22 FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 

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 1937) 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. $2.00 
CORALLINE 37-74 (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. ee 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. 
$1.50 
DAUNTLISS (Stout 1935) Pale cadmium yellow with green- 
ish throat and delicate fulvous touch in center of each petal. 
A great garden favorite. 2% ft. July-Aug. $1.50 
DAWN PLAY 37-17 (Nesmith 1938) An open flower of deep 
velvety rose, illumined by a golden heart. Very tall and stately 
it has a resplendent beauty that stands out in the garden. 
When established it throws second blooming stalks late in the 
season. 50 in. July-August. $10.00 
DEBONAIR 39-27 (Nesmith 1940) Extremely large spreading 
flowers with broad recurving segments (much the shape of 
Lilium Henryi) of firm substance and great lasting qualities. 
The heart of the flower is lemon chrome blending out into the 
deep salmon of the sepals and petals. Tall and free flowering 
with thirty buds on each sturdy stalk. July 4th to Aug. 20th. 
44 in. $3.00 
DEVON CREAM 40-323 (Nesmith 1945) Anyone that has 
been in Devonshire and had their thick clotted cream can 
visualize the thick creamy texture of this full petalled 
flower. The pale cream blooms are similar in shape to those 
of Doeskin but with wider sepals and petals that are beau- 
tifully fluted at the edge. Heavy firm substanced flowers 
on very strong sturdy stalks. July-Aug. 39 in. $8.90 
DOESKIN 39-47 (Nesmith 1940) Broad petalled full flowers 
of lightest aureolin yellow with the finish and thickness of 
texture that we find in doeskin or chamois gloves. Very 
sturdy scapes with many flowers on well branched stalks. 
July-Aug. 38 in. $5.00 
DOUBLOON 40-426 (Nesmith 1945) Broadly formed flowers 
of deep glistening orange yellow without marking or blend- 
ing of any other color. One of the largest flowered hemero- 
callis we have introduced. and a variety that invariably 
draws high praise from all garden visitors. The large open 
flowers have a glistening sheen with broad ribbed petals 
slightly ruffled at the tips, An especially attractive feature 
is the huge buds like a mass of gleaming orange paint. A 
recurving flower with exceptionally long season of bloom. 
Aug.-Sept. 44 in. $7.00 
DRAGON 39-39 (Nesmith 1940) The undercolor is capucine 
yellow deepening to cadmium orange in the cup. The petals 
and sepals are flushed with dragon’s blood red giving the im- 
pression of a light rosy vermilion flower. July-August. 4 in. 
3.00 
DRESDEN CHINA 40-218 (Nesmith 19438) A smoothly fin- 
ished flower, that in arrangement of colors reminds one of 
dainty Dresden china. The pinkish cinnamon petals have a 
midrib of amber yellow with a halo of orange cinnamon just 
ahove the lemon yellow throat. The sepals are amber yellow 
with a shining finish. The whole flower has a crisp cool effect 
in the garden. Lovely for flower arrangement. July 10th to 
Aug. 15th. 39 in $3.00 
FESTIVAL (Stout 1939) Petals orange with reddish brown 
tinges. The blades of the petals are nearlv English red with 
darker veins and an orange mid stripe. Rich orange throat. 
The general effect of the flower is a bicolor. July. 48 in. $3.00 
FIRE FLAME 38-213 (Nesmith 1944) Like a flaming sunset, 
this brilliant red orange is one of the most showy hemero- 
callis in the garden. It is a self with large full flowers of open 
form and velvety finish. 30 or more clustered blooms on tall 
highly branched stalks. Rich and colorful as the golden flame 
of burning wood. August. 43 in. $5.09 
FLAVINA (Fewkes 1933) A charming and dainty flower of 
bright lemon-yellow. Quite distinct from any other hemero- 
callis, and a delightful rock garden subject. 24 in. ae 
2.00 
FULVA ROSEA The most beautiful of any known species of 
hemerocallis. The flowers are a luscious clear rose pink, and 
are borne on tall graceful stalks. 3% ft. July-August. $5.00 
GAY TROUBADOUR 39-48 (Nesmith 1941) Entirely differ- 
ent and charming is this most unusual red and cream yellow 
bicolor. The petals are bright Indian red in stunning contrast 
to the sepals of frosty maize yellow. Very flaring flowers. A 
flower of great beauty and refinement and a great favorite 
with garden visitors. July-August. 40 in. $5.00 
GLADSOME 40-11 (Nesmith 1941). A very clear orange yel- 
low self with open well formed flowers and especially good 
for border planting. An early variety that blooms with the 
late flowering Bearded irises. June-July. 34 in. $3.00 
GLOAMING (Cook 1936) Large open blooms with yellow 
background, heavily overcast with reddish rose-purple. The 
whole flower has a sparkling beauty. July-August. 3% ft. $1.00 
GLOWING EMBERS (Nesmith 1939) A lily like flower of 
glowing marigold orange flushed with dark nasturtium red. 
Open reflexed flowers of burnished red on tall strong stalks. 
Long season of bloom, July 20th to Sept. 5th. 50 in. $3.00 
GLOWING GOLD 37-77 (Nesmith 1940) Large persimmon 
orange flowers with the petals slightly twisted at the tips 
as in Wau-Bun, but with larger fuller blooms. A broad flower 
with recurving sepals and the most brilliant orange color that 
I have seen in a hemerocallis. A stunning variety. July 10th 
to August 10th. 35 in. $5.00 
GOLDEN FLEECE (Nesmith 1938) An open yellow flower 
with firm wax-like substance. The petals are slightly reflexed 
with paler yellow midrib, the sepals with lighter edge. The 
glistening flowers are borne on tall well branched stalks. 
50 in. Aug.-Sept. $3.00 
GOLDEN GOBLET 389-36 (Nesmith 1940) The upright cup 
shaped blooms of rich cadmium orange are shaped like a 
goblet with the petals narrowing at the tips. A mellow orange 
color with thirty buds on candelabrum branched stalks. July 
28th to August 29th. 39 in. $1.50 
GOLDEN GRAIN 38-365 (Nesmith 1944) All golden yellow, 
these large lily like blooms are most effective in the garden. 
Tall with full ruffled flowers of strong firm texture, and ex- 
ceptionally good branching, this hemerocallis always attracts 
attention. We need more of these better yellows in our gar- 
dens. July-August. 45 in. $6.00 
GOLDEN SCEPTER (Nesmith 1939) A tall and stately hem: 
erocallis with flowers of deep Indian yellow. A large slender 
flower with deeply fluted petals and sepals, and exceptionally 
heavy wax like substance. Forty nine buds to a stalk. July 10th 
to August 25th. 45 in. $2.50 
GOLDEN WEST (Sass 1933) Large yellow flowers of ex- 
tremely fine substance. 4 ft. July 5th-Sept. 10th. $3.00 
GOLD IMPERIAL (Perry 1941) Ruffled flowers of deep yel- 
low, borne on sturdy stems. July-August. 4% ft. $1.50 
GYPSY FLAME 389-33 (Nesmith 1940) Flaring open flowers 
of medium marigold orange flushed and dotted with Saturn 
red. The rich orange cup adds to the bright combination of 
color. July-August. 40 in. $2.99 
HEARTHFIRE 37-30 (Nesmith 1942). Rich and lustrous, this 
dark red and maroon hemerocallis is the first to bloom of the 
deeper reds. The petals and sepals are full with a small yel- 
low cup in the heart of the flower. Blooms very freely on tall 
well branched stalks. June-July. 39 in. $3.00 
