20 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 88-413 (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 
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 
delicate 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 
yellow 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 slightly 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 me- 
dium in size set on slender strong scapes which are well 
branched and extend above the grassy foliage. A chrome or- 
ange flower with the petals flushed red. Aug.-Sept. 34 in. $1.50 
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. 15 to 20 flowers 
on well branched stalks. Aug. 1st 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. 
$1.00 
BEACON FLAME 40-34 (Nesmith 1941). Clustered bells of 
Jasper 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. July-Aug. 36 in. $6.00 
BERTRAND FARR (Stout 1941) Full flowers of medium size 
with recurving petals and sepals. The color is near grenadine 
pink (Ridgway) with darker rose coloring in the veins. A 
clean coppery pink that sparkles in the sunlight. 30 in. $4.00 
BITTERSWEET 39-111 (Nesmith 1941). Most refreshing are 
these bright flowers of bittersweet orange flushed with coral] 
red. The flower filled stalks remind one of the brilliant sprays 
of our American bittersweet and are very gay in the garden. 
July-August. 38 in, $3.50 
BIJOU (Stout 1935) In this hemerocallis we have the first bril- 
liant hybrid of multiflora parentage. The flowers have an or- 
ange background, strongly overcast with rich deep red, and 
are borne in clusters on many branched stems. 2% ft. June- 
July. $1.50 
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 over- 
flush extending 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 strong- 
ly re-curved, and slightly flushed with the rose of the petals. 
A beautiful outstanding bi-color, and a new type of hemero- 
callis. July-August. 38 in. $7.00 
BOUTONNIERE (Stout 1939). Myriad of small brilliant flow- 
ers 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. $1.50 
BRIGAND 38-345 (Nesmith 1944) A big flower with a distinc- 
tive pattern of rose and mahogany on the large full blooms. 
The flowers have broad recurving petals and sepals, with a 
decided cream midrib on the petals, and a halo of deep rose in 
the throat. The flowering stalks are tall with 25 or more 
blooms on each well branched stalk. July-Aug. 43 in. $8.00 
BRIGHT MELODY 40-35 (Nesmith 1941). A flaring open flow- 
er of Pompeian red powdered with flecks and dots of gold and 
henna. The whole flower sparkles and glistens as if showered 
with tiny golden raindrops. Luminous flowers of great charm 
with heavy substance on high branching stalks. July-Aug. 
40 in. $3.50 
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 cream lilies. The scapes are 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 en- 
chanting 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 exception- 
ally good for planting in half shade. July. 50 in. $6.00 
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 extend- 
ing into the rich yellow cup. July-August. 52 in. $2.00 
CHIANTI 38-19 (Nesmith 1943) A clear deep raspberry self 
with a decided purple effect in the garden, Both sepals and 
petals recurve from the tiny yellow cup. According to Ridg- 
way, the nearest color is pomegranate purple, but this does 
not in any way give a picture of these medium sized flowers 
with their nicety of finish. July 9th to August 12th. 38 in. $5.00 
CHINA SEA 37-75 (Nesmith 1940) Very full blooms of pale 
apricot shading to delicate Chinese yellow with a halo of sal- 
mon buff. The compact flowers have a beauty of finish that 
is enhanced by the warmth of the salmon flush of the halo. 
Twenty five blooms of unusually strong glistening substance 
nicely placed on sturdy stalks. July 20th to August 25th. 
40 in. $2.50 
CHLOE (Nesmith 1938) A full ruffled flower with deep yel- 
low background, flecked and powdered with warm golden 
sepia. The darker sepals of burnt orange are most unusual. 
3% ft. Aug. $2.00 
CIRCE (Stout 1987) 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 87-74 (Nesmith 1940). Large open flowers witha 
background of light maize yellow heavily flushed with shrimp 
pink, slightly lighter at the edge of the petals and sepals. 
Late flowering with twenty or more buds. Aug-Sept, 39 in. 
$4.00 
CRESSIDA (Betscher 1929) Beautiful flower of deep orange, 
with reddish band on petals. True stock rare. July-Aug. $1.50 
CROWN OF GOLD (Nesmith 1933) Clear deep orange flowers 
of great beauty. Lovely with Bearded irises. 3 ft. May-June. 
$1.00 
