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. 
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 
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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 sup- 
plied from seedling grown 
stock which assures you of re- 
ceiving absolutely clean bulbs. 
Much imported stock is in- 
fected with mosaic and 
though not apparent in some 
species which completely 
mask its presence the pur- 
chaser of such stock is expos- 
ing to infection any suscepti- 
ble lilies in his garden that 
may be free of mosaic. Re- 
member that diseased bulbs 
mean complete failure or 
most unsatisfactory results. 
FRESH BULBS 
Handling and storage of 
lily bulbs damages and de- 
vitalizes 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 
neighboring Oregon Bulb 
Farm which means you always 
receive the freshest bulbs pos- 
sible by mail from us. Our 
favorable location, source for 
all lilies of supreme quality 
guarantees you freshly dug 
bulbs that have been sub- 
jected to minimum handling, 
no time in storage and mini- 
mum time in transit to your 
address. Always bear in mind 
lilies should never remain out 
of the ground any longer than 
absolutely necessary. 
VIGOROUS BULBS 
In addition to a clean bill 
of health and freshness, bulb 
vigor is of equal importance 
for success with lilies. Obvi- 
ously bulbs of inferior quality, 
even though they may be 
disease free and freshly dug, 
cannot be expected to pro- 
duce maximum results. Also 
rootless lily bulbs like peren- 
nial plants without roots must 
overcome 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 
behold thousands of Asiatic, 
European and American lilies 
growing side by side with 
equal gusto. The ideal condi- 
tions here produce beautiful 
bulbs of supreme quality. This 
advantage guarantees our 
customers maximum vigor 
and vitality so necessary to 
get any plant or bulb off to a 
good start in a new garden. 
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Height Blooming Fra- Where to Depth Stem Resistant 
Name Color Shape Feet Season grance Plant Inches Rooting to Mosaic 
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 Part Shade 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 PartShade 3 Yes Yes 
Chalcedonicum Red Recurved 3-4 July No Sun 4 No No 
Concolor Red Star 1Y-2 June No Sun 3 Yes Yes 
Davidi ee Recurved 5-6 July No Sun 5 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 2-3’ 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 an Part shade = 5 8 — 
Pard. gigant. (Sunset) Red Recurved 6-9 July Yes PartShade 4 No Yes 
Rainbow Hybrids Many Upright 2-314 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 PartShade 4 No Yes 
Speciosum album White Recurved 4-5 Aug.-Sept. Yes Part Shade 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 PartShade 5 Yes Yes 
Talisman Orange Recurved 5-6 July-Aug. © No Sun 5) Yes Yes 
Tigrinum splendens Salmon Recurved 4-6 Aug. No Sun 5-6 Yes Yes 
Tigrinum flore-pleno Salmon Recurved 4-6 Aug.-Sept. No Sun 5-6 Yes Yes 
Umbellatum Varies Upright 2-3 May-June No Sun 4 Yes Yes 
NOTE: 
GROUP FROM WHICH IT WAS SELECTED. 
EXAMPLE: FOR BOLERO SEE UNDER MID-CENTURY HYBRIDS OR FOR SUNBURST SEE UNDER AU- 
RELIAN HYBRIDS, ETC. 
WALTER MARX GARDENS 
INFORMATION FOR ANY NAMED CLONE WILL BE FOUND UNDER THE NAME OF THE 
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