Centifolium Weilie 
Side by side, field tests have definitely proven them to be 
the finest strain of hardy garden Lilies available. Their 
breeding history includes such varieties and species as 
L. Centifolium, L. Leucanthum, C. G. Creelman, Sargentiae, 
Brownii and Regale. Careful selection of the finest and 
choicest plants from these crosses has resulted in the present 
Olympic strain which is characterized by its extreme vigor 
and size, form, coloring and good placement of flowers. 
There is a pleasing variation among the individual plants 
of the strain and all types, from the stylized typical trumpet- 
shaped flowers to the more unusual forms such as the widely 
opened bowl-shaped flowers with petals slightly twisted and 
ruffled. The color range of all the parent plants is present 
in the Olympic Hybrids in addition to new combinations 
and types which include creamy yellow trumpets, soft 
fuchsia-pink and the popular cool, icy green. The exteriors 
of the petals are delicately shaded with light greenish, 
greenish brown or soft wine tints and in some instances are 
a@ pure glistening white. They do equally well in full sun 
or partial shade. Bulbs form strong stem roots in addition 
to very extensive basal root system which provides good in- 
surance against drought. Plant bulbs 5 to 6 inches deep in 
well-drained soil and they can be left undisturbed for sev- 
eral years. 
An Example of Lil. Centifolium Olympic Hybrid 
| An Example of 
Lilium 
Centifolium, 
Olympic Hybrids 
Special Select 
Centifolium “Olympic Hybrids” : : 
These magnificent hybrids are quickly replacing the Regale Lily. As 
they are grown from seed, there is a pleasing variation in flower form 
as well as coloring. Some show a cool sea-green, others delicate shell- 
pink. Many are tinted soft shades of yellow. 
Top Size, Strong Flowering Bulbs, 6 to 7 inch circum. 
Each 45c, Three $1.30, Doz. $4.25, 25 $7.75, 100 $27.50 
Mammoth Size, Strong Flowering Bulbs, 7 to 8 inch 
circum. 
Each 60c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.75, 25 $10.75, 100 $40.00 
, Giant Size, Flowering Bulbs, 8 to 9 inch circum. 
Each 65c, Three $1.80, Doz. $6.50, 25 $12.00, 100 $45.00 
Centifolium “Olympic Hybrids Special Select” ; 
For the more discriminating gardener we are now able to offer a limited 
number of specially selected bulbs of the Olympic Hybrids. These plants 
are tagged in the fields during the flowering season and represent the 
choicest and finest as selected from acres of trumpet Lilies. Each one 
represents the pick of several thousand flowering seedlings. Quantities 
are limited and all reservations must be received early. 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 flar- 
ing open bowl shaped type, usually with brownish or light greenish ex- 
teriors to the petals and the very large flowered irregular form which 
has recently shown up in our seedling plants, possessing longer petals 
which are often snily twisted or ruffled, giving the flower a most 
graceful, informal shape. 
Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $11.00, 25 $21.75 
Centifolium “Pink Selections’? Each $3.00 
This is the first offering of a strain which has had our closest atten- 
tion 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 Repu of garden Lilies as soon as sufficient stocks are avail- 
able. Specially hand selected. 
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