Asiatic lily named Gold Medal

Abstract

A new variety of Asiatic hybrid lily bearing compact racemes of flowers of excellent form and large size, and having an intense and unusual color pattern, particularly characterized by the unusual combination of yellow and gold color tones and the very light maculation on each side of the nectaries at the base of the outer tepals, the color pattern being unique in the upright Asiatic division of lilies. The plant is an excellent garden plant, highly resistant to disease and showing high tolerance to virus, and its bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut-flower production, producing flowers early in the Asiatic lily season, thereby extending the cut-flower production season.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of hybrid Asiatic lily, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its unique yellow and gold flower color pattern and the excellence of its flower form and substance, as well as its versatility both as a garden plant and as a plant produced from precooled bulbs forced for cut flower production.