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Lily plant Lilium `Dayspring`
AssigneeMelridge, Inc.
InventorEdward A. McRae
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AssigneeMelridge, Inc.
InventorEdward A. McRae
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A new variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant of single stem, erect and stately form, and medium height; having full foliage of lanceolate dark green leaves of glossy and leathery texture; having a high bud count; and having distinctive, upright lemon yellow flowers with gold centers and light spotting at the base; the plant being highly resistant to disease, and the bulbs being especially suitable for forcing for the production of cut flowers.
A new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its erect and stately form, its vigorous growth, its full foliage of lanceolate dark green leaves, its excellent inflorescence, its high count of buds which turn lemon yellow as the tepals first divide and begin to unfurl, its flowers comprising tepals soft lemon yellow at the tips and gold with light spotting in the centers, its high resistance to disease, its high tolerance to virus, its vigorous growth and propagation characteristics, and its suitability for propagation by forcing precooled bulbs in the production of potted plants and cut flowers.
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My new variety of lily plant originated as a seedling selected from a group of seedlings at Gresham, Oreg. The seedlings were planted as part of a lily breeding program carried on by me since the year 1964. This program had as its main objective the production of upright Asiatic hybrid lilies having a yellow color, being highly resistant to disease and tolerant to virus, having a high bud count and flowers of a pleasing yellow tone, and generally suitable for the cut flower-forcing trade.
I achieved the desired objective by using as the seed parent a second generation (F.sub.2) Lilium hybrid from the cross (`Mega` .times. `Lemon Queen`) .times. `Edith Cecilia`. The pollen parent was Lilium `Croesus`.
My new lily plant has an erect and stately form. It has a strong single stem of medium height. It grows vigorously.
My new variety of lily plant is illustrated in the accompanying photographic drawing which shows in full color the plant, the foliage, the buds in various stages of development and the fully opened flowers. It illustrates further the bud and flower form, the connection of the buds and flowers to the stem, and in particular the distinctive bright lemon yellow with gold center color tone of both the flowers and the ready-to-open buds.
The following is a detailed description of my new variety of Asiatic hybrid lily, with nomenclature according to The International Lily Register (Royal Horticultural Society, London, 2nd Edition, 1969), and with color designations according to the Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, published by the R.H.S. in 1966.
Origin: Seedling.
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