OREGON BULB FARMS, SANDY, OREGON 71 


Lilies 
1 
For several years now we have been building up stocks of fine, hardy garden lilies. 
Many hundreds of species and hybrids have been tested and grown experimentally in an 
attempt to find a small group of good lilies that we could confidently offer to aie most 
discriminating buyers. Apart from the standard types, such as L. Candidum, L. Vigri- 
num, L. Umbellatum and L. Regale, we now have some very large stocks of a ine 
excellent hybrid lilies as described and quoted in this catalog. Other stocks, as yet too 
small to offer out, are coming along nicely and it will not be long unt'l we will ie able 
to offer some twenty entirely new hardy hybrid garden lilies in large quantities. 
We believe that the development of new lilies is now at about the same stage that new 
daffodils were in the 1890-1900 period. A great many new varieties are coming to the 
foreground and some very interesting hybrids have shown up in our experimental plant- 
ings. While we believe that in some isolated instances it is worth while to perpetuate a 
clone and offer a new hybrid under a varietal name, we find that in most instances a 
cross between two species will produce a group of very fine lilies, almost all of which 
are ideally suited to garden use. In such cases we are offering the hybrids as a group, 
such as the Bellingham Hybrids and the Preston Hybrids. In both groups there ts a 
great deal of variation in coloring of the flowers as well as in the height of the plant. 
Yet every one of these lilies is a very distinct improvement on any of the older varieties 
and the variations in color, height and form add a great deal to the beauty and usefulness 
of these plants for garden purposes. 
Top Size 
Per 100 
L. CANDIDUM—We are growing a very fine strain of this lily from bulbs 
originally imported from England. July delivery..........-. 0.0. e eee. $30.00 
L. PARDALINUM GIGANTEUM (Sunset Lily) — Probably a natural 
hybrid between L. Humboldtii and L. Pardalinum. A very strong growing 
lily which does well in almost any type of soil. We grow several acres of this 
lily and can recommend it very highly. October Geleverycismasiat ae ees 16.00 
L. REGALE—Our stock of this lily has been raised from seed from specially 
selected stock plants and is superior to the Regal lilies ordinarily offered. 
nee GRU) (Rg in ee ie 16.00 
L. X SHUKSAN — This fine lily, in our opinion the finest of the so-called 
Bellingham hybrids, is the result of a cross between L. Humboldtii magnifi- 
cum and L. Pardalinum. After growing small stocks of all the Bellingham 
hybrids, we found that L. x Shuksan was by far the most easily grown and best 
looking garden lily and we decided to build up a good stock. As far as we can 
ascertain our stock is entirely free from virus diseases. October delivery.... 30.00 
L. TESTACEU M—This old hybrid between L. candidum and L. chalcedoni- 
cum is still one of the loveliest lilies we have. We have a very fine stock of 
yg Ute, Tia TAI ii Ire Each = 2.00 
