Attention Quarantine Service

This mailing contains packets of seeds belonging to the Plant Genus "Lilium", and consisting of either true species or hybrids of the species. It is my understanding that with one or two exceptions of newly discovered species that none of the seeds in any of the horticultural Divisions of genus "Lilium" is prohibited from entering your country.

All seed contained in these packets has been cleaned and candled by the donor, Ray McNamara. As such, it is free from any extraneous material such as seeds of other plants or even material from the seed capsule in which it was contained. Seeds are not considered to be a carrier of any disease or virus and as such are the approved means of raising horticultural clean stock.

For your convenience, the information given below describes which species the hybrid seeds are derived from.

The Asiatic Hybrids - Division I
Hybrids and cultivars derived from the following species and their varieties: Lilium amabile, L. bulbiferum, L. callosum, L. cemuum, L. concolor, L. dauricum, L. davidii, L. lankongense , L. leichtlinii, L. lancifolium (L. tigrinum), L. pumilum, and L. wilsonii ( L. maculatum )

The Martagon Hybrids - Division II
Hybrids and cultivars derived from the following species and their varities: Lilium martagon, L. hansonii, L. medeoloides and L. tsingtauense.

The American Hybrids - Division IV
Hybrids of North American species. The majority of these come from the western species: Lilium bolanderi, L. columbianum, L. humboldtii, L. kelleyanum (L. shastense) L. kelloggii, L.pardalinum, and L. parryi. Hybrids from L. canadense, L.grayi, L. michauxii, L. michiganense and L. superbum are possible but rarely seen.

The Trumpet Hybrids - Division VI
Hybrid trumpet liliums and Aurelain Hybrids derived from the following species: Lilium henryi, L. leucanthum, L. sargentiae, L. sulphurem and L. regale.

The Oriental Hybrids - Division VII
Contains hybrid cultivars or hybrids of the following species: Lilium auratum, L. speciosum, L. japonicum, L. rubellum and to include any of their crosses with L. henryi.

The Miscellaneous Hybrids - Division VIII
Contains all hybrids not provided for in any previous Division. Consists of crosses involving Lilium auratum, L. speciosum, L. leucanthum, L.henryi, L. regale, L. sargentiae, L. longiflorum, and L. martagon. Also includes "interdivisional crosses" between the hybrids: Div II x Div I, Div V x Div I, Div I x Div VI and Div VI x Div VII (therefore involving the species contained in those divisions).

The Lilium Species - Division IX
I have written on each packet the specie seed name.