BELLINGHAM HYBRIDS 
The gay, the irresistible Bellinghams, native beauties whose homes 
originally were the mountains of the west coast and the meadows, 
marshes and light woodlands of the east and midwest. Begun in 
Bellingham, Washington in 1919 by Dr. David Griffiths the develop- 
ment of the strain has been carried on at Oregon Bulb Farms with 
backcrossing and additions of natives not originally employed, for 
increased color and form variation. 
Pyramidal heads bearing up to twenty large, ideally spaced, re- 
flexed flowers varying from clear yellows through yellow-orange 
to bright orange-reds tipped with scarlet, spotted brown or maroon, 
are borne on slender, straight stems. Remarkably vigorous and 
immune to mosaic, suited to naturalizing in light woodland situations 

A freckled Bellingham. 
or informal plantings they are also the finest of the cutting Lilies. 
Buds are long and narrow revealing the attractive spotting of the 
petals long before opening, and if the stalk is cut when the lower buds 
begin to flare the spike remains fresh until all the buds have 
bloomed. The delicate fragrance is woodsy and clean, recalling the 
little summer winds of mountains and lush meadows. — 
Exceptionally easy of culture in partial shade and a well-drained, 
leaf-mould type of soil, the bulbs divide and branch rapidly to form 
large clumps and should be left undisturbed for 2 or 3 years. Plant 
5 to 6 inches deep, and in colder sections, give a winter mulch to 
protect bulbs against alternate freezing and thawing. Height 5 to 7 
feet. Blooming period July. - 
Medium size bulbs: 35c each: 12/$3.50; 50/$14.00 
Top size bulbs: 90c each; 12/$5.00; 50/$20.00 
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