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re the color blazes in the sun and even on dark days 
_ the little stock of Enchantment could be seen from miles 
away. This lily which has been so well endowed by 
nature, carries large numbers of bulbils in the axils of 
the leaves. It can also be propagated quite readily from 
scales and we have found that its vivid coloring is a 
dominant factor, so that it is transmitted to nearly all 
its seedlings. 
We believe that i in Enchantment we have teed the 
most promising new hardy lily of the century. It is a 
~ completely new type of lily, vigorous, hardy, disease 
resistant, and virtually indestructible, if only the very 
slightest care is given to it. We obtained a plant patent 
on this lily and it may not be grown commercially with- 
out our express consent. 
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“BONANZA” ‘is yet another upright lily, later than 
the others and of a clean orange-yellow coloring. The 
flowers are smooth and have a wonderful texture. The 
spotting is very slight and attractive. “Bonanza” was 
three feet high in-our nursery planting in the full suh 
and in hard ground. It should be_ taller than that in 
_ the garden. 
While the abdve- ihe four upright lilies constitute 
an entirely new departure in hybrid lilies, we believe 
that the five we list below are even more sensational. 
“In these five lilies the chromosomes of the Tiger lily 
have combined with those of the Umbellatum lily in 
such a manner that the resulting plants seem to be 
truly intermediate in every respect. To mention but 
one quality, the flowers are neither upright, as in L. 
umbellatum, nor are they pendant, as in L. tigrinum. 
In these five new lilies the flowers face outward and 
look straight at you. All of these lilies have retained 
the salmon shading common to the Tiger lily, but have 
added many of the hues available in the named varie- 
ties of L. umbellatum, L. elegans and L. dauricum. 
“FIREFLAME” is a short, sturdy lily which may have 
exceptional value as a pot plant in the greenhouse of © 
the commercial grower or the amateur, as well as in 
the garden where it can be planted in the foreground 
_ of the herbaceous border. The color is a solid mahog- 
any-red, slightly spotted with black or deep maroon, 
Planted in the full sun in our nursery it grew to a 
height of 25 inches from scaled bulbs. The very large 
flowers face out and have.broad, heavily textured 
petals. As many as eight flowers to a head, all of them 
well spaced on good pedicels, the buds open over a 
_ period of several days. 
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_“PARADE?” is the second of our quintet of outward- 
ee “facing lilies. Its color is a rich yellow-orange and 
val ag 
down the center of each petal there is a stripe of bur- 
nished gold. It is heavily spotted with minute black or 
maroon dots. The horizontal flowers with their very 
wide petals made a glorious show. Twelve to fifteen 
flowers to a stem are no exception. They are well 
spaced with plenty of room for each flower to open 
and develop. The good, rich color sparkles in the sun 
and “Parade” was a favorite with all visitors to our 
farms. 
“SERENADE” is the third of our lilies in this group. 
It is later than the others and of a good, clean and 
clear orange coloring. It stands only two feet tall in 
our nursery which again makes it a good pot plant and 
a fine one for bedding and borders. We doubt that 
these lilies have a great future as cut flowers since the 
stems are too sturdy and the heads too heavy. In the 
garden, however, their fine proportions, their sturdy 
stems and resistance to all lily diseases and pests make 
them unique. 
“VAGABOND” is of a distinct salmon-orange color- 
ing, in itself a most unusual shade and all the more 
remarkable and conspicuous when combined, as in 
this instance, with enormous flowers that face out and 
with their brilliance light up the garden. In all our 
trials “Vagabond” received the highest scores. _ No 
description can do it justice nor do we expect that the 
color plates now in preparation will be able to show 
the unusyal quality of this fine lily. 
“VALENCIA” is the last of our outward-facing lilies 
to be introduced experimentally this year. It is a mid- 
season lily of fine soft orange to rich yellow coloring. 
We consider it of very fine habit, placement and form 
and have rated it very high during the four seasons we — 
have been: privileged to observe it. “Brilliant”, “clear”, 
“clean”, “sparkling” are some of the. adjectives mated 
down by us during the flowering season. The very 
~ large, rather flat flowers have a slight midrib of cop- 
pery gold. Quite a few spots of maroon dot the petals, 
but they add to rather than detract from the pleasant’ 
appearance of this flower. 
The bulbs of all these lilies should i planted about . 
four to six inches deep. They will,thrive in any good, 
well-drained, porous garden soil, preferably in the full 
sun. . They can be increased very easily from scales, 
underground bulblets, by bulbils that form in the axils 
of the leaves and by ordinary, natural division of the 
bulb. We repeat that our “Enchantment” is patented 
and that it may not be propagated commercially with- 
out special license. < 
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