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Figure 2. The Mikado Daylily has flowers of striking color con- 

 trasts. The large spots of mahogany-red in the petals combine to 

 form an undulating zone of vivid color that is in sharp contrast to the 

 rich orange of the rest of the flower. The flowers are large, full, and 

 widely spreading. 



curved, and toward the apex are folded backward along the mid- 

 rib and somewhat twisted (see Figure 3). It is of some interest 

 to note that in the first year of flowering the twisted and folded 

 character was scarcely in evidence. Flowers of that year are 

 shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the Journal for August, 1925. The 



