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but larger and the scapes are much better branched with many 
flowers, thus giving a long season of bloom. August. 40 in. $5.00 
MOONRAY 37-80 (Nesmith 1940) One of the most appealing 
and refined hemerocallis that I know. A pale yellow with a clear 
cut semi halo of Pompeian red. The recurved petals and sepals 
are waved and flare widely from the shallow cup. Dainty and 
charming, July-August. 30. in, $3.00 
MOROCCO RED 38-168 (Nesmith 1940) A very brilliant flower 
ot velvety Morocco red with the color evenly placed on the petals 
and sepais, extending almost to the heart of the flower leaving just 
a bit of orange showing in the cup, Outstanding in color. July- 
August. 38 in. $7.00 
MAS. W. H. WYMAN (Betscher 1929) ‘The true variety is pale 
glistening yellow; has great garden value. August. 3% ft. $ .75 
wULTIFLORA A species with miniature yellow flowers borne 
in clusters on slender wiry stems. Blooms from August until 
taken by frost. 2 ft. $ .75 
NABOB 39-4 (Nesmith 1940) A very rich velvety maroon and 
orange flower with rather wide recurving petals of velvety dark 
red overtlushd with blackish purple. The sepals are glowing orange 
sujfused with maroon. The deep orange cup and contrasting colors 
of petals and sepals give the effect of a very rich red bicolor. July 
9th te August 15th. 43 in, $8.00 
NANKIN (Nesmith 1939) A lovely yellow with late blooming 
hahit. The petals are medium Chinese yellow, and the sepals are 
a darker tone with a rich almost velvety texture, Many full ruf- 
Hed flowers borne on tall branched stalks. July 25tk to Sept. Ist. 
48 in. $3.00 
NOONDAY 41-14 (Nesmith 1942). A light cadmium yellow self 
An absolute self with full ruffled flowers of heavy substance with 
thirty or more blooms on each exceptionally well branched stalk. 
July Ist-August 15th. 42 in, $3.00 
OPHIR (Farr) Large golden-yellow. 4 ft. August, $ .75 
PAGE BOY 38-43 (Nesmith 1940) Medium sized bell shaped 
flowers of orange to deep chrome on tall slender scapes carried 
high above the foliage. The variety has multiflora blood and 
branching with seventeen branches carrying forty seven flowers 
on one stalk. Aug. 15th to Sept. 10th. 44 in. $3.00 
PATRICIA (Stout 1935) A clear and even tone of pale yellow 
with a greenish threat. A charming and full formed flower with 
pronounced fragrance. July. 3 ft. $1.00 
PEACH BLOW (Nesmith 1936) Large open flowers of yellow 
heavily brushed with deep coral. July-August. 2% ft. $1.00 
PERSIAN PRINCESS (Nesmith 1938) The petals are deep vel- 
vety red with a heavy overflush of purple, the sepals are a shade 
lighter, but with the same depth of color. An impressive hemero- 
callis. 40 in. $8.00 
PINK CHARM 38-181 (Nesmith 1940) A beautiful open flower 
with very recurving petals and sepals of soft Etruscan or ochre 
red giving the effect of a deeply colored coral pink lily. The center 
of the flower shows a pointed star of light cadmium in pleasing 
contrast to the pink stamens. August-September. $10.00 
PINK LASS (Nesmith 1938) A profusely flowering medium pink 
self with deeper throat. The blooms are not large, but the plants 
increase rapidly and form a lovely mass of color. Aug. 3 ft. $3.00 
PIQUANTE 38-383 (Nesmith 1940) An unusual and charming 
self toned flower of Eugenia rose with cadmium yellow in the 
heart. The blooms have a decidedly raspberry pink coloring. Aug. 
40 in. $8.00 
POMEGRANATE 39-44 (Nesmith 1941). Radiant and glowing is 
this tall upstanding red with tints of copper and tan on the mar- 
gins of the sepals and petals. The flowers are shaped like an open 
lily with wavy edges and very graceful form, the stalks have wide 
branching. August. 50 in. : $4.00 
PRINCESS (Stout 1934) Full ruffled flowers of very pale canary 
yellow well carried on strong graceful stalks. One of the lightest 
yellows from Dr. Stout. July, 39 in. $2.00 
PURPLE AND GOLD 39-40 (Nesmith 1940) Subdued yet glow- 
ing tones of deep ox-blood red heavily Aushed dark velvety maroon 
purple with a contrasting shallow cup of marigold orange. The 
name gives a good description of this full rounded flower of mo-t 
outstanding richness. July-August. 39 in. $6.00 
PURPLE ELF 38-18 (Nesmith 1941). Recurved flowers of very 
dark maroon purple (Hays maroon) with the rich deep color ex- 
tending well down into the throat, showing almost no yellow in 
the center of the bloom. A neat trim flower of almost b'ack purple. 
July-August. - 39 in. <. $8.00 
PURPLE FINCH 39-117 (Nesmith 1942). A stuaning hemero- 
callis with the same purple iridescence we see on the head of the 
colorful bird the Purple Finch. A very rich glowing flower with 
full recurving petals and sepals of red purple with a darker vel- 
vety flush above the cup of yellow. The stalks are strong with 
twenty or more flowers. July-August. 42 in, $10.00 
PURPLE MOOR 39-122 (Nesmith 1942). A very dark glistening 
purple with a deep yellow gilding in the center of the bloom. The 
color as near as it can be matched in Ridgway is Dahlia purple. 
The blooms are of good size of open cup shaped form, It has been 
described by Daylily experts as a taller better branched Theron 
with more life in the color. July-August. 40 in. $10.00 
RAJAH (Stout 1935) A hemerocallis with large and gaily colored 
blooms, the throat and background of the flower is orange with 
eye zone of garnet brown. July-August. 334 ft. $1.00 
REGAL LADY 38-28. (Nesmith 1941). A tall and stately rose 
bicolor of early blooming habit. Large open flowers with deep rose 
petals blending into a deeper rose zone bordering the rim of the 
pale yellow cup. The cream ruffled sepals are faintly flushed with 
rose giving the effect of a bicolor. June-July, 44 in. $5.00 
REGINALD PERRY (Perry 1933) Pale yellow, with touch of 
apricot on tips of petals and sepals. June-July. 3 ft. $3.00 
RODNEY 38-215 (Nesmith 1942) The color is Carnelian red with 
a cream midrib on the petals, and the sepals definitely bordered by 
the same creamy color extending down until it meets the golden 
yellow throat. Over all there is a glistening satiny sheen that is 
most unusal in a hemerocallis bloom. Large open flowers on es- 
pecially well branched stalks. July-August. 45 in. $10.00 
ROMANY LASS (Nesmith 1939) A dark mahogany red of 
medium height with a purplish zone above the rich orange throat. 
A very freely flowering variety with open cup-shaped flowers. 
August. 35 in, $6.00 
ROYAL RUBY 39-116 (Nesmith 1942). Really, a marvelous 
flower of almost crimson red with the glow and life we see in a 
pigeon’s blood ruby. It has the most intense glowing red color 
that I have ever seen in a hemerocallis. A smoothly finished flower 
with full semi-refiexed petals and sepals; a self with almost no 
yellow in the throat. The stalks are of medium height. This hem- 
erocallis has been highly praised by prominent hemerocallis judges. 
July-August. 36 in. $10.00 
SAFFRON 39-23 (Nesmith 1940) A deep chrome or saffron yel- 
low self with a full halo of brilliant zinc orange. The petals are 
flaring and slightly twisted as in Wau-Bun. Very colorful with 
great garden value. Plant near Satsuma, China Sea, and Summer 
Gold for lovely gradation of color. July-August. 38 in, $2.50 
SATURN (Stout 1937) A multiflora hybrid with many clustered 
flowers of dark orange red blending into a yellow marginal band. 
Slender but strong stems. 48 in. $3.00 
SATSUMA 39-30 (Nesmith 1940) A very delicate apricot flower 
(Pinard to apricot or straw yellow) with flaring slightly recurving 
petals, the halo flushed a deeper apricot buff. The flower has an 
opaque frosty sheen tinted with the faintest pinkish apricot near 
the throat. August. 40 in. $3.50 
SEMPERFLORENS (Prichard 1930) Flower stalks very widely 
branched with many blooms. Large funnel-shaped flowers of soft- 
apricot orange. June-July. A. M.,R.H.S. 3% fet. 8) sts 
SHARON (Cook 1937) Large apricot-orange flower with flush of 
fulvous rose toward center of the bloom. Splendid substance and 
finish to the flowers. 3 ft. July-August. $1.00 
SIENNA 38-250 (Nesmith 1940) A bell shaped flower with petals 
and sepals recurved, frilled and almost ribbed. The inconspicuous 
yellow background is flushed an even apricot orange with very little 
yellow showing in the cup. August-September. 38 in, $2.50 
SIMPLICITY 41-11 (Nesmith 1942) If you are looking for a 
trim crisp pale cream hemerocallis that harmonizes perfectly with 
with all other perennials, then I strongly recommend this one for 
your garden, The open firm flowers are delightfully fluted on both 
peials and sepals, and the stalks are exceptionally strong and sturdy. 
July 15th to August 20th. 40 in. $3.50 
SONNY (Stout 1935) Pale yellow flowers of thick firm substance 
with especial resistance to hot sunny days. A variety of unusual 
charm. July-August. 3 ft. _ $3.00 
SOUTHWIND 38-407 (Nesmith 1942) A very tull flower of 
deticate cinnamon buff with « misty flush of Corinthian pink at 
the top of the broad throat. The petals are extremely broad and 
full with delcate fluting at the edge, as are the sepals. Both 
peta's aud sepals recurve sharply leaving a rounded cup just below 
