study the whole catalogue carefully and order from the short list, 
“Distinguished Garden Lilies,” which we issued in July. The lilies in- 
cluded in this leaflet were selected because they are good growers and 
represent a wide range of color, season, form, and distinctiveness. 
Our friends will be interested to know that we have recently com- 
pleted a book, “Garden Lilies,’ which is being published by Oxford 
University Press. It will come out sometime in the spring at a prob- 
able price of $3.00. 
INTRODUCTIONS 
The following list of lilies is new to our catalogue this season and 
those starred (*) are new to commerce. We are delighted to present 
them to American gardeners. 
L. Hurricane* 
L. Isabella Preston* 
L. Leichtlinii var. Maximowiczii 
L. Mosquito* 
L. polyphyllum 
L. Sargentiae Horsford* 
L. The Duchess* 
They are described in the body of the catalogue. Each of them is 
a distinguished new addition to our lily family and each of them is of 
easy and reliable culture. 
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 
ISABELLA PRESTON is one of a long line of horticulturists who 
has brought the fine English garden tradition to North America. Some 
of her earliest recollections are of helping her parents with their 
garden and of caring for her own little plot in Lancaster, England. 
After some training in an English Horticultural College she came to 
Canada and studied at the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph and 
later worked in the Department of Horticulture under the direction of 
the late Professor J. W. Crow. Her hybrid L. x princeps var. George C. 
Creelman dates back to that period. In 1920 she transferred to the 
Horticultural Division at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, 
and is Assistant in Ornamental Plant breeding there at the present 
time. 
She is one of the world’s leading hybridizers of lilies; neverthe- 
less, her work with other genera has been extensive. Actually, lilacs 
are probably her keenest interest. In addition, she is well known as a 
breeder of Siberian Iris, Rosybloom Crabapples and shrub roses for 
Prairie conditions. 
Miss Preston has received the following medals and awards: 
1931 Large Gold Medal from Massachusetts Horticultural So- 
ciety for “Experimental Work with Lilies.” 
1935 Honorary Life Member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 
Society. 
1937 Carter Medal of the Ontario Horticultural Association for 
“Horticultural Achievement.” 
1988 The Macoun Memorial Diploma of the Canadian Horticul- | 
tural Council. 
1988 The Veitch Memorial Medal in gold of The Royal Horticul- 
tural Society, London, England. “For Her Work in Raising 
Good Garden Plants.” 
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