Old-time Favorites for the Wartime Garden 
Older varieties of Daylilies, as good today as they were in your grand- 
mother’s garden. We can recommend the following list of varieties as among 
the best of the older types for garden use today. 
D. D. WYMAN. 3 ft. July, Aug. Extra- 
large; golden yellow, with tawny splash on 
petals. 75 cts. each; 5 @ 60 cts. 
FLAVA. 3 ft. May, June. The old fragrant 
“Lemon Lily.” Clear lemon-yellow. 45 cts, 
each; 5 @ 35 cts. 
FULVA MACULATA. 4 ft. July to late 
Aug. Very large bold flowers, similar in 
color to the common ‘Roadside lily” but 
much larger and later. 60 cts. each; 5 @ 
45 cts. 
GOLD DUST. 2 ft. May, June. Deep 
yellow flowers, bronze on reverse side. 
35 cts. each; 5 @ 30 cts. 
GOLDENI, 3 ft. July. Deep golden orange, 
full, 4” flowers. 45 cts. each; 5 @ 35 cts. 
GOLD IMPERIAL. 214 ft. July, Aug. 
Rich golden orange, broad petals waved 
and crinkled, 414” across. 60 cts. each; 
5 @ 45 cts. 
KWANSO FLORE-PLENO. 4 ft. July to 
late Aug. Large, double, coppery orange 
flowers, on heavy stems. 35 cts. each; 5 @ 
30 cts. 
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 Jong bloom season and 
an unusually fine Daylily. The inside of a 
fresh bloom is a reflected haze of deep gold. 
75 cts. each; 5 @ 60 cts. 
QUEEN OF MAY. 214 ft. June. A taller 
and larger early variety. Flowers full, 
broadly spread to 4”. Pale apricot-orange. 
Usually repeats bloom m autumn. 75 cts. 
each; 5 @ 60 cts. 
ROYAL. 314 ft. July. Deep golden yellow. 
60 cts. each; 5 @ 45 cts. 
SIR MICHAEL FOSTER. 4 ft. July. 
Clear apricot-yellow. 60 cts. each; 5 
45 cts. 
SIRIUS. 3 ft. July. Rich orange with a 
faint eye-zone. Petals charmingly crinkled 
and margin waxy. 75 cts. each; 5 @ 
60 cts. 
TANGERINE. 20 in. May, June. True 
tangerine-colored flowers in late spring. 
Award of Merit, R. H. S., England. 
75 cts. each; 5 @ 60 cts. 
THE GEM. 3 ft. July, Aug. Deep o:ange- 
yellow or apricot, 414” flower. 60 cts. each; 
5 @ 45 cts. 
OLD-TIME FAVORITE 
COLLECTION 
One each of these 14 named va- 
rieties which will provide bloom and 
cut-flowers from May until August. 
Complete as a Collection $ 45 
(Value $8.35) 

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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Anew flower opens 
every day for more 
than a month on 
many varieties. 
Illustrat‘on courtesy of 
Better Homes and 
Gardzns Magazine 
