LILIES 
"Lilium Hybrids,” by J. Comber, Nymans 
Gardens. In the "Gardeners' Chronicle” for Sep¬ 
tember 21, 1935: 
"L. Leichtlinii var. Maximowiczii used as a parent 
has produced several fine hybrids, the most popular 
being L. x Maxwill. The size, vigor and constitution 
of this hybrid are everything that could be desired. 
I have known a single bulb to push up a good 
flowering stem, bear flowers, ripen seeds and the 
next season develop two spikes of equal strength. 
The stems were over five feet in height and car¬ 
ried from fifteen to twenty flowers." 
Mary Lees, Brecon, S. Wales, in "Gardening 
Illustrated," September 7, 1935: 
’’ ‘L. x Maxwill.' This lily has grown amazingly for 
me this year, one stem of 32 heads and another of 
31. This is the only lily which was not cut by the 
early frosts. Height, 7 feet; length of flower spike, 
3 feet." 
H. F. Comber, Burnham (Buckinghamshire), 
"Lilium x Maxwill," in the Gardeners' Chronicle 
for January 25, 1936, page 57: 
"This extraordinary hybrid lily deserves all the 
good things said of it, all the awards it has gained 
and more. It has beauty of vivid color and form, it 
is tall and graceful, its poise is perfect. The stem is 
stiff and erect, well clothed below with dark green 
foliage, and the glowing scarlet flowers are well 
spaced on rigid peduncles for fully the upper half 
of the stem. 
"In the garden its capacity for improvement is 
tremendous. A small bulb planted one season flow¬ 
ers generously the next, and the second year, a 
height of six to seven feet and twenty to forty flow¬ 
ers are easily attained in any good soil. Its consti¬ 
tution is unexampled, it propagates easily, and 
comes so nearly true from seed that one is tempted 
at times to wonder whether it is really a hybrid, or 
whether it owes its origin to some forgotten intro¬ 
duction of a distinct geographical race of 
L. Davidii." 
Extra selected Bulbs. Each, $1.25; $11 for 10. 
LILIUM x PARADOU: Possibly the finest of the 
Princeps Hybrids. It is best described as being 
similar to L. Regale, with a wide-open flower, 
pure white inside with yellow throat markings, 
the outside is white, flushed pink. The very 
prominent golden yellow anthers create a most 
beautiful color picture. A strong and vigorous 
grower, carrying many flowers on a five-foot 
stem. Late July-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 8 
inches deep in any good garden loam admixt 
with leafmold and sand. Will do well in either 
full sun or partial shade. Extra selected bulbs. 
Each, $12. A smaller, but strong flowering bulb. 
Each, $8. 
LILIUM x QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A hybrid from 
L. Davidii. In form, growth and color very similar 
to L. x Maxwill. Very strong and robust grower. 
Many lily specialists who had this lily in their 
garden under observation praised it very highly. 
Stem-rooting. July flowering. Plant 8 inches deep 
in any good, well-drained garden soil. Partial 
shade is of great benefit. Extra selected bulbs. 
Each, $3. 
LILIUM x SCOTTI/E. An interesting new hybrid, 
being a cross between L. Willmottice x L. Thun- 
bergianum Mahogany. Sturdy and erect in 
habit and growth with dark glossy foliage it 
bears in a rather close raceme up to 10-12 semi- 
pendulous, recurving flowers about 4 inches 
across. Of deep orange-red shading to orange 
and thinly spotted with brown at the center. 
Height up to three feet. July-flowering. Stem¬ 
rooting. Plant 6 inches deep in well-drained loam 
and leafmold. Received Award of Merit, Royal 
Horticultural Society. This lily is considered by 
many experts as one of the finest of new hybrid 
lilies. Extra selected bulbs. Each, $6. 
L. x SHELBURNE HYBRIDS: Hybrids resulting 
from crossing L. Sargentce x L. Regale. The 
flower buds resemble L. Sargentice and the 
opened expanded flowers show a resemblance 
to L. Regale, though larger and of better sub¬ 
stance. The type offered by us is a superior one 
to those generally available. A strong growing 
lily coming into flower from early July to early 
August. A large planting of this fine lily is an 
unforgettable sight. Stem-rooting. Plant 8 inches 
deep in any good garden loam with leafmold 
and sand. Will do well in either full sun or partial 
shade. Extra selected bulbs. Each, $3. 
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