Hemerocallis. Daylily. The flowers range in color from dark bronzy red, thru 
pastel tones of pink to orange and yellow. They are borne on a branching scape well 
above the foliage. 
The Greek name, meaning “beautiful for a day,” refers to an individual flower. 
But these are so freely produced, thru a long period that “‘beautiful every day” would 
be more apt, as a collection of several sorts show masses of flowers thruout the spring, 
summer and fall and here we often have some winter flowers. The modern sobriquet of 
“The Perennial Supreme” is well deserved. 
Culture. While their beauty is their greatest recommendation, their easy culture 
and hardiness adds to their desirability. They will succeed where any plant will succeed. 
I have known abandoned plants here, where we have arid, hot summers, to persist for 
years. But that must not be their fate. They grow well in full sun. Slight shade is 
better. If given constant moisture about their roots, preserving this and coolness of the 
earth with a good mulch, the plants are ideally situated and respond with generosity. 
They are hardy even in severe winters in the north. They are fibrous rooted, not bulbs, 
and must be planted at once when received. Altho they can be moved any time, it is 
better to ship from late fall to early spring, which we do. 
They are an almost perfect border or landscape plant, never have to be dug and 
replanted. All that you must do for them is keep the weeds down and water. A heavy 
leafy mulch helps every way. 
In Daylilies, the sepals are colored and petal-like and are an essential part of the 
floral display. . 
Hemerocallis Araby. A lovely pastel color, with the effect of bronze on gold dust. 
30”. $3.00 ea. 
H. Bagdad. Coppery red over orange veins. Mid-zone of madder brown. Very 
striking large flowers. 3 ft. June-July. $1.00. 
H. Calypso. Large, fragrant lemon yellow flowers. Opens in evening. 42”. June- 
Aug. 30c ea. $3.00 per doz. 
H. Cecil Houdyshel. A Dr. Traub origination. A deep crimson, with an old 
copper shade that makes it outstanding in our garden. Slight shade gives better color 
to flowers. 3 ft. June-July. $3.00. 
H. Chengtu. Brilliant coppery orange-red with carmine mid-zone. 3 ft. July- 
Sept. $1.00. 
H. Cinnabar. Cinnamon sprinkled over orange. Strongly gold-glistening. 30”. 
July-Aug. 60c. 
H. Crown Prince. Color like Mikado. 30”. June-Aug. 25c ea. Per doz. $2.25. 
H. Dauntless. Cadmium yellow. Fulvous red blended in mid-zone. Pastel effect. 
30”. June-Aug. $1.25. 
H. Florham. Still popular old hybrid. Large, golden yellow. May-July. 50c. 
H. Florida. Pastel shades. Light chrome yellow with rose blush. Darker mid-zone. 
$2.50. 
H. Fragrance. A fine deep yellow. Fragrant. $1.00. 
H. Kwanso. The Double Orange Daylily. 25c ea. 3 for 50c. 
H. Linda. Petals, ruffled golden yellow, flecked with cinnamon with rose-zone. 
Sepals, pure yellow. Very lovely. $1.50. 
H. Margaret Perry. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 4 ft. July-Aug. 35c. 
H. Mikado. Orange with mahogany-red zone. A favorite. 3 ft. May-July. 50c. 
H. Nubiana. Dark chocolate-red with yellow stripe in petals. One of the darkest 
varieties. 2 ft. $4.00. 
H. Patricia. Pale yellow. Large fragrant flowers. 30”. July-Aug. $1.50. 
H. Radiant. Rich orange. 42”. June-July. 50c. 
H. Rajah. Deep English red with darker red veins. Garnet red eye-zone. 40”. 
July-Aug. $1.75. 
H. Rosita. Near carmine-crimson with coppery red tone. 36”. Part shade 
preferred. $3.00. 
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