Facts You Should Know About LILIES 
Lilies, unlike most other bulbs, resent disturbance at any time and deteriorate steadily when 
kept out of the ground. Also, most hardy garden lilies possess, in addition to the cluster of fleshy 
scales which comprise the bulb, a system of live roots attached to the bulb base in similar man- 
ner and for the same purpose as the root mass attached to the base of the crown of any 
perennial. No gardener would be foolish enough to remove all the roots from a perennial 
phlox or delphinium before planting it in his garden. Likewise the live roots attached to a lily 
bulb should never be removed or allowed to die before planting if maximum results are desired. 
IF YOU WISH TO 
ACHIEVE THE UTMOST 
SUCCESS WITH LILIES 
YOU MUST BEGIN 
WITH: 
DISEASE FREE BULBS 
A clean bill of health 
is the initial requirement 
for your success with 
lilies. Most of the lilies 
we offer are supplied from 
seedling grown stock 
which assures you of re- 
ceiving absolutely clean 
bulbs. Much imported 
stock is infected with mo- 
saic and though not ap- 
parent in some species 
which completely mask its 
presence the purchaser of 
such stock is exposing to 
infection any susceptible 
lilies in his garden that 
may be free of mosaic. 
Remember that diseased 
bulbs mean complete fail- 
ure or most unsatisfac- 
tory results. 
FRESH BULBS 
Handling and storage 
of lily bulbs damages and 
devitalizes them. Always 
obtain your lilies from a 
grower if possible. We are 
growers and our entire 
stock is supplied from our 
own farm or the ne gh- 
boring Oregon Bulb Farm 
which means you always 
receive the freshest bulbs 
possible by mail from us. 
Our favorable location, 
source for all lilies of su- 
Preme quality guarantees 
you freshly dug _ bulbs 
that have been subjected 
to minimum handling, no 
time in storage and min'- 
mum time in transit to 
your address. Always bear 
in mind lilies should never 
remain out of the ground 
any longer than abso- 
lutely necessary. 
VIGOROUS BULBS 
In addition to a clean 
bill of health and fresh- 
ness, bulb vigor is of 
equal importance for suc- 
cess with lilies. Obviously 
bulbs of inferior quality, 
even though they may be 
disease free and freshly 
dug, cannot be expected 
to produce maximum re- 
sults. Also rootless lily 
bulbs like perennial plants 
without roots must over- 
come a terrific handicap 
before normal growth and 
flowering can take place. 
We are favored here with 
soil and climate perfectly 
adapted for the culture of 
garden lilies from every 
part of the lily world. 
Here the visitor may be- 
hold thousands of Asiatic, 
European and American 
lilies growing side by side 
with equal gusto. The 
ideal conditions here pro- 
duce beautiful bulbs of 
supreme quality. This ad- 
vantage guarantees our 
customers maximum vigor 
and vitality so necessary 
to get any plant or bulb 
off to a good start in a 
new garden. 
REFERENCE CHART FOR HARDY GARDEN LILIES 
SPECIFIC SOIL REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT GIVEN BELOW BECAUSE ALL OF OUR NEW 
IMPROVED STRAINS OF LILIES WILL DO WELL IN ANY FERTILE, FRIABLE 
GARDEN SOIL THAT ENJOYS FAST DRAINAGE 




































Height Blooming Fra- Where to Depth Stem Resistant 
Name Color Shape Feet Season grance Plant Inches Rooting to Mesaic 
Amabile Red Recurved 3 June-July No Sun 4 Yes Yes 
Amabile luteum Yellow Recurved 3 June-July No Sun 4 Yes Yes 
Auratum platyphyllum White Bowl 6-9 Aug.-Sept. Yes PartShade 6 Yes Yes 
Aurelian Hybrids Many Varies 5-7 July-Aug. Yes PartShade 6 Yes Yes 
Bellingham Hybrids Many  Recurved 5-8 June-July Yes PartShade 4 No Yes 
Candidum White Funnel 4-6 June Yes Sun 1 No Yes 
Centifolium Hybrids Many Trumpet 5-7 July Yes Sun 6 Yes Yes 
Cernuum Pink Recurved 2-3 July No Part Shade 3 Yes Yes 
Chalcedonicum Red Recurved 3-4 July No Sun 4 No No _ 
Concolor Red Star 1W%y-2 June No Sun 3 Yes Yes 
Red 
Davidi Orange Recurved 5-6 July No Sun > Yes Yes 
Elegans, Peach Peach Upright 2-3 June No Sun 5 Yes Yes 
Fiesta Hybrids Many  Recurved 4-6 July No Sun 5 Yes Yes 
Formosanum, Early White Trumpet 1%2-2 July Yes Sun 5 Yes No 
Formosanum, Late White Trumpet 4-6 Aug.-Sept. Yes Sun 5 Yes No 
Golden Chalice Yellow Upright 2-312 May-June No Sun 5 Yes Yes 
Hansoni Yellow Recurved 3-4 June No Shade 4-5 Yes Yes 
Henryi Orange Recurved 6-8 July-Aug. No Part Shade 6 Yes Yes 
Hollywood Hybrids Many Varies 4-6 July No Sun 4-5 Yes Yes 
Lillian Cummings Red Recurved 4-5 July No Sun 5) Yes Yes 
Martagon album White Recurved 3 June No Part Shade 3-4 No Yes 
Mid-Century Hybrids Many Varies 22-4 June-July No Sun 4-5 Yes Yes 
Green- 
Nepalense Purple Funnel 3-4 June-July ee ragieomnademsrS. a iO 
Pard. gigant. (Sunset) Red Recurved 6-9 July Yes Part Shade 4 No Yes 
Rainbow Hybrids Many Upright 2-312 June No Sun 4 Yes Yes 
Pumilum Red Recurved 1'%2-2 May-June No Sun 3) Yes Yes 
Regale White Trumpet 4-8 June-July Yes Sun 5-6 Yes Yes 
Sargentiae White Trumpet 4-8 July-Aug. Yes Sun 5-6 Yes No 
Shuksan Yellow Recurved 5-8 July Yes Part Shade 4 No Yes 
Speciosum album White Recurved 4-5 Aug.-Sept. Yes PartShade 5 Yes Yes 
Speciosum magnificum Pink Recurved 4-5 Aug.-Sept. Yes Part Shade 5 Yes Yes 
Speciosum rubrum Rose Recurved 4-5 Aug.-Sept. Yes Part Shade 5 Yes Yes 
Talisman Orange Recurved 5-6 July-Aug. No Sun 5) Yes Yes 
Tigrinum splendens Salmon Recurved 4-6 Aug. No Sun =o Yes Yes 
Tigrinum flore-pleno Salmon Recurved 4-6 Aug.-Sept. No Sun 2-6 Yes Yes 
Umbellatum Varies Upright 2-3 May-June No Sun 4 Yes Yes 

NOTE: INFORMATION FOR ANY NAMED CLONE WILL BE FOUND UNDER THE NAME OF THE 
GROUP FROM WHICH IT WAS SELECTED. 
EXAMPLE: FOR BOLERO SEE UNDER MID-CENTURY HYBRIDS OR FOR SUNBURST SEE UNDER AU- 
RELIAN HYBRIDS, ETC. 
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