Battle Creek, Mich. 
HEMEROCALLIS—Daylilies 
8.9 TOKIO —Midseason. Broad, clear carmine-pink petals and a golden- 
yellow heart. A very large pink Jap. type . $1.50 
8.0 TORPILLEUR —Midseason. Very distinct, large, rose-red or liglit-crimson 
with large center of staminodes of the same color tipped pink and yellow. 
Probably the very best genuine red Japanese type Peony . $2.50 
YELLOW KING (Neeley)— A new, delightful clear yellow Japanese Peony. 
Very rare ...-...$30.00 
EARLY MAY FLOWERING PEONIES 
ANOMALA—A well-marked type native to Europe, with distinctive cut foliage 
and crimson flowers. Single .......... $1.50 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA—The old-fashioned red “Piney. ” Some¬ 
times known as the “ Decoration Day Red. ” A brilliant amaranth-red not 
found in any other .. 75c 
SMOUTHI—A variety of ANOMALA with 4 inch, bright crimson flowers . $2.00 
TENUIFOLIA FLORE PLENA—Flowers small to medium, full double, a 
brilliant dark crimson. The first to bloom. A dwarf 1 ‘ cut-leaved’ ’ plant with 
distinctive finely laciniated foliage __.. $2.50 
7.8 TENUIFOLIA LATIFOLIA—A fine clear crimson species with single 
flowers that bloom even before the double flowers form. Valuable for very early 
bloom. Rare ....... $2.50 
Join the American Peony Society by sending $3.00 for a year’s dues to Secretary, 
Mr. W. F. Christman, Northbrook, Ill., and receive their valuable bulletins. 
HEMEROCALLIS — NEW DAYLILIES 
“The perennial supreme.” These magnificent new forms of an old garden 
favorite begin to bloom with the early iris and cover the season into September 
or later. They are hardy, easy to grow in any good garden soli, sure to bloom, 
ALWAYS a success. Not one root has failed to grow for us. Do well in either full 
sun or partial shade. The foliage is attractive throughout the season. The most 
weather proof perennial. 
Many of the following list are Betscher Hybrids, our stock of which was obtained 
direct from Mr. Betscher. These hybrids are some of the largest flowered and finest 
Hemerocallis yet produced. Home gardeners everywhere will demand them in 
quantity as soon as they become acquainted with them, on the basis of merit alone. 
We have quite a number of new sorts not listed this season. They include 
Mr. Betscher’s Beacon, Earliana and others not yet introduced; and Dr. Stout’s 
Bijou, Chengtu, Linda, Saturn, and Wolof. 
AMARYLLIS (Betscher) —A large flower of golden orange; recurving petals. 
3 ft. July-August ..... $1.00 
ANNA BETSCHER (Betscher) —Large flowers of deep orange shaded bronze. 
3 ft. July-August __!_... $1.50 
APRICOT (Yeld) —Fragrant, light apricot-orange flowers. 2 ft. May-June . 25c 
AUREOLE —Numerous, full, wide-spreading flowers of rich cadmium yellow 
with brownish-fulvous traces. 36 in. June. A. M. 1931 . 50c 
BAGDAD (Stout 1935)—June-July, 42 in. Large, full, widely-open flowers of 
oriental richness and brilliancy. Throat clear orange. Outer parts of petals 
coppery red over orange; madder brown veins and mid-zones. Sepals uniform 
in color. The 5-in. flowers are bold, gay and attractive . $3.00 
BARONI —An evening bloomer with fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers of pleas¬ 
ing yellow. 36 in. July-August ....-. $1.50 
BAY STATE (Betscher) —Large deep yellow, fluted petals. 3 ft. July-August... $1.00 
CALYPSO (Burbank) —Large flowers of clear lemon yellow. 314 ft. July-Aug. 60c 
CINNABAR —30 in July-August. Rosy-red-brown with yellow throat and re¬ 
curving petals ..-...- $2.00 
CITRINA —An evening bloomer pale yellow. 3 ft. August. Dainty . 60c 
CRESSIDA (Betscher) —Flower of deep orange with red band. 3 ft. August. $1.00 
D. D. WYMAN (Betscher) —Petals of golden yellow with a tawny splash. 
Superb. 2% ft. August ... $1.50 
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