CPLS Library

CPLS Library hopes to answer some of the following:

• have answers to questions about your favourite flower the lily,
• provides information about the early history of lily hybridizing,
• helps you to understand the "new" terms -polyploidy, tetras, 2x4, etc,and
• provides enjoyable reading about parents, pods and/or pollen that is!

Library Lending Policy

Books will be mailed via first class postage, and they will be insured, as soon as your request is received by our Librarian. We ask that you return the books within three weeks in the same manner, that is, mailed via first class post and insured. Thanks for your cooperation. Your requests should be sent to: CPLS Librarian, Dorothy Bird, 5 Valens Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L 3R8. You may telephone your requests to Dorothy at 306-382-3650.

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Related Resources available as PDF Files

The following publications provide information in regard to registered lilies; lily culture; and companion plants. These resources are identified from the sources they were taken.

Note: Most of the publications that deal with various aspects of gardening are provided as a source of ideas. Some of the information contained within these publications does not apply to the Canadian Prairies: species selection, soil amendments (for example the addition of lime to prairie soils), and many perennials mentioned have a relative hardiness which eliminates them from our growing zone. Several errors were found by Jim Sullivan - incorrect floral structure description and too narrow a range in hardiness for certain lilies. Most important here are the ideas especially those that suggest combining lilies with other garden perennials.

Related Resources as Linked Files on other Web sites