fled. The color range of all the parent plants is pres- 
ent in the Olympic Hybrids in addition to new 
combinations and types which include creamy 
trumpets, soft fuchsia pink and the popular cool, icy 
green. The exteriors of the petals are delicately 
shaded with light greenish brown or soft wine tints 
and in some instances are a pure glistening white. 
July flowering, they bloom later than L. regale and 
their period of flowering extends from three weeks 
to a month. They do equally well in full sun or par- 
tial shade. The dominant colors do not fade appre- 
ciably in full sun, but, as with other plants, the 
flowers are at their best in very light shade and, 
when grown for show purposes. the plants should 
be given light shade as soon as the buds lengthen 
and begin to show color. 
The bulbs form strong stem roots in addition to 
the very extensive basal root system which provides 
good insurance against drouth. Plant the bulbs 5 to 
6 inches deep in well drained soil and they can then 
be left undisturbed for several years. 
per 1000, 6-7” $140.00; 7-8” $160.00; 8-9” $200.00; 
9-10” $250.00; 10-12” $300.00. 
L. centifolium “Special Select” — For the more 
discriminating gardener we are now able to offer 
a limited number of specially selected bulbs of the 
Olympic Hybrids. These plants are tagged in the 
fields during the flowering season and represent 
the choicest and finest as selected from acres of 
trumpet lilies. Every plant is of exhibition quality 
and is of outstanding character in all respects. Any 
one of these tagged plants might well be propagated 
as a Clone, since each one represents the pick of 
several thousand flowering seedlings. Quantities are 
extremely limited and all reservations must be re- 
ceived before July 1st. The general types available 
are the large formal waxy white trumpets, charac- 
teristic of the trumpet family, of unusual substance 
and vigor and exhibiting ideal placement, with 
either white or light pink exteriors — the wide flar- 
ing open bowl shaped type, usually with brownish 
or light greenish exteriors to the petals and the very 
large flowered irregular form which has recently 
shown up in our seedling plots possessing longer 
petals which are often slightly twisted or ruffled, 
giving the flower a most informal shape. 
In random sizes only, each, $0.60 
L. centifolium “Pink Selections”—A strain which 
has had our closest attention for several years. Al- 
though in habit and in culture the plants are similar 
to the Olympic Hybrids, the flowers are shaded 
pink. This color extends over the inner surface as 
well as the outer surface of the petals and is inde- 
scribably beautiful. This offering is bound to be- 
come one of the most popular of garden lilies as 
soon as sufficient stocks are available. Our experi- 
ence with these lilies, however, has shown that 
while they are a true and definite fuchsia-pink with 
OREGON BULB FARMS 
GRESHAM, OREGON 
us and other growers in cool, moist climates, they 
do not show this color when grown in regions where 
warm nights prevail during the flowering season. 
Apparently the heat bleaches the colors even be- 
fore the buds open. We are intensifying our breed- 
ing program and hope to ship out only the very 
darkest forms. All liles of this type shipped by us 
are tagged in the field by one or two of our most 
experienced men. These tagged plants are harvested 
by hand at shipping time and come in random 
sizes only. each, $2.00 
L. centifolium “White Selections” — From among 
the hundreds of thousands of trumpet lilies on our 
farms we select a few hundred that have pure white 
flowers. We can do this only during the flowering 
period and must have our orders in hand before 
July 1st. These lilies will be pure white and of 
finest form only. Most of them show a greenish rib 
or stripe on the reverse of each petal. 
In random sizes only, each, $2.00 
L. cernuum—A most attractive little lily from Ko- 
rea and Manchuria. Looking in form and habit like 
L. pumilum, it has small, nodding, violet-lilac 
flowers with darker lilac tinted pollen. It is a rare 
and beautiful lily and we are very fortunate to be 
able to offer it from Oregon-grown stocks. 
per 1000, 4-5” $500.00 
L. concolor—One of our favorite members of the 
lily family, this little flower is one of the best. In 
late spring and early summer the cheerful, bright 
red star-shaped flowers open on thin wiry stems. 
Concolor is of the easiest culture and asks only for 
a warm, sunny spot in well drained soil. Plant it in 
groups in the herbaceous border where its gaily 
colored flowers will show to best advantage. Also 
put a few bulbs in the cutting garden as it is one of 
the best of the lies for cut flower purposes. An 
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 
seedlings. 
The solid bulbs are sound, creamy white in color 
turning pink on exposure to light. Plant 3 to 4. 
inches deep in groups of not less than five. Height 
21% to4feet. per 1000, 3-4” $160.00, 4-5” $240.00 
L. Davidi—variety ‘“‘Maxwill””—This lily is offered 
in the trade under a wide variety of names. Hol- 
land 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 pro- 
duction to a very superior form of L. Davidi, which, 
in the opinion of all visitors 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 under- 
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