22 FAITRMOUNT GARDENS 

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-Aug. 48 in. $3.00 
NOONDAY 41-14 (Nesmith 1942) Light cadmium yellow 
self. An absolute self with full ruffled flowers of heavy sub- 
stance with thirty or more blooms on each well branched 
stalk. July-Aug. 42 in. $3.00 
OPHIR (Farr) Large golden-yellow. 3 ft. Aug.. $1.00 
PAGE BOY 38-43 (Nesmith 1940) Medium sized bell shaped 
flowers of deep chrome on tall slender scapes carried high 
above the foliage. The variety has multiflora blood and 
branching, carrying forty flowers on one stalk. Aug.-Sept. 
44 in. $3.00 
PAISLEY 40-521 (Nesmith 1943) Uniquely patterned hem- 
erocallis that has the softly blended colors of an old time 
Paisley shawl. The flowers are broad and full with the 
color going well down into the throat, leaving a tiny cup of 
yellow. The color is a mixture of brown and reddish ma- 
hogany with petals lighter than the sepals. Flowers have 
heavy substance with well branched stalks. July-Aug. 
38 in. $3.50 
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. $2.00 
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. July-Aug. 40 in. $5.00 
PETER PUMPKIN 43-43 (Nesmith 1946) A _ perfectly 
branched hemerocallis that is as deep orange in color as a 
Hallowe’en Jack-o-lantern. A very full cup-shaped flower 
with broad overlapping petals and sepals that are fluted on 
the edges. An absolute self with many flowers of heavy 
vellum substance. July-Aug. 38 in. $8.00 
PINK CHARM 38-181 (Nesmith 1940) Beautiful open flower 
with very recurving petals and sepals of soft Ocher red giv- 
ing the effect of a deeply colored coral pink lily. The center 
of the flower shows a star of light cadmium in pleasing 
contrast to the pink stamens. Aug.-Sept. $7.00 
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 38-383 (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. $4.00 
POMEGRANATE 39-44 (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. Aug. 50 in. $4.00 
PURPLE AND GOLD 39-40 (Nesmith 1940) Subdued yet 
glowing tones of deep ox-blood red heavily flushed dark 
velvety maroon purple with a contrasting shallow cup of 
marigold orange. The name gives a good description of 
this full rounded flower of most outstanding richness. 
July-Aug. 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-Aug. 42 in. $7.00 
PURPLE MOOR 39-122 (Nesmith 1942) Very dark gelisten- 
ing purple with a yellow gilding 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 
taller better branched Theron. July-Aug. 40 in. $8.00 
RAJAH (Stout 1935) A hemerocallis with gaily colored 
blooms, the throat and background of the flower is orange 
with eye zone of garnet brown. July-Aug. 3% ft. $2.00 
RED BIRD (Stout 1941) One of the brightest reds in the 
garden. The color approaches Vermilion red with a deeper 
shading in the mid-zone. Not a large flower, but so bril- 
liant that it stands out in the garden. July. 36 in. $5.00 
REGAL LADY 38-28 (Nesmith 1941) A tall and stately 
rose bicolor of early blooming habit. Large open flowers 
with deep rose petals blending into a deeper rose zone bor- 
dering the rim of the pale yellow cup. The cream ruffled 
sepals are faintly flushed with rose giving the effect of a 
bicolor. July. 40 in. $6.00 
RODNEY 38-215 (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. 
Well branched stalks. July-Aug. 465 in. $3.50 
ROYALTY 39-20 (Nesmith 1940) Large open flower of deep 
maroon with broad petals and sepals. The star shaped cup 
is rich yellow with the maroon coloring extending 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-Aug. 40 in. $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 smoothly 
finished. The sepals have a maize yellow background heav- 
ily flushed with red. Well branched. July. 38 in. $4.00 
SACHEM (Stout) Rich deep red with a throat of yellow 
orange in sharp contrast to the outer red zone. The color 
holds well in hot sun. Well branched, and good habit of 
growth. 40 in. $4.00 
SAFFRON 39-23 (Nesmith 1940) Saffron yellow self with a 
full halo of brilliant zinc orange. The petals are 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-Aug. 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 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. 
Aug. 40 in. $3.50 
SHADOW ROSE 41-121 (Nesmith 1945) Firm compact 
flower of rosy pink shadowed by deep rose in the center of 
the bloom and giving a 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 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 
yellow background is flushed apricot orange with very little 
yellow showing in the cup. Aug.-Sept. 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-Aug, 3 ft. $3.00 
STALWART (Cook 1935) A hybrid of tawny reddish bronze 
and orange tones. Large flowers with recurved petals, borne 
on tall well-branched stems. July. 40 in. $1.00 
STARFISH 40-212 (Nesmith 1944) Open flaring bicolor 
with a narrow fluting on both petals and sepals. The petals 
are Corinthian red, the sepals have a fawn undercolor 
touched with the same red. Tall and very floriferous with 
25 to 30 flowers on each well branched stalk. Long sea- 
son of bloom, July-Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
