HOLLYHURST GARDENS j EI yj 



J. Stuart^ooley,? Prop.^ AR g 3 ig50 

 R.R. Box j63, Berwyn, Md« 



Catalog No. a, February 1950 



. Departmant of Agriculture 



DAYLILIE5 

 Daylilies a-re on the- march in popularity© 

 If you have some, you -will enjoy adding 

 other varieties. If you have never grown 

 them, try some and come to know their beauty 

 and fine performance. 



Varieties and Season of Blooming 



, To get the greatest enjoyment out pf 

 daylilies one should choose varieties to 

 range from light- shades of cream and 

 yellow through deep yellow and orange, to 

 the rich tawny and red tones. To aid you 

 in obtaining the best, we endeavor to offer 

 only those that have good growing and bloom- 

 ing characters in addition to high flower 

 quality. The time of blooming varies some- 

 what from, year to year t but one can- roughly 

 classify the varieties into -four groups: 

 viz, early> early mid-season, mid-season, 

 and late., . In. the vicinity of Washington, 

 D. C, varieties marked "e" (early) bloom 

 within the period of May 2-31; those marked 

 "em" (early mid-season) June 1-30$ those 

 marked, "m". j( mids-season) July 1-20.; and 

 those marked "1" (late) July-20 until frost. 

 The figures following the name indicate 

 respectively height of plant, in feet and 

 size of flower in inches. 



Instructions for Ordering and Planting 

 We take pride in supplying strong 

 plants of superior varieties at -a. reason- 

 able price. We do not sell un-named seed- 

 lings. Our stock is guaranteed true to 

 name. , If a mistake should occur adjust- 

 ment will be promptly made. Postage will 

 be paid on all. orders of $2 «00 or more* 

 Transplanting may be done in spring or in 

 mid-summer after blooming is over. Late ^ 

 fall planting is not advised where the 

 weather is cold enough for winter injury 

 to be a prpblem. . Daylilies grow best 

 when planted in fertile soil. 



