Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
L. “Bellingham Hybrids’—A strain of lilies which 
has more than lived up to hopes invested in the 
original crosses, since this group is by far the most 
desirable of all the lilies for cut flower purposes 
and informal or woodland planting. Ideally spaced 
on tall, slender straight stems, the flowers are par- 
ticularly long lasting. The pyramidal flower heads 
bearing up to 20 flowers may be cut as the first 
buds open and will remain fresh until the entire 
spike is in bloom. The buds are long and narrow 
and reveal the attractive spotting of the petals long 
before opening. The color range is complete from 
clear yellow through the yellow-oranges to the 
bright orange-reds with scarlet tipped petals. Most 
of the flowers are intensely spotted with brown or 
reddish brown. 
The bulbs are typical of the West Coast native 
lilies, being composed of small white jointed scales 
which turn a pink color on exposure to light. The 
bulb is of the rhizomatous type and new crowns are 
formed annually along the scale covered rhizomes. 
Ideal for partial or light shade they prefer a cool, 
light soil. Since the majority of the basal roots are 
annual the bulb can be expected to give good results 
the first year, but it is at its best when left undis- 
turbed since the bulbs divide and branch rapidly 
to form large clumps. 
Plant 5 inches deep in ordinary soils. A winter 
mulch is recommended in the colder sections to 
protect the bulbs against alternate freezing and 
thawing. Stem roots and bulblets are not formed by 
this group and propagation is from scales and divi- 
sion. Smaller sized bulbs are mostly single crowned 
while the larger sizes often have two or more and 
will produce a like number of flowering stems. 
per 1000, 5-6” $150.00; 6-7’ $210.00; 7-9” $240.00 
L. candidum “Cascade Strain’—One of the prides 
of our lily stocks is this new strain we have been 
slowly developing for the past several years. It is 
unusual in that the strain sets seed freely and pos- 
sesses a vigor far surpassing the best of the im- 
ported stocks. The foundation of these hybrids was 
an extensive collection of all forms of the Madonna 
Lily available to the trade, including several un- 
usual types obtained from a French priest. Careful 
selection and pollination has finally produced a 
race of the Madonna Lily with tall straight stems 
and large flowers of unusual texture and perfect 
form. Greatly resistant to botrytis, these seedlings 
are really the first improvement of our times on 
L. candidum, the oldest lily in cultivation. Weed- 
ing out the less desirable forms has resulted in a 
group exhibiting a minimum of variation in flower- 
ing date and length of stem. Propagation of the best 
clones will enable us to supply absolutely uniform 
varieties of the most desirable types in the very 
near future. 
L. candidum is one of the few bulbs which re- 
quires very shallow planting and the top of the bulb 
should not be over an inch below the surface of the 
ground, It prospers in a heavier soil than do most 
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lilies, but the soil must be well drained. Since the 
bulbs make a fall growth and are dormant for only 
a few weeks in August, early planting is necessary, 
preferably not later than September 15th. The 
Madonna lily suffers no set-back in transplanting, 
provided it is planted early enough in the fall to 
make its normal autumn growth. Consequently, the 
larger sizes will produce exhibition spikes the first 
year. It increases rapidly by natural division and 
will soon form a large clump which must be divided 
and re-set if large flowers are desired. August de- 
livery. List in spring catalog. 
per 1000, 6-7” $180.00; 7-8” $210.00; 8-9” $240.00 
L. candidum “White Elf’—A unique clone that we 
have selected out of some fifty thousand new seed- 
ling candidums of the “Cascade Strain.” White Elf 
is a true dwarf in every respect. The entire stem 
of a fully grown bulb measures not more than 
fourteen inches. The flowers are very beautifully 
proportioned, the foliage is of a deep green, healthy 
coloring. The bulb is also small and apparently 
various factors in this curious plant have combined 
to keep it of miniature stature. It is for this reason 
an ideal lily for the rock garden, for borders and 
even more so for informal flower arrangements. 
6-7’’—each, $0.75 
L. centifolium “Olympic Hybrids’—A major proj- 
ect of our breeding program for the past several 
years, we are especially proud to offer this modern 
strain of trumpet lilies to gardening America. Side 
by side, field tests have definitely proven them to be 
the finest strain of hardy garden lilies available. 
Their breeding history includes such varieties 
and species as L. leucanthum, var. centifolium, Sar- 
gentiae, Brown and L. myriophyllum var. super- 
bum. Careful selection of the finest and choicest 
plants from these crosses has resulted in the present 
Olympic strain which is characterized by its extreme 
vigor and size, form, coloring and good placement 
of flowers. There is a pleasing variation among the 
individual plants of the strain and all types, from 
the stylized typical trumpet shaped flowers to the 
most unusual forms such as the widely opened bowl 
shaped flowers with petals slightly twisted and ruf- 
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 trum- 
pets, 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 
