Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-07-22
LILIEs-AND vAsHoN ISLE


rieties of lilies with unbounded
enthusiasm has been deinonstrat-
ed by the many beautiful species
on exhibition at the recent Lily
Show.
We have the climate and soil TO
grow to perfection many species,
even those which are half-hardy.
and the rarer high priced ones,
such as the Sulphureum, Phili-
pense, Nielgherense, Giganteum
himalayieum, Testaceum, and very
probably 0chraceum, even out
doors IN the open. The bulbs of
these lilies are all priced at over
two dollars each.
In his book, Consider the Lii
les, William L, Marshall says
this: Unfortunately the collect
ors have been unable to procure e
though bulbs of Lilium Brownii O.
dornm to meet the increasing de
mand, but we hope to be able TO
raise a liberal supply in the bulb
fields Of the state Of Washington. ,"
1t is in bloom now on our grounds,
a very large trumpet-shaped gold
en- yellow flower, Mr.. John Collett
has Lilium Sulphureum grew
ing and in September or early Oct
ODER we viii see it blooming there.
Mrs. Helen Peck has on her
grounds some of the rare ones |
have mentioned. The Giganteum
lIimalayicum is as thrifty with us
as Wakefield cabbage.
| am dreaming now Of lilies. My
hundred species of lilies success
July if we desire to do so, and per-
haps the greatest satisfaction
would come in raising the rarer
varieties which in other countries
must be raised in pots in green
houses. Not only would We get the
most fun out of propagating these
4 f't lilc iHVSt HbiltN.
lam dreaming now Of lilies. Ny
great dream is TO produce some
lnew varieties by cross pollination.
The operation is an easy one. All
that is necessary is to select your
blossom and when it begins to o.
pen to pull ont the pollen anthers
before the sacks burst open. Then
take the anther from the staminateI
parent which you desire to use
when its pollen sacks have opened
and rub the pollen on the stigma
OF the pistillate parent you wish
10 cross. Do this three times day
for a day or two to make sure that
you hit the right time when the
stigma is receptive and the work
is done. If seeds are formed there
is a strong probability getting a
hybrid, and what could be more
interesting than to watch and see
the seedlings grow and develop
to the blooming time.
Joe Smith, that generous patron
saint of our lily club says in a re-
cent letter; "Tf you can produce
a pink Madonna, or pink Tesla
ceum, you will have the world by,
the tail" Well, Joe, the German
proyerb says; " You can't tell how
a cow might catch a hare, and e.
ven ii there is chance in hun
dred thousand the gamble and ex-
citement is worth the effort. A IA
nous authority says our efforts
should be directed in the crossingl
of light varieties as there nre e.
nough yellows and reds now.
Now ladies mere man included. |
tool, if you can suggest anythingI
which offers greater gamble. |
possible futures or greater health
giving excitement than the by |
bridizing Of lilies, I'll set up the
ice cream soda at Tim s. II YOU
emit you set EN- up.
The rewards Of lily culture are
twofold /. Your days viii be long
cr in the place which the Lord has
given you here in this delight.
some land. 80 1t will develop the
athletie figure, the clear skin, The
rosy check and the bright flashing
eye. saw a delightful example OF
this Yesterday Mrs r. Hansen
took me thru her garden. There
Were roses lily pond lilies, many
seedlings. all kinds Of Flowers and
"a complete vegetablG garden Not
@ weed anywhere as large as al
penny to be seen. Then She told me
b was all her own work. Then as
/ looked at her it seemed as if time
mad turned back the hands of his
old clock % thirty years She look
IN so rosy and strong. could sayI
Che saue of two or three other 10
.ifna whose ra. ti.ius h.,..I