Lily Descriptions and Prices (Continued) 
L. “Green Dragon”—This is the Lily which we of- 
fered some five years ago and which was illustrated 
in color on the beautiful large poster we had printed 
in 1948. The demand for bulbs was then so over- 
powering that, in self defense and in order to pre- 
serve some propagating stock, the Lily had to be 
withdrawn from commerce. We found, too, that, like 
most perfect things on earth, it is not easy to repro- 
duce. Once the correct incubation period for the 
scales was discovered—a strict trade secret of ours— 
propagation could be speeded up so that, at long 
last, we can again offer one hundred bulbs. We offer 
it at $6.00 each, but will frankly admit that, if any 
grower offered us Lilies of that perfection at that 
price, we would buy them gladly ourselves. For those 
of our friends who do not know the Green Dragon, 
suffice it to say that it is the finest chartreuse-colored, 
bowl-shaped trumpet Lily that has appeared in all 
our Olympic Hybrids. Obviously, it is part L. sul- 
phureum, part L. Sargentiae. Equally obvious is the 
fact that, through a strange stroke of fortune, many 
of the best qualities of both these wild Lilies have 
been combined in this unique clone. If I add that 
to an astonishing degree its qualities are transmitted 
to its offspring, then its real value becomes even 
more apparent. Just like many years ago the old 
Creelman Lily added new lustre to many a trumpet 
Lily strain, so will the Green Dragon blood add 
stature and impeccable form to our new trumpet 
Lilies for many years to come. Priced ridiculously 
low at $6.00 each. 
L. “Green Mountain Hybrids”’—This group resulted 
from seed obtained from the collection of Dr. L. 
Horsford Abel. It was originally a mixture of his 
finest selected white trumpets, including such forms 
as: L. princeps “George C. Creelman,” L. princeps 
“Shelburne Hybrid,” L. “Crow’s Hybrids” and L. 
centifolium. Re-selection of these in an effort to fix 
the character of unusual size of flower, combined 
with a green coloring of the throat and the brown 
shaded exterior of the petals has resulted in an 
impressive group of trumpet lilies. Quite distinct 
in shape and color from our Olympic hybrids, they 
are definitely a superior group of plants, particu- 
larly valuable for exhibition and specimen plant- 
ing as well as being a magnificent cut flower. They 
require the same cultural treatment as the Olympic 
Hybrids and are at their best when planted in very 
light shade, where their unusual coloring can be 
seen to their best advantage. 
per 100, 6-7” $24.00; 7-8” $30.00; 8-9” $36.00 
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L. hansoni—A golden-yellow lily from Japan, with 
reflexed, pendant flowers of great substance, it is 
still rare in home-grown quality and hence rather 
expensive at present. Its main value lies in the fact 
that it crosses readily with L. martagon types to 
produce beautifully colored and spotted garden 
lilies. It is one of the hardiest lilies known, with 
deep green, glossy foliage in numerous whorls 
around the stem. From five to ten large flowers per 
stem. It does best in partial shade. 
per 100, 6-8” $42.00; 8-10” $60.00 
L. henryi—This grand lily from central China is 
now the center of attraction in the lily world as the 
parent of the Aurelian hybrids. Yet, in its own right, 
it is a beautiful garden lily which should not be 
overlooked. The stems grow from five to eight feet 
tall, are of a purplish brown coloring and thickly 
covered with shining, dark green, pointed leaves. 
It flowers in late August for us with as many as 
twenty or more golden orange, recurved and pend- 
ant flowers. It is a stem-rooter and likes slight shade. 
Since the tall, wiry stems bend with the wind and 
rain this lily is at its best when supported by stakes 
or shrubbery. 
per 100, 6-7” $15.00; 7-8” $18.00; 8-9” $24.00 
L. henryi var. citrinum—This is the rare yellow form 
of the old favorite late-flowering orange lily which 
has graced innumerable late summer gardens with 
its pendant, sweet-scented blooms. In all save color 
it is identical with the type, and although a col- 
lector’s item, it is hardy and reliable in every way, 
each, $1.50 
L. japonicum platyfolium — A beautifully shaped, 
elegant trumpet lily of most refined coloring and 
habit. From one to five fragrant, funnel-shaped flow- 
ers, borne on thin and wiry stems. We grow this lily 
from seed in a humus-filled sandy loam and it seems 
to thrive under those conditions. Color intensity 
varies from almost white to purplish-pink. We offer 
our Oregon-grown stock in good flowering size. 
per 100, 4-5’ $40.00; 5-6” $50.00 
L. lankongense—Scented, pendant flowers of pale 
rose color, deepening with age and spotted purple; 
strongly recurved. Flowers here in August and seems 
to delight in a porous, loam soil. This lovely lily, of 
which we seem to have a very-vigorous strain, came 
to us from the famous Rock expedition. We are 
pleased to be able to offer it to lily fanciers at the 
low price of 75 cents each for flowering size bulbs. 
