LILIES 
LILIUM x PRINCEPS (var. George C. Creelman”). 
One of the outstanding introductions of recent years. The 
true Creelman lily. BeautifuL-permanent—prolific—hardy 
—dependable—easy to grow. 
Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, 1934. 
This lily is not to he confused with "seedlings” of the lily, 
sometimes offered as Lilium Creelman. 
Creelman” is beautiful in form and color, and artistic, 
while sturdy, virile, permanent, dependable and dise&se 
resistant. 
The long-lasting flowers, which are very large, often 
measuring 8 inches in length, carried in large numbers on 
strong, long stems, with Fine foliage, resemble a Regal lily 
of the best and truest type, with the bronzy tones more 
pronounced and a more intense yellow in the throat. It 
blooms two weeks after the Regal lily, many flowers open¬ 
ing at one time. We have counted thirty-five perfect 
flowers and buds on a six-foot spike. 
Very strong and vigorous grower, the entire plant has 
an appearance of well-being. We have found this lily to 
he entirely free from ordinary diseases to which so many 
other lilies are subject. Easiest of culture and one of the 
hardiest. Stem-rooting. Plant 10 inches deep. Extra¬ 
heavy, specimen bulbs, limited stock, each $5; selected 
strong-flowering bulbs, each, $3. Smaller, 2 year old bulbs, 
each $1.50. $12.50 for 10. 
LILIUM x PRINCEPS (var. "Paradou”). Possibly the fin¬ 
est 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 vig¬ 
orous grower, carrying many flowers on a five-foot stem. 
Late July-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 8 inches deep in 
any good garden soil admixt with leaf mold and sand. 
Will do well in either full sun or partial shade. Extra- 
selected bulbs, each, $7.50. A smaller, but strong-flower¬ 
ing bulb, each, $5. Smaller, 2 year old bulbs, each, $3. 
See illustration, page 72. 
LILIUM x QUEEN CHARLOTTE. A hybrid from L. 
Davidii. In form and growth and color very similar to 
Lilium x Maxwill. Very strong and robust grower although 
it flowers slightly later than L. x Maxwill. Many lily 
specialists who had this lily under their observation praise 
it very highly. Stem-rooting. July-flowering. Plant 6 
inches deep in any good, well-drained garden soil. Partial 
shade is of great benefit. Extra selected bulbs. Each, $3. 
Smaller, 2 year old bulbs, each, $2. 
LILIUM REGALE-X-RAY VARIETY. Protected by U. S. 
Plant Patent. Developed in the laboratories of the Gen¬ 
eral Electric Company through X-Ray exposure which 
produced non-dehiscent anthers. This lily will form a wel¬ 
come addition to our cut-flower lilies as the pollen does 
not have to be removed. It proves interesting to the hy¬ 
bridist as the exposure of this lily to X-Ray did not destroy 
the female sex of the flower. Blooms at the same time as 
L. Regale. Extra-strong, selected bulbs, each, $25; a 
smaller, but strong-flowering bulb, each, $20. Smaller, 2 
year old bulbs, each $10. See illustration, page 71. 
LILIUM x SCOTTI/^. An interesting new hybrid, being 
a cross between L. Willmottiae x L. Thunbergianum Ma¬ 
hogany. Sturdy and erect in habit and growth with dark 
glossy foliage, it bears in a rather close raceme up to ten 
to twelve 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 3 feet. 
July-flowering. Stem-rooting. Plant 6 inches deep in well- 
drained loam and leaf mold. Received Award of Merit, 
Royal Horticultural Society of England. Considered by 
experts as one of the best of the new hybrid lilies. Extra- 
selected bulbs. Each, $5. Smaller, 2 year old bulbs, each, 
$3. See illustration, page 71. 
LILIUM x THEODORE A. HAVEMEYER. A new lily of 
outstanding merit. The result of a cross between Lilium 
Sulphureum and Lilium Tigrinum. The plant is similar to 
Lilium Henryi in habit and growth. The individual florets 
are large, wide open, of a beautiful deep apricot-buff color 
shading. Bulbils are formed in the leaf axils. Begins to 
bloom about July 25th. Very scarce. Extra-strong, select¬ 
ed bulbs, each, $100; smaller, but strong-flowering bulbs, 
each, $75. Smaller, 2 year old bulbs, each, $35. See illus¬ 
tration, page 71. 
LILIUM WILLMOTTI/E (var. “Unicolor” [L. Sutchuense]). 
This lily was brought from Mongolia by a Catholic priest, 
who gave a bulb to a Dutch bulb grower in 1912. From 
this particular bulb, the stock is now offered for distribu¬ 
tion. Botanically, it may be a form of L. Davidii or L. 
Willmottiae, but for all garden purposes it is quite distinct. 
The flowers are of a deeper orange than L. Willmottiae 
with few if any spots. It is much stiffer in habit and does not 
have the underground stems or stoloniferous habit so fre¬ 
quently associated with L. Davidii and L. Willmottiae. 
The flowers are large and of fine form and substance. It 
is one of the most satisfactory lilies in cultivation. Mag¬ 
nificent for planting in partial shade or the open, porous 
parts of the woodland. July-flowering. Stem-rooting. 
Plant 6 inches deep in well-drained, fibrous loam, incorpo¬ 
rating a generous portion of leaf mold and sharp sand. 
Extra-strong, selected bulbs, each, $2; $19 for 10. Smaller, 
2 year old bulbs, each, $1.50; $12.50 for 10 . See illustra¬ 
tion, page 71. 
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