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FAIRMOUNT GARDENS : 


J. S- GAYNOR (Yeld 1930) Open funnel-shaped flowers of soft 
orange-apricot; petals broad with wavy margins; free blooming; 
scented. Award of Merit in Eng. 4 ft. July lst-Aug. 20th. $3.00 
KWANSO-VIRGINICA A double flowering variety that is quite 
different from the ordinary double hemerocallis and blooms earlier. 
The flowers are more peach and rose in color, the petals fold back- 
ward evenly, leaving a tiny cup-like center. Lovely. 3 ft. July. $3.00 
LADY GAY 39-22 (Nesmith 1940) An open flower of light Chinese 
yellow with excellent form and finish. Not a tall variety, but one 
of the best earlier yellows and blooms for four weeks or more. 
Lovely for border planting. June 20th to July 25th. 26 in. $1.50 
LEMONA (Betscher 1929) Lemon-yellow. 3% ft. July-Aug. $ .75 
LINDA (Stout 1937) The ruffled golden yellow petals are flecked 
with cinnamon and are in pleasing contrast to the yellow sepals. 
A rose zone gives a salmon pink effect. July. $1.50 
LUSTROUS 38-378 (Nesmith 1942). In color these lovely flowers 
remind me of the cheery Clusiana (Candy Stick) tulips of early 
spring. It is a large flower with unusually bright pink color over- 
flushed with a soft lustrous sheen. Tall and well branched with 
many flowers on each stalk, this is one of the most charming and 
effective pinks in the garden. July-August. 40 in. $7.00 
MABLE HELBERSON (Perry) A coppery old rose with a golden 
throat. The petals and sepals are recurving and the flowers are 
graceful in form. One of the recent introductions from Mr, Amos 
’ Perry of England. 40 in. $4.00 
MAJESTIC (Stout 1934) A large orange self with smooth finish 
and firm texture. The petals ase ribbed and slightly ruffled at the 
edge, the sepals are recurving. July. 38 in. 
MARCUS (Perry 1932) Open Amaryllis-like flowers of apricot, 
dusted over with soft bronze. Lovely. July. 2% ft. $1.00 
MASSASOIT 39-115 (Nesmith 1940) Extremely tall and gaily 
coicred, this widely branched variety is excellent for perennial 
background. The petals and sepals are lightly ruffled on the edges, 
and the reddish copper flowers are made more brilliant by the blaze 
of Indian red on the petals. The tallest well branched hemero- 
callis that I have seen. July-August. 5 ft. $3.50 
MATADOR 37-21 (Nesmith 1940) A rich mahogany, almost crim- 
son flower with a deep red very velvety flush on the petals. The 
sepals are the same color, but not as velvety. A full cup shaped 
flower of dazzling brilliance with twenty or more buds on each 
nicely branched scape. July 15th to August 15th, 38 in. $5.00 
MERRY MOOD 40-481A (Nesmith 1943) A bright and cheery 
pink that is most effective in the garden. According to Ridgway 
the petals are a little deeper than rose dore with a light cream mid- 
rib. The sepals have a lighter background flushed with the deeper 
color, There is a Jasper red zone just above the yellow throat. 
Medium to large flowers on well branched stalks. July Ist to 
Aug. 10th. 40 in. $7.00 
MINUET 38-412 (Nesmith 1941). ‘A subtle blend of frosty pink 
shadowed deeper rose on the petals and sepals giving a very rosy 
pink effect in the garden. The flowers are of Fulva rosea form, 
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- 
of velvety Morocco red with the color evenly placed on the petals 
and sepals, 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 
MRS. W. H- WYMAN (Betscher 1929) The true variety is pale 
glistening yellow; has great garden value. August. 314 ft. $ .75 
MULTIFLORA 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 overflushd with blackish purple. The sepals are glowing orange 
suffused with maroon. The deep orange cup and contrasting colors 
of petals and sepals give the effect of a very rich red bicolor. July 
9th to August 15th. 43 in. $5.00 
NANKIN (Nesmith 1939) A lovely yellow with late blooming 
habit. The petals are medium Chinese yellow, and the sepals are 
$3.00 
a darker tone with a rich almost velvety texture. Many full ruf- 
fled flowers borne on tall branched stalks. July 25th to Sept. Ist. 
48 in. $3.00 
NOONDAY 41-14 (Nesmith 1942). } 
An absolute self with full ruffled flowers of heavy substance with 
thirty or more blooms on each exceptionally well branched stalk. 
July 1st-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 
PAISLEY 40-521 (Nesmith 1943) A uniquely patterned hemero- 
callis that has the softly blended colors of an old time Paisley 
shawl. The flowers are of medium size, broad and ful: at the 
throat with the color going well down into the throat leaving only 
a tiny cup of aniline yellow. The color is a mixture of brown and 
reddish mahogany with petals lighter than the sepals. Flowers 
have good heavy substance with well branched stalks. Twenty to 
thirty flowers on each stalk. July 10th to Aug. 25th. 42 in. $6.00 
PATRICIA (Stout 1935) A clear and even tone of pale yellow 
with a greenish throat. 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. $5.00 
PETRA (Nesmith 1939} A beautiful deep rose with wide reflexed 
petals, the sepals have a background of yellow heavily overflushed 
with rich rose, and a deep yellow throat. An imposing hemerocallis 
of very distinct and splendid coloring. July-August. 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. $8.00 
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. $5.00 
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 
POTENTATE 39-100 (Nesmith 1943) A very dark but luminous 
flower of pansy purple so smoothly textured that the whole surface 
of the bloom has a distinct satiny sheen. The petals and sepals 
are broad and full with the purple going way down into the throat. 
It is an absolute self with even the stamens and pistil done in pur- 
ple, and is a great advancement in purple hemerocallis. The name 
Potentate seems very fitting in conveying the deep dark splendor 
of this stunning flower. July 15th to Aug. 20th. 42 in. $20.00 
PURPLE AND GOLD 39-40 (Nesmith 1940) Subdued yet glow- 
ing tones of deep ox-blood red heavily flushed dark velvety maroon 
purple with a contrasting shallow cup of marigold orange. The 
name gives a good description of this full rounded flower of most 
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 black purple. 
July-August. 39 in. $8.00 
A light cadmium yellow self.” 
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PURPLE FINCH 39-117 (Nesmith 1942). A stuaining 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. - $8.00 
+PURPLE MOOR 39-122 (Nesmith 1942). A very dark glistening 
purple with a deep yellow gilding in the center of the bloom. The — 

