THE FLOWERS FOR THE MILLIONS—OR THE MILLIONAIRE 
Daylittes 
Fated Flower of the Future 
Hemerocallis, commonly called daylilies, altho far from new, are undergoing a 
period of development which will unquestionably destine these waxen, fragrant, lily- 
like flowers to the status of most important summer perennial. 
Adaptable to the climate of Maine or California, Canada or Cuba; to soil of sand 
or clay; acid or alkaline; unaffected by insects or diseases; growing stronger and 
more beautiful through the years; easy to plant and to grow; no other perennial can 
approach the dependability of this remarkable flower. 
Poised on graceful, wirey stems two to four feet tall, are blooms from two to eight 
inches in diameter, depending on variety, in colors of yellow, from palest lemon to 
deepest golden; tan; pink; rose; red; brown; maroon or purple. 
The name “hemerocallis” means ‘beautiful for a day” because each day produces 
a fresh set of blooms, frilled; fluted; powdered with gold dust; decorated with dis- 
tinctive markings; clear-toned or overcast with dusky halos; and continues with this 
profuse succession of bloom for a solid month—one of the hot summer months at 
that. 
By choosing varieties having different seasons of blooming you can enjoy day- 
lilies from iris time till frost. In our climate, and farther south, early varieties often 
repeat in late Fall. 
Besides their incomparable garden value they also serve beautifully as cut- 
flowers, by themselves or in a mixed bouquet. Some varieties have a very pleasing 
fragrance too. 
As with iris, the plants we furnish are freshly dug, strong divisions that will not 
disappoint. 
Date of flowering, as noted, refers to performance in our climate, where the 
roadside lily “FULVA,” begins to bloom about the middle of June. 
The increasing popularity of daylilies has tempted some growers to commercialize 
un-named seedlings or to name and list large numbers of seedlings of questionable 
merit. Our list includes only named varieties of proven quality. 
PLEASE NOTE:...We do not ship daylilies until late summer. Our shipping 
season for daylilies begins the last week in August and continues until November Ist. 
The minimum order $2.00 please, unless you include other plants which are to be 
shipped at the same time. 





DAYLILY LIST 
BARDELEY—(Perry 1932) Large open 
flower of distinct shade of orange-apri- 
CO eo be SLY ee eee BR es 3 at $ .50 
BIJOU— (Stout 1935) overcast 
AMARYLLIS — (Betscher 1932) Large 
AMULET— (Nesmith 1940) New ruffled 
pink. Light Chinese coral, delicately 
flushed azalea pink in center of petals 
and with a darker pink zone in the 
Pernatea Et, June-July. <.....-..: $4.00 
ANNA BETSCHER — (Betscher’ 1930) 
Deep orange yellow shaded reddish 
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AUGUST PIONEER— (Stout 1939) 
Chrome orange with red flush on pet- 
als. Medium sized flowers in profusion. 
Pate, ort. August-Sept.. —...-.-.2..!... $1.50 
AUTUMN RED—(Nesmith 1941) Very 
handsome, rich velvety red, technically, 
Vandyke red flushed Nopal red. Blooms 
long and late in New England, where 
it originated. Here it blooms in July. 
0 eT an eee eee $3.00 
BAGDAD— (Stout 1935) Brilliant Orien- 
tal tones of reddish brown with orange 
throat and mid-lines. Flashy 5” flow- 
ers, very attractive. 4 Ft. June-July. 
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Orange, 
with rich fulvous red. Hybrid of multi- 
flora parentage which produces a pro- 
fusion of 3” flowers. 2% Ft. Url as 
BLACK PRINCE—(Russell 1942) Deep 
blackish red, very rich and impressive. 
Small cup of deep yellow. Wide seg- 
ments. 5” bloom opens full........... $5.00 
BOUTONNIERE— (Stout 1939) Myriads 
of small (2%”) flowers with widely 
overlapping segments, the sepals clear - 
yellow and the petals light rosy peach 
with lighter mid-stripe. Late. 3 Ft. 
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BURMA H—(Nesmith 1937) 
overlaid with rose-copper. 5” 
Rated a late bloomer but flowers in 
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BYNG OF VIMY—(Perry 1931) Very 
large pale orange-rose with slender, 
curling segments. Yellow throat. 4 Ft. 
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