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ticultural types. You may wish to ask how you may become ac- 

 quainted with them. There is descriptive literature in popular 

 horticultural and botanical publications and there are the catalogs 

 of nurserymen. But it is always a wise procedure to see a living 

 plant of any kind before it is obtained for one's own garden. Day- 

 lilies may be seen in various nurseries ; the newer and better ones 

 are being grown more widely in private gardens ; and special col- 

 lections are being assembled in public displays in various parts of 

 the United States. 



The most complete collection of species, horticultural clones, 

 and seedlings in existence has been assembled at The New York 

 Botanical Garden. Here are representatives of the known species, 

 various wild types thus far unnamed, and all the horticultural 

 clones that it has been possible to obtain. Special effort is made to 

 obtain the new clones as soon as they are offered to the trade 

 either in Europe or in America. Gardeners and nurserymen may 

 visit this public display collection to observe and to compare the 

 various daylilies and to make their own decisions regarding the 

 relative merits of the selections that seem most desirable for cul- 

 ture. 



There are also at The New York Botanical Garden about 10,000 

 seedlings of recent breeding and some 500 seedlings that have 

 been considered as the best among 50,000 seedlings grown during 

 the past 20 years. These are being critically studied and compared 

 and the ones that are judged most excellent and distinctive will 

 be named for propagation by nurserymen. Gardeners and espe- 

 cially those who are interested in daylilies are cordially invited 

 to inspect the collection. These plants include many distinctly new 

 types of horticultural interest which indicate what the daylilies 

 of the immediate future will be. There are always numerous 

 plants in flower at any time from early May until late in autumn. 



The Garden Club of America has recently adopted a plan for 

 a five-year study of the daylilies. Collections of the horticultural 

 clones will be assembled in various gardens for critical compari- 

 son and evaluation. The results of these studies and tests will no 

 doubt be of value in acquainting the general gardening public 

 with the merits of the daylilies. 



Most of the horticultural varieties developed in recent years 

 are the results of several generations of breeding. As new types 



