L. AMARYLLIS One of the most recent and attractive of his 
crosses. He says that its “pale red flowers remind one of the 
flowers of the amaryllis.” Height 30”. Flowers in July. Good 
garden soil. Plant 4-6” deep. 
L. DAVIDI MAXWILL An improved L. DAVIDI WILLMOTTIAE, 
the color being a slightly deeper red and the stems more erect. 
L. DROPMORE ORIOLE An apricot-orangey variant of the L. 
DAVIDI group. 
L. GLOW A cross between L. DAURICUM & L. PHILADELPHI- 
CUM (which see.) It grows to 2’ and has reddish orange flowers. 
Treat like L. DAURICUM. 
L. MARGARET JOHNSON A hybrid variety of L. TIGRINUM 
(which see) and a handsome plant, flowering in late July. 
Plant 5-6” deep. 
L. SCOTTIAE A hybrid of L. DAVIDI WILLMOTTIAE, this is a 
brilliant orange, open, outwarding facing lily that responds 
handsomely to moderate care. Flowers June on 18-30” stems. 
L. GRAYI A native wildling from the American middle Atlantic states 
that blooms in July. It has a trumpet or funnel-like flower, crimson 
on the outside and orange on the inside, on stems 30”-4’ high. Treat 
like L. CANADENSE, to which it is closely related. 
L. GREEN MT. HYBRIDS Another of the desirable white trumpets 
of July, with attractive green coloring on the reverse of the petals, 
yellow tints on inside. Height 5’. Plant 5-6” deep. Add plenty of 
leaf mold to soil. 
L. HANSONII An extremely useful turk’s cap yellow lily from Japan, 
blooming June-July. It is thrifty, grows to a height of 30”, asking 
only a little shade to keep the blossoms from bleaching. Good 
garden soil. Plant 5-6” deep. 
L. HENRYI Well established, this vigorous lily will grow to 8’ and 
should be staked. It has dark, pleasing foliage and a turk’s cap 
flower of orange-yellow. It makes little demand as concerns soil, 
and is a gardener’s standby. It blooms in July-Aug. If you shade it 
a little, its brilliant flowers will not fade. Plant 5-6” deep. 
ISABELLA PRESTON HYBRIDS These outstanding lilies developed 
by Miss Isabella Preston at the Ottawa Experimental Station are 
ideally suited for everyman’s garden. Their stems are tall and 
erect, growing to 5’, the foliage glistening dark green, and they 
bear large pyramids of turk’s cap lilies. Bloom June-July. Plant 
6” deep. 
L. BRENDA WATTS Light cherry color. 
L. CORONATION Buttery yellow. 
L. LILIAN CUMMINGS Deep cherry red. 
L. JAPONICUM This fuchsia pink trumpet lily from Japan, fragrant 
and beautiful, grows on stems up to 8’ and should be given a 
gravelly sand mixed with leaf mold and top-layer wood soil, in a 
slightly shaded spot, near running water to which its roots can 
extend. Don’t be afraid to give it competition from low growing 
rooty perennials. Blooms in late June. Plant 5-6” deep. 
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