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pecially well branched stalks. July=August. 45 in. 
yellow; large and star-like in form. 4 ft. July-Aug. 3.01 
the petals. Tall and well branched this handsome hemerocallis is 
po wargreat addition to any garden. July. 50 in. 
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_ 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. $8.00 
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. 3% ft. $1.00 
RED HUSSAR_ 39-127 (Nesmith 1943) Trim and dapper as a 
soldier at attention, this brilliant red always attracts the eye of 
garden visitors. The flowers are like an open lily and have a firm 
very velvety finish. According to Ridgway, the color is between 
carmine and ox-blood red. Medium in size with good branching, 
the blooms stand out like glowing stars in the garden. 38 in. 
July-August. $6.00 
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 eream ruffled sepals are faintly flushed with 
rose giving the effect of a bicolor. June-July. 40 in. $4.00 
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- 
$6.00 
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 
ROYALTY 39-20 (Nesmith 1940) A large open flower of deep 
maroon with broad petals and recurving sepals. The star shaped 
cup is rich chrome yellow with the maroon coloring extending well 
down in the throat. The flower is a true maroon with a velvety 
almost blue purple sheen on the petals and sepals. Fifteen to twenty 
blooms on each scape. July-August. 40 in. Net. $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. 
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% ft. $ .75 
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 38-290 (Nesmith 1940) A bell shaped flower with petals 
and sepals recurved, frilled and almost ribbed. The inconspictious 
yellow background is flushed an even apricot orange with very little 
yellow showing in the cup. August-September. 38 in. $2.50 
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 
delicate cinnamon buff with < misty flush_of Corinthian pink at 
the top of the broad throat. The petals are extremely broad and 
full with delicate fluting at the edge, as are the sepals. Both 
petals and sepals recurve sharply leaving a rounded cup just below 
the faint pink halo. Tall and sturdy stalks with many flowers and 
blooms for a long time. July-August. 40 in. $5.00 
STALWART (Cook 1935) A hybrid of tawny reddish bronze 
Large flowers with recurved petals, borne on 
tall well-branched stems, A free bloomer. July-Aug. 40 in. $1.00 
STAR OF GOLD (Sass 1935) Beautiful waxy flowers of cae 
$4.00 
Very colorful with , 
QS FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
STRONGHEART 42-11 (Nesmith 1943) A very recurving lily 
shaped flower with a deep orange chrome undercolor, almost com- 
pletely covered with glowing English red, the orange chrome show- 
ing through the midrib and in a tiny border on the sepals as well 
as in the cup of the bloom. An almost velvety flush envelops the 
whole flower. Stamens English red, Sepals and petals lightly fluted. 
An unusual and brilliant flower with great carrying qualities in 
the garden. 25 to 30 buds, June 28th to Aug. Ist. 40 in. $7.00 
SU-LIN 40-215 (Nesmith 1941). The name is Chinese and freely 
translated means “a little bit of something precious”, therefore it 
seems a very fitting name for this lovely bi-color of pale mauve 
and creamy yellow. The flowers are open and flaring with petals 
of orchid pink and sepals of light Chinese yellow. July-August. 
35) ins $8.00 
SUMMER EVE (Nesmith 1934) Full cup shaped flowers of 
glowing orange which the second day change to peach apricot 
38 in, July-August. $2.00 
SUMMER GOLD 37-135 (Nesmith 1940) A deep chrome (saffron 
yellow No. 1) flower with recurved sepals slightly lighter than the 
crimped and twisting petals. The full halo of ochraecous orange 
is an added joy. Long season of bloom with second bloom in Sep- 
tember. July-August-September. 39 in. $2.00 
SUNDEW 40-18 (Nesmith 1941) A smooth banana yellow flower 
that is as waxy and heavy in texture as fine old vellum. The scapes 
are medium in height and carry 20 or more broad full flowers on 
each well branched stalk. June-July. 36 in. $1.00 
SUNRAY 38-200 (Nesmith 1941). Deeper in color than Moonray, 
but equally lovely, this smoothly finished flower of apricot yellow 
has a purple zone in the throat and is a fitting companion for the 
paler Moonray. July-August. 36 in. $3.00 
SWEETBRIAR (Nesmith 1938) A lustrous flower, larger in size - 
and much better formed and branched than the famous. Fulva rosea. 
The fresh pink petals and sepals are well reflexed showing a deli- 
cate yellow cup. The poise and perfection of form of the flowers 
lend added charm to this: lovely. hemerocallis. 40 in. $10.00 
TALISMAN 39-106 (Nesmith 1941). Full well formed flowers of 
maize yellow flushed with salmon pink. The broad petals and sepals 
are smooth and firm. A lovely large flowered salmon pink that 
makes a charming bit of color in the garden. July-Aug. 39 in. 
: $3.50 
TARA 39-29 (Nesmith 1940) Deeper in color than Sweetbriar, 
but equally lovely. The full flaring flowers are lustrous rose red 
and bloom in great profusion on exceptionally well branched scapes. 
A real gem for any collection, July 15th to Aug. 20th. 36 in. $3.00 
THERON (Stout 1934) A much heralded hemerocallis of dark red 
purple with great depth of color. The petals and sepals are re- 
curving at the tips with a velvety flush extending down to the 
medium yellow cup. July. 34 in. $3.50 
TODMORDEN (Scott 1937) Large orange yellow flowers with 
flaring petals, and recurving sepals. A lovely vigorous hemerocallis 
that blooms in late June, and then again in the fall. Silver Medal, 
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 40 in. $1.50 
TOKAY 40-364 (Nesmith 1943) A large open flower of salmon 
pink with a deeper pink zone on the petals. The petals and sepals 
are medium in width and the blooms give the effect of widely 
flaring pink lilies. The stalks are widely branched well above the 
center. A hemerocallis that has great garden value not only for 
its beauty, but also for its late and long blooming season. Aug. 
5th to Sept. 19th. 50 in. ° $4.00 
TRANQUILITY 37-128 (Nesmith 1941). A patrician flower of 
delicate orange sherbet coloring. Graceful as a lily, the flowers 
are so smoothly finished that they seem made of heavy wax and 
give a sense of coolness that is so refreshing on hot summer days. 
Delicious fragrance and good branching. July-Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
- VESTA (Stout 1930) Deep orange-yellow; lightly flushed with 
orange-red; glistening sheen. 2 ft. July-August. $1.50 
VULCAN (Stout 1937) <A hybrid of deep maroon, with throat 
of deep orange overlaid with red. Ruffled petals with slightly 
lighter midrib. 3 ft. July. $3.00 
WAU-BUN (Stout 1930) Uniform cadmium-yellow, outer ‘half 
over-cast delicate fulvous red; petals large and broad; freely curving 
contour of petals is unique. Excellent. 3 ft. July-Aug. $1.50 
WOLOF (Stout 1937) <A large flower of dark velvety, maroon 
with a clear orange throat and a light yellow line on the midrib of 
