Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
excellent market grower’s flower, it will become 
more popular as American-grown supplies become 
more plentiful. All our bulbs are from seedling stock 
and exhibit the vigor characteristic of healthy seed- 
lings. 
The solid bulbs are sound, creamy white in color 
turning pink onexposure to light. Plant 3 to 4 inches 
deep in groups of not less than five. Height 24 to 
4 feet. per 1000, 3-4’’, $200.00, 4-5’’, $300.00 
L. Davidi—variety ‘‘Maxwill’’—This lily is of- 
fered in the trade under a wide variety of names. 
Holland growers now offer a strain under the name 
of L. Willmottiae ‘‘improved’’ which is nothing but a 
gathering of Maxwill type lilies. We have now dis- 
continued growing 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 allvisitors 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 is a popular garden 
plant. Plant the bulbs from five to six inches deep 
where it will receive full sun. 
per 1000, 5-6’’, $200.00; 6-7’’, $300.00 
L.‘‘FiestaHybrids ’’—Ascheerfuland gaily color- 
ed as the name implies, this new race of seedlings 
has neatly reflexed flowers, nicely spaced on thin 
wiry stems. Resulting from crosses between L. Dav- 
idi (L. Willmottiae) and related types, they are one 
of the brightest patches of color in our lily fields 
during July. Extremely uniform as to flowering time 
and habit, the pleasing variations in color and form 
of flower enhance their beauty and usefulness. This 
is one of the few crosses which has produced no in- 
ferior types. The colors range from bright yellow 
through orange toa beautiful dark rich red. The latter 
color is new to this type of lily. Most of the flowers 
are of the typical recurvedturks-cap shape and many 
of the plants have blossoms facing outward or some- 
what upward with the petals only slightly recurved. 
A sun-loving group, plant them 5 to 6 inches deep 
where they will get plenty of direct sunlight. Propa- 
gation is most rapid from the numerous underground 
stem bulblets which may be separated from the old 
stem in the fall and replanted near the mother bulb. 
Resistant to mosiac, this grouphas proven a wonder- 
ful addition to the garden lilies. Excellent cut flow- 
ers, the stems are easy to handle and arrange and 
the colors are particularly attractive indoors. Award 
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of Merit, Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1946. 
per 1000, 4-5'’, $250.00; 5-6’’, $300.00, 6-7’, $400.00 
L. ‘‘Dr. Abel’’——The darkest red found in the 
‘‘FIESTA HYBRIDS’’ was selected by us to be named 
after Dr. Abel who did such fine pioneering work 
with lilies. Like all lilies of the ‘‘Fiesta’’ type, 
this one has numerous pendant flowers and will grow 
from four to six feet tall. Flowers are densely speck- 
led with black, they are strongly recurved and con- 
trast beautifully with the dark green, glossy foliage 
and the dark brown stems of the plant. We recommend 
this lily highly. 
Flowering size bulbs, per 1000, $500.00 
L. formosanum—tall, late strain— The latest flow- 
ering of all the popular lilies, this white trumpet 
type is particularly desirable for gardening in mode- 
rate climates. The plants are often in flower as late 
as December here on the Pacific Coast. Of easiest 
culture, this lily should be in every garden. Our 
strain is tall and free flowering and has been grown 
from selected plants for several generations. 
The bulbs are very small, but should be planted 
5 to 6 inches deep since Formosanum produces very 
heavy stem roots. Full sun or partial shade suits it 
well and for better flower production some water 
should be provided during the hottest part of the 
summer. per 1000, 4-5'’, $120.00; 5-6'’, $140.00 
L. ‘‘Golden Chalice Hybrids ’’—This is another 
instance where we have chosen to introduce an en- 
tire strain of seedlings which have shown marked 
improvement over the parent plants rather than seg- 
regate a few individuals and propagate them for 
eventual naming and introduction. After testing the 
best known varieties of the Dauricum-Umbellatum- 
Elegans types from Holland, England and the Orient, 
the possibilities for improvement in color and shape 
of the flowers appealed to us. Our main objective of 
clearer, brighter colors with the elimination of the 
muddy oranges and orange-reds from the group has 
largely been realized in the GoldenChalice Hybrids. 
After roguing out the less desirable forms the range 
of colors of the remainder of the population varies 
from clear lemon yellow through the rich warm shades 
of gold and apricot-orange. As with all our other 
strains of seedlings the Golden Chalice Hybrids ex- 
hibit exceptional’ vigor. The bulbs are uniformly 
white, clean and sound. Plant the bulbs in a warm,. 
sunny location where they will get full sun, at least 
6 inches deep, since the stem roots are heavy and 
numerous underground stem bulblets are formed. 
Shallow planting will reduce the increase from stem 
bulblets and tend to cause the bulb to split up in 
several different crowns. Extremely drought resis- 
tant, these hybrids are ideally: suited for that’ warm, 
