LIT LES 
—by Jan de Graaff 
We here wish to call your attention to the wonderful new 
Jan de Graaff Lilies, which we can supply this autumn; these Lilies 
cannot be purchased directly from Mr. de Graaff (Oregon Bulb 
Farms), but only through seedsmen and bulb growers. We will 
not have the actual flowers to show, as we do with the Daffodils, 
but will have an illustrated circular with wonderfully fine pictures 
of twenty or so varieties,—in color, of course. This circular should 
be ready to send out in late June,—we hope. The bulbs offered in 
this circular are grown in Oregon, under Mr. de Graaff’s expert 
supervision; those needed for our orders will be carefully packed 
there, and sent to us for distribution. 
These gorgeous Lilies have been featured in most of the leading 
garden magazines, and others, including the Saturday Evening Post; 
a scene in one of Mr. de Graaff’s Lily fields was shown in color on 
the front cover of “Popular Gardening”, for July 1952, and four 
varieties of his introduction grace the August “Flower Grower” cover. 
These remarkable new Lilies,—the Aurelian, Bellingham, Fiesta, 
Golden Chalice, Green Mountain, Mid-Century and Olympic Hybrids, 
and their varieties,-to name only a portion of them,—are one of the 
most outstanding contributions to present day gardening, and they 
bring to our gardens color, form, size and adaptability undreamed 
of a few years ago. Most of them require no special care, except 
that they be planted in friable, well drained soil, and have good 
ventilation; most will do well in most sections of our country, and 
with very few exceptions, they prefer sunlight to shade. Nothing, 
in our opinion, can excel clumps of three to five or more bulbs of 
Lilies as focal points, in the flower garden or perennial border, 
And, by a careful selection of varieties, these truly “Super” Lilies 
may be enjoyed all through the summer, from June through most 
of October. 
We are sure that many of you have already had your interest 
in these exquisite Lilies awakened, and we hope that the above 
mentioned circular will be eagerly awaited, and the placing of an 
order planned. We will accept orders up to the 20th of September, 
but we may be unable to furnish some of the desired varieties at 
that late date, so in order to avoid disappointment, we advise placing 
your order as soon as possible, after receiving the circular. (Please 
write us for your copy, if you are interested in these wonderful 
new Lilies). 
WALTZ BROTHERS 
Route 3, Box 197-A, Salem, Va. 
P.S.—Please note our new address as given above; we are now 
on U.S. Route 11, two miles west of Salem,—opposite Ft. Lewis 
Church of Christ,—(“Old Kettle Shop, Antiques” sign in yard.) 
