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 DR. STOUT DOES HONOR TO THE DAYLILIES 



Daylilies from the botanical, historical, and horticultural points 

 of view are treated in thorough manner in an attractively illustrated 

 book 1 which has recently come from the pen of Dr. A. B. Stout. 



Using the large collection he has made of the genus Hemero- 

 callis at The New York Botanical Garden as a background for his 

 study, he has supplemented his observations with information from 

 important growers in other parts of the world, and has combined 

 all this knowledge in a volume of distinct horticultural value. 



The new varieties of daylilies which may now be obtained — far 

 different from the old-fashioned lemon and fulvous daylilies — 

 open up splendid new possibilities for landscaped effects in the gar- 

 den. For these new varieties, some fifteen of which are Dr. Stout's 

 own creations, are larger, more floriferous, and, with their occasion- 

 ally twisted petals and often sprightly tones of red, more decora- 

 tive in form and color. In height, too, great diversity is offered, as 

 shown in one striking picture in which photographs of six kinds 

 are reproduced to the same scale, showing flower stalks varying 

 from six inches to six feet. 



In his hybridizations, which are noteworthy, Dr. Stout has some- 

 times used wild species heretofore unknown, which were especially 

 imported from China and Japan for his use. These are now to be 

 seen growing in the specimen planting of daylilies on the west side 

 of the grounds of The New York Botanical Garden. 



Dr. Stout's book, which describes every known variety and gives 

 complete cultural directions for this brilliant, easy-to-grow flower, 

 gives gardeners their first complete picture of the genus Hemero- 

 callis and how it can be used to create new beauty spots in the 

 garden. 



Carol H. Woodward. 



1 Stout, A. B. Daylilies : The wild species and garden clones, both old 

 and new, of the genus Hemerocallis. Pp. i-x + 1-119. PI. 1-36. The Mac- 

 millan Co., New York. 1934. $3.00. 



