OLYMPIC HYBRIDS 
Olympic S. meciat 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. 
OLYMPIC Hybrid, ‘Special Selects’’—213—Every plant in this 
lot is of exhibition quality, outstanding in every respect, 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 
fom INOw 2. 
Flowering. 3 for $4.75, each $1.75, Doz. $18.85 
Olympic Hybrids 
Formerly Listed as Centifoliums 
Produced by Jan De Graaff 
If 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. 
Olympics 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. 
OLYMPIC Hybrids—2 | 2— 
3 1 12 25 100 
FloweninG ieee SOO § 45 § 3S 8 785 SS S100 
Medium ...... Iev5 5) G35 13.35 52.00 
arcana jd. 3)5) .90 S25 Wes WAC 
edie) lene ... 330 1.25 13.10 25.50 100,00 
OLYMPIC 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. 
3 for $12.00, each $4.25 
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SUCCESS WITH LILIES 
A “How-To-Do-It” Book 
Ly Romaine 8. Ware 
This little book is an attempt to answer the thousands of questions, 
asked about the growing of these aristocrats of the hardy garden. 
It tells the how, when and where of growing lilies and also the 
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Lilies, most of them, are not difficult but they do demand a bit 
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