and is an excellent grower, attaining a height of 
4-5 feet in the open field, is very floriferous and 
showy as well as being an excellent propagator. 
Like all its race, the foliage is very handsome and 
a clump is an asset in any garden. each, $3.00 
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 
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 100, 6-7” $18.00; 7-8” $21.00; 
8-9” $24.00; 9-10” $30.00 
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, $0.30; 7-8’’—each, $0.42 
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L. candidum hybrids 
Jewel — Constant crossing and re-crossing of the 
best seedlings of our famous Cascade strain of 
Lilium candidum with rare hybrids from L. testa- 
ceum and L. chalcedonicum has given us some 
very beautiful varieties. One of the best of these 
bears tall, shapely spikes of glistening pure white 
flowers, broad-petaled and long lasting as in the 
best candidums, yet adorned with jewel-like scar- 
let anthers of L. chalcedonicum. We have selected 
this plant not only for its innate beauty and poise, 
but also for its proven sound constitution and a 
degree of disease resistance equal to that of our 
Cascade candidums. We can confidently recom- 
mend this plant. each, $6.00 
White Knight — Many years ago a fine seedling 
from the candidum-chalcedonicum hybrid L. tes- 
taceum was raised and named White Knight. 
Unfortunately it lacked vigor and was soon lost, 
which was a pity since it was a most beautiful 
lily. The flowers were those of a glistening pure 
white candidum with yellow anthers, but were 
disposed in an umbel and pointed downwards. 
Among the many thousands of seedlings we have 
raised we have had many with these characters 
and quality but the one we have selected to rep- 
resent White Knight has an excellent constitu- 
tion and has grown and propagated well with us. 
Moreover, it has glowing red anthers, giving addi- 
tional beauty to the plant. each, $7.50 
L. cernuum—A most attractive little lily from Ko- 
rea and Manchuria. Looking in form and habit like 
L. pumilum, it has small, nodding, violet-lilac flow- 
ers with darker lilac tinted pollen. It is a rare and 
beautiful lily and we are very fortunate to be able 
to offer it from Oregon-grown stocks. 
per 100, 3-4” $50.00” 4-5” $75.00 
L. concolor—One of our favorite members of the 
lily family, this little flower is one of the best. In 
late spring and early summer the cheerful, bright 
red star-shaped flowers open on this wiry stems. 
Concolor is of the easiest culture and asks only for’ 
a warm, sunny spot in well drained soil. Plant it in 
groups in the herbaceous border where its gaily 
colored flowers will show to best advantage. Also 
put a few bulbs in the cutting garden as it is one of 
the best of the lilies for cut flower purposes. An 
excellent market grower’s flower, it will become 
more popular as American-grown supplies become 
more plentiful. All our bulbs are from seedling 
stock and exhibit the vigor characteristic of healthy 
seedlings. 
The solid bulbs are sound, creamy white in color 
turning pink on exposure to light. Plant 3 to 4 
inches deep in groups of not less than five. Height 
21% to 4 feet. 
per 100, 3-4” $24.00; 4-5” $30.00; 5-6” $36.00 
