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H o m e o f th e C ro ft L ily tage Six B RO O K IN G S-H A R B O R P IL O T , BRO O K IN G S, O R EGON Suggestions For Growing ( r o it Lilies Bulbs In All Pacific Northwest States BY E. I». BREA KEY S ta te College of W ashington, W est W ashington E xperim ent Station Puyallup, W ashington F or benefit of Pilot readers, a pam phlet on c u ltu re of E a s te r lilies, w ritte n by E. P. B reakey, of W ashington S ta te College, will be p rinted, in serial fashion in th ese coliunns. Being lengthy, it m ay re q u ire as m any as four w eeks to com plete the a rtic le : dou b tfu l if th e in d u stry would have yet becom e established. Where ( ’an Be Grown? /THURSDAY, AVGUST $ possible and to p u t th e soil in good lily bulbs. T he bulbs sh ould have w hich w ill be available for, been dug w hen m a tu re an d should ing. uri tilth. have been h an d led and sto re d in C o n tin u e d next Crop Rotation such a m a n n e r th a t th ey w e re not T he ideal m ethod w ould be to in ju red by h eatin g , desiccatio n p re p are tw ice as m uch lan d as (d ry in g o u t) o r by ro u g h h andling. one expected to plant. In th e e a rly T he beg in n er m ay s ta r t by p la n t F o r th e past week pnrL. fall , h alf of this lan d w ould be ing only stem bulblets. If he does, Max »fa p lan ted to a cover crop of ry e an d it w ill be tw o y e a rs before an y of S u n d a y : A u g u st 19 ........... 60 50 vetch, and a little la te r th e o th e r th em a re old enough to p u t on th e A u g u st 20 ........... 59 55 h alt would be p lan ted to lilies. The m a rk e t for forcing. If he p la n ts K follow ing sp rin g th e h alf in cover y earlings, w h e th e r he h as raised A u g u st 21 ........... 58 A u gust 22 ........... 59 50 crop would he plowed u n d er as th em from stem b u lb lets o r p u r soon as the g ra in s ta r ts to head chased them from a n o th e r g row er, A u g u st 23 ......... 59 51 53 out and w hile th e re w as still m oi he should have bulbs of fo rcing A u g u st 24 ........... 59 A u g u st 25 ........... 67 52 s tu re enough in th e soil fo r rapid size at the end of th e firs t year, T o tal rain for week decay. A cover crop can be a very v alu ab le asset o r it can becom e a anil his y earlin g should h av e p ro P a tro n iz e Pilot Advert m enace. If it should becom e too duced a stock of stem b u lb lets m atu re , or th e ground too d ry to rot the vegetatio n once it is plow ed under, it m ay rob th e soil of needed m o istu re and tie up val- uable plant food. Som e grow ers begin by discing th e cover crop into th e ground, tth e n apply a lib e ra l am ount of cow m a n u re and plow both under. T he land is then su m m er fallow ed d u rin g th e su m m er m onths for th e purpose of killing weeds an d p u ttin g th e soil in good tilth to receive th e bulbs I have 8V2 acres of proven bulb land o fwhichi a t p lan tin g tim e in the fall. As acres are in perfect planting condition. This i soon as the bulbs have been re m oved from th e o th e r h alf of th e frontage land on Hy. 101, less than a mile iron field in S eptem ber, it is im m ed Langlois. It was in cover crop with oats and vetd iately fertilized, plowed and p la n t —disced three times, rotary tilled once, in prep ed to cover, crop. Thus th e lilies a re ro ta te d from one field to a n aration for planting mv own bulbs. Having pu o th e r and th e fe rtility of the land chased land nearer my residence, and with usd , is im proved from y e a r to y ear. my son's tiller, put it in shape for planting. Noi1 Also the d a n g e r of in ju rin g th e lily bulbs from co n tac t w ith raw m a n I will sell the tract I will not be using. Priced ures o r fe rtiliz e rs is avoided. Weather Ret C roft lilies are being grow n successfully all the w’ay from N o rth e rn C alifo rn ia t o B ritish C olum bia. M any people have the erro n eo u s im pression th a t th e ’roft lily m ust be grow n w ithin What Is The (ro ft Lily7 ( sight of the Pacific ocean. It is To m any it m ay seem incred tru e th a t I ilium longiflorum is ible, but the question is often often called a m aritim e species asked, “W hat is the C roft Lily'*” and th a t it is a nativ e of th e R y Since then* an* those who are ukyu Islands, south of Jap a n . E x in tere ste d in tak in g up the c u l perience has shown, however, th a t tu re of the C roft lily, and since thf C ro ft lily will do well an y these suggestions a re intended place west of the C ascades th a t p rim a rily for the guidance of the is free of severe frosts. In o th e r beginner, a definition of the C roft ‘ words, the C roft lily will th riv e lily seem s to be in . order. in an eq u itab le clim ate having e l roft lily is an E a s te r bly ; w in ters and cool sum m ers, le for s su u itab n a n ie to r focing toeing as a potted po tted . . . .. e i,. . p la n t. It was nam ed for Sydney P la ntin g Site ( hOlCC T here a re c e rta in fu n d a m e n tal r ’ro ft, w h o o n c e liv e d a t M a r k ham , W ash., but who la te r bc- considerations w hich one should cam e m ayor of the little sea- have in m ind w’hen choosing a coast town of Bandon. Oregon Mte fo r grow ing lilies. The site It w as w hile Mr. ( ’roft lived at should be well d rain ed and should B andon th a t a Mr, H oughton be lie exposed to the free circ u latio n gan grow ing lilies for I)r. David of air. Avoid stuffy locations cut Griffiths. ofT by tall tim ber, buildings, o r by Dr. Griffiths had collected t brushy fence rows. T he site should nu m lier of clo n e s <by "clone" w e i» L ” **’ free of noxious weeds, such m ean the descendants of a single as quack grass, C anada thistles, p lan t. F o r exam ple, all Golden m orning glories and o th e r pests D elicious apple trees are division sim ilar n a tu re . of the sam e tree. So it is that all C roft lilies a re divisions of the Soils For ( ’roft Lilies ('ro ft lilies o p p re ciate a good C hoice of Planting Stock sam e plant. These divisions m ay T he b eginner should endeavorJ soil. T he p re fe rre d soil should be have o rig inateli from the little a friab le sandy loam , rich in o r to secure his p lan tin g stock from bu lb lets th at a re produced when scales from th e m other bulb a re ganic m a tte r. It should be well a g row er who has a p u re selection j propogated, from stem bulblets drained, since lilies as a class arc of the ( ’roft lily and who u n d e r- j th a t form on the underground in to le ra n t of w ater-logged land. stan d s the grow ing and c a re of portions of the stem , o r from d i If w a te r tab le should rise above visions of the m o th er bulbi of the the bulbs, even for a short tim e E a s te r Lily ilÀ h u n i lo n g iflo r u m in the w inter, it probably be th e ir | T h u m b ) and sent them to Mr. ruin. On the o th e r hand, th e soil H oughton who was to investigate should provide an am ple supply th e possibilities of producing do-* >f m oisture d u rin g the grow ing] m estic stocks of these lilies for S •eason. Lilies m ake th e ir m ax m um grow th d u rin g the m onths th e E a s te r trad e . B andon is a sm all tow n and of May, June, July, A ugust, and M r. l roft was an Englishm an, part of S eptom lier; hence it is a a p p a re n tly w ith an E n glishm an’s distinct a d v a n ta g e if the soil is In terest in gardening, so it was su b irrig a te d d u rin g the grow ing only n a tu ra l that w h e n Mr. season. Lilies can be irrig a te d but H oughton ix'gan prop ag atin g lilies th at is an added expense. Mr. ( roft should becom e in te r Preparation of Seed Bed e s t s in the v en tu ri' L ater. Mr. The soil should be p re p are d well C roft acq u ired sonic of these lilies in advance of p lan tin g the crop, an d he, tot», ir id i his hand at i \\ hen ev er possible, it is advisable • to su m m er tallow the ground in 1’ w as not long un til Mt ('ro ft u'der to destroy as m any w eeds becam e an en th u siast! p ro m o ter is possible. Many gro w ers apply of the new Venture, and from . I ” c r ui cow m anure tim e to tim e interested o th ers in ■arly in the su m m e r and plow th e work W e do noi wish to d e p re fe ra b ly in an tra c t from th e re n trib u tio n s th at of decom pos i t ion. o th e rs have m ade tow ard the e s source ot organii tab lish m e n t ot the in d u stry in the mil is then cu ltiv P acific n o rth w est, vet it m ust be in te rv a ls during iwhnitted th a t if it had n 't Is en I t h e »Ihm m iner m onths in for y ir C ro ft’s en th u si ism. it is m any w eeds as iu y lAHon ( over Cropped, Tilled With Seam; Tiller — Ready for Planting! sonable. For further information contact E R. Cline, Templar hotel, Brookings, or write A. A. C L I N E Box 94 LANGLOIS, OREGO! THANK YOU!! Your friendliness and patronage convinced us that w ha\e not made a mistake in bringing you this store. Il HERE’S LAND AM) PLANTING STOCK ( urn County's Finest Bulb Land and ( r o ft F a s te r Lily Stork 20.000 Medium Bulblets HUXW Jumbo and Large Bulblets 1,000 3-inch Yearlings •1,000 4-ineh \ eariings 2,000 5-inch Yearlings. 1.000 6-inch Yearlings, How \ th a t to r A Start in the Bulb Business? And AH For $1,500.00 on 1C» acres of new . land each year for two years. It interested you may see land and stock that ><wr planting will come from any dav of the week on Ocean View Drive at the’Metier Place h is { i i i t ” Beautiful Hand Crafted Davenport and Chair We still have several 30-galM fuel oil in the ever popular -‘Charles of London ’ style— Coleman Water Heaters A Real Value at. .$279.50 M E T L E R I! IR B O R , OREGON —We also have space and r^- heaters—get yours now' Come in and hear the 6-tube Nice Selection of Trav-Ler Mantel Rad M ood Dinettes Seat for our six persons. Also sev eral styles of “Chrome” sets. ! nt mt > 1 1 nt a I L A I! I! Y ' are going ahead and complete our lines so that we c<u oiler you a complete stock of Home Furnishings. Wees pecial’y want to thank publicly thank those good friem who so thoughtfully brought us flowers last Friday: Mi. and Mrs, George Mrs. Bernice Ward Mr. and Mrs. Grant Powell Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ward i i Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Hendry and olhers. - - , .f v<dume and In Walnut Case__ Hendricks’ Furniture Co. New Johnson Building Store H ours 0 a. m. to 6 p. m. B röökin: Orefi
