About the Lyoudel Hybrid Daylilies 
You who are familiar with our work with daylilies during 
past years know that we offer for sale only seeds. The plants 
— seedlings now or named varieties when they are available —- 
are distributed by Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio. The seeds 
we offer are cross pollenized by hand, using as parents only 
such specimens as we consider distinctive in color, form, ‘or 
texture. To be good enough for use, really, a blossom must 
show a combination of unusual characteristics. Where we have 
a specimen that has striking color but texture not up to stand- 
ard it is crossed with one of superior texture and seeds from 
the combination are kept in our garden for observation of the 
progeny rather than put upon the market. As is true with any 
hybrid there will be some plants from your seeds which are 
not unusual but because of the many years of careful breed- 
ing. and selection back of them you will have some that will 
delight the eye of the true flower lover. Like many of our 
customers in the past you will be repaid (oftimes with a single 
specimen) for your expenditure of time, effort and money. 
Then, too, you will have the thrill that comes with watching 
each ‘plant for something new and different as it blooms for 
the first time. When you happen to get a blossom that pleases 
you particularly, you will have the great satisfaction that gocs 
with the. knowledge that you have it in your garden years 
ahead of . those who wait until it is introduced by some com- 
mercial grower who must propagate in quantity if he is to 
make it worthwhile to himself. 
Truly ‘you get Tomorrow’s Daylilies Today! 
Wows to Grow Daylilies prom Sead 
‘“Seeds may be sown either in the fall or in the spring. 
Fill the flats or the pots with rich garden soil, and plant the 
sceds. In about ten days or two weeks the seedlings will he 
up. However some of the seeds will remain dormant for months 
or even for a year, therefore the soil should not be discarded 
too soon. Upon the approach of winter months, the flats or 
the pots should be taken indoors, to a sunny window or to a 
greenhouse. If such facilities are lacking, it is best to delay 
the- sowing of the seeds until the following spring because 
some of the seedlings might not be able to withstand the severe 
winters of some parts of our country. This applies only to 
the young, tender seedlings, as the mature plants can tolerate 
much cold. If allowed to grow through the winter months, 
the seedlings will become quite husky. By early spring they 
may be transplanted to wooden or paper bands, set out in the 
cold frame to~harden and to establish themselves, and finally 
transplanted to their permanent place. Some may bloom the 
same year, but usually it takes two vears from seed for the 
blossoms to appear. If sown in the spring, the seedlings 
should not be disturbed until the following spring; but where 
Winters are mild, they may be transplanted in the fall.’’ 
Seed Offerings for 
1946-47 
“1. THE RED GROUP: included here are all shades of 
ied from deepest, darkest. red to scarlet, ruby, cherry, and deep 
rose. No muddy colors, no brownish or "fulvous cast are present 
in the parent plants. And while hybrids should not be expected 
to breed true, there will be many seedlings as good as, and even 
better than the parents. There are many ‘‘red’’ hemerocallis 
now on the market, glowingly and extray agantly described, but 
in reality there are very few REDS. I bring to you vivid, joy- 
ous, dazzling colors that will ripple and splash against your 

