West Hartford, Conn. 
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Hemerocallis 
“Ring out ye golden bells!” For all summer long, from late May until September, we may now have the new Day 
Lilies in our gardens: -. —the orchestra to accompany the garden pictures. Tell us, as you ring, how your gold and 
yellow and fulvous tones will add joyous colors to our borders; how the grace of your form will lend happy ac¬ 
cents; and how easily you adapt yourselves to almost any location. And, if our ears are attuned, we may hear a rol¬ 
licking chorus played by your chimes, with the pale yellows giving us the upper, silvery notes, the golden varieties 
delighting us through the middle register, while the darker ones fill in with the bass. 
All the olden gardens had the Hemerocallis Flava and Fulva; all present-day gardens should have at least one or 
two of the newer varieties. It is a pleasure to be able to recommend them so heartily, their colors are so fine and 
they are so easy to grow. 
We are delighted to be able to offer the six new varieties that Dr. Stout has originated, and while we have not 
seen them in bloom, we know that the originator is very particular about his introductions. Our stock is so limited, 
that we shall have only one or two of each to offer this season. 
AMARYLLIS (Betscher) A large fine golden orange with 
recurving petals and heavily ridged sepals. The shape suggests 
the flower for which it was named. 3 ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
ANNA BETSCHER (Betscher) We’ll "betcha” that Anna’s 
one of the best of the deep orange-yellows, shaded with 
reddish-bronze. A large flower that is in great demand. 3 ft. 
July-Aug. $1.50 
AURANTIACA MAJOR The name may not linger in your 
memory, but after you have once seen this orange mass, you will 
never forget it, and you will understand why it was given a 
major’s commission. The substance is heavy and leathery; we 
think the flower is very fine. 2^ ft. July. $1.00 
BAGDAD (Stout) Picture rich colors in Bagdad! The most 
brilliant of the hemerocallis that bloomed here last season,- a 
gleaming red. The full-wide-open flowers are recurving; the 
petals are glowing red over orange, with a pronounced yellow 
midrib; the sepals are lighter in tone, with even lighter edges. 
3M ft. June-July. $3.00 
BARDELAY (Perry) A bright fusion of colors — almost a 
Turner sunset! Reddish orange, deep yellow-copper, and 
apricot blend together into a glorious flower. 4 ft. July-Aug. 
$3.50 
BAY STATE (Betscher) Where would New England be 
without Bay State! Although not new, it is still outstanding 
because of its fine glistening deep yellow color and its husky 
increase. 3H ft. July-Aug. $.65 
BIJOU (Stout) A new and distinct development in the day 
lilies, in the low growing multiflora type. Indeed, a precious 
little gem with the ground color of orange, clear in the throat 
but overcast with fulvous red over the rest of the bloom, and 
with a darker mid-zone. 2 ft. July. $3.50 
BURGANDY (Nesmith) A mighty unusual flower,- both petals 
and sepals are an even tone of wine-purple,- lit with pale yellow 
in the throat. Best planted in partial shade. 4 ft. July. $5.00 
CALYPSO (Burbank) If a hero of old fell for her charms, can 
we be blamed if we also think she is altogether lovely? An 
exquisite pale yellow self, with broad ruffled petals and narrow 
sepals, that lend an airy effect. 3% ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
CHENGTU (Stout 1937) Another brilliant flower. This is 
orange-red with a deeper velvety carmine mid-section. A re¬ 
curved bloom, with a spread of about 4 Yi". The foliage is said 
to be exceptionally good. 3 ft. July-Aug. $3.50 
CINNABAR (Stout) The name seems to fit the color, which 
is brownish-red, with a yellow throat. The recurving petals 
have the outer half sprinkled with rose brown. 2 Yi ft. July- 
Aug. $2.50 
CIRCE (Stout 1937) A beautiful clear yellow, whose full 
flowers are borne on well-branched stems. "Makes an excep¬ 
tional appearance.” 4 ft. July. $3.50 
CISSY GUISEPPI (Perry) A charming Cissy to have in the 
garden. The flower is copperish rose-red with pale yellow 
throat and midrib. The reflex of the petals is almost oxblood-red. 
3 ft. June-July. $3.00 
CRESSIDA (Betscher) The flower is a bright orange of fine 
substance. The broad petals have a deeper narrow banding 
across them,- the narrow sepals are flushed deeper on the edges. 
2H ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
CROWN OF GOLD (Nesmith) Well worthy of a crown! 
A huge bloom of clear orange, open, showy and graceful. 
3 ft. May-June. $2.50 
DAUNTLESS (Stout) An amazingly broad-petalled flower. 
The wavy-edged petals have a yellow ground, all covered with 
sparkling gold dust, with the faintest possible banding of deeper 
gold; the sepals are the same color, broad and reflexed. 2T6 ft. 
July-Aug. $3.00 
D. D. WYMAN (Betscher) A huge bloom of golden-yellow, 
splashed with a tawny tone on the petals. 2J^ ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
DR. REGAL The Doctor is "Johnny on the spot” in the 
early garden picture. A fragrant orange-yellow, that some¬ 
times blooms again in the fall. 2 ft. May. $.25 
EMILY HUME (Hume) We liked Emily tremendously, when 
we saw her last season. A beautiful flower, large and open, 
with twisted and fluted petals. The color is deep yellow, with 
the edges a bit lighter. 3^ ft. July-Aug. $4.00 
ESTMEKE (Yeld) A remarkably fine hemerocallis. The apricot- 
yellow is a fascinating shade, enhanced by the orange-brown 
reverse. 2^ ft. June-July. $.75 
FLAVA Our grandmothers’ Custard Lily. There is nothing like 
it, to bring into the garden picture that clear lemon yellow, so 
captivating with the Siberian irises. 3 ft. May-June. $.25 
FLA VINA (Fewkes) One of the few Day Lilies that is low- 
growing enough for the rock garden. The flowers are bright 
lemon-yellow with broad petals. 1 ft. May-June. $2.50 
