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FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 


HEMEROCALLIS 
SPECIES AND HYBRIDS 
This list includes most of the species and a critical selection of 
the hybrids of American and foreign introduction. The season of 
bloom has been checked in my garden. 
AFLAME 40-6 (Nesmith 1941). Cup shaped blooms of medium 
size, almost crimson in color with a deeper red halo on the petals, 
enriched by a glowing yellow throat. Brilliant flower with great 
garden value. July 10th to August 15th. 38 in. $3.00 
AMULET 38-413 (Nesmith 1940) A full ruffled flower of light 
Chinese coral, delicately flushed with azalea pink in the center of 
the petals. A darker pink zone in the throat lends added charm 
to the lovely open flower. July-August. 40 in. $4.00 
ANNA BETSCHER (Betscher 1930) Lovely orange-yellow 
flowers. 3 ft. July-August. $ .75 
ANNIE LAURIE 37-119 (Nesmith 1940) Beautifully reflexed 
flowers with a background of soft maize yellow overlaid with 
medium carmine rose, this color extends well down into the deli- 
cate yellow throat of the bloom. July-August. 38 in. $3.50 
ANTIMONY 37-91 (Nesmith 1940) A flaring and frilled flower 
of pinkish apricot buff. The petals have a touch of antimony yel- 
low which carries well down to the cup shaped throat of soft javel 
green. July 25th-August 25th. 40 in. $3.00 
ARCTIC STAR 39-43 (Nesmith 1940) A starry trumpet shaped 
flower of Bartya yellow flushed slighly deeper toward the center. 
The effect of the large flower is a creamy buff lightly waved and 
fluted at the edge. August. 40 in. $4.00 
AUGUST PIONEER (Stout 1939) The many blooms are medium 
in size lavishly set on slender strong scapes which are well 
branched and extend above the grassy foliage. A chrome orange 
flower with the petals flushed red. Aug.-Sept. 34 in. $1.00 
AUTUMN RED 40-223 (Nesmith 1941) A velvety red with a 
long season of bloom. An open semi-flaring flower with petals of 
Vandyke red flushed with Nopal red. The sepals have the same 
colors with a lighter line at the midrib. Rich yellow heart. A very 
handsome variety. 15 to 20 flowers on well branched stalks. Aug. 
Ist to Sept. 10th. 39 in. $4.00 
BAGDAD (Stout 1935) A brilliant and richly colored flower of 
true Oriental splendor. The rich brown and red tones give a gay 
and bold pattern that is very pleasing. 4 ft. June-July. $ .75 
BEACON FLAME 40-34 (Nesmith 1941). Clustered bells of Jas- 
per red with no other color to mar their clean cut beauty with the 
loveliness and warmth of the graceful reflexed flowers enhanced 
by their smooth firm finish. Not only are they most effective in 
the garden, but are ideal for flower arrangement. July-August. 
6 in. $6.00 
BITTERSWEET 39-111 (Nesmith 1941). Most refreshing and 
captivating are these bright and cheerful flowers of bittersweet 
orange flushed with coral red. The wiry flower filled stalks 
remind one of the brilliant sprays of our American bittersweet in 
late fall and are very gay in the garden. July-Aug. 38 in, $3.50 
BIJOU (Stout 1935) In this hemerocallis we have the first bril- 
liant hybrid of multiflora parentage. The flowers have an orange 
background, strongly overcast with rich deep red, and are borne 
in clusters on many branched stems. 2% ft. June-July. $ .75 
BLACKBURNIAN 39-149 (Nesmith 1943) An open recurving 
flower of brilliant but deep red that has great garden value. The 
body color is Indian red with a mahogany purple overflush extend- 
ing well out on both petals and sepals, The star-shaped cup is the 
same brilliant cadmium orange we see at the throat of that lovely 
bird the Blackburnian Warbler, hence the name. The flowers have 
firm substance and the stalks are especially well branched. Twenty 
five buds on each stalk. July 15th to Aug. 20th. 40 in. $4.00 
BOLD COURTIER (Nesmith 1939) The Pompeian rose petals 
are very broad and especially full at the throat with a creamy yellow 
line down the center. The soft yellow sepals are strongly re-curved, 
and slightly flushed with the rose of the petals. A beautiful out- 
standing bi-color, and a new type of hemerocallis. July-August. 
8 in. $10.00 
BOUTONNIERE (Stout 1939) Myriads of small brilliant flowers 
with wide overlapping and recurving petals, well placed on freely 
branching slender stalks. The sepals are almost clear orange, the 
petals light rosy pink. July. 36 in. $1.00 
BRIGHT MELODY 40-35 (Nesmith 1941). A flaring open flower 
of Pompeian red powdered with flecks and dots of gold and henna. 
‘fhe whole flower sparkles and glistens as if showered with tiny 
golden rain drops. Luminous flowers of great charm with heavy 
substance on high branching stalks. July-Aug. 40 in. $3.50 
BURNING STAR (Nesmith 1939) A star-like flower of bright 
Nopal red giving the effect of a graceful ruby red lily. The petals 
are recurving showing the gelden yellow throat which adds to the 
brilliancy of coloring. August. 36 in. $2.50 
BUTTERCUP (Nesmith 1939) A rich buttercup yellow with 
larger firmer flowers than the species Multiflora. Many trim, 
jaunty flowers well placed on slender but strong stems. This 
bloomed in my garden until September 25th. 34 in. $1.50 
CANARI 39-32 (Nesmith 1940) Large open flowers of palest 
canary yellow shading to very light Dresden yellow in the throat. 
The blooms have a smooth satiny finish and seem like a spray of 
pale cream lillies. The scapes are tall and well branched with 
twenty buds to a stalk, July 15th to August 15th. 38 in. $8.00 
* CARMENCITA 37-6 (Nesmith 1941). Large, flaring, and enchant- 
‘ by the warmth of the salmon flush of the halo. 
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ing is this self with flowers of rosy amaranth purple save for the 
pale yellow center and light midrib on the petals. The stalks are 
tall and graceful and this variety is exceptionally good for plant- 
ing in half shade. July. 50 in. $4.00 
CHARIOTEER 38-17 (Nesmith 1941) Large open lily shaped 
flowers of Brazilian red and cadmium yellow borne on very tall 
highly branched scapes. The broad brilliant petals are fluted at 
the tips and have a decidedly yellow midrib extending into the rich 
yellow cup. July-August. 52 in. $2.00 
CHENGTU With the exception of Fulva rosea this species is the 
most attractive and unusual of all the fulvous types. Tall, graceful 
stalks well filled with flowers of blended red and yellow, deepen- 
ing to intense red in the throat. 334 ft. Aug.-Sept. $1.50 
CHIANTI 38-19 (Nesmith 1943) A clear deep raspberry self with 
a decided purple effect in the garden. Both sepals and petals recurve 
in a charming manner from the tiny yellow cup. According to 
Ridgway, the nearest color is pomegranate purple, but this does not 
in any way give a picture of these medium sized flowers with their 
sparkling lustre, and nicety of finish. July 9th to August 12th. 
ley boty) ce : $5.00 
CHINA SEA 37-75 (Nesmith 1940) Very full blooms of pale 
apricot shading to delicate Chinese yellow with a halo of salmon 
buff. The compact flowers have a beauty of finish that is enhanced 
Twenty five or 
more blooms of unusually strong glistening substance nicely placed 
on sturdy stalks. July 20th to August 25th. 40 in. . $2.00 
CHLOE (Nesmith 1938) A fuli ruffled flower with deep yellow 
background, flecked and powdered with warm golden sepia. The 
darker sepals of burnt orange are most unusual. 3% ft. Aug. $2.00 
CHRYSOLORA (Perry 1931) A star-like flower of sulphur 
apricot; very lovely. 3 ft. July-August. $1.50 
CIRCE (Stout 1937) A full clear yellow flower of medium size. 
The blooms are well placed on erect freely branched stalks. A 
very effective variety in the garden. July. 40 in. $1.00 
CORALLINE 37-74 (Nesmith 940) Large open flowers with a 
background of light maize yellow heavily flushed with shrimp pink, 
slightly lighter at the edge of the petals and sepals. Late flower- 
ing with twenty or more buds. Aug.-Sept. 39 in. $5.00 
CORONA (Yeld 1930) <A hybrid of soft pleasing apricot-yellow 
with well-branched flowering stalks. 3 ft. June-July. $1.50 
CRESSIDA (Betscher 1929) Beautiful flower of deep orange, 
with reddish band on petals. True stock rare. July-Aug. $ .75 
~CRIMSON CLOVER 38-171 (Nesmith 1942) A brilliant rose red 
with a deeper rose halo. The flowers are similar in color to the 
effect of a crimson clover field. Large flaring blooms with a lighter 
raised midrib on the petals. The sepals are recurving and bordered 
with the lighter rose of the midrib on the petals. Twenty-five to 
thirty buds on each stalk. July-August. 43 in. $4.00 
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