Star of Oregon 
—— THE HYBRID INDEX 
| have had uniformly good reports on this lily which | 
introduced in 1953, and some were decidedly enthusiastic. 
lt bloomed well in the mid-west where its parents have fail 
ed, and behaved satisfactorily on the East Coast. I used 
Parryi pollen on a Humboldtii X pardalinum seedling. Then 
| selected the best of the resulting seedlings and selfed 
it. In that progeny there was not one that would not be a 
good garden subject. After several years study | made my 
choice and began propagating it. i do not’ know at this 
writing how well the picture on the front page will illus- 
trate it. 
Index grows on a sturdy stalk up to five feet tall. The 
foliage is scattered with an occasional half-whorl. The 
flower is larger than either of the parent species, slight- 
ly reflexed, light orange in color with small maroon spots 
well distributed. The flower has good substance and 
20 on one stalk is not uncommon. To those of you who know 
the Bellingham hybrids and Parryi 1! need only to say that 
Index is intermediate. It is a very showy lily that trans- 
plants well; although it is not at its best for two or 
three years. Large bulbs are priced at $1.00. 
