New Lilies 
HEY catch and reflect the sun, the new Lilies, like bril- 
liant and incredibly beautiful trumpets, shields and 
chalices, investing summertime with a splendor no other 
flower can give. From June until autumn their gayly colored 
towers, their columns of classic beauty give to the garden an 
elegance and fragrance that remain a delight long after the 
season of flowers is past. To them still clings a historic ro- 
mance, a universal representation of purity, exalted joy and 
devotion immortalized by legend for thousands of years. 
But the aura of tradition is all that remains of the old 
Lilies from which vigorous new varieties, hybrid strains and 
rejuvenated species are emerging like butterflies from 
cocoons under the magic of scientific selection and hand pol- 
lination. Vigor, cleanliness, ease of culture, longer periods 
of bloom, adaptability to every garden in all parts of the 
country are the practical characteristics of the new Lilies. 
Esthetically, the new Lilies are a revelation of form, size, 
color and substance. Flares, bowls, stars, recurves, trumpets 
and intermediate forms; pendant, upright and outward- 
facing blooms; variations in floral placement; tall, medium 
and dwarf types; trunk-like stalks; flower texture of un- 
believable thickness; white, gold, tawny, pastel and brilliant 
shades; plain, freckled or spotted—Lilies as gay as a holiday 
in Mexico, as majestic as cathedrals, and yet only on the 
threshold of development. 
Geographically, Lilies are scattered over the northern 
hemisphere in exposed as well as woodland situations. Suc- 
cessful Lily culture, however, does not lie in specially pro- 
vided conditions but rather in clean stocks harvested at the 
proper time, correctly cured and carefully shipped during a 
relatively short period in the fall. 
Generally speaking, Lilies are at their best when planted 
among other perennials or among the more dwarf shrubs 
and evergreens. Tall varieties among rhododendrons and 
other spring-flowering shrubs give a second burst of color 
at a time when interest would otherwise be at low ebb. For 
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