OREGON BULB FARMS 
GRESHAM, OREGON 
Mid-Century Hybrids —— Upright Flowering 
Five of the introductions are upright lilies. These are true Tigrinum-Umbellatum hybrids. All of them 
will show bulbils in the axils of the leaves, if the flower or the buds are removed early in the season. 
“Enchantment” will have bulbils, even if allowed to flower normally. All of them flower with us around 
the first of July. Their blazing colors and their straight stiff stems made them stand out in our nurseries. 
Their radical departure in form, habit and coloring from anything that has been seen in lilies up to the 
time these novelties flowered was noticed by every visitor. 
Croesus—This new yellow Mid-Century hybrid is 
of slightly different parentage and coloring and 
to the upright flowering varieties of the famous 
and popular Mid-Century group we are proud to 
add another distinct color. This is a true yellow, 
displayed in a large wide open shapely flower of 
great substance, lightly embellished by a few near- 
black spots. The base of the flower is of a deeper 
golden color, but it in no way competes with the 
orange yellows so common in the umbellatum group. 
The plant is vigorous, hardy, freegrowing and an 
excellent disease resister. It grows to a height of 
about two feet. 
We are proud of this new creation and feel that 
once it becomes known, the demand will outrun 
our stocks. each, $1.00 
Destiny — A superb upright-flowered yellow lily 
which is certain to take a prominent place among 
the Mid-Century group. The open chalice-shaped 
flowers are brilliant canary yellow with just enough 
large brown spots in the center to afford welcome 
contrast. As many as ten well shaped flowers are 
carried above lustrous dark green foliage on stems 
three to four feet tall. each, $1.00 
“Enchantment” (U.S. Plant Patent 862)—Seems to 
be the most prolific, as well as the most beautiful of 
all the lilies that we have raised. It may be worth 
noting that this lily grew from seed planted in the 
spring of 1942 and that, only ten years later, we had 
enough bulbs to warrant color plating and com- 
mercial introduction. Enchantment is an upright 
lily of excellent habit, with many well-formed flow- 
ers of a vivid Nasturtium-red. Full of life and depth, 
the color blazes in the sun and even on dark days the 
stock of Enchantment could be seen from miles 
away. This lily, which has been so well endowed by 
nature, carries large numbers of bulbils in the axils 
of the leaves. It can also be propagated quite readily 
from scales and we have found that its vivid coloring 
is a dominant factor, so that it is transmitted to 
nearly all its seedlings. 
We believe that in Enchantment we have raised 
the most promising new lily of the century. It is a 
completely new type of lily, vigorous, hardy, disease- 
resistant, and virtually indestructible, if only the 
very slightest care is given to it. We obtained a plant 
patent on this lily and it may not be grown com- 
mercially without our express consent. 
“Enchantment is the name of a lily hybrid 
raised by Mr. de Graaff in Oregon and shown 
by the Commissioners of Crown Lands, Wind- 
sor Park, England. This has a rather close- 
packed spike of pale orange-red flowers, 4 
inches across, with brown spots. Its most at- 
tractive and unusual feature is the way in 
which these blooms, which are much reflexed, 
are upturned, the long stamens adding to the 
starry effect. This is one of several hybrids 
raised by Mr. de Graaff by crossing Lilium 
tigrinum and Lilium umbellatum. An A.M. 
was given this fine lily.” 
From “Gardening Illustrated’, September, 
1293; 
First Class Certificate, Massachusetts Horticul- 
tural Society, 1948; Award of Merit, Royal Horti- 
cultural Society of England, 1953; Vote of Com- 
mendation, North American Lily Society, 1954. 
per 100, $15.00 
“Harmony” — Wide-petaled, upright flowering lily 
in shades of rich and brilliant orange. Early flower- 
ing, it proved to be one of the finest in all our trials 
and was much admired by visitors. Long pedicles, 
large flowers, fine for cutting and large flower ar- 
rangements. per 100, $24.00 
“Joan Evans” — Named after the popular young 
Hollywood star, is a broad-petalled, bright, golden- 
yellow upright lily. It is late flowering and therefore 
a particularly fine addition to our garden lilies. 
Carrying as many as from six to nine flowers on a 
thin, wiry and tough stem, it stands from four to 
five feet tall. Magnificent cut and show flower but 
equally good in the herbaceous border. Flowers at- 
tractively spotted maroon. per 100, $24.00 
Mid-Century Hybrids — Mixed — All Colors and Types 
After selecting our clones out of these fine new hybrid lilies we had another sixty or more that were 
far too good to discard. This group we have propa 
gated as a mixture and we offer it at sharply reduced 
prices in order to acquaint as large as possible a group of gardeners with their beauty and usefulness. 
per 100, 5-6” $15.00; 6-7” $21.00 
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