5 TIP TOP) GARDENS 

HEMEROCALLISES 
(Commonly known as daylilies) 
Only those starred * are for sale. The balance are speci- 
men plants of which I have as yet no surplus. Two stars 
** three for the price of two. 
A tremendous wave of popularity is sweeping the coun- 
try for this most reliable and beautiful flower for hot 
summer days. This is due to the discovery in China of a 
pink species called fulva rosea thru which hybridizers have 
given us a marvelous range of color and have extended 
the blooming season so that some variety is always in 
bloom. 
Most of the varieties not starred may be obtained from 
Fairmount Gardens, Lowell, Mass. Their catalog gives 
more information than any other for gardeners or the 
“rare souls” mentioned by J. Marion Shull in paragraph 
ten. 
Every daylily fancier should own a copy of DAYLILIES, 
the only book completely devoted to this flower, by Dr. A. 
B. Stout, of the New York Botanical Gardens. 
Dr. Stout is producing some of the finest varieties and 
these are disseminated by the Farr Nursery Co., Weiser 
Park, Pa. 
The first bulletin of the new American Hemerocallis 
Society will have the addresses of many other dealers. 
The use of blooming season and color symbols of the 
American Iris Society is my own idea, as I do not have 
time this year to write complete descriptions. Following 
this is the height which of course varies with the climate. 
The letters between height and year of introduction are 
the first and last letters of the breeders surname, in some 
the first two. The key follows: 


No great enjoyment is derived from breeder’s discards 
or mixed unlabelled collections. Henry Van Dyke said, 
“To call the plants by name makes them a hundredfold 
more interesting.” I use the Perfect Garden Label made 
by Howard Hammitt, 15 Lewis St., Hartford 3, Conn. The 
only other satisfactory label I know of is made by Lincoln 
Laboratories, Northfield, Minn. 
The best book available for color identification is “A 
Dictionary of Color’ by Maerz and Paul. $14.00 is a lot 
of money for a book, but it is worth it! 
Mr. J. Marion Shull, in the National Horticultural Maga- 
zine of July, 1945, writes as follows: 
“We garden for many reasons; some are artists mak- 
ing pictures to delight the eye; some, work like the 
jeweler to create the perfect gem; some, like the scien- 
tist searching for understanding thru all the varied 
wonders of plant growth and development; and some for 
rivalry of fellow gardeners, proud of producing the big- 
gest and best; — But there are a few rare souls in whom 
are united all these motives and more, and these live in 
their gardens even when they are absent from them. So 
versatile is the hemerocallis now, that it can satisfy in 
great measure all these aspirations.” 
The greatest joy comes to those who share their experi- 
ences. You can do this by joining the new American 
Hemerocallis Society. 
Finally, surprise yourself (and me too!) by sending a 
trial order for some of the starred varieties, adding one 
or more substitutes, just in case 






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BK Burbank HN Herrington SP Species 
BR Betscher IC _Ilnomac Gardens SR Sprenger 
CA Chinese species JN Japanese species SS Sass 
CD Cleveland KD Kunderd ST Stout 
CG Cumming mG Aye clloge SY Scheff: 
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CK Cook i eb enoins TB Traub 
CS Childs MA Martin TR Taylor 
DR Dreer MN Meehan UN Unknown 
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FD Flowerfield PD Prichard VT Van Fleet 
FI Fischer PF  Plouf WE Wallace 
FR Farr PV Popov WN Wayman 
FS  Fewkes . PY #i Perry WR Wheeler 
GY Gray RL Russell WS Watkins 
HD Hayward RS Ruys ¥Dr *Yeld 
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