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NEW HARDY LILIES 
MID-CENTURY HYBRIDS 
It was the intention of the hybridizer, Mr. DeGraff of Oregon, 
to hold these lilies until 1950 for their first release, but a very 
small number of bulbs have finally been released for Fall 
planting. We feel honored to be among the very few bulb 
dealers to be allowed to distribute a very limited number of 
these wonderful lilies to our customers. No customer will be 
allowed more than one bulb of each variety listed. They mark 
a new era in lily variety and culture. From the hundreds of 
new varieties the following ten have been selected, not only for 
their beauty, but also for their great vigor and endurance 
under adverse conditions. These lilies are hybrids of L. tigri- 
num and L. umbellatum with the exception of “TALISMAN” 
which has some Willmottiae blood in it. They grow as well, or 
better, than either the Tiger lilies or the Umbellatums. They 
are as colorful and spectacular as any lilies grown and are 
very easy to propagate. One of them, “Enchantment” has 
been patented and may not be propagated commercially ex- 
cept by special license. A major and sensational advance has 
been achieved in the production of these hybrids. All of these 
lilies show bulbils in the axils of the leaves, if the flower or 
buds are removed early in the season. “Enchantment” will 
have bulbils even if allowed to flower normally. All of them 
flower in July. Their blazing colors and their straight stiff 
stems have made them stand out in their home garden, and 
their radical departure in form, habit and coloring from any- 
thing that has been seen in lilies up to the time these novel- 
ties flowered have been noticed by every visitor to their origi- 
nator’s gardens in Oregon. Any customer fortunate enough 
to grow any of these lilies this coming year will be doing 
the horticultural world a favor by reporting to us exactly 
what results were obtained. 
TALISMAN. This choice lily resembles the well-known L. Maxwill in 
flowering habit and color, but bears numerous black-brown bulbils in the 
axils of the dark green leaves. Bears up to 15 large nodding flowers with 
reflexed petals, orange-red in color and densely spotted with purplish- 
black. The thin, but very strong wiry stem, grows to 6 feet tall. The 
bulb is of medium size. Flowering in July, its brilliant color makes it 
very conspicuous. Each, $1.00 
PAGODA. Produces stems from three to four feet. The six to eight flow- 
ers are carried on good pedicels and nicely arranged. They are true 
orange-chrome or Marigold orange. This lily will probably become a nat- 
ural for large flower arrangements. Each, $2.50 
CAMPFIRE. A rich, deep, fiery Indian red. A few hardly noticeable ma- 
roon-red spots on each petal. The petals are pointed and rather narrow, 
giving distinction to the plant which grows over three feet Hs Pe: 
ach, 92.0 
ENCHANTMENT. (Patented). This seems to be the most prolific, as well 
as the most beautiful, of these new lilies. It is an upright lily of excel- 
lent habits, with many well-formed flowers of a vivid Nasturtium-red. 
Full of life and depth, the color blazes in the sun and, even on dark days, 
can be seen great distances away. This lily carries large numbers of bul- 
bils in the axils of the leaves. It can also be propagated quite readily 
