Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
ground, 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. “Fiesta Hybrids’—As cheerful and gaily col- 
ored as the name implies, this new race of seedlings 
has neatly reflexed flowers, nicely spaced on thin 
wiry stems. Resulting from crosses between L. 
Davidi (L. Willmottiae) and related types, they 
are one of the brightest patches of color in our lily 
fields during July. Extremely uniform as to flower- 
ing time and habit, the pleasing variations in color 
and form of flower enhance their beauty and use- 
fulness. This is one of the few crosses which has 
produced no inferior types. The colors range from 
bright yellow through orange to a beautiful dark 
rich red. The latter color is new to this type of lily. 
Most of the flowers are of the typical recurved 
turks-cap shape and many of the plants have blos- 
soms facing outward or somewhat 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. Propagation 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 mosaic, this group has proven a won- 
derful addition to the garden lilies. Excellent cut 
flowers, the stems are easy to handle and arrange 
and the colors are particularly attractive indoors. 
Award of Merit, Massachusetts Horticultural So- 
ciety 1946. 
per 1000, 4-5” $200.00; 5-6” $240.00; 6-7” $300.00 
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 
speckled with black, they are strongly recurved 
and contrast 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 
flowering of all the popular lilies, this white trum- 
pet type is particularly desirable for gardening in 
moderate 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 
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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 
entire strain of seedlings which have shown marked 
improvement over the parent plants rather than 
segregate a few individuals and propagate them for 
eventual naming and introduction. After testing 
the best known varieties of Dauricum-Umbellatum- 
Elegans types from Holland, England and the Ori- 
ent, the possibilities for improvement in color and 
shape of the flowers appealed to us. Our main ob- 
jective of clearer, brighter colors with the elimina- 
tion of the muddy oranges and orange-reds from the 
group has largely been realized in the Golden 
Chalice Hybrids. After roguing out the less desir- 
able 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 exhibit 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 under- 
ground stem bulblets are formed. Shallow plant- 
ings will reduce the increase from stem bulblets and 
tend to cause the bulb to split up in several different 
crowns. Extremely drought resistant, these hybrids 
are ideally suited for that warm, dry corner of the 
border where they will flourish and flower freely 
with a minimum of care. June flowering, height 
214 to4feet. per 1000, 4-5” $180.00; 5-6” $240.00 
L. “Green Mountain Hybrids” — This group re- 
sulted from seed obtained from the collection of 
Dr. L. Horsford Abel. It was originally a mixture 
of his finest selected white trumpets, including such 
forms as: L. princeps “George C. Creelman,” L. 
princeps ‘Shelburne Hybrid,” L. ““Crow’s Hybrids” 
and L. centifolium. Re-selection of these in an effort 
to fix the character of unusual size of flower, com- 
bined with a green coloring of the throat and the 
brown shaded exterior of the petals has resulted 
in an impressive group of trumpet lilies. Quite dis- 
tinct in shape and color from our Olympic hybrids, 
they are definitely a superior group of plants, par- 
ticularly valuable for exhibition and specimen 
planting as well as being a magnificent cut flower. 
They require the same cultural treatment as the 
Olympic Hybrids and are at their best when planted 
in very light shade, where their unusual coloring 
can be seen to their best advantage. 
per 1000, 6-7” $240.00; 7-8” $300.00; 8-9” $360.00 
