BETTER PLANTS 
“He who has his garden, Still his Eden keeps" 
FALL 1939 
• DAYLILY NEWS • 
IMPORTANT FOREWORD 
30-day Terms 
Have Farr plants shipped to you on 
approval. If they do not fully meet your 
expectations, return them at our ex¬ 
pense. If they please you, pay within 
30 days. 
GUARANTEE 
Farr plants are guaranteed to be top 
quality, true to name and, furthermore, 
are replaceable without charge, F.O.B. 
nursery, if they are not alive next 
Spring, following shipment this Fall. 
UNNAMED TREE PEONIES 
AT ONE-HALF PRICE 
Colors Guaranteed 
Have you been waiting for Tree Peonies 
at lower cost than the generally standard 
prices of $5.00 and upwards? If so, here’s 
a rare opportunity. We can justify it only 
because of lost names and transplanting 
operations. The offer is subject to with¬ 
drawal without notice, and the supply of 
plants is limited. 
All plants are at least five years old, 
field grown and have bloomed for the past 
three or four years. Fall shipments are 
guaranteed to sprout into growth for you 
next Spring or else are replaced without 
charge, F.O.B. our nursery. Plants are 
guaranteed to bloom true to color but may 
be either single, semi-double or double. 
Lavender Pink.$2.50 each 
Rose Pink . 2.50 “ 
Violet Purple. 2.50 
Reddish Purple .2.50 
COLLECTION: 1 of each above, value 
$10.00, for $9.00 complete. Or may be 
ordered single @ $2.50 each. 
MIXED TREE PEONIES, without 
warranty as to color or assortment at $2.00 
each; 5 or more at $1.85 each. 
Shipment during August and Septem¬ 
ber. Purchaser pays transportation. 
DAYLILIES—THE PERPETUAL 
CUTFLOWER 
Daylilies, as cut flowers, are unsurpassed 
in quality of permanence, i.e., a bouquet 
can be utilized for at least a week by 
merely plucking the shriveled flowers as 
the new blooms open. Furthermore, niany 
of the new varieties are “self-cleaning,” in 
that the shriveled flowers drop off without 
plucking. Many of the new Stout Hybrids 
have the added quality of remaining in 
open bloom throughout the evening until 
midnight and until new buds begin to 
open. 
When cutting for the house, there is 
considerable advantage to selecting scapes 
which have the best supply of well- 
developed and unopened buds. This elimi¬ 
nates bruising in handling and assures a 
succession of indoor bloom. 
THEY WON'T SELL 
STOUT DAYLILIES 
Your “Letegram” regarding Vulcan was 
delivered to me just when I was standing 
before the plant admiring its lovely red 
bloom—the second crop for 1939. After read¬ 
ing your message my husband said: “Don’t 
sell Vulcan. It is too lovely.” 
Linda has been in bloom for about three 
weeks and it is one of the loveliest flowers 
in my garden. There are eight bloom stalks. 
Patricia which I bought from you in 1937 
has just finished blooming. Only Vulcan and 
Linda surpassed it in loveliness. My Bagdad, 
also bought in 1937, had fifteen bloom stalks. 
This plant bloomed three times in 1938. 
Serenade is now blooming for the second 
time this year and is the daintiest Hemero- 
callis in my garden. It has six divisions 
though only one year old. You have been 
generous and reliable with all of your sales. 
Mrs. H. E. Carter, Tallahassee, Fla. 
June 16, 1939. 
From the Southern Peony Authority 
I have received your letter of recent date 
offering me $2.00 for all the Vulcan heme- 
rocallis I had to spare. I have 3 nice clumps 
of this great hemerocallis, I have none that 
I can spare. It is just as much a leader in 
the dark rich colors as Patricia is in the 
light yellow color, and is even more distinct. 
A few of the light yellows do approach 
Patricia in color, but none have the won¬ 
derful form and charm of Patricia. Vulcan 
is entirely distinct from all and is not even 
approached in its rich deep color. My 3 
clumps of it have been blooming for over 3 
weeks and every visitor to my garden ex¬ 
claims over the rich crimson colors of Vulcan. 
It is in a class to itself. 
Last season I wrote you about the simi¬ 
larity of Rajah to the old timer Fulva that 
is naturalized all over Alabama. I now see 
that Rajah is a glorified Fulva! They are 
identical in form, vigor and prolificness, but 
the color of Rajah is much deeper and 
brighter differing as much from Fulva as the 
male cardinal bird does from the female. 
P. M. Long, Cordova, Ala. 
June 21, 1939. 
NOTE.—Mr. Long has been a pioneer in pur¬ 
chasing and planting Farr peonies in the far South 
for more than 20 years. The results of his experi¬ 
ences have been published in garden magazines, 
Peony Bulletin A.P.S., and in Farr catalogues. 
“Only Good Varieties” 
Hems and Iris are my hobby plants. I 
check their identity in three ways. I use zinc 
labels when I plant them. I then mark them 
on my garden chart. The next year I check 
the flower to see if it is true stock. 
I’ve had good luck, ordering iris, but hems 
are a different story. However, I’ve always 
received true stock from the Farr Nurseries. 
Another important point is that you only list 
good varieties. There are a lot of poor ones 
on the market. 
O. Harrold, 612 E. 42d St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
A SUMMER FULL 
OF GOLDEN LILIES 
Here is a collection offer on Daylilies 
which provides bloom from Spring to Fall. 
Improve your summer garden with an 
assortment. 
Note: If complete collections are not 
desired you may select any 4 or more of 
the varieties included at 10% discount. 
Parcel Post is Prepaid by us if cash with 
order, but is added on charge orders, 
which we gladly handle on 30 day terms. 
LATE SPRING COLLECTION 
Apricot . $ .50 Sovereign . % .75 
Gold Duit .50 Tangerine . 1.00 
Value $2.75. Collection for $2.00 
EARLY SUMMER COLLECTION 
Golden Bell ....$ .50 Queen of May £ .50 
Mikado . 1.00 Sir M. Foster . .50 
Sirius . 1.00 
Value $3.50. Collection for $2.50 
MID SUMMER COLLECTION 
D D Wyman...$ .75 Goldeni . $ .50 
Fulva Maculata 1.00 Royal .50 
Vesta . 1.50 
Value $4.25. Collection for $3.00 
LATE SUMMER COLLECTION 
Cinnabar .$1.00 Hyperion .$ .75 
Gold Imperial.. 1.00 Ophir .75 
The Gem .50 
Value $4.00. Collection for $3.00 
The 4 collections, Value $14.50 for 
$10.00 complete. 
GYPSY (Cressida) Close Out 
15c each, in Quantity 
Due to confusion between Gypsy and 
Cressida, dating back to their introduc¬ 
tion, we have decided to close out our 
stock of Gypsy. We have known, sup¬ 
plied and described Gypsy, as follows, for 
five years and according to the origina¬ 
tors publications: 
“Late July; 4 ft. Rich reddish orange 
with faint trace of eye; full 4" across.” 
Catalog price 50c each. Close Out Price 
(not less than 3 sold) 3 for 75c; 5 or more 
@ 20c; 10 @ 18c; 25 @ 15c. An opportu¬ 
nity for mass planting and naturalizing. 
CIRCE AND DAUNTLESS 
These Stout Hybrids were omitted from 
our 1939 catalog because of heavy sales 
during 1938. A crop of young plants has 
since matured and orders can now be 
supplied with strong field grown quality. 
Circe —July; 48 inches. Full clear yellow. 
Flowers medium, 3j4" are borne on 
erect well branched scapes. Does not 
resemble any other in bloom at the time. 
$3.00 each. 
Dauntless —July; 36 inches. Pale yellow¬ 
ish orange with pastel shaded eye, or 
attractively blended midzone, in alter¬ 
nate petals. Wide and overlapping pet¬ 
als to lily effect. 4j£" across. Good fra¬ 
grance. $3.00 each. 
ORDER SHEET 
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Weiser Park, Penna. 
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I Understand that plants are returnable at your expense if not 
satisfactory. 
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