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We are proud to have the privilege of bringing to 
the gardeners of America the outstandingly beau- 
tiful daylily hybrids of Ralph Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler 
has long been noted as one of America’s leading 
Amaryllis breeders and, although his new daylilies 
have been taking honors at exhibitions since 1940 
and are known to specialists, this is the first time 
they have been offered to the home gardener. 
To those who may not be familiar with the new 
daylily hybrids we would say that in the last few 
years this hardy perennial of our grandmother’s 
gardens has been transformed as though by a fairy 
wand into new and lovely forms. Colors range from 
palest lemon through gold, orange, pink and red 
to deepest maroon purple. Stunning color patterns 
including bicolors, flowers with contrasting eye 
zones on the petals, and blends of many tints are 
available. Added to this are more numerous flow- 
ers, a season lasting from spring to fall, and plant 
size to fit any garden requirement. We predict that 
in a few years daylilies will become as popular and 
well loved as those old favorites, the rose, peony 
and iris. 
But with the many new daylily arrivals, improve- 
ment on existing favorites has become a more and 
more specialized venture. One leading authority 
has said that a new and worthwhile plant would 
be one out of a thousand. Mr. Wheeler has raised 
some 150,000 seedling daylilies, only about thirty 
of which have been selected for introduction. This 
makes each named variety one out of five thous- 
and. Only the best could survive in such an elimina- 
tion and we believe that the daylilies herein offer- 
ed are indeed the best you will find today. 
These plants were raised in Florida and selected 
on the basis of their performance in the south. 
However, most of them have been tested in our 
own gardens under the severe conditions of the 
northern Adirondacks and have proven vigorous 
and hardy. The plants you will receive will be de- 
livered directly to you from the originator’s nursery 
in Florida. We send large plants which should 
bloom the first season after planting in your 
garden. No daylily performs its best until it has 
become established in a new location, so do not 
expect too much at the first blooming. We recom- 
mend early spring planting, but early fall has been 
quite satisfactory, especially if a light protection 
is given the first winter. 
Mr. Wheeler’s interest has been more vigorously 
applied to creation than propagation of these new 
varieties, so in consequence the quantities of many 
are extremely limited. Orders will be booked 
strictly in the order in which they are received for 
future delivery. For this same reason the prices are 
necessarily high. We feel that the purchase of a 
daylily which will give increasing beauty each year 
for a generation is an investment in enjoyment, 
and the extra amount spent for an outstanding 
variety may mean the difference between con- 
