FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 24 
Hemerocallis 
AMBER LUSTRE 45-84 (Nesmith 1949) Hemerocallis lovers 
have come to realize that they need soft blended colors to 
intersperse among the deeper tones, and Amber Lustre is 
excellent for this purpose, The background of the large full 
flowers is apricot yellow with a pigmentation of light pinky 
orange on both sepals and petals. Heavy substanced flowers, 
strong sturdy stalks. July-Aug. 47 in. $7.00 
ANNIE LAURIE 387-119 (Nesmith 1940) Beautifully reflexed 
flowers with a background of soft maize yellow overlaid with 
medium carmine rose, this color extends well down into the 
delicate yellow throat of the bloom. July-Aug. 38 in. $2.00 
ANTIMONY 87-91 (Nesmith 1940) A flaring and frilled flower 
of pinkish apricot buff. The petals have a touch of antimony 
yellow which carries well down to the throat of soft javel 
green. July-Aug. 40 in. $1.00 
ARCTIC STAR 39-43 (Nesmith 1940) Starry trumpet shaped 
flower of Bartya yellow flushed slightly deeper toward the 
center. The effect of the large flower is a creamy buff lightly 
waved and fluted at the edge. Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
AUGUST ORANGE (Stout 1946) Rich deep orange flowers 
that are larger and more showy than Multiflora, one of its 
parents. Fine branching and growth. Semi-deciduous. 
August. 36 in. $3.00 
AUGUST PIONEER (Stout) Chrome yellow flowers with a 
reddish flush on the petals, Many flowers on well branched 
stalks. Aug.-Sept. 3 ft. $*.75 
AUTUMN RED 40-223 (Nesmith 1941) A velvety red with a 
long season of bloom. An open semi-flaring flower with petals 
of Vandyke red flushed with Nopal red. The sepals have the 
same colors with a lighter line at the midrib. 15 to 20 flowers 
on well branched stalks. August. 39 in. $1.00—3 for $2.50 
BALLET DANCER 43-116 (Nesmith 1946) Dainty and charm- 
ing, this hemerocallis has many appealing qualities and gives 
a very pink effect in the garden. The full flowers are smoothly 
finished and are between Buff pink and Grenadine pink 
(Ridgway), but the flat finish of the plates lack the luster 
of these smoothly finished blooms. July-Aug. 38 in. 
$4.00—3 for $9.00 
BALTIMORE BELLE 47-7 (Nesmith 1948) Charming and 
cheery, this rosy pink is lovely for flower arrangement or 
border planting. The large open flowers are Orient pink 
with a halo of deeper jasper pink just above the creamy 
yellow throat. Tall, with good branching, it gives a very 
pink effect in the garden. July-Aug. 43 in. 
$4.50—3 for $10.50 
BARONET (Stout). The petals and sepals are a sprightly 
fulvous red, blending into the orange throat. The semi- 
rounded flowers are recurving, and the sharp contrast of the 
two colors is most pleasing. June-July. 28 in. $1.00 
BANDANA 38-404 (Nesmith 1945) Gay and brilliant as a 
brightly colored kerchief, the rich tomato red and orange 
yellow tones are so skillfully blended that it is one of the 
most colorful hemerocallis in the garden. The petals have a 
narrow fluting of yellow at the edge. The sepals are a smooth 
even blending of the colors. Aug. 40 in. $5.00 
BERTRAND FARR (Stout 1941) Full flowers with recurv- 
ing petals and sepals. The color is grenadine pink (Ridgway) 
with darker rose coloring in the veins. July. 36 in. $2.00 
BLACK BURNIAN 39-149 (Nesmith 1943) A recurving flower 
of red that has great garden value. The body color is Indian 
red with a mahogany purple overflush on both petals and 
sepals. The star-shaped cup is brilliant orange. The flowers 
have firm substance and the stalks are well branched. July- 
Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
BLACK CHERRY (G. Douglas 1945) A hemerocallis that 
is well named for the color is almost identical with the deep 
red purple shades of large black cherries, The flowers are 
beautifully formed with recurving petals and sepals. A flower 
so rich in black red tones that it stands out in the garden. 
July-Aug. 36 in. $3.00 
BLACK EMPEROR (Russell). A rich deep red with a golden 
cup in the center of the bloom. Tall with good branching. 
July. 40 in. $1.50 
BLACK FALCON 39-125. (Nesmith 1941) Incredibly dark, 
this is the nearest to black of any hemerocallis I have pro- 
duced. The flowers are large, open and wavy at the edges 
with a shallow pale canary yellow cup. A stunning and 
unusual hemerocallis. July-Aug. 38 in. $4.00 
BLACKHAWK (Wheeler 1947) A deep chocolate maroon with 
golden throat. Cup shaped with wide petals. July. 30 in. 
$4.00 
BLACK MAGIC (Douglas 1949) Black purple hemerocal- 
lis that do not fade are rare, but this one holds its color 
throughout the day. A full rounded self except for the pale 
chartreuse cup, and this brings out in pleasing contrast the 
deep dark color of the bloom. The flowers are cup shaped 
and an established clump will have nearly forty flowers on 
tall well branched stalks. July-Aug. $10.00 
BLANCHE HOOKER (Stout 1946) The brightest early flower- 
ing red in the garden. Rich orange cup. When established 
it blooms again in September. Evergreen. June-Sept. 36 in. 
$3.00 
BLITHESOME 40-357 (Nesmith 1945) A charming cream 
self with heavy substance and delicious fragrance. There 
is a dense opaque quality that is different from other cream 
yellows. The flowers are open in form with a strong raised 
midrib on the petals. Well branched. Aug. 48 in. $5.00 
BOLD COURTIER (Nesmith 1939) The Pompeian rose petals 
are broad and especially full at the throat with a creamy 
yellow line down the center. The yellow sepals are re-curved, 
and slightly flushed with the rose of the petals. A beautiful 
outstanding bi-color. July-Aug. 38 in. $3.00 
BONNY RUFFLES 48-14 (Nesmith 1949) A cup shaped 
flower of Chalcedony yellow with slightly recurving petals 
and sepals. The flower is a self even to the center of the 
cup. Both petals and sepals are fluted giving a very ruffled 
effect. It is an evening bloomer, opening about five o’clock 
in the afternoon. Evergreen. 36 in. $5.00—3 for $12.00 
BRIGAND 38-345 (Nesmith 1944) A big flower with a distinc- 
tive pattern of rose and mahogany on the large full blooms. 
The flowers have broad recurving petals and sepals, with a 
cream midrib on the petals, and a halo of deep rose in the 
throat. Well branched stalk. July-Aug. 43 in. $4.00 
BRIGHT MELODY (Nesmith 1941) A flaring open flower of 
Pompeian red powdered with flecks and dots of gold and 
henna. Luminous flowers of great charm with heavy sub- 
stance on high branching stalks. July-Aug. 40 in. $3.59 
BRUNETTE (Stout). One of the earliest reds to bloom. The 
full flowers are medium in size, and the plants bloom are 
fusely. June. Evergreen. 36 in. 1225 
BURGUNDY (Nesmith 1937) Sepals and petals are an even 
tone of wine purple with soft yellow lighting in the throat, 
and deeper rose flush in the halo. July. 39 in. $2.00 
