LILIUM PHILIPPINENSE FORMOSANUM 
From "Seasonable Suggestions” in the Florists’ Review 
of December 13, 1934 
“Lilium Philippinense Formosanum is the most valuable Lily introduction 
commercially since the appearance of Regale. The former makes a much 
smaller bulb than Regale, is an even heavier stem rooter, has more graceful 
foliage and a sturdier stem and with the writer has proved hardier. Last 
winter unprotected beds of Regale suffered severely, but both the early and 
late types of Philippinense Formosanum came through perfectly. 
However, it is as a forcing rather than as an outdoor Lily that this variety 
should interest florists. Bulbs are now available for pot culture or for 
planting in a bed. An interesting thing about this Lily is that even young 
seedlings, after throwing up one spike, will send up a secondary one, the 
latter being much stronger than the first. This is something no other 
Lily does. Under glass the flowers come whiter on the outside of the 
Trumpets than they do outdoors. The trumpets are longer and narrower 
than those of Regale, and Philippinense is a decidedly more graceful Lily 
than the Regale. 
There are two distinct varieties of this fine Lily. The early one, blooming 
during July, grows not over two feet high, while the later variety starts 
to bloom in early September and continues until the end of October. In 
Oregon last year flowers were cut outdoors as late as Christmas, it being 
an exceptionally open Winter there. And the writer has photographs of 
plants five to seven feet high, some carrying fifteen to twenty-five flowers 
per stalk. The late variety grows about double the height of the early one. 
The bulbs of Philippinense Formosanum more nearly resemble those of 
umbellatum in size and form and are also not unlike those of Maximowiczii.” 
Per 1000 
Philippinense Formosanum, Summer flowering type 
10-12 c.M. circumf. $48.00 
12-14 c.M. circumf. 60.00 
14-16 c.M. circumf. 80.00 
Philippinense Formosanum, Autumn flowering type. 
10-12 c.M. circumf. 40.00 
12-14 c.M. circumf. 52.00 
14-16 c.M. circumf. 74.00 
OTHER HARDY LILIES 
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Southern France grown 
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24-26 c.M. 
26-28 c.M. 
28-30 c.M. 
.30 c.M. & up 
Per 1000 
$155.00 
and up 
20-22 c.M. 
22-24 c.M. 
24-26 c.M. 
26-28 c.M. 
28-30 c.M. 
30 c.M. & up ^ 
$80.00 
and up 
Per 1000 
CANADENSE. Yellow . $200.00 
HANSONI. Fine outdoor Lily. 330.00 
HENRYI. Orange yellow speciosum; very showy. 170.00 
MARTAGON. (Turk’s Cap.). 175.00 
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