DALHANSONII The color of this Martagon-Hansonii hybrid is a 
glossy purple brown that takes on a deep mahogany red with 
sun shining through it. Plant 8 inches deep in full sun or 
partial shade. Not available in 1950 
DAURICUM WILSONII HYBRIDS A group of seedlings developed 
by Dr. Skinner and similar to L. dauricum Wilsonii except that 
the colors are more varied, some almost true yellows and many 
with pink or rose shading are included. The flowering season is 
very early. June. Twelve inches. Each $1.00 Dozen $10.00 
DAURICUM VAR. WILSONII The cup-shaped blooms are an at- 
tractive shade of soft apricot occasionally flushed with rose or 
gold, and heavily spotted with brown. The delicate color makes 
them most useful in the late-July, early-August garden. 15 to 
18 inches. Plant 5 inches deep. Each 75c Dozen $7.50 
DAVIDI var. WILLMOTTIAE (China) The blooms are reflexed and 
deep orange-red. As many as twenty grow in a pyramidal ra- 
ceme on the graceful 5-foot stem. Mid July. Plant 8 to 10 
inches deep. Will probably require staking. 
Each 75¢ Dozen $7.50 
DUCHARTREI A rare Tibetan species with marble-white reflexed 
blooms delicately flecked with violet and marked with green in 
the throat. This is not an easy lily and seems to prefer a rath- 
er light acid soil with a high humus content, preferably on the 
dry side. It has a wandering underground stem and may come 
up as much as two feet from where the bulb is planted. 2 to 
4 feet tall. Early July flowering. Plant 4 to 5 inches deep. 
The bulbs are characteristically small. Each $2.50 
DUNKIRK A vigorous new hybrid by F. L. Skinner and an out- 
standing plant, which grows to 4 feet tall and bears a number of 
outward-facing deep blood-red flowers. The color is distinctive. 
The blooms are slightly flattened and the tips of the petals 
somewhat recurved. July flowering. Plant 4 to 5 inches. Award- 
ed a First Class Certificate by the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society in 1947. Each $3.00 
EDNA KEAN See Preston hybrids. 
FIREBIRD A hybrid of unknown parentage that is offered here for 
the first time. It was found as a stray seedling in a Charlotte, 
Vermont, garden and given to W. C. Horsford who propagated 
and grew it. The five-foot stem carries up to fifty small, star- 
shaped outward-facing blooms on short pedicels. The color is 
soft apricot flushed with rose and lightly spotted. The over-all 
shape is that of a perfectly formed spike of delphinium. The 
plant has a glow and grace that are irresistable. Late June, 
early July flowering. Plant five inches deep. Each $5.00 
=fibe Jo 
