NEW LILIES FOR 1954 
Prosperity—The last and most prolific of the trio 
of new yellow lilies is slightly deeper in color than 
the other two, perhaps more golden, but as in 
Felicity, the blooms face outwards. It grows 314-4 
feet high and rapidly makes large clumps. With 
its vivid color it makes a splendid garden plant 
and so far we can find no fault with it. In consti- 
tution, vigor and disease resistance it is all one 
could wish for. each, $5.00 
Croesus—This new yellow Mid-Century hybrid is 
of slightly different parentage and coloring and 
to the upright flowering varieties of the famous 
and popular Mid-Century group we are proud 
to add another distinct color. This is a true yel- 
low, displayed in a large wide open shapely flower 
of great substance, lightly embellished by a few 
near-black spots. The base of the flower is of a 
deeper golden color, but it in no way competes 
with the orange yellows so common in the um- 
bellatum group. The plant is vigorous, hardy, 
freegrowing and an excellent disease resister. It 
grows to a height of about two feet. 
We are proud of this new creation and feel 
that once it becomes known, the demand will out- 
run our stocks. each, $3.00 
L. AURATUM HYBRID “Jillian Wallace’— A.M., R.H.S. 1951 
This bold and lovely lily hybrid is now and may well be, for years to come, 
the best of all the new L. awratwm hybrids. It was raised in Australia by Mr. Roy 
M. Wallace of Warburton, from L. speciosum “Gilrey”, pollinated by L. auratum 
“Crimson Queen”. The fully opened flowers are more than eight inches across 
and the plants bear as many as seven of the huge flowers on five to six foot stems. 
The best color description we can give is that the petals are of carmine-red color 
(Tyrean Rose, according to the R.H.S. color charts), with white margins and 
spotted with a really intense, deep crimson. The petals are slightly crested on the 
inner edges, near the base of the flower. The flowers are strongly but nicely scented 
and the entire plant makes an unforgettable impression on anybody lucky enough 
to see it in flower. We are holding “Jillian Wallace” at a high price, frankly 
because we are building up stocks and are so taken with it that we do not want 
to part with it for less than $6.00 per flowering-size bulb. 
Four Experimental Introductions 
Four new lilies are offered on an experimental 
basis. We have selected them from among thousands 
of new hybrids as of real potential for the future. 
Visitors to our farms have asked us to put a price 
on them and for that reason we list them here. 
Frankly, we do not know as yet if they will really 
make the grade and we suggest that you see them 
first here on our farms before investing in these 
expensive novelties. 
Black Knight—We are pleased to present to you 
the nearest to a black lily that we have ever seen. 
Not only that but the newcomer is one of a large 
family of similar seedlings and as far as we can 
judge at present, the best. The plant grows to 
about 31% feet and bears up to fifteen semi-pend- 
ant deep blackish maroon flowers in pyramidal 
heads. 
As a contrast to a yellow up-facing lily it is 
superb. It is a vigorous and prolific grower, a good 
propagator and resists disease better than most 
of its kind. each, $10.00 
Firecrown—Surely no flower has ever borne such 
superb vividly brilliant vermilion coloring as this 
new seedling of ours. Not only that but it is com- 
pletely sunproof, not burning noticeably in the 
hottest days of July, 1952. 
We have seen slender stems three feet high, 
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standing out distinctly from afar as if crowned 
with fire, and we feel that good as Enchantment 
is its descendant is better. It is more slender and 
graceful, no doubt owing to its concolor ancestry. 
The shapely upright flowers are of medium 
size, exceptionally brilliant color, and excellent 
substance, and are very freely produced, even 
from young bulbs. It is a superb well-balanced 
cut flower, an excellent propagator, and so far 
we cannot find fault with it in any way. 
each, $12.00 
Garnet—This new plant is similar in most respects 
to Volcano, described below, but its flowers are 
held horizontally so that they face outwards. It 
was noticeable during our past wet summer that 
such plants suffer less from rain than the upright 
flowering ones. Garnet is an exceptionally good 
grower and it resists disease. each, $6.00 
Volcano—This new clone is an exceptionally fine 
deep blood red umbellatum-tigrinum hybrid and 
is remarkable for its height and stature and the 
poise of its upright well-placed flowers. It pos- 
sesses an excellent constitution, appears to be 
disease free, and grows and propagates very freely. 
each, $6.00 
