Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
MID-CENTURY HYBRIDS — Outward Facing 
Ten of our 1950 Mid-Century introductions have flowers that face outwards. All these lilies will, under certain 
conditions, produce bulbils in the axils of the leaves. They do not depend on this means of propagation, however, as 
they come quite readily from scales taken at flowering time or shortly after. The stems, in our nursery rows, are 
usually not over three feet tall. A small experimental planting in my garden of bulbs that had not been scaled, reached 
a height of four feet six inches and it is very well possible that these lilies, when full-grown, will be taller yet. We 
have selected the most contrasting colors and the widest variation in habit and flowering time for naming and cloning. 
The lilies we offer below were the outstanding ones in our trials. 
**Apache”—A rich Indian-red lily with immense, out- 
ward-facing flowers. Earlier than Fireflame, which it 
resembles, it advances the flowering season of these fine 
new lilies by a week. Slightly and attractively spotted 
with maroon-black speckles. each, $2.00 
“‘Fireflame”—lIs a short, sturdy lily which may have 
exceptional value as a pot plant in the greenhouse of 
the commercial grower or amateur, as well as in the 
garden where it can be planted in the foreground of the 
herbaceous border. The color is a solid mahogany-red, 
slightly spotted with black or deep maroon. Planted in 
the full sun in our nursery it grew to a height of 25 inches 
from scaled bulbs. The very large flowers face out and 
have broad, heavily textured petals. As many as eight 
flowers to a head, all of them well spaced on good pedi- 
cels, the buds open over a period of several days. 
each, $0.80 
**Goldrush”—Outstanding golden-yellow lily with 
huge, outward-facing flowers, from three to five per 
stem. The beautifully spaced and proportioned head is 
borne on a deep brown stem with olive green, glossy 
foliage. A sensational novelty of great merit. 
each, $1.20 
‘**Harlequin”—Unusual shade of salmon-buff, entirely 
new in lilies and particularly attractive. The large, out- 
ward-facing flowers are well spaced and look one square- 
ly in the eye. The soft tones of this beautiful lily are seen 
at their best against a setting of glossy green foliage. 
Exquisite border plant but equally attractive as a show 
flower. each, $1.25 
‘*Parade”—A rich yellow-orange colored lily. Down 
the center of each petal there is a stripe of burnished 
gold. Heavily spotted with minute black or maroon dots. 
The flowers which stand out horizontally have very wide 
petals and make a glorious show. Twelve to fifteen flow- 
ers per stem are no exception, yet all are well spaced 
and have plenty of room to open and to develop normal- 
ly. The good, rich color sparkles in the sun so that 
“Parade” was a real favorite with all visitors to our 
farms. i each, $1.25 
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““Serenade’’—Later than the others, it has a good, 
clean and clear orange coloring. It stands only a little 
over two feet tall in our nursery which makes it an ideal 
plant for the herbaceous border and for pots. The fine 
proportions, the sturdy stems and the healthy, glossy 
foliage make this an unusually fine garden lily, imper- 
vious as it is to diseases and pests. each, $0.65 
‘““Tangelo”—This curious name, derived from a fruit 
that is a hybrid between a Tangerine and an Orange, 
suggests the vivid orange coloring of this beautiful lily. 
Tangelo is medium early, has slightly star-shaped, out- 
ward facing flowers and scored high in many of our 
trials. each, $1.20 
‘**Tango”’’—The lightest colored of all our introductions 
to date is of palest amber or deep parchment coloring. 
Large, beautifully formed flowers face the beholder 
squarely, the soft colors, resembling a warm, glowing 
desert sand, are neatly offset by small black spots to- 
wards the throat of the flower. The foliage is, as it should 
be in such a grand lily, of deepest green and glossy. 
Stems from two to three feet tall, fine pot plants and 
equally outstanding in the garden. A color never before 
seen in lilies. each, $1.20 
**Vagabond”’—Is of a distinct salmon-orange color- 
ing, in itself a most unusual shade and all the more re- 
markable and conspicuous when combined, as in this 
instance, with enormous flowers that face out and with 
their brilliance light up the garden. In all our trials 
“Vagabond” received the highest scores. No description 
can do it justice nor do we expect that the color plates 
now in preparation will be able to show the unusual 
quality of this fine lily. each, $1.00 
*“Valencia”—lIs the last of our outward-facing lilies 
to be introduced this year. It is a mid-season lily of fine 
soft orange to rich yellow coloring. We consider it of 
very fine habit, placement and form and have rated it 
very high during the four seasons we have been privi- 
leged to observe it. “Brilliant”, “clear”, “clean”, “spark- 
ling” are some of the adjectives noted down by us during 
the flowering season. The very large, rather flat flowers 
have a slight midrib of coppery gold. Quite a few spots 
of maroon dot the petals. each, $0.60 
