OREGON BULB FARMS 
GRESHAM, OREGON 
culture is the same as for that species. The colors fade 
slightly in full sunlight and light shade should be pro- 
vided when the first buds begin to open. Plant the bulbs 
six inches deep in a rich soil that is well drained and 
slightly on the heavy side. Fertile to the pollen of many 
types, these plants are particularly valuable to hybrid- 
izers. We are able to offer a limited quantity of different 
types as follows: 
(1) “Sunburst’’® 
This group is made up of the flowers which most closely 
resemble L. Henryi in shape. They are much larger and 
less reflexed than those of L. Henryi and the colors 
include white, cream yellow and orange. The flowers are 
of unusual texture and substance and are suitable for 
either garden or cut flower work. 
Random size—each, $1.50 
(2) “Heart’s Desire”’® 
This selection is almost intermediate in shape between 
the trumpet form and the L. Henryi shape. They are 
essentially shallow, widely-flared and bowl-shaped in 
shades of white, cream and yellow-orange. Many of 
them have a bright orange throat, shading to cream 
yellow at tips of the petals. 
Large Bulbs—each, $1.50 
Flowering size—each, $1.00 
(3) “Golden Clarion”®—None to offer for 1950 
This type resembles the trumpet lily in all respects except 
in color and texture of the flowers. The shading of the 
petals varies from clear butter yellow down to cream 
yellow. These forms are extremely rare and scarce at 
present, however they are a magnificent addition to the 
trumpet lily group and we predict that these, along with 
the new pink trumpets, will become, in the very near 
future, as popular and as widely planted as are the 
Olympic Hybrids today. 
L. “Bellingham Hybrids”’—A strain of lilies which 
has more than lived up to hopes invested in the original 
crosses, since this group is by far the most desirable of 
all the lilies for cut flower purposes and informal or 
woodland planting. Ideally spaced on tall, slender 
straight stems, the flowers are particularly long lasting. 
The pyramidal flower heads bearing up to 20 flowers 
may be cut as the first buds open and will remain fresh 
until the entire spike is in bloom. The buds are long and 
narrow and reveal the attractive spotting of the petals 
long before opening. The color range is complete from 
clear yellow through the yellow-oranges to the bright 
orange-reds with scarlet tipped petals. Most of the flow- 
ers are intensely spotted with brown or reddish brown. 
Named Bellingham Hybrids in honor of the late Dr. 
David C. Griffiths, who did a great deal of work on 
lilies at the Bellingham, Washington, experiment sta- 
tion of the U.S.D.A. Many of his hybrids of American 
native lilies have been used in the production of our 
strain, plus additional species and seedlings of our own. 
The bulbs are typical of the West Coast native lilies, 
being composed of small white jointed scales which turn 
a pink color on exposure to light. The bulb is of the 
rhizomatous type and new crowns are formed annually 
along the scale covered rhizomes. Ideal for partial or 
light shade they prefer a cool, light soil. Since the ma- 
jority of the basal roots are annual the bulb can be ex- 
pected to give good results the first year, but it is at its 
best when left undisturbed since the bulbs divide and 
branch rapidly to form large clumps. 
Plant 5 inches deep in ordinary soils. A winter mulch 
is recommended in the colder sections to protect the 
bulbs against alternate freezing and thawing. Stem roots 
and bulblets are not formed by this group and propaga- 
tion is from scales and division. Smaller sized bulbs are 
mostly single crowned while the larger sizes often have 
two or more and will produce a like number of flowering 
stems. per 1000, 5-6’’, $220.00; 6-77, $260.00 
L. candidum “Cascade Strain”—One of the prides 
of our lily stocks is this new strain we have been slowly 
developing for the past several years. It is unusual in 
that the strain sets seed freely and possesses a vigor far 
surpassing the best of the imported stocks. The founda- 
tion of these hybrids was an extensive collection of all 
forms of the Madonna Lily available to the trade, in- 
cluding several unusual types obtained from a French 
priest. Careful selection and pollination has finally pro- 
duced a race of the Madonna Lily with tall straight 
stems and large flowers of unusual texture and perfect 
form. Greatly resistant to botrytis, these seedlings are 
really the first improvement of our times on L. candi- 
dum, the oldest lily in cultivation. Weeding out the less 
desirable forms has resulted in a group exhibiting a 
minimum of variation in flowering date and length of 
stem. Propagation of the best clones will enable us to 
supply absolutely uniform varieties of the most desirable 
types in the very near future. 
L. candidum is one of the few bulbs which requires 
very shallow planting and the top of the bulb should not 
be over an inch below the surface of the ground. It 
prospers in a heavier soil than do most lilies, but the 
soil must be well drained. Since the bulbs make a fall 
growth and are dormant for only a few weeks in Aug- 
ust, early planting is necessary, preferably not later than 
September 15th. The Madonna lily suffers no set-back 
in transplanting, provided it is planted early enough in 
the fall to make its normal autumn growth. Consequent- 
ly, the larger sizes will produce exhibition spikes the 
first year. It increases rapidly by natural division and 
will soon form a large clump which must be divided and 
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