HEMEROCALLIS INTRODUCTIONS 
1949 
It is with great pride that we announce introduction 
by us of the following Hemerocallis from the garden of 
the Misses Vivien and Ethel Christensen of Marcus, 
Iowa. We have watched their work with Day lilies for a 
number of years and consider them second to none in 
this line. The following selections we have seen and 
studied in their garden and in our own and we can truth- 
fully say they are most outstanding: 
DARK HORIZON. (Christensen 1949) M.L. 36 in. 
A medium to large flower with broad smooth 
petals and sepals, this has a beautiful form and 
heavy substance with an unburning velvety 
finish. In color it is a self of the deepest glow- 
ing red imaginable with a velvety sheen of black 
over the whole flower which deepens in the cen- 
ter to make an attractive darker halo around 
the tiny greenish yellow throat. The most un- 
usual and beautiful hem we have seen. 
No. 016. Autumn Red x Potentate __...._-__..$25.00 
INDIAN HEAD. (Christensen 1949) M. 38 in. A 
large flower of full star like form, with no re- 
curving. Both petals and sepals are broad and 
heavily substanced with a satiny finish. The 
color is a pure cerese red and there is a broad 
zone of brilliantly bright scarlet deep in the 
throat that is most unusual. The brilliance of the 
whole flower is accented by a small green 
throat. 
NOY 293-4/ 2 ee 10.00 
RADIATION. (Christensen 1949) M.L. 38 in. A 
RED Hem? Here it is! A brilliant, clear sélf 
with coloring reminiscent of the red of a stop- 
light. Clear and). bright. Medium large 
flowers of open tubular form, sepals recurving 
slightly at the tips. The substance is good and 
the flower has a silken finish that accents its 
color. Watch this one. 
NonS00N-48 8" (00S ae ee 15.00 
TWILIGHT TIME. (Christensen 1949) M.L. 36-38 
in. A distinctly different Hemerocallis, we pre- 
dict that this will find its way to all gardens. 
Good sized flowers of open symmetrical form, 
the petals and sepals are full and broad to their 
very ends, which gives them a rounded rather 
than a pointed effect. The substance is heavy 
and the finish is satiny. In color, this is a pale 
lemon yellow with the outer three-fourths of 
the petals and sepals smoothly brushed over 
with a clear, clean shade of lilac orchid or 
orchid blue which blends into the lemon center 
where a sprinkling of brilliant golden flakes ac- 
cent the green throat. As a rule this usually 
carries many open blooms at once, making even 
a young plant a showpiece. 
No. 71-47. Ophir x Black: Falcons = =: eee 10.00 
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