Popular Old-Time Favorites for the 
Wartime Garden 
Older varieties of Daylilies, as good today as they were in your grand- 
mother’s garden. 
the older types for mass plantings. 
We can recommend the following list as among the best of 
Use them freely for ground-cover in the 
garden or for naturalistic plantings along streams, ponds, and woodland. 
APRICOT. 2 ft. May, June. Light apricot- 
orange. Early type and free-blooming. 
D. D. WYMAN. 3 ft. July, Aug. Extra- 
large; golden yellow, with tawny splash on 
petals. 
FLAVA. 3 ft. May, June. The old fragrant 
“Lemon Lily.”” Clear Iemon-yellow. 
FULVA MACULATA. 4 ft. July to late 
Aug. Very large bold flowers, similar in 
color to the common “Roadside lily’? but 
much larger and [ater. 
GOLD DUST. 2 ft. May, June. Deep 
yellow flowers, bronze on reverse side. 
GOLDENI. 3 ft. July. Deep golden orange, 
full, 4” flowers. 
GOLD IMPERIAL. 21% ft. July, Aug. 
Rich golden orange, broad petals waved 
and crinkled, 414%” across. 
J. A. CRAWFORD. 3 ft. July, August. Rich 
glowing gold. Strong fragrance. 
KWANSO FLORE-PLENO. 4 ft. July to 
late Aug. Large, double, coppery orange 
flowers, on heavy stems. 
MRS. WYMAN. 214 ft. July. Fragrant yel- 
low flowers which remain open evenings. 
OPHIR. (Farr.) 41% ft. Early July to mid- 
Aug. 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. 
QUEEN OF MAY. 214 ft. June. A taller 
and larger early variety. Flowers full, 
broadly spread to 4”. Pale apricot-orange. 
Usually repeats bloom in autumn. 
ROYAL. 314 ft. July. Deep golden yellow. 
SIR MICHAEL FOSTER. 4 ft. July. 
Clear apricot-yellow. 
SIRIUS. 3 ft. July. Rich orange with a 
faint eye-zone. Petals charmingly crinkled 
and margin waxy. 
TANGERINE. 20 in. May, June. True 
tangerine-colored flowers in [ate spring. 
Awardvote Mert, (Rs Hi S25 Eneland. 
YOUR SELECTION OF VARIETIES 
In making up your order, 
60 cts. each; $4.75 per doz. 
30 cts. each in quantities of 25 or more. 
please indicate a second 
choice, as stocks are lim- 
ited at these low prices. 

Glossary of Hemerocallis Terms 
Halo. A light overcast of deeper color of entire flower, 
pronounced at outer edge. 
Mid-vein. The pronounced line in the mid-zone from 
throat to outer edge of petal. 
Mid-zone. Refers to the center strip of the petals 
and sepals. 
Petal. All flowers have petals and sepals. The three 
larger innermost divisions are petals. 
Recurving. Turning backward of petals and sepals 
to form a full flower. 
Scape. The upper part of the flower stem, which 
carries the buds. Flower buds open daily throughout 
the blooming period. ‘‘Much branched”’ indicates 
many flower buds. 
Sepals. The three smaller divisions of the flower. 
In many varieties the petals and sepals are separate 
colors, creating a bicolor. 
Spot or Eye. Very distinct dark color in petals near 
throat. See picture of Mikado, page 8 
Veins. Many varieties show distinct fine lines of 
darker color throughout the sepals and petals. 
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A new flower opens 
every day for more 
than a month on 
many varieties. 
Illustration courtesy of 
Better Homes and 
Gardens Magazine 
