Lily Descriptions and Prices 
L.amabile—Brilliant grenadine-red flowers, nicely 
spotted with black, carried on strong, slender, three- 
foot stems. Because of its very free flowering habit, 
few bulbs are needed to make a brilliant dash of 
color in the garden. Best suited as a bold accent 
group in the border, L. amabile does well in full 
sun and will stand considerable drought. The intense 
color does not fade in direct sunlight. 
The bulbs are white, high crowned and composed 
of relatively large scales. Plant five inches deep 
in light porous soils, shallower in clay and adobe. 
Stem roots are sparse or entirely lacking; basal 
roots heavy and contractile. Underground stem bulb- 
lets are formed in profusion, especially on the 
smaller stems. 
per 1000, 3-4’’, $180.00; 4-5’’, $200.00; 5-6’", $300.00 
L. amabile luteum— One of the loveliest of the yel- 
low flowered Lilies, this rare form is identical with 
the type, except in color, and requires the same 
culture. The healthy seedlings we offer are from 
parent plants selected for outstanding color, size 
and placement of the flowers. Flowering a few days 
later than L. amabile, the bright yellow flowers 
combine with almost any companion plant and are 
exceptionally beautiful when seen against a back- 
ground of evergreen foliage. Bulbs are similar to 
the type species but run somewhat smaller in size. 
per 1000, 3-4’’, $240.00; 4-5°’, $360.00; 5-6’, $440.00 
L. auratum platphyllum—The stock of this fine 
species as offered by us in our current price list is 
raised from seed furnished by various growers to 
which we have added some stocks of bulbs that have 
been collected for us in the mountains of Japan. All 
of our Auratum lilies have flowered on our nurseries 
and have been most rigidly selected so that only 
the best types are retained in our collection. This 
stock is as nearly free from virus as any lilies of 
this type will ever be. We recommend it without 
hesitation. Bulbs should be planted from five tc 
seven inches deep. This is the Golden-Rayed Lily 
of Japan, with great, fragrant, waxy-white bowl- 
shaped, horizontal blooms, golden-streaked and often 
crimson-spotted. Flowers in August and September. 
Needs full sun and a rich, well-drained soil. 
per 1000, 6-7’’, $500.00; 7-8’’, $600.00; 8-9’’, $750.00 
L. ‘‘Aurelian Hybrids’’—The most important of all 
of the new races of hybrids, this group at present is 
the subject of large scale hybridizing by lily spe- 
cialists. The seedlings are the results of crosses 
between L. Henryi, many of the white trumpet lilies 
such as the ‘‘Olympic Hybrids’’, L. Sargentiae and 
L. sulfureum in all combinations. Although they are 
sometimes designated as Henryi Hybrids, many of 
the plants more closely resemble the other parents. 
The variation is genetically complete in form and 
color, since the seedlings vary from straight Henryi 
types to almost straight trumpet lilies. The middle 
group, or those which show the characteristics of 
both parents, is the basic plant of this new strain. 
The flowers of this middle group vary in shape from 
huge bowl shaped white or cream flowers with yel- 
low or apricot. centers to widely flaring or slightly 
reflexed flowers usually colored yellow, yellow- 
orange and light apricot. Thus far the general habit 
and placement of flowers more closely resembles 
L. Henryi and the culture is the same as for that 
species. The colors fade slightly in full sunlight 
and light shade should be provided when the first 
buds being 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 hybridizers. 
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 yel- 
low and orange. The flowers are of unusual 
texture and substance and are suitable for either 
garden or cut flower work. 6-8’’—-each, $1.00 
(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. 6-8’’——each, $1.50 
(3) ‘‘Golden Clarion’’ 
This type resembles the trumpet lily in all re- 
spects 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, how- 
ever 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 pepular and as widely 
planted as are the Olympic Hybrids today. 
6-8''——each, $5.00 
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 
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