Mid-Century Hybrids — Outward Facing 
OREGON BULB FARMS 
GRESHAM, OREGON 
Nine of our 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 pro- 
pagation, 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 gar- 
den 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. 
‘‘Fireflame’’-—Is a short, sturdy lily which may 
have exceptional value as a pot plant in the green- 
house of the commercial grower or amateur, as well 
as in the garden where it can be planted in the fore- 
ground 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 pedicels, 
the buds open over a period of several days. 
each, $0.75 
**Goldrush’’—Outstanding golden-yellow lily with 
huge, outward-facing flowers, from three to five per 
stem. The beautifully spaced and proportioned head 
is borne ona deep brown stem with olive green, 
glossy foliage. A sensational novelty of great merit. 
each, $1.25 
“*Harlequin’’—Unusual shade of salmon-buff, en- 
tirely new in lilies and particularly attractive. The 
large, outward-facing flowers are well spaced and 
look one squarely in the eye. The soft tones of this 
beautiful lilyare seen at their bestagainst a setting 
of glossy green foliage. Exquisite border plant but 
equally attractive as a show flower. each, $1.00 
‘*Parade’’—A richyellow-orange colored lily. Down 
the center of each petal there is a stripe of burn- 
ished gold. Heavily spotted with minute black or 
maroon dots. The flowers which stand out horizon- 
tally have very wide petals and make a glorious 
show. Twelve to fifteen flowers per stem are no 
exception, yet all are well spaced and have plenty 
of room to open and to develop normally. The good, 
rich, color sparkles in the sun so that ‘‘Parade’’ 
was a real favorite with all visitors to our farms. 
each, $1.25 
**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, impervious as it is to diseases and 
pests. each, $0.60 
**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, outward facing flowers and scored high 
in many of our trials. each, $0.75 
**Tango’’—The lightest colored of all our intro- 
ductions to date is of palest amber of deep parch- 
ment coloring. Large, beautifully formed flowers 
face the beholder squarely, the soft colors, resem- 
bling a warm, glowing desert sand, are neatly offset 
by small black spots towards the throat of the flow- 
er. 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 outstand- 
ing in the garden. A color never before seen in 
lilies. each, $1.00 
**Wagabond’’——Is of a distinct salmon-orange color- 
ing, in itself a most unusual shade and all the more 
remarkable 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, $0.75 
‘“‘Walencia’’—ls 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 privileged to observe it. ‘‘Brilliant’’, 
‘‘clear’’, ‘‘clean’’, ‘‘sparkling’’ 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, $0.50 
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