SHUKSAN (Bellingham hybrid) One of the finest hybrids of Ameri- 
can origin.;On the tall wiry stems are tiers of gleaming jewel- 
like flowers of warm yellow, richly spotted reddish brown. In 
color and in pattern the surface might be compared to a leo- 
pard’s skin. Vigorous and hardy and of easy culture — it should 
not be omitted from any planting. Mid-July. Plant 6 to 8 inches 
deep. Each $1.00 Dozen $11.00 
SPECIOSUM (Japan) This is one of the most popular of all lilies. 
It comes late in the season, generally starts opening its frilly 
recurved flowers toward the end of August and carries well 
into September. Normally it grows to 4 feet. This season we 
offer the following varieties: 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM A beautiful pure white form with a 
green-starred throat and coppery-brown anthers. Septem- 
ber flowering. Each $1.20, $1.75 Dozen $13.00, $19.00 
SPECIOSUM ALBUM NOVUM We consider this far and away 
the finest of the white forms of L. speciosum. It is a vigor- 
ous and easily grown plant. Its habit and the character and 
color of the blooms is very much better than in the com- 
monly grown form album. The blooms are a clear brilliant 
white, and the pollen a beautiful shade of yellow, rather 
than the brown that is characteristic of album. Each $3.50 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM This form is characterized by its 
brilliant and lovely color. The deep crimson of the spotting 
flushes the entire surface of the petals, leaving only a slen- 
der border of white. Each $1.25 Dozen $13.50 
SPECIOSUM PUNCTATUM An early form of L. speciosum 
that is distinguished from the type by its flowering period. 
by the graceful and vigorous character of the stem, the 
paler rose-pink color, and by the leaves which form two 
ranks on opposite sides of the stem. It is particularly valu- 
able for northern gardens as it flowers from three to four 
weeks earlier than Rubrum. With us it is in bloom in late 
July and early August. In the more southerly gardens it 
will be in several weeks earlier. 
Each $1.50 Dozen $16.50 
SPECIOSUM RUBRUM This is the most widely grown and 
best known variety of L. speciosum. The flowers are white 
flushed and spotted with pink, ranging in shade from rose- 
pink to deepest carmine-pink. A hardy and strong growing 
plant. Each 85c, $1.00 Dozen $9.25, $10.50 
SPITFIRE See Preston hybrids. 
STOOKE’S HYBRIDS The English specialist, Mr. J. E. H. Stooke, 
has been working for years with L. croceum, Davidi and Will- 
mottiae and has produced a number of plants of splendid gar- 
den value. We imported several of these hybrids in 1940 and, 
as we have watched them grow and develop, have become most 
enthusiastic about them. Stocks of L. Fire King, one of the best 
of the group, are being held for propagation this season. 
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