OUR 1945 Daylily Introductions’ 
Concerning Our Prices: When you read of the vast fields of Daylilies 
which we are growing, it may seem strange to you that in some cases our prices for a 
certain variety are pretty high. But it must be understood that although we have 
more than a half-million plants, many varieties are on trial. It is necessary to grow 
them for several years before final judgment is passed on them. And then hundreds 
of varieties which we have raised are discarded because we do not consider them 
worthy of introduction. So please remember: for every new variety which we 
put on the market, we throw away many hundreds. The price asked, therefore, 
must be some compensation for all the years of labor which have gone into the mak- 
ing of that variety. Supply governs the price too, of course. The larger the amount 
of stock on hand, the lower the price. While we have a half-million plants, I only 
wish we had a half-million good ones. You may be sure that those we send you 
are TOPS. 
Reds 
BLACK EMPEROR 
Blooms 5 inches across, of a real dark red with a velvety texture that defies description. The 
throat is deep yellow. A most profuse bloomer. 4 ft. May, June. See page 12 for illustration. $5.00. 
FLAMING SWORD 
A deep red, almost mahogany. Small but most profuse in bloom. Flower opens full, 314 inches 
across. 214 ft. May, June. $3.00. 
GLORIA RUSSELL 
This is a lovely fiery red with a yellow throat. The 414-inch blooms open full and wide. 21% ft. 
May. $3.00. 
RED CINDERELLA 
The most brilliant Chinese red we grow, with a satiny sheen and an orange throat. The bloom 
on the original stalk of this variety reminds me of a circus wagon in color. The petals of the 
41-inch flower are wide and ruffled and slightly recurved. This one is in a class of its own, and if 
you want a red, here it is. 2 ft. May, June. $3.00. 
RED TOKEN 
Blooms 5 inches across, mahogany-red with a chrome throat. Opens full. 21% ft. May, June. 
$3.00. 
TEJAS 
The most intense fiery red I have ever seen, with a yellow throat. It has a velvety sheen that 
simply glistens in the sun. Blooms 4 inches in diameter. 3 ft. April, May, June. $3.00. 
Wines to Purple 
ILE DE FRANCE 
Fully ruffled, rosy wine petals with a deep purple eye zone and yellow mid-rib. The throat is 
deep green and the sepals yellow, heavily overcast old-rose. This Daylily has puzzled us all because 
it is a color break we have never found before. An excellent variety if there ever was one. The 
flowers are 5 inches across. 214 ft. June, July. $3.00. 
THE BATTLE CRY 
Deep red-purple with a rosy sheen, a color really hard to describe. The 4-inch bloom is most 
profuse, opens full, and is one of the best in its color class. 21% ft. June. $3.00. 
THE DIRECTOR 
EN deep wine-orchid color, with a yellow throat. It has a 5-inch bloom. 2% ft. May, 
June. $3.00. 
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