I T was only a few years ago that hybridists commenced to show active interest in the creation 
of new lilies. 
The 1934 Lily Conference of the Royal Horticultural Society, held in London, has brought to the 
fore the outstanding new hybrid lilies developed both here and abroad. Among those to receive 
awards were two lilies which we had the pleasure to introduce. At this same conference a new 
hybrid was presented and its success has been sensational. It is called Lilium x Maxwill. Today 
this outstanding lily is being sold by us exclusively. 
In 1933, the Horticultural Society of New York established a lily committee and again in 1936 
created another. It is now cooperating with the Horticultural Societies of Massachusetts, the 
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, The American Horticultural Society and such scientific bodies 
as the New York Botanical Garden, the Boyce-Thompson Institute, Cornell University and others. 
Some very comprehensive data is being compiled by this committee, which should accelerate the 
march of progress in lily culture. 
My personal interest in lilies dates back twenty-five years, during which time I have experi¬ 
mented, tested, and pursued that which was newest and best. My aim has always been centered 
in the establishment of a collection of the finest lilies obtainable and I am highly pleased with 
the recent addition of a number of new hybrids which are very choice indeed. 
While there is a multitude of true lilies in existence, only a small number have proven to be 
successful in the average American garden. For this reason I have confined myself to certain 
varieties. The list of new lilies appearing in these pages have all been thoroughly tested. You 
may order them with the utmost confidence that they represent the best that have been 
produced to date. 
John T. Scheepers 
LILY NOVELTIES 
LILIUM x AMABILE GOLDEN APRICOT: A type 
found among seedlings of L. Amabile. Very vig¬ 
orous grower bearing up to six most attrac¬ 
tive flowers combining golden yellow with 
apricot. July-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant in 
partial shade, 6 inches deep in well-drained, 
gritty loam and leafmold. Extra selected bulbs. 
Each, $1. 
LILIUM x COOLHURST HYBRID: A beautiful 
hybrid between L. Croceum and a form of 
L. Thunbergianum. Received Award of Merit at 
Royal Horticultural Society in 1932. It carries 
large clustered heads of big, broad petalled 
flowers of the Thunbergianum type and is of a 
rich orange, softer in shade than the typical 
L. Croceum and much larger and more open. It 
has the stem of L. Croceum, but the foliage of 
L. Thunbergianum, the leaves being a shiny 
rich green. A very strong and vigorous grower. 
Flowers in late June, early July. Plant 3 to 4 
inches deep in any good, well-drained garden 
soil. Extra selected bulbs. Each, $2. Smaller, but 
strong flowering bulbs. Each. $1.50. 
LILIUM x DAVMOTTITE: This is a magnificent 
hybrid lily, very handsome and vigorous, inter¬ 
mediate in its characters between its parents, 
L. Davidii and L. Willmottice. It possesses the 
elegance of both, but is quite distinct in ap¬ 
pearance with a tall, erect stem, well furnished 
with slender grassy foliage and carrying a huge 
pyramidal inflorescence of some 50 flowers re¬ 
sembling those of L. Willmottice; in color a rich 
orange-vermillion spotted with deep purple and 
borne on stiff pedicles at right angles to the 
main stem. It possesses a splendid constitution. 
Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
Height, 5 to 7 feet. July-flowering. Stem-rooting. 
Plant 6 to 8 inches deep in well-drained loam 
and leafmold. Doing best in partial shade. Extra 
strong, selected bulbs. Each, $7.50. Smaller, but 
strong flowering bulbs. Each, $5. 
LILIUM x GEORGE C. CREELMAN: The out¬ 
standing introduction of recent years. The true 
Creelman lily. Beautiful, permanent, prolific, 
hardy, dependable, easv to grow. Award of 
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