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INTRODUCING 
THREE NEW VARIETIES OF HEMEROCALLIS 
FROM MR. BECHTOLD AND 
OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME 
CHINA MISS (Bechtold, 1949) (30 in. M.) (Wild, 1949) 
Each $10.00 
An aureolin yellow self, except for a faint marking on the 
petals, which are ruffled. The blossoms are large and both 
petals and sepals are recurved. It is free flowering and makes 
vigorous growth. 
LOVELINESS (Bechtold, 1949) (28 in. E.M.) (Wild, 1949) 
Each $8.00 
This Hemerocallis is especially good as a border plant. The 
petals are Ta-Ming yellow with a center copper lustre blotch. 
The sepals are ruffled and are of like coloring. It is another 
variety whose flowers are sprinkled with glittering gold dust. 
It withstands July sun very well but likes late afternoon shade. 
We say it is pleasing to look at and recommend it as unusually 
fine. 
COLORED MOVIES AVAILABLE 
We have six rolls of colored movies, 400 feet per roll, 
which we have taken of many varieties of our IRIS, 
PEONIES and HEMEROCALLIS or Daylilies. These rolls 
are available to all garden clubs and organizations that 
would like to see our flowers in colored films at the mini- 
mum cost of paying postage and insurance in forwarding 
the films. The film requires a 16 mm projector. Each roll 
contains about 50 different varieties, which are titled. We 
have two rolls of Iris, two rolls of Peonies, and two rolls 
of Hemerocallis, which require 20 minutes to run per roll, 
making a total of two hours for the six rolls. Write us 
if you want any of the films; state how many of them 
you want and the ones you want; give us the date which 
you prefer and list alternate dates on which we can book 
your films if your preferred date has already been taken. 
Each rentor is responsible for the films while in his care, 
and agrees to send the film back to us or to the next user 
the day after date requested. 
GROW DAYLILIES THIS WAY 
1. Daylily plants on arrival look deceptively small. But space 
your early varieties 2 feet apart and the July bloomers 3 to 4 feet 
from each other. Make the soil loose and enrich with plant food. 
Set plants at former level as shown by soil line on leaves. Make 
sure they’ll get sun six hours a day. 
2. Bloom stems will lean toward the light, so locate your day- 
lilies for the best display. Though each flower lasts in perfection 
one day only, the branching heads contain 10 to 50 buds each, 
enough to keep each plant in bloom for one to three weeks. 
3. Set dwarf early daylilies in rock garden or to bloom with iris. 
Count on taller midsummer kinds blooming with your roses, clema- 
tises and phlox. Remove wilted flowers daily. Through the hottest 
part of summer, water daylilies heavily to increase size of your 
flowers. Contrast reds with palest yellows. 
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DESERT SUNRISE (Bechtold, 1949) (46 in. M.) (Wild, 1949) 
Each $15.00 
Here is a worthy newcomer, almost a self in effect. The petals 
are sunstone orange and the sepals chrome orange. At close 
view, when facing the sun, it glitters as if sprinkled with gold 
dust. It blooms over a long period, starting in midsummer and 
holds up beautifully under intense sun. Flower stalks stand 
well above foliage and attain a height of 46 inches only after 
It is a real treasure. 
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