
Something out DAYLILIES 

Perhaps you remember the ‘Lemon Lily” that was the favorite flower in your 
grandmother’s garden. 
That “Lemon Lily” is one of the oldest of the Daylily family. It is not a true 
lily at all, but is properly known as Daylily or Hemerocallis—which means 
“beautiful for a day.’ Each morning the Daylily refreshes its beauty with newly 
opened flowers to give your border or garden a constant splash of color. 
Originally, Daylilies came from the Orient. In Europe the production of 
horticultural Daylilies began about 1890, and shortly thereafter hybridizing and 
breeding began. Of these older varieties some of the best proved to be Apricot, 
Gold Dust, and Tangerine. 
Dr. A. B. Stout, Curator of Education and Laboratories of one of the finest 
metropolitan botanical gardens in the United States, is a true pioneer in breeding 
new forms of Daylilies. Since 1912 he has produced more than 70,000 Daylily 
seedlings. These have been carefully evaluated over a period of years in New 
York City and at Weiser Park, Pa. 
A very high standard was set by Dr. Stout and by us; as a result, only 48 of 
these seedlings have been introduced since 1931. Some of these introductions 
still exist in such small quantities that they have been withdrawn from com- 
mercial lists and have been held for propagation. 
Beauty a Your Wartime Garden 
Daylilies are the answer to your prayer for an easily grown wartime flower. 
You can devote your efforts to food production in the vegetable plot, and at the 
same time enjoy colorful, dainty blooms in the flower garden. 
Daylilies literally require no care or cultivation. They resist summer drought 
and are very rarely bothered by insects or 
plant diseases. 
For the flower garden without a 
gardener—use Daylilies. 
Proper selection of varieties 
gives a colorful setting from May 
till October for the figure of St. 
Francis, patron saint of the birds. 
FARR NURSERY CO. 
WEISER PARK, PA. 

