of-the-field lots. Later, as we discover very superior plants 
which we can propigate in large enough quantity to supply those 
who might be interested, we shall offer Lyondel named varieties, 
The flowers which merit that distinction will of course be 
superior specimens that should delight the gardeners. 
Each year we select our parent plants from the ones which 
are blooming for the first time, always watching for those 
which are unusual in color, form, or texture and using plants 
from last year’s blooming that are most outstanding. Not 
every seedling will be worth keeping in your garden because 
hybridization always results in some flowers that are not worth- 
whlle, but you can be sure that a high percentage of the blooms 
will be a delight. There will surely be two or three of such 
excellence that you will feel well rewarded for the time and 
energy used to produce them. When you happen to get one 
of the very unusual, you will have the decided personal thrill 
that comes from contemplation of art anywhere. Besides you 
will have an unusual tlower well ahead of those who buy plants 
introduced on the market as named varieties after the grower 
has taken time to increase his stock to a profitable quantity. 
Whatever seeds you buy will be from parent plants that fit 
the color descriptions listed below. All will be hand-polinized. 
How to Grow Daylilies from Seed 
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 seeds. 
In about ten days or two weeks the seedlings will be up. How- 
ever some of the seeds will remain dormant for months or even 
for a year, therefore the soils 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 seed- 
lings, 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 per- 
manent places. Some may bloom the same year, but usually 
it takes two years from seed for the blossoms to appear. 1 
sown in the spring, the seedlings should not be distrurbed until 
the following spring; but where winters are mild, they may be 
transvlanted in the fall. 
Seed. Offerings for I9D4AS-4AO 
1. THE RED GROUP—In this group are all shades of red 
which range from deep dark red through searlet, ruby, 
and cherry to rose. Only the clear colors are used for 
breeding—a selective process that reduces the pro- 
bability of overtones of brown. or yellow—in the 
progeny. There will be variety in the form of the 
flowers: broad sepals and petals opening flat or 
funnel shaped; long, narrow sepals and petals, often 
with several open at once in large clusters. There 
will be variety in height of the scapes also. The 
general description in this group applies to the other 
color groups. 
2. MAROONS—The maroons are the red values darker than 
groups 1: wine or plum purples, and the blackisn 
red which is found rarely in our gardens. 
