CENTIFOLIUM HYBRIDS—OLYMPIC STRAIN 
Special Selects 
Among discriminating gardeners, these ‘‘selects’’ find ready 
welcome. They are chosen while in flower, the cream of acres 
and acres of fine lilies. In form they vary—some are large 
formal waxy-white trumpet with unusual substance and vigor 
and exhibiting ideal placement—some are large flaring open 
bowl shaped with brownish or light greenish exteriors—others 
are very large irregular forms with longer petals slightly 
twisted or ruffled—all are graceful and altogether desirable. 
The field selection of these unusual bulbs demands careful 
painstaking work and skilled judgment. These ‘‘Selects’’ are 
offered as a special group and though they cost more due to 
the added expense of checking and digging separately, they 
are more than worth it. In the border you will find them out- 
standing, spectacularly so. Culture same as for No. 212. 
CENTIFOLIUM Hybrids, “Special Selects’’—213-—Every plant 
in this lot is of exhibition quality, outstanding in every re- 
spect, the choicest and finest ‘‘selects’’ from acres of trumpet 
lilies. These are for gardeners who want only the best and 
though they cost somewhat more, they are worth it. Culture 
same as for No, 212. 
Flowering 3 for $4.75, each $1.75, Doz. $18.85 
“All still and lily scented, 
The garden seemed to say: 
‘Oh, weary one, come, enter 
And cast your cares away.’ 
For tall and white the Lilies 
Like guardian angels stood, 
To ward away the evil 
And encompass the good.” 
—Lyman. 
C entifolium 
Hybrids 
Olympic Strain 
Produced by Jan De Graaff 
lf Mr. De Graaff’s lily hybridizing had given us none but 
this grand variety, his fame would be secure. You'll want 
these Olympic Hybrids in your collection no matter how 
many others you have. They are among the earlier hybrids 
he produced but year by year through rigid, painstaking 
selection, their present perfection has been achieved. The 
huge wide-flaring trumpets are generally white inside 
with exteriors greenish-brown or soft wine-red, sometimes 
white or greenish-white. The sturdy stems reach four to 
six feet, carrying their many huge blooms beautifully. They 
thrive in full sun but in partial shade the flowers last 
longer. July flowering after the Regales and continuing 
three weeks to a month. 
This unusually vigorous, healthy and free-flowering lily 
should be planted in groups of three to a dozen or more, 
a foot to eighteen inches apart, six inches deep. A group 
of 25 makes a never-to-be-forgotten picture. See special 
prices in lots of 25. 
Centifoliums are perfectly hardy to cold but, like the 
famous Regals, should be lightly mulched to somewhat 
hold back spring growth and danger of being nipped by 
late frosts. Always plant in clumps of three, six or more when 
possible. 
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CENTIFOLIUM Hybrids, Pure White Selects—214—-The rarest of the 
““Selects’’ as only a very few are found. Seldom can we accept orders 
for them after mid-summer. They are pure white inside and out 
except that some have a pale greenish rib or stripe on the outside. 
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3 for $14.50, each $5.25 
CENTIFOLIUM Hybrids ‘Pink Selects’’W—211-—Because of the de- 
mand we again offer these indescribably beautiful pink trumpet 
lilies. They are fuchsia-pink both inside and out when grown in 
our cool Northwest climate but where nights are warm during the 
flowering season the pink color bleaches badly and the fully opened 
bloom is almost white. We offer them with this understanding and 
WE DO NOT GUARANTEE them to hold their pink color where 
warm summers prevail. No other pink lily equals them at th2ir best 
and we wish we could guarantee they would be pink in all sections. 
It is impossible to do so and they are offered with that understand- 
ing. Every bulb is selected while in flower. 3 for $10.95, each $3.95 
Plant Three Of A Kind 
We earnestly suggest the planting of three bulbs of 
a kind in a group for the best effect. Though one 
lily stem is lovely, three of a kind together is many 
times more beautiful. Please note the considerable 
savings in lots of three. 
