greenhouse. If such facilities are lacking, it is best to delay 
the sowing of the seeds until the following spring because 
some of the seedlings might not be able to withstand the severe 
winters of some parts of our country. - This applies only to 
the young, tender seedlings, as the mature plants can tolerate 
much cold. If allowed to grow through the winter months, 
the seedlings will become quite husky. By early spring they 
may be transplanted to wooden or paper bands, set out in the 
eold frame to harden and to establish themselves, and finally 
transplanted to their permanent place. Some may bloom the 
same year, but usually it takes two years from seed for the 
blossoms to appear. If sown in the spring, the seedlings 
should not be disturbed until the following spring; but where 
winters are mild, they may be transplanted in the fall. 
Seed Offerings for 1945-46 
1, THE RED GROUP:—included here are all shades of 
red from deepest, darkest red to scarlet, ruby, cherry, and deep 
rose. No muddy colors, no brownish or fulvous cast are present 
in the parent plants. And while hybrids should not be expected 
to breed true, there will be many seedlings as good as, and ever 
better than the parents. There are many ‘‘red’’ hemerocallis 
now on the market, glowingly and extravagantly described, but 
in reality there are very few REDS. I bring to you vivid, joy- 
ous, dazzling colors that will ripple and splash against your 
happy eyes. Also there will be a great many forms of flowers: 
broad sepals and petals opening flat and circular; or funnel 
shape, amaryllis-like; and long, narrow sepals and petals like 
the flowers of gigantic azaleas, several of them opening to- 
gether in one cluster. There will be large flowers and small 
ones; tall scapes and short scapes, and all the gradations in 
between. All these apply to the other colors as well. 
2. THE MAROON GROUP:—maroons so dark as to 
seem black; wine purple, plum purple, mulberry, old rose, and 
all intermediate shades are here. Rich, he-man colors, intox- 
icating and irresistible. 
3. PASTEL SHADES:—the most unusual colors and 
color combinations are here. Softest, glowing, silvery salmons, 
pinks, lavender, peach blush, light rose, raspberry pink, sunset- 
on-clouds shades, lilac and deep cream combinations, self colors, 
bicolors, mixed colors, fused colors, and many soft delivate 
tints that cannot be deseribed by mere words. See them, ow 
them, and rejoice. 
4. THE MIXED GROUP:—this is a mixture of the fvure- 
zoing three color groups, and should he preferred by those who 
intend to purchase but one packet of seeds. 
The Price of Seeds 
Thirty seeds for $2.50. The supply is very limited because 
many of the mother plants are shy seeders. In sending your 
orders, always indicate a second choice because I expect to be 
sold out of certain items in a big hurry. 
About the Lyondel Oriental 
Poppies 
The Lyondel Hybrid Oriental Poppies have undergone many 
years’ selective breeding. No reds, oranges, or scarlets are used 
as parent plants. Generation after generation these colers have 
been carefully rogued in favor of maroons, lavenders, and pinks 
of all shades; and now a large percentage of the seedlings will 
come true to color. The size of the flowers, the sturdiness and 
the length of the stem, and disease resisting qualities have re 
ceived particular attention. 
I have released none of the fine poppies developed ir my 
garden. These are the exclusive parents of seeds which now I 
am offering to discriminating flower fanciers. Although as yet 
oriential poppies have made no financial return to me, their 
