
TESTACEUM 
Blower Arrangements 
Lilies lend themselves delightfully to flower 
arrangements, just using the upper parts of 
the stems. They have an airy grace that offers 
charm and beauty unobtainable with many 
other flowers. They are truly aristocrats in the 
field of flower arrangement just as they are 
in the garden itself. 
We are interested in securing pictures of 
flower arrangements featuring principally 
lilies. If you win an award at a flower show 
with an arrangement of lilies and will send 
me a photo of it, I’Il send you a nice box of 
lily bulbs (our selection, value at least $3.00) 
as an extra prize. This offer is limited to the 
1949, 1950 and 1951 flowering seasons. 
inches. 
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Lilium Testaceum 
TESTACEUM (Syn. Excelsum) -848-The Nankeen Lily, one of the choicest, a real aristo- 
crat. Fragrant blooms are true nankeen-yellow delightfully tinged pale pink with brilliant 
Orange anthers; forming open cluster at top of stem. Effective against dark evergreens 
with pale blue Delphinium. Due to delicate tones, avoid planting among bright colored 
flowers. June-July. Full sun best, but tollerates partial shade. Late planting undesirable, 
September ideal. PD 3 in. Ht. 4 to 6 ft. Very scarce. 

GLOW-370-One of the earliest Lilies, late 
May into June. An improved hybrid form of 
L. Philadelphicum with larger flowers and 
heavier foliage. Cup-shaped blooms, a deep 
glowing reddish-orange in two foot stems. 
Try with a ground cover of deep ultramarine 
blue Swiss Pansy ‘’Ullswater’’. Full sun. PD 4 
inches. 
CALLOSUM-190-A small lily producing up 
to 20 dull-red to orange nodding flowers 
tightly reflexed. They vary from 2 to 5 feet 
tall and are most attractive when planted in 
groups of a dozen or more. They are too tall 
and slender to plant singly. It is a dainty. 
plant and flowers late in July when few lilies 
of the type are available. Sun or partial 
shade, a light well drained soil with plenty 
of leafmold. PD 3 inches. 
KULSHAN-410-A hybrid of Humboldtii and 
Pardalinum, which has given us so many 
fine lilies. Flowers are 10 to 20 in number, 
typically Martagon, tightly reflexed, deep 
cadmium orange, spotted darkly. It grows 5 
to 6 feet tall. A good lily but very slow to 
propagate. July blooming. Sun or partial 
shade. PD 6 inches. 
EASTER EARLY-285-A hybrid of the early 
Formosanum and one of the Longiflorums. 
The white trumpets are long and rather nar- 
row and seldom show any exterior coloring. 
Late June into July. Ht. 2 to 3 feet. PD 5 
inches. This lily is also an exceptionally easy 
lily to flower early under glass. Grown in a 
cool green house (55°) it will commence 
flowering in early March from early potting. 
Height under glass 4 to 5 feet. PD 5 inches. 
New and Rare 
TALISMAN-894-A brand-new lily, a 1949 
introduction. It somewhat resembles the 
popular Maxwill but is even more brilliant. 
and makes a conspicuous display in the bor- 
der. Its Tigrinum blood is evident in that it 
produces numerous black-brown bulbils in 
the leaf axils. Talisman is highly disease re- 
sistant, flowers in July, color orange-red 
densely spotted with purplish-black, very 
stiff strong stem, height six feet. PD 5 in. 
It has proven exceptionally valuable as a seed 
parent. You will find it a first-class garden 
lily. 
WALLICHIANUM-865-A very rare and 
handsome lily but not hardy outside where 
the ground freezes. It is funnel-shaped with 
a slender tube and wide spreading mouth, 
creamy-white within and green outside. A 
lovely fragrant lily for the greenhouse or out- 
side in the warm sections. Himalayan foot- 
hills are its home where it grows On open 
grassy hills. A very scarce lily. Height 3 to 
6 feet. PD 5 inches. August-September. 
FORSPRICES) SEESEAGES 
IN CENTER OF CATALOG 
MAXIMOWICZII Wadai-530-This Lily is 
essentially a refined Tiger Lily with all the 
good points of the latter and as easily grown. 
If you have had difficulty getting Tiger Lilies 
that are free of Mosiac, here’s the answer to 
your prayer. Orange-red, spotted purple- 
brown. By planting both the varieties we offer 
you may have them in bloom from late in July 
until well into September. For background 
try white Weigelia and mass them with lav- 
ender fall Asters and yellow Heleniums. Add 
also a few plants of Rudbeckia Purpurea to 
the group. Full sun or partial shade. Ht 4 to 
6 ft. PD 5 inches. 
MAXIMOWICZII, Apricot Colored Form— 
531-This is doubtless the finest variety of 
this species. The bulbs were collected from 
an isolated section and it has not as yet been 
given a variety name. We have grown them 
here one year. It produces up to two dozen 
large apricot colored Tiger Lily type blooms 
on 3 to 4 foot stems. And best of all, it 
flowers late (August into September) when 
colorful lilies are very scarce. Most gardeners 
who appreciate lilies overlook the possibilities 
of late color from them. This new Maxi- 
mowiczii should find a ready welcome. PD 
5 inches. 
MARHAN-490-This is the original Marhan 
from which all other named varieties devel- 
oped. It is a hybrid of Martagon Album and 
Hansoni with flowers somewhat similar to the 
latter but a rich orange spotted with reddish- 
brown. It is a vigorous, healthy lily growing 
five feet tall and easily grown. Many fine 
lilies have come from this cross and they have 
been long lived and good performers in the 
garden. Partial shade suites it best. June. 
PD 5 inches. 
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