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Lilium Henryi (See page 33) Tenuifolium 
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Bellingham Hybrid 
Lilies 
The first Bellingham Hybrid Lilies were raised and 
improved by the late Dr. Griffiths, expert on bulbs at 
the United States Department of Agriculture Bulb 
Station at Bellingham, Washington. As long ago as 
1919 a@ beginning was made by Dr. Griffiths to im- 
prove these fine hybrids and since that time they have 
been steadily improved by reselection. 
It is now our pleasure to introduce them and we 
feel certain that the Bellingham Hybrid Lilies will 
from now on be a permanent and important feature 
in American gardens. 
They are robust plants, growing about 4 to 5 feet 
high; stems are stiff and require no staking. The 
foliage is good and flowers grow in pyramidal clusters 
of 20 to 30 blooms. The blooms are Turks-cap- 
shaped, sharply reflexing petals in some, others not. 
The colors range from soft yellow, buff-terra cotta, 
through shades of copper and orange to red, distinctly 
spotted with dark red or soft brown spots. Some flow- 
ers resemble Orchids in their markings. 
As usual, nice things come in small packages; the 
supply is yet limited; therefore, order promptly. 
A-No. | flowering bulbs are offered as follows: 
Each $1.15, Three $3.25, Twelve $12.75, 25 $25.00 
Cenuifolium Lilies 
Tenuifolium 
Each 40c, Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 25 $7.50 
A charming little early flowering Lily with strongly 
recurved petals of waxy texture; deep _ scarlet. 
A gem in the rock garden as in the border. Likes 
a cool, damp, loamy soil and partial shade, but does 
well anywhere in well-drained soil. 
Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam 
Each 45c, Three $1.25, Doz. $4.50, 25 $8.50 
A beautiful, robust and floriferous hybrid of this 
type, bearing numerous flowers of a pure apricot- 
yellow. June flowering. 

