3 LILIES FROM SEED 
Lilies are fairly easy from seed. At Old Orchard we have 
so produced them by the thousands. Just follow directions 
on cultural circular that comes with the seeds, sowing, of 
course, at seasons indicated by key letters after the catalog 
listings. Explanation of key letters on catalog page one. 
AMABILE—kt(2)30. Friendly Lily. Large, recurved flowers of 
grenadine orange, chocolate dotted. An easy garden Lily of 
much beauty. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 7Uc. 
AURATUM—cbyt (3-4) 60. The 
Great Gold-banded Lily. Big ; 
flowers with wide, white petals, 
each petal centered with a gol- | 
den stripe, often with roseate | 
dotting. Illustrated below. Seed- 
grown stock is quite long-lived. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
AURATUM EXTRA HARDY— 
Selected from a _ strain found | % 
growing in the extreme north } 
of Japan, this stock is claimed 
to show high resistance to win- 
ter damage in cold climates. | 
New growth starts later in the 
spring, yet blossoming begins 
about two weeks earlier than 
with the regular Auratum. Also 
the plants are somewhat shorter, 
though the flowers are large. Pkt. 40c; 3 pkts. for $1.10. 
AURATUM EARLY-FLOW ERING—A special strain of Aura- 
tum that blooms some three to six weeks earlier than the 
regular Auratum, which it otherwise resembles. Pkt. 35c; 
3 pkts. for $1.00. 
BELLINGHAM HYBRIDS—kt(3)60. Superb hybrid strain of 
west coast Lilies with long-lasting flowers that range from 
clear yellow, through golden orange, to red-orange, often with 
scarlet-tipped petals. Many of the flowers will be spotted 
red-brown. Blossoms most!y recurved, carried in pyramidal] 
heads of many flowers. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
CANADENSE—+yt(3)50. Wide blossom-bells that vary pleas- 
ingly in tones of lemon, orange, red. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 
50c. 
CANDIDUM—-yt(3)50. The pure white Madonna Lily. Seed- 
lings are healthy and long-lived. Pkt. 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
CATESBAEI—yt(38)25. Vivid, upfacing flowers of scarlet, yel- 
low at base. Shade-tolerant. Pkt. 25c. 
CENTIFOLIUM—kt(3)50. A magnificent white trumpet lily 
with creamy and rosy tintings. L. leucanthemum chloraster. 
Pkt. 25c; Ye oz. 75c. 
CENTIFOLIUM HYBRIDS — ekt(3)55. Interesting hybrid 
group, Centifolium (Leucanthemum Chloraster) crossed with 
Sargentiae and Regale. Blooms mostly after Regale, stems a 
bit taller, blossoms tending more toward trumpet form. Plants 
will vary both in flower form, and coloring, but all will be 
good. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
COLUMBIANUM—yt(2-8)50. An adaptable species with showy 
flowers in flaming orange, faintly purple-dotted. Pkt. 20c; 
Wg oz. 85c; 1% oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
CONCOLOR—ekt(2)28. The vividly colorful, cheerful, Red 
Star Lily. Upfacing flowers of brilliant vermilion. None 
easier; none gayer. Sometimes blooms first year from seed. 
Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 40c; % oz. T5e. 
CONCOLOR RACEMOSA—Like last, but rather taller, and 
with the blossoms carried in foot-long racemes, standing out- 
ward and upward at an angle from the stem, many open at 
once. Pkt. 25c; 8 pkts. for 70c. 
CONCOLOR PULCHELLUM CORIDION—Rare form with 
attractive yellow flowers. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
THE CROW HYBRIDS—ekt(2-3)55. For many years the late 
Prof. J. W. Crow, of Ontario, worked with hybrids of Liliums 
Sargentiae, sulphureum and regale, crossing and re-crossing 
until the characteristics of the three species were inter- 
mingled and blended in new and delightful combinations. 
Seedlings of this strain vary much in height, season, color 
and habit. White, cream, pale yellow, brown shadings and rosy 
suffusions appear. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
CROCEUM—-+yt(2)35. Orange Lily. Upfacing chalices of glow- 
ing orange. Pkt. 20c. 
DAVIDI—ekt(3)40. A quick Lily of much beauty. The willowy, 
graceful stems are loaded with charming blossoms in a shade 
between apricot and cinnabar, with orange reflections. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 40c; %& oz. T5c; \% oz. $1.25. 

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DAVURICUM WILSONI—ekt (2-3)50. An unusually tall strain 
of Davuricum with vase-shaped flowers of deep apricot 
orange, the blossoms upfacing, and particularly large. June 
and July. Pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
MOSANUM—ekt(3)50. Wilson’s Variety. An exceedingly 
ee and ahr AUN. Lily that will often give some 
bloom first year from seed. Hardy in Maine. The long trum- 
pets may be of purest snowy white or again white with 
delightful rosy suffusions. Illustrated page 28. Pkt. 20c; Ye 
oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 85c; 1 oz. $3.00. 
FORMOSANUM PRICE’S VARIETY—k(3)25. Alpine race, 
blooming about two months earlier than the regular Formo- 
sanum. Pkt. 35¢c; 3 for $1.00. 
FORMOSANUM INTERMEDIATE — In both _ season and 
height it comes between the Price and the Wilson strains, 
intermediate in both respects. The three give a long con- 
tinuous season. Pkt. 20c; 4g oz. 35c; % oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
FORMOSANUM WHITE SELECTION—ecbk (3) 40. Selected 
to give trumpet flowers of purest whiteness, without suffusion 
of other color. At the same time selection has been made 
of form and size, in the endeavor to build a uniform strain 
of highest value for cutting. Comes pretty true, but always 
a few seedlings will revert to regular type. Pkt. 20c; V6 oz. 
35c; % oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00; 1 oz. $3.50. 
GIGANTEUM—yt(3)120. The noble Himalayan Lily. Lofty 
spikes of down-hanging white trumpets above great, glossy 
heart-shaped leaves. Showy. Needs light shade and mulching. 
Pkt. 25c; Ye oz. 45c; % oz. 80c. 
GOLDEN GLEAM—cekt(2)36. An altogether easy and lovely 
Lily, likely a color form of Tenuifolium. Many recurved blos- 
soms in rich honey-amber. An occasional seedling may throw 
red flowers. Pkt. 20c; Ye oz. 40c; 4% oz. 70c. 
HANSONI HYBRIDS—yt(3)60. Hansoni crossed with Mar- 
tagon. Colorings range from rich cream, through apricot, 
buff and orange, to purple. Rare beauties have come from 
this. Strain has been offered also under names New Hybrids, 
Backhouse Hybrids and Martagon Hybrids. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 
for 70c; Ye oz. $1.00. 
HENRYI—kt(3-4)50. In late summer the arching stems of 
this graceful Lily carry wax-petaled blossoms of deepest 
golden amber. Finé species for the mixed herbaceous border. 
Tolerant of shade or sun. Pkt. 20c; %6 oz. 40¢; % oz. Tbe. 
HENRYI HYBRIDS—This strain likely carries some blood 
of L. myriophyllum superbum. Flowers average close to 
Henryi, but sometimes vary into buttercup yellow, or show 
buff and creamy tones. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
HUMBOLDTI—yt(38)60. Lily of spectacular showiness, big 
orange blossoms set over with purple dots. Pkt. 20c. 
HYBRIDUM TIGRINUM—Davuricum x Tigrinum, recrossed 
on Tigrinum. This should give attractive and unusual clons in 
the vivid orange to red range. Some of them are likely to be 
worthy of separate propagation and naming. Pkt. 35¢; Ye 
oz. 75¢e. 
JAPONICUM — cbkt(w)(2-3)30. Sweetly 
scented trumpet-flowers in shades of pink, 
from blush to rosy carmine. Usually grown 
in pots, but it is hardy outside in well- 
drained soils if given winter mulching. 
Synonym Lilium Krameri. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 
for 70c. 
KELLOGGI—_-y(3)48. The Clematis-scented 
flowers, open pale pink, deepening to lilac. 
Not one of the easier Lilies, but assuredly 
One of the more beautiful. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 
70c. 
MACROPHYLLUM—k(8)15. A rare and 
pretty little species, with funnel-shaped 
flowers of soft rose. Technically a Notholirion. Pkt. 35c; 
3 pkts. for $1.00. 
MARTAGON—kt(2-3)60. Reflexed, waxy flowers of rosy pur- 
ple, dotted violet, are carried in high racemes. Pkt. 20c; 
Wg oz. 85c; % oz. 60c; %4 oz. $1.00. 
MARTAGON ALBUM—Here the piled blossom pyramids are 
snowy white. An exquisite beauty. Pkt. 25c; Wg oz. 40c. 
MARTAGON DALMATICUM—Velvety maroon purple, rich 
and dark. Pkt. 25c; 8 pkts. for 70c. 
MAXIMOWICZI—ekt(3)65. A superb species of latter sum- 
mer weeks with reflexed blossoms of salmon red, black dot- 
ted. Follows Davidi in blooming time. Pkt. 20c; 4g oz. 40c. 
MAXWILL—ekt (2) 60. Handsome flowers of apricot-orange 
on vigorous, upright plants. Cross of Maximowiczi and 
Wilmottiae. Pkt. 25c; 6 oz. 60c. 

