FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 23 

HER GRACE 41-62 (Nesmith 1944) A patrician flower of 
palest yellow with large open blooms of heavy firm substance, 
lightly ruffled. According to Ridgway the nearest color is 
Martius yellow which is very light. Medium in height, the 
profusion of bloom, and strong sturdy stalks make this a 
great favorite with garden visitors. July-August. 38 in. $7.00 
HESPERUS (H. P. Sass 1940) A magnificent lemon chrome 
with very large open flowers of splendid form and substance. 
The large stalks are very tall, well branched and sturay. 46 in, 
$3.50 
HONEY REDHEAD 40-222 (Nesmith 1942). A very brilliant 
and unusual combination of colors that is highly praised by 
hemerocallis judges. The flowers are open and haring of vel- 
vety yet bright rose red with a distinct border of pale creamy 
yellow. Medium height with good branching, it is most out- 
standing. July-August. 88 in. $8.00 
HYPERION (Mead 1930) Large, waxy, firm flowers of soft 
canary-yellow. July-August. 3% ft. $1.00 
JAVA 39-63 (Nesmith 1940) A lovely bell shaped flower of 
delicate apricot orange evenly flushed with rosy cinnamon 
which extends far down leaving only a tiny apricot cup in the 
center. Late blooming. August to September. 37 in. $1.50 
KILLARNEY LASS 39-121 (Nesmith 1944) Captivating and 
charming, this open, tlaring-pink gives a very bright pink 
effect in the garden and is dehghtful for tiower arrangement. 
The center ot the petals is bright geranium pink (Ridgway) 
completely bordered by soft flesh pink. The sepals are flesn 
pink lightly ftiushed with a deeper tone. Tne darker pink of 
the petals is just about the shade of the old time pink Kil- 
larney rose. A very lovely hemerocallis. August. 4U in. $10.00 
KWANSO-VIRGINICA A double flowering variety that is 
quite different from the ordinary double hemerocallis anu 
blooms earlier. The flowers are more peach and rose in color, 
the petals fold backward evenly. A tiny cup-hke center. 
Lovely. 3 ft. July. $3.00 
LADY GAY 39-22 (Nesmith 1940) An open flower of light 
Chinese yellow with excellent form and finish. Not a tall 
variety, but one of the best earlier yellows and blooms for 
four weeks or more. Lovely for border planting. June 20th 
COMUUlye2o thea. 1n, $2.50 
LINDA (Stout 1937) The ruffled golden yellow petals are 
flecked with cinnamon and are in pleasing contrast to the 
yellow sepals. A rose zone gives a salmon pink effect. ore) 
1.50 
LUSTROUS 38-378 (Nesmith 1942). In color these lovely 
flowers remind me of the cheery Clusiana tulips. It is a large 
tiower with unusually bright pink color overflushed with a 
soft lustrous sheen. Tall and well branched with many flowers 
on each stalk, this is one of the most charming and effective 
pinks in the garden. July-August. 40 in. $7.00 
MABLE HELBERSON (Perry) A coppery old rose with a 
golden throat. The petals and sepals are recurving and the 
flowers are graceful in form. One of the recent introductions 
from Mr. Amos Perry of England. 40 in. $4.00 
MAJESTIC (Stout 1934) A large orange self with smooth 
finish and firm texture. The petals are ribbed and slightly ruf- 
fled at the edge, the sepals are recurving. July. 38 in. $3.00 
MARCUS (Perry 1932) Open Amaryllis-like flowers of apri- 
cot, dusted over with soft bronze. Lovely. July. 2% ft. $1.50 
MASSASOIT 39-115 (Nesmith 1940) Extremely tall and gaily 
colored, this widely branched variety is excellent for peren- 
nial background. The petals and sepals are lightly ruffled on 
the edges, and the reddish copper flowers are made more bril- 
liant by the blaze of Indian red on the petals. The tallest well 
branched hemerocallis that I have seen. July-Aug. 5ft. $4.00 
MATADOR 387-21 (Nesmith 1940) A rich mahogany, almost 
crimson flower with a deep red velvety flush on the petals. 
The sepals are the same color, but not as velvety. A full cup 
shaped flower of dazzling brilliance with twenty or more buds 
on nicely branched scape. July 15th to August 15th. 38 in $5.00 
MERRY MOOD 40-481A (Nesmith 1943) A bright and cheery 
pink that is most effective in the garden. According to Ridg- 
way the petals are a little deeper than rose dore with a light 
cream midrib. The sepals have a lighter background flushed 
with the deeper color. There is a Jasper red zone above the 
yellow throat. Medium to large flowers on well branched 
stalks. July 1st to Aug. 10th. 40 in. $7.60 
MILADY 39-19 (Nesmith 1940) A salmon pink with slender 
fluted petals and smoothly finished sepals. A delightful 
flower of lily form. July-Aug. 40 in. $6.00 
MISSION BELLS (D. Hall 1945) A large wide petalled, 
ruffled flower of clear medium yellow producing up to 52 
flowers to a stalk on established plants. A very fine variety 
that is a strong grower and a free bloomer. July-Aug. $5.00 
MOONRAY 37-80 (Nesmith 1940) One of the most appealing 
and refined hemerocallis that I know. A pale yellow with a 
clear cut semi halo of Pompeian red. The recurved petals and 
sepals are waved and flare widely from the shallow cup. Vainty 
and charming. July-August. 30 in. $3.00 
MOROCCO RED 388-168 (Nesmith 1940) A very brilliant 
flower of velvety Morocco red with the color evenly placed 
on the petals and sepals, extending almost to the heart of 
the flower leaving just a bit of orange showing in the cup. 
July-August. 88 in. $6.00 
MRS. Ww. H. WYMAN (Betscher 1929) The true variety is pale 
glistening yellow; has great garden value. August. 3% ft. $1.00 
MULTIFLORA A species with miniature yellow flowers borne 
in clusters on slender wiry stems. Blooms from August until 
taken by frost. 2 ft. $2.50 
NABOB 39-4 (Nesmith 1940) A rich maroon and orange flower 
with rather wide recurving petals of dark red overflushed 
with blackish purple. The sepals are glowing orange suffused 
with marooon. ‘he deep orange cup and contrasting colors 
of petals and sepals give the effect of a very rich red bicolor. 
July 9th to August 15th. 43 in. $3.50 
NANKIN (Nesmith 1939) A lovely yellow with late bloom- 
ing habit. The petals are medium Chinese yellow, and the 
sepals are a darker tone with a rich almost velvety texture. 
Many full ruffled flowers borne on tall branched stalks. July 
25th to Sept. 1st. 48 in. $3.00 
NOONDAY 41-14 (Nesmith 1942). A light cadmium yellow 
self. An absolute self with full ruffled flowers of heavy sub- 
stance with thirty or more blooms on each exceptionally well 
branched stalk. July 1st-August 15th. 42 in. $3.00 
OPHIR (Farr) Large golden-yellow. 4 ft. August. BS ess 
PAGE BOY 38-43 (Nesmith 1940) Medium sized bell shaped 
flowers of orange to deep chrome on tall slender scapes carried 
high above the foliage. The variety has multiflora blood and 
branching with seventeen branches carrying forty seven flow- 
ers on one stalk. Aug. 15th to Sept. 10th. 44 in, $3.00 
PAISLEY 40-521 (Nesmith 1943) A uniquely patterned hem- 
erocallis that has the softly blended colors of an old time 
Paisley shawl. The flowers are of medium size, broad and full 
at the throat with the color going well down into the throat 
leaving only a tiny cup of yellow. The color is a mixture of 
brown and reddish mahogany with petals lighter than the 
sepals. Flowers have heavy substance with well branched 
stalks. July 10th to Aug. 25th. 42 in. $6.00 
