Miss Prestovs Hybrid Lilies 
These are a grand group of lilies, vigorous, and healthy. They thrive in full sun 
or light shade. Brilliance of color and exceptionally free flowering make them very 
very popular. June-July. PD 5 in. 
PRESTON’S HYBRIDS 
CORSAIR-227-One of the popular new up- 
right type lilies, candelabrum effect, a stun- 
ning garden picture. 12 to 15 blooms on 
sturdy 2 to 3 foot stems, apricot-yellow, 
flushed with red. 3} thelr 851/15), Getela) SZ 1/5) 
TYPHOON-852-A different upright with the 
spectacular flame-scarlet blooms clustered at 
the top of the 2 to 3 foot stems. Use it to- 
ward the front of the border. A long lived 
lily. S)5Kolp Sil/ai/ sy, Cetelal V2.5) 
LILLIAN CUMMINGS-420-This is one of 
Miss Preston’s earliest lilies but very well 
worth while, orange-red with small brown 
spots, the large recurved blooms are held 
facing outward on stiff 4 to 5 foot stems. 
3 for $1.75, each 70c, Doz. $6.95 
NAVAJO-567-A 1954 introduction by Mr. 
Kline. A seedling of famous Fire King (other 
parent unknown). Color fire red, tips of pet- 
als shaded capsicum red, very few inconspicu- 
ous dots at center of flower. Like its parent, 
this lily combines disease resistance and ease 
of culture together with a distinctly different 
color combination of exceptional brilliance. 
It flowers freely, established plants carry up 
to thirty large recurved blooms, outward fac- 
ing on three to four foot stems. June. PD 5 in. 
3 for $10.95, each $4.00 
LILY FOOD 
Unless your soil is exceptionally good 
you will find the Lily Food offered on 
page 18 invaluable. Our Lily Feed- 
ing Program is designed to provide a 
balanced ration of the elements your 
lilies need. 
CORONATION-226-Among the better yel- 
lows this is low in price. Slightly pendant re- 
curved flowers. Three foot stems with up to 
twenty sparkling yellow blooms with a few 
brown spots. You will like it. 
3 for $4.75, each $1.75, Doz. $18.85 
PRESTON’S HYBRIDS 
Mixed No. 624 
For mass color in the border few other 
groups can equal these brilliant hy- 
brids. They are all raised from seed, 
a vigorous healthy lot similar in type 
to the named varieties on this page. 
Colors range through shades of red, 
orange, yellow and gold, truly a gor- 
geous array. Culture as for named va- 
(riaies. Ink. 3 We) Sr ite, PAD) © ta, Jwiby, 
Plant them in groups of six or a dozen 
or more for beautiful effects. 
3 for $1.50, each 60c, Doz. $5.90 
SPITFIRE—784—Candelabrum type and truly 
spectacular in the garden, holding upright its 
large scarlet vase-like blooms with a few 
reddish-brown spots and Brazil-red pollen. 
Flowering in early July, you will like it more 
each year. These lilies by Miss Preston have 
exceptionally vigorous and healthy growth 
habits and are long lived under average con- 
ditions. They ask no pampering. 
3 for $4.05, each $1.50 
New! 
SOVEREIGN-772-Here’s a grand addition to 
our all too few good yellows. It is a rich bril- 
liant yellow with a few faint spots. The me- 
dium height sturdy stems carry up to twenty 
somewhat pendant recurved large blooms of 
good substance. This is one of the best of the 
newer introductions. Each $4.00 
LYSANDER-471-Upright, vase-shaped 
blooms arranged in tiers, candelabrum style, 
make this an outstanding new lily. Big flame- 
scarlet blooms of this beauty will make a 
brilliant picture in your border. Height four 
feet, vigorous and long lasting. 
3 for $9.65, each $3.50 
MAXWILL-540-One of the finest of the more 
recent hybrids, a lily that is unsurpassed in 
vigor, floriferousness and adaptibility to ordi- 
nary garden conditions. When established, 
its sturdy six foot stems produce up to forty 
blooms, brilliant orange-red with black spots 
and long brick-red stamens. Maxwill blooms 
in July. PD 5 in. 
3 for $1.25, each 50c, Doz. $4.35 
HENRYI x AURELIAN Hybrids—389-These 
are a selected strain of famous Aurelians back 
crossed with Henryi. There are both flaring 
and reflexed forms in the lot and they are 
sold in mixture only. Large to very large in 
size and flowering with great freedom, you 
will find them a most excellent lot. They of- 
fer quite a range of fine pastel shades. Tol- 
erant to a wide variety of soils they will thrive 
in your garden either in full sun or partial 
shade. You will like them I’m sure. August 
flowering. 5 to 7 ft. tall. PD 6 inches. 
3 for $9.65, each $3.50 
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MARGARET JOHNSON-480-This is a new 
hybrid of our old favorite Tiger Lily. The 
blooms are held horizontally or erect in a truly 
charming manner. Color is a_ delightful 
salmon-orange, spotted mahogany. It flowers 
freely on sturdy stems 4 to 5 feet tall. Plant 
in sun or partial shade. 
3 for $4.90, each $1.80 
New! 
MARGARET JOHNSON Hybrids Mixed-48 |- 
You who have long loved the old Tiger lily 
and no longer tolerate its disease carrying 
habits, have banished it from your gardens, 
will welcome this strain. In color, form and 
garden effect you will find it most satisfying. 
And it is healthy and safe to grow. In a group 
of them there will be some variation in color 
of the blooms and the way they are held but 
their effect in a group is excellent. Full sun 
or part shade. Ht. 3 to 4 ft. PD 6 in. 
3 for $2.75, each $1.00, Doz. $10.90 
MAXIMOWICZII Wadai-530-Essentially a 
refined Tiger Lily with all the good points 
of the latter and as easily grown. If you have 
done away with Tigers due to their carrying 
mosaic infection, try this lily and you will 
find it not only healthy but a better grower. 
Deep orange-red spotted with mahogany, a 
brilliant splash of color in the border. It has 
been called the early Tiger as it flowers in 
July. Sun or part shade. Ht. 4 to 6 ft. PD 
5 in. 3 for $1.10, each 45c, Doz. $4.10 
PRINCEPS Creelman Hybrid Seedlings—634- 
In these hybrids, all propagated from seed, 
you are offered a very fine strain similar to 
the true Creelman but varying somewhat in 
heights and with their flowering season ex- 
tended considerably (mid-July to mid - 
August). This variation and extended season 
make them simply perfect to mass for mid- 
summer bloom. Culture as below. 
Flowering: 3 for $1.55, ea., 60c, Doz. $5.95 
PRINCEP’S CREELMAN HYBRIDS 
