner’s. 258 pp.
A Guide to the Cultivation and Care of Lilies South African Lily Society. circa 1963.
Pretoria:South African Lily Society. 45 pp.
A Book of Lilies Stoker, Fred. 1943. London:King Penguin. 32 pp.
Lilies: A Revision of Elwes’ Monograph of the Genus Lilium Synge, P.. 1980. London:Batsford. 276 pp.
Lilies Synge, Patrick. 1980. London:Batsford. 276 pp.
Lilies for the Beginner Taylor, George M. 1947. London:John Gifford. 70 pp.
Notes on Lilies and Their Cultivation Second Edition – Wallace, Dr. 1879(2009).
London: H.M. Pollett & Co. 213 pp.
Success with Lilies in the Home Garden Ware, Romaine B. 1948. Canby, OR:
Published by the author. 36 pp.
The Lilies of Eastern Asia Wilson, Ernest H. 1925. London:
Dulau and Company. 110 pp.
Lilies in Australia Victori – Withers, R.M. 1967. Australian Lilium Society. 252 pp.
Lilies of the World: Their Cultivation and Classification Woodcock, H. Drysdale and William T. Stearn. London:
Country Life. 1950. 431 pp.
Lilies, Their Culture and Management Woodcock, H. Drysdale and J. Coutts.
London:Country Life. 1935. 242 pp.