24 FAIRMOUNT 

PATRICIA (Stout 1935) A clear and even tone of pale yel- 
low with a greenish throat. A charming and full formed flower 
with pronounced fragrance. July. 3 ft. $1.50 
PERSIAN PRINCESS (Nesmith 1938) The petals are deep 
velvety red with a heavy overflush of purple, the sepals are 
a shade lighter, but with the same depth of color. An impres- 
sive hemerocallis. 40 in. $5.00 
PINK CHARM 38-181 (Nesmith 1940) A beautiful open flower 
with very recurving petals and sepals of soft Etruscan or 
ocher red giving the effect of a deeply colored coral pink lily, 
The center of the flower shows a pointed star of light cad- 
mium in pleasing contrast to the pink stamens. August- 
September. $8.00 
PINK LASS (Nesmith 1938) A profusely flowering medium 
pink self with deeper throat. The blooms are not large, but 
the plants increase rapidly and form a lovely mass of color. 
Aug. 3 ft. $3.00 
PIQUANTE 388-383 (Nesmith 1940) An unusual and charm- 
ing self toned flower of Eugenia rose with cadmium yellow in 
the heart. The blooms have a decidedly raspberry pink color- 
ing. Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
POMEGRANATE 389-44 (Nesmith 1941). Radiant and glowing 
is this tall upstanding red with tints of copper and tan on 
the margins of the sepals and petals. The flowers are shaped 
like an open lily with wavy edges and very graceful form, 
the stalks have wide branching. August. 50 in. $4.00 
PORCELAIN PINK 39-123 (Nesmith 1945) A luminous 
pink with an almost lacquered finish. The flowers are re- 
curving in form resembling a full cupped lily with petals and 
sepals narrowing at the tips. The smoothly finished flowers 
have a light peach background gaily painted deeper pink 
as if laid on in broad strokes by an artist’s brush. The many 
flowers are like clustered bells evenly spaced on tall well 
branched stalks. Plant near Chamois Pink for lovely color 
harmony. Aug.-Sept. 39 in, $7.00 
POTENTATE 39-100 (Nesmith 1948) A very dark but lu- 
minous flower of pansy purple so smoothly textured that the 
whole surface of the bloom has a distinct satiny sheen. The 
petals and sepals are broad and full with the purple going 
way down into the throat. It is an absolute self with even 
the stamens and pistil done in purple, and is a great ad- 
vancement in purple hemerocallis. The name Potentate seems 
very fitting in conveying the deep dark splendor of this 
stunning flower. July 15th to Aug. 20th. 42 in. $20.00 
PURPLE ELF 38-18 (Nesmith 1941). Recurved flowers of 
very dark maroon purple (Hays maroon) with the rich deep 
color extending well down into the throat, showing almost 
no yellow in the center of the bloom. A neat trim flower of 
almost black purple. July-August. 39 in. $6.00 
PURPLE FINCH 39-117 (Nesmith 1942). A stunning hemero- 
callis with the same iridescence we see on the head of the 
colorful bird the Purple Finch. A very rich glowing flower 
with full recurving petals and sepals of red purple with a 
darker flush above the cup of yellow. The stalks are strong 
with twenty or more flowers. July-August. 42 in $8.00 
PURPLE MOOR 39-122 (Nesmith 1942). A very dark glisten- 
ing purple with a deep yellow gliding in the center of the 
bloom, The color as near as it can be matched in Ridgway is 
Dahlia purple. The blooms are of good size of open cup 
shaped form. It has been described by Daylily experts as a 
taller better branched Theron with more life in the color. 
July-August. 40 in. $8.00 
GARDENS 

RAJAH (Stout 1935) A hemerocallis with large and gaily 
colored blooms, the throat and background of the flower is 
orange with eye zone of garnet brown. July-August. oes He 
RED HUSSAR 39-127 (Nesmith 1943) The flowers are like 
an open lily and have a firm very velvety finish, According to 
Ridgway, the color is between carmine and ox-blood red. 
Medium in size with good branching, the blooms stand out 
like glowing stars in the garden. 38 in. July-August. $6.00 
RODNEY 438-215 (Nesmith 1942) The color is Carnelian red 
with a cream midrib on the petals, and the sepals definitely 
bordered by the same creamy color. Over all there is a glisten- 
ing satiny sheen that is most unusual in a hemerocallis bloom. 
Large open flowers on especially well branched stalks. July- 
August. 45 in. $3.50 
ROYALTY 39-20 (Nesmith 1940) A large open flower of deep 
maroon with broad petals and recurving sepals. The star 
shaped cup is rich chrome yellow with the maroon coloring 
extending well down in the throat. The flower is a true maroon 
with a velvety almost blue purple sheen on the petals and 
sepals. Fifteen to twenty blooms on each scape. July-August. 
40 in. Net $10.00 
RUDDY RED 40-33 (Nesmith 1944) This hemerocallis is well 
described by the name for it has depth of color yet gives a 
glowing red effect. The petals of Vandyke red are recurving 
and smoothly finished. The sepals have a maize yellow back- 
ground heavily flushed with red. The stalks are well branched 
and of medium height. July. 38 in. $6.00 
SAFFRON 39-23 (Nesmith 1940) A deep chrome or saffron 
yellow self with a full halo of brilliant zinc orange. The pet- 
als are flaring and slightly twisted as in Wau-Bun. Very 
colorful with great garden value. Plant near Satsuma, China 
Sea, and Summer Gold for lovely gradation of color, July- 
August. 38 in. $2.50 
SATURN (Stout 1937) A multiflora hybrid with many clus- 
tered flowers of dark orange red blending into a yellow mar- 
ginal band. Slender but strong stems. 48 in. $3.00 
SATSUMA 39-30 (Nesmith 1940) A very delicate apricot 
flower (Pinard to apricot or straw yellow) with flaring 
slightly recurving petals, the halo flushed a deeper apricot 
buff. The flower has an opaque frosty sheen tinted with the 
faintest pinkish apricot near the throat. August. 40 in. $3.50 
SHADOW ROSE 41-121 (Nesmith 1945) A firm compact 
flower of rosy pink shadowed by deep rose in the center of 
the bloom and giving a very rose pink effect in the garden. 
The tall well branched stalks have many flowers and its 
late blooming habit makes it a welcome addition in prolong- 
ing the season of hemerocallis bloom. Aug.-Sept. 42 in. $6.00 
SIENNA 38-290 (Nesmith 1940) A bell shaped flower with 
petals and sepals recurved, frilled and almost ribbed. The 
inconspicuous yellow background is flushed an even apricot 
orange with very little yellow showing in the cup. August- 
September. 38 in. $3.00 
SONNY (Stout 1935) Pale yellow flowers of thick firm sub- 
stance with especial resistance to hot sunny days. A variety 
of unusual charm. July-August. 3 ft. $3.00 
SOUTHWIND 38-407 (Nesmith 1942) A very full flower of 
delicate cinnamon buff with a misty flush of Corinthian pink 
at the top of the broad throat. The petals are extremely broad 
and full with delicate fluting at the edge. Both petals and 
sepals recurve sharply leaving a rounded cup just below the 
faint pink halo. Tall and sturdy stalks with many flowers 
and blooms for a long time. July-August. 40 in. $5.00 
