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Over-the-Garden-Wall 
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 wiU lend happy accents; 
and how easily you adapt yourselves to almost any location. And, if our ears are attuned, we may hear a rolHcking 
chorus played by your chimes, with the pale yellows giving us the upper, silvery notes, the golden varieties delight¬ 
ing 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, liking either partial shade or full sun. They may be transplanted either in the spring or 
the fall. An established clump will have from five to twenty bloom stalks, fifteen or more blossoms to each. Colorful, 
indeed! 
AMARYLLIS (Betschei) A large fine golden orange with recurv¬ 
ing 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 broad flower. 3 ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
AURANTIACA MAJOR The name may not linger in your mem¬ 
ory, 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 com¬ 
mission. The substance is heavy and leathery; we think the flower is 
very fine. 23^ ft. July. $1.00 
AUREOLE A low-growing mass of orange, the sepals having a 
brown reflex. Very fast and floriferous. Early June. $.25 
AUTUMN HAZE (Nes. '37) One of few low-browing varieties, that 
blooms late in the season. An open flower of firm wax-like finish, 
with beautifully fluted petals. 2]/2 ft. Aug.-Sept. $5.00 
BAGDAD (Stout) Picture rich colors in Bagdad! The most brilliant 
of the hemerocallis, 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. 
3)4. ft. June-July, $4.00 
BARDELEY (Perry) A bright fusion of colors — almost a Turner 
sunset! Reddish orange, deep yellow-copper, and apricot blend to¬ 
gether into a glorious flower. 4 ft. July-Aug. $3.00 
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. 33^ ft. July- 
Aug. $.50 
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 ful¬ 
vous red over the rest of the bloom, and with a darker mid-zone. 2 
ft. July. $4.00 
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. $4.00 
BURMAH (Nes. '37) Of beautiful soft brilliance, is this Burmah. 
The orange ground is almost entirely overlaid with rose and copper. 
The stalks are tall, and carry many large open flowers. 33^ ft. Aug.- 
Sept. $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. 33^ ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
CHENGTU (Stout) Another brilliant flower. This is orange-red with 
a deeper velvety carmine mid-section. A recurved bloom, with 43^" 
spread. 3 ft. July-Aug. $5.00 
CINNABAR (Stout) The name fits the color, which is brownish-red, 
with a yellow throat. The recurving petals have the outer half sprink¬ 
led with rose brown. 23^ ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
CISSY GUISEPPI (Perry) A charming Cissy to have in the garden. 
The flower is copperish rose-red with paile yellow throat and midrib. 
The reflex of the petals is almost oxblood-red. 3 ft. June-July. $2.00 
CRESSIDA (Betscher) The flower is a bright orange of fine sub¬ 
stance. The broad petals have a deeper narrow banding across 
them; the narrow sepals are flushed deeper on the edges. 23^ ft. 
July-Aug. 5.75 
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 se¬ 
pals are the same color, broad and reflexed. 23^ ft. July-Aug. $4.00 
D. D. WYMAN (Betscher) A huge bloom of golden-yellow, splashed 
with a tawny tone on the petals. 23^ ft. July-Aug. $1.00 
DR. REGAL The Doctor is "Johnny on the spot" in the early gar¬ 
den picture. A fragrant orange-yellow, that sometimes blooms again 
in the fall. 2 ft. May. 5.25 
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)4 ft. July-Aug. $3.00 
ESTMERE (Yeld) A remarkably fine hemerocallis. The apricot- 
yellow is a fascinating shade, enhanced by the orange-brown reverse. 
23i ft. June-July. 5.75 
FLAVA Our grandmothers' Custard Lily. There is nothing like it, 
to bring into the garden picture that clear lemon yellow, so captiv¬ 
ating with the Siberian irises. 3 ft. May-June. $.25 
FLAVINA (Fewkes) One of the few Day Lilies that is low-growing 
enough lor the rock garden. The flowers are bright lemon-yellow 
with broad petals. 1 ft. May-June. $2.50 
FLORHAM Large, lovely, ruffled deep yellow. A gay twist at the 
tips of the petals gives an insouciant air. 3 ft. June. $.50 
FULVA The Tawny Day Lily that has escaped from old gardens 
and now beautifies the highways. 33^ ft. July. $.25 
FULVA MACULATA Larger and taller than the variety above. 
4 ft. July. $1.00 
GARDEN GOLD (Cleve.) A beautiful clear golden yellow. $2.00 
GEORGE YELD (Perry) We like George, his color and his habits. 
Petals are long, recurving; the heart a golden yellow, outer two- 
thirds, orange, separated from the gold by a rosy band; sepals are 
clear orange-yellow. A pinky deep yellow mass effect. 3 ft. July- 
Aug. $1.50. 
GLOAMING (Cook) A charming flower of sparkling beauty. The 
large blooms are open, and have a yellow ground, heavily overcast 
with reddish rose-purple. 33^ ft. July-Aug. $2.50 
GOLCONDA (Farr) This very open flower of chrome yellow has long 
narrow petals that give a graceful and airy effect. 4 ft. July. $.75 
GOLD DUST A good low-growing yellow for the early garden. 
2 ft. May-June. $.25 
