Hybrid Asiatic lily named Progress

Abstract

A new hybrid lily variety distinguished by its large, deep orange, unspotted flowers having "clean" anthers which shed little pollen, the flowers being borne on a single tall stem from a raceme having five to eight buds, the blooms being of excellent form with long persistence both on the plant and as cut flowers. The plant itself is highly resistant to disease, shows high tolerance of virus, is an excellent garden plant, and its bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production.

I claim: 
     
       1. The new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant and parts thereof, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by the rich orange coloration of its substantially unspotted flowers having small anthers which shed very little pollen; by the excellence of its flower form, its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation, and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer.