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.
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tilth.
have been h an d led and sto re d in
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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,
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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 :
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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
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h alt would be p lan ted to lilies. The m a rk e t for forcing. If he p la n ts
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crop would he plowed u n d er as th em from stem b u lb lets o r p u r
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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
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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 . . .
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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
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le
sandy
loam
,
rich
in
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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
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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
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