Richards’ Potted Plants Insure Satisfaction 18 
HEMEROCALLIS or DAYLILIES 
They thrive in any soil, ask ng only a spot in the sun (but they will do well in light shade, too). They are abso- 
lutely hardy, they are not pestered by insects, disease among them is unknown. They are sure to ploom--ALWAYS a success 
Flowers are large size, much resembling true lilies; borne on slender, reed-like stems rising from clumps of grace- 
fully arching grassy foliage. Hach stem carres numerous buds; each variety blooms over a period of three to five weeks 
Time was when Grandmother’s Lemon Lily, keeping company with bearded iris, was all she had but since ihe 
hybridists have taken them in hand they can now be had in bloom, one kind or another, from May to September. The eri 
daylilies listed below are midsummer staples and no perennial border can pretend to be complete without cme 
They will grow, and even bloom, if outrageously neglected, but you will get the best flowers in a soil rich in humus 
with timely irrigation. The fleshy 
roots should be planted about 18 
inches apart and two inches deep, 
spreading them out and firming the 
soil well around them. For finest 
bloom leave clump * undisturbed for 
three to six years—they need not be 
disturbed until they begin to fail in 
flowering—when they can be lif.ed, 
divided and reset. 
THE BEST HYBRIDS 
APRICOT. 26 in. Light ap-icot- 
orange, reverse deeper. May-June 40c 
BAGDAD. 42 in. Named for its 
rich combination of colors—c-ear or- 
ange throat with outer petals cop- 
pery-red over orange veins, midzone 
madder-brown. Large, 5-inch flow- 
ee,  ditihy <22..52- eee 75¢ 
BIJOU. 38 in. Small flowers but 
exceptionally free-blooming. Ground 
color orange, overcast with rich, ful. 
yous red; darker mid-zone. Unusual- 
ly long season of bloom through July 
cw Jpn a2 75¢c 
HYPERION. 38 in. One of the 
very best, with large exquisitely fra- 
grant, full lily-type, waxea blooms of 
softest canary yellow that possess a 
luminous quality and texture all their 
own. Late July, early August $1.00 
pr 
MILDRED. 38 in. Deep orange self-color, a broad- 
petaled, free flowering variety of fine form. July —--_- 75¢ 
MILWAUKEE ORANGE. 30 in. Trumpet shape, very 
dark orange. Late July into the first week of August__75c 
MIKADO. 36 in. Dr. Stout’s best- known hybrid. Each 
petal of meliow light orange is boldly blotched dark ma- 
hogany-red, giving it a carnival air which combines enjoy- 
ably with the yellow daylilies of the same season. Early 
July. A rapid propagator and very free-flowering__---—- 75¢ 
OPHIR. 42 in. Large trumpet shaped flowers of soft 
and even gold color, but some magic of reflection gives the 
appearance of a deeper colored throat. One of the finest 
July-blooming hybrids. _-.--------------~ ----------- 50¢ 
RAJAH. 46 in. A robust grower, large and gaily col- 
ored blooms of Brazil-red with conspicuous garnet mid~ 
zone; throat pale orange with greenish tinge. August__$1.00 
SOUDAN. 34 in. Full lily type of perfect form with 
broad, overlapping, exquisitely ruffled petals. A free-flow- 
ering and fragrant bright yellow, about the same shade 
as in H. flava. Late June --------------------------- $1.00 
VESTA. 20 in. Perfectly formed deep orange blooms 
on compact, dwarf plants for the foreground of your day- 
lily groupings. July, August ~------------------------ 50¢ 

SUNNY WEST. 54 in. Largest, latest and finest of 
all the daylilies. Can be grown to over five feet tall. It 
makes great fountains of handsome foliage and its tre- 
mendous waxy blooms of pale, luminous yellow have jong 
trumpet form funnels ending in flat, rolled flares which 
easily and often measure seven inches across. The flowers 
are usually fully expanded by ten in the evening and last 
until noon of the following day. August, September $1.0) 
WAU-BUN. 28 in. Huge, broad-petaled blooms of 
cadmium yellow have a pattern all their own, each petal 
charmingly twisted or folded, which gives a dynamic swirl- 
ing effect. Faint bronzy throat brushings of burnished 
gold make a magnificent flower aptly named Wau-Bun (from 
Winnebago Indian, signifying “early morn with its rising 
SULT Ne ULL Vanes ee ee ee eee es eee = eh LOO 
OLD FAVORITE SPECIES 
; H. FLAVA—Lemon Daylily. Clear lemon-yellow, de- 
lightfully fragrant. With iris Pink Opal or Frieda Mohr it 
makes a delightful color harmony. Early ~--___--_---~ 40¢ 
H. MIDDENDORFFI— Amur Daylily. Earliest to 
bloom, closely following tulips. Bright golden orange, very 
profuse bloomer; occasionally under high culture surpris- 
iInehveDlOOMSEAraliet nn O CLO DCT m= seas = sae = nee ee 40¢ 

H. FULVA—Tawny Daylily. Coppery orange shaded 
crimson. Very tall and showy, takes care of itself under 
the most adverse conditions. Particularly recommended. to 
Geis AMvxareownays! hits,  ARMRY 2 ee 40¢ 
H. FULVA ROSEA—Rosetawny Daylily. The very rare 
TOSV reds tOTm wu ne eo. see Be Cees a ee ees ee $3.00 
- H. FULVA—var. KWANSO. Unusual double-flowering 
PE OTT pees ae a eS Ae ee ee a eee eee es 50¢ 
