V 
HEMEROCALLIS 
(DAYLILIES) 
The Dependable Flower 
From 
Spring to Fall 
Ease of Culture. The common Daylily, Europa, has 
distributed and naturalized itself purely by vegetative 
reproduction throughout Europe and North America, 
overcoming weeds, neglect, poor soil, insect pests, and 
drought as it thrived. The selected new varieties retain 
the vigor of their ancestors. The Daylily garden does not 
require an array of sprayers, insecticides, and garden tools, 
or a chart for feeding and cultural requirements. 
Adaptability. No plant as beautiful and desirable as 
the Daylily is as adaptable to varying conditions. Whether the location | 
be sheltered or exposed, drained or swampy, sun-baked or partly 
shaded-—whether the soil be rich or poor, acid or lime, sand or clay, 
cultivated or weedy—is of little concern to a Daylily. Furthermore, 
there are heights, colors, seasons, and sizes for practically every gar¬ 
den feature, nook, and mood. 
Four Months of Bloom. Tangerine, Sovereign, Gold Dust, and 
others bloom by mid-May in our locality. Scores of good varieties 
follow and overlap throughout June, July, and early August. Then 
begin Hemerocallis multiflora, Boutonniere, and August Pioneer, 
extending until mid-September. 
Summer Bloom. When heat and drought have parched the 
lawns and gardens and when other favorites are out of season, a 
collection of Daylilies will produce an unfailing and unaffected pro¬ 
fusion of bloom display and cut-flowers. The July-August garden 
can be veritably transformed by the liberal addition of Daylilies. 
Fragrance. Daylily fragrance, as it exists in the lighter shades, is 
identical to lily fragrance but not as sweet and overwhelming. It is 
pleasingly pervading, yet unobtrusive as an indoor cut-flower; and 
both elusive and radiant in the garden. 
When and How to Plant. Daylilies are so vigorous that they 
can be shipped and planted safely whenever the ground is open. 
Spring and fall are most ideal. Plant at least 2 feet apart, anywhere 
except in heavy shade. Do not plant too deeply. Note “bleach” at 
throat of plant and plant to depth where foliage turns green. Do not 
mulch unless planted very late in fall. Even then, use only “non- 
sogging” materials and do not smother. Feeding will improve bloom- 
quality. Use a complete commercial fertilizer after planting. Follow 
maker’s directions explicitly. Overfeeding is injurious to all plants. 
Daylily Use. The semi-dwarf and medium sorts now available 
are especially valuable to the summer rock-garden and for perennial 
foregrounds. Other types are respectively useful in the perennial 
middleground and background, among shrubs for border foreground, 
as specimens, in beds, borders and masses by themselves, in natural¬ 
ized colonies, and along pools and streams. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Dayl ilies) General List 
Only the varieties which are distinct and superior. 
Only strong, field-grown plants. 
KEY: Bloom-season and height immediately precede full 
descriptions. " indicates inches bloom spread. 
Apricot. (Yeld.) May, June; 2 ft. Broad, 3", widely open; distinct, 
rich apricot. Early; free-blooming. True stock. 60 cts. each. 
D. D. Wyman. (Betscher.) July; 3 ft. Golden yellow with tawny 
splash on large 6" petals. $1 each. 
Europa (Roadside Daylily). July; 4 ft. Recorded almost four 
hundred years ago in Europe and brought to this country by 
settlers. Flowers are full, 4overcast fulvous, veined darker, 
with orange throat. Strictly day-blooming; delicate, but sun- 
resistant texture. 35 cts. each; 5 @ 25 cts. 
Flava. May, June; 3 ft. Extremely fragrant and clear lemon-yellow. 
The old favorite “Lemon Lily.” 35 cts. each; 5 @ 25 cts. 
“Fulva” Clone Maculata (Maculata Daylily). July; 3 ft. Bold, 
outcurving coppery orange, shaded crimson. Larger, 6", and later 
■than Europa. $1 each; 5 @ 80 cts. 
Golden Bell. (Wallace.) June, July; 3 ft. Trumpet-shaped, pale 
apricot-orange flowers; very full, 4", and of fine substance. 60 cts. 
each; 5 @ 50 cts. 
Gold Dust. May, June; 2 ft. A neat, elegant, low grower. Empire 
yellow, reverse bronze, 4". One of the best early varieties. 50 cts. 
each; 5 @ 40 cts. 
Goldeni. (Betscher.) Early July; 3 ft. Deep golden orange; full, 
4". 60 cts. each; 5 @ 50 cts. 
Gold Imperial. July, Aug.; 2}4 ft. Rich golden orange, broad 
petals waved and crinkled, reverse darker, 4J4* across. $1 each. 
Hyperion. (Meade.) July, Aug.; 4 ft. Canary-yellow. Flowers 
large, 5-6"; full, numerous and fragrant. Long bloom-season. 
$1 each. 
WEISER PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 3 
LONG SEASON COLLECTION 
The following Collection will supply continuous bloom for at least 
three months in the sequence listed. See descriptions elsewhere in 
this Catalog. 
Gold Dust JO 50 | F. Maculata $1 00 
Tangerine . 1 00 Cinnabar .1 00 
Mikado . 1 00 Ophir . 1 00 
Sir Michael Foster . 60 August Pioneer . 3 00 
COLLECTION: Value $9.10, for $7.50 complete; 
(without August Pioneer for $5.00) 
Any 3 or more, this group, less 15 per cent 
HEMEROCALLIS, General List, continued 
Kwanso fl.-pl. July; 3^ ft- Large, 5", double, coppery orange 
flower on heavy stems. 50 cts. each; 5 @ 40 cts. 
Ophir. (Farr.) Early July to mid-Aug.; 4^ ft. Waxy golden yellow 
flowers, 5" across, 6" long; strong stems 4 to 5 feet high. One stem 
usually carries 25 or more successively opening, giant, heavy- 
textured and lasting flowers. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural 
Society of England. An exceptionally long bloom-season and an 
unusually fine Daylily. The inside of a fresh bloom is a reflected 
haze of deep gold. $1 each; 5 @ 80 cts. 
Queen of May. June; 2H ft- A taller and larger early variety. 
Flowers full, broadly spread to 4". Pale apricot-orange. Almost 
invariably repeats bloom in autumn. 60 cts. each; 5 50 cts. 
Royal. July; 3H ft- Golden yellow, 4' flowers, Hyperion beauty of 
texture. 60 cts. each; 5 @ 50 cts. 
Sir Michael Foster. (Muller.) June, July; 4 ft. Clear apricot- 
yellow; sweet-scented, with extra-long, funnel-shaped throats, 
measuring 5-6" across. 60 cts. each; 5 @ 50 cts. 
Sovereign. May; 20 in. Semi-dwarf in habit, with pale chrome- 
yellow, 3L£" flowers, shaded brown on outside. Neat foliage. 
Award of Merit, R. H. S., 1931. 75 cts. each; 5 @ 60 cts. 
Tangerine. May; 20 in. Another semi-dwarf, early variety noted 
for its clear, deep shade of orange, with plump buds tinged red. 
Blooms attractively set just above the foliage-tips in full dome 
radius. Award of Merit, R. H. S., 1931. $1 each; 5 @ 80 cts. 
The Gem. (Betscher, 1929.) July, Aug.; 3 ft. Deep orange-yellow 
or apricot, 4J^". 60 cts. each. 
THE GOLD OF OPHIR 
All last summer I intended writing you about the Hemerocallis you sent 
They were very splendid. One plant—Ophir "had at one time over a hundred 
blooms. It was the most lovely thing t ever saw.— Mrs. Jacques Busbee, 
Steeds, N. C. 
I believe Farr’s Ophir is the most satisfactory. If I could have only one 1 
would choose it, as it always does well regardless of our seasons which are 
pretty hot and dry out here. —L. F. Valentine, Clay Center, Kans. 
We have often wondered why our enduring favorite, Ophir, hasn t had a 
friend at court who would advertise it to its full worth. To us it •''the hnest 
and most vigorous and most dependable of fully a hundred sorts. Port Hose 
Garden, Freeport, III. 
I got two clumps of Ophir from you two years ago. They are now in bloom 
and are decidedly the loveliest things of their species that I have ever seen. 
Dr. Guy Steele, Cambridge, Md. 
The Ophir Daylilies purchased from you started to bloom June 28, ended 
July 24. The temperature was 111° on two days and over 100° nearly every 
day, with no rain.—S. A. Garretson, 3712 Orleans Ave., Sioux City, Iowa. 
PHOTOS WANTED 
We want gloss-print, high-grade photos of Daylilies, Lilacs, and 
Tree Peonies, in attractive garden settings, not of cut-flowers. A 
$3 credit will be allowed for every photo we can use. Others returned 
promptly at our expense. Send us what you have accordingly. 1 ake 
some photos this summer. We especially desire Daylily photos. 
