Sunset Lily 
Lilium Pardalinum var. Giganteum. 
This splendid new lily is increasing in 
popular favor each season, having been 
accorded much praise by leading horti¬ 
culturists both at home and abroad. 
It came into commercial culture just 
ten years ago and prior to that time had 
been grown for forty years or more in 
the garden of an old farm near the Co¬ 
lumbia River. Mr. Purdy has thought 
that it might be one of Burbank’s hy¬ 
brids which he distributed a good many 
years ago, but we incline to think dif¬ 
ferently, as a study of the lily and its 
seed progeny indicates that it, is not a 
hybrid but a very superior variety of 
Lilium pardalinum, possibly a sport. 
Certainly no collected form that we have 
seen or heard of can compare with the 
vigor and beauty of this grand lily. 
The accompany¬ 
ing plate conveys 
a good idea of the 
shape and color of 
the flower. The 
base of each seg¬ 
ment is chrome- 
yellow spotted ma¬ 
roon and the outer 
portion deep scar¬ 
let - red. Under or¬ 
dinary culture the 
plant grows from 
5 to 7 feet tall, but 
it is not uncommon 
to see it 9 feet 
where conditions 
are ideal. The foli¬ 
age is luxuriant. 
The blooming pe¬ 
riod is Ju’y. 
This lily is of 
easy culture, but 
thrives best in 
strong, yet well- 
drained soil, with 
abundant moisture 
during the grow¬ 
ing season. Set the 
bulbs 8 to 12 ins. 
deep. For best re¬ 
sults it should be 
planted not later 
than mid-October. 
Flowering size — 
50c each, 3 for 
$1.40, 12 for $5. 
Large — 75c each, 
3 for $2.00, 12 
for $7.50. 
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