Lily plant named `Red Song`

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing clusters of large flowers on a tall stem, particularly distinguished by their deep red coloration, even in the bud stage, the glossy sheen of their upper tepals and by their inconspicuous spotting, the flowers being of excellent form and long persistence both on the plant and as cut flowers. This combination is completely new in the upright Asiatic divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. The plant is an excellent garden plant and is highly resistant to disease showing high tolerance of virus. The bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production and the clone is vigorous and is a good grower and propagator.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive Asiatic hybrid lily variety, substantially as herein shown and described, particularly characterized by its large, broad-tepalled, glossy flowers of rich deep red coloring and inconspicuous spotting; its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation; the excellence of its flower form; and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer from precooled bulbs forced under glass.