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The Story Behind and About Them 
as told by FARR NURSERY CO., Weiser Park, Pa. 
Dr. Stout 
dreamed 
of a new 
kind of 
Daylily 
The Daylily 
plant is as 
important 
as the 
Daylily 
Bloom 
successors. 
EFORE the first World War, Dr. A. B. Stout, then a young 
college professor, became interested in and fascinated by the possi- 
bilities of the Daylily. He envisioned (a) new colors and combinations 
of color; (b) new and longer seasons of bloom; (c) larger and smaller 
blooms; (d) improvements in many respects. He realized that such 
improvements in Daylilies, hardiest and most vigorous of perennials, 
would add immeasurable beauty and enjoyment to all types of gardens. 
So, since 1918, Dr. Stout has obtained wild and varied species of 
Daylilies from China, Siberia, Thibet, Korea, and Japan, also from 
Botanical Gardens of Europe. For more than twenty-five years he has 
scientifically cross-hybridized these species; has observed, recorded, 
evaluated and selected, slowly and painstakingly. 
In this study approximately 100,000 pedigreed seedlings were grown 
and winnowed. Of these only fifty of the most outstanding and superior 
individuals have been introduced—in each case the best of its class. 
It is easy to grow seedling Daylilies and tempting to evaluate them 
with enthusiasm, especially if the bloom alone is accepted as the cri- 
terion. But just as summer does not consist of one swallow, so a worth- 
while Daylily does not merely consist of a beautiful bloom of the moment. 
Most Daylily blooms are attractive by themselves, at first glance, 
but most old varieties and most seed ings lack several or many of the 
qualities which make for the best Daylilies. Just as Curie refined tons 
of pitch blend for traces of radium, so Dr. Stout, for more than 25 years, 
winnowed 100,000 seedlings for survivors with the following qualities: 
The Eight-Point Test for Stout Seedlings 
. Blooms which will not wilt, curl or bleach during drought and heat. 
. Blooms which remain open longer and do not close at sunset or at the dinner table. 
. Blooms which are not hidden in, or too far above, the foliage. 
. Blooms which ‘‘clean” themselves, i.e. the wilted petals drop quickly and do not remain to detract from their 
Stems which are neither too heavy nor too light for the type of blooms they bear. 
care or attention. 
. Healthy and lush foliage which acts as a foil for the bloom and beautifies the garden continuously. 
. Plants which are not tender to cold winters or resentful of tropical climate because of inbreeding. 
. Plants which bloom for a long season, dependably, freely and characteristically for many years, without special 

