L. centifolium ‘Special Select””—For the more dis- 
criminating gardener we are now able to offer a limited 
number of specially selected bulbs of the Olympic Hy- 
brids. These plants are tagged in the fields during the 
flowering season and represent the choicest and finest 
as selected from acres of trumpet lilies. Every plant is of 
exhibition quality and is of outstanding character in 
all respects. Any one of these tagged plants might well 
be propagated as a clone, since each one represents the 
pick of several thousand flowering seedlings. Quantities 
are extremely limited and all reservations must be re- 
ceived before July Ist. The general types available are 
the large formal waxy white trumpets, characteristic 
of the trumpet family, of unusual substance and vigor 
and exhibiting ideal placement, with either white or light 
pink exteriors—the wide flaring open bowl shaped type, 
usually with brownish or light greenish exteriors to the 
petals and the very large flowered irregular form which 
has recently shown up in our seedling plots possessing 
longer petals which are often slightly twisted or ruffled, 
giving the flower a most graceful, informal shape. 
In random sizes only, $0.60 each 
L. centifolium “Pink Selections”—A strain which 
has had our closest attention for several years. Although 
in habit and in culture the plants are similar to the 
Olympic Hybrids, the flowers are shaded pink. This 
color extends over the inner surface as well as the outer 
surface of the petals and is indescribably beautiful. This 
offering is bound to become one of the most popular of 
garden lilies as soon as sufficient stocks are available. 
Our experience with these lilies, however, has shown 
that while they are a true and definite fuchsia-pink with 
us and other growers in cool, moist climates, they do 
not show this color when grown in regions where warm 
nights prevail during the flowering season. Apparently 
the heat bleaches the colors even before the buds open. 
We are intensifying our breeding program and hope to 
ship out only the very darkest forms. All lilies of this 
type shipped by us are tagged in the field by one or two 
of our most experienced men. These tagged plants are 
harvested by hand at shipping time and come in ran- 
dom sizes only. In random sizes only, $2.00 each 
L. centifolium — “White Selections’? — From 
among the hundreds of thousands of trumpet lilies on 
our farms we select a few hundred that have pure white 
flowers. We can do this only during the flowering period 
and must have our orders in hand before July first. 
These lilies will be pure white and of finest form only. 
Most of them show a greenish rib or stripe on the reverse 
of each petal. In random sizes only, $3.00 
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Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
L. cernuum—A most attractive little lily from Korea 
and Manchuria. Looking in form and habit like L. pumi- 
lum, it has small, nodding, violet-lilac flowers with dark- 
er lilac tinted pollen. It is a rare and beautiful lily and 
we are very fortunate to be able to offer it from Oregon- 
grown stocks. per 1000, 4-5’’, $400.00 
L. chaleedonicum—A glorious lacquer-red lily from 
Greece. It is the seed parent of L. testaceum and was 
called some three hundred years ago the “Scarlet Marta- 
gon of Constantinople”, but also, in many English vil- 
lages, “Turn again Gentlemen”, for its vivid red color 
made all travelers look around once more. Flowers in 
July with from two to five flowers on mature plants. We 
have found this species of easy culture, but definitely 
subject to virus diseases. We recommend it therefore 
only for hybridizing purposes where isolation can be 
given to it. large bulbs, $1.00 each 
L. concolor—One of our favorite members of the lily 
family, this little flower is one of the best. In late spring 
and early summer the cheerful, bright red star-shaped 
flowers open on thin wiry stems. Concolor is of the 
easiest culture and asks only for a warm, sunny spot in 
well drained soil. Plant it in groups in the herbaceous 
border where its gaily colored flowers will show to best 
advantage. Also put a few bulbs in the cutting garden 
as it is one of the best of the lilies for cut flower pur- 
poses. An excellent market grower’s flower, it will be- 
come more popular as American-grown supplies become 
more plentiful. All our bulbs are from seedling stock 
and exhibit the vigor characteristic of healthy seedlings. 
The solid bulbs are sound, creamy white in color 
turning pink on exposure to light. Plant 3 to 4 inches 
deep in groups of not less than five. Height 21/ to 4 feet. 
per 1000, 3-4’, $160.00; 4-5”, $200.00 
L. Davidi—variety ‘“Maxwill”—This lily is offered 
in the trade under a wide variety of names. Holland 
growers now offer a strain under the name of L. Will- 
mottiae “improved” which is nothing but a gathering 
of Maxwill type lilies. We now have discontinued grow- 
ing any of the variously named types of L. Willmottiae 
and are confining our production to a very superior 
form of L. Davidi, which, in the opinion of all visitors 
to our farms and trial grounds, is the best of the lot. 
Our strain of L. Davidi has tall, straight stems and does 
not wander underground, to emerge in adjoining flower 
beds or in the middle of your garden paths. On stems 
that are from four to seven feet tall, it bears from twenty 
to thirty large bright orange flowers, gracefully spaced 
on long and slender pedicels. Trouble-free and resistant 
to all pests and diseases, this lily promises to be one of 
