FOREWARD 
Good daylilies, like good friends, wear well. 
Also, like good friends, they improve with time. 
While they will survive long periods of neglect, 
they thrive and give a better performance when 
well cared for. 
Their culture is quite simple. They will 
grow in sand or heavy clay, on dry sunny slopes 
Or by the shaded margins of pools and streams, 
in alkaline or acid soil, provided these four 
things are kept in mind. 
1, Plant them shallow, with room for their 
roots to spread. 
2. Incorporate some organic fertilizer, low 
in nitrogen, in the soil where they are to 
grow. (A mixture of compost and bone meal 
is excellent). 
3. See that water is abundant from the time 
bloom scapes first appear. 
4. Leave them undisturbed for two or three 
years if maximum performance is desired. 
They are regional performers and not all va- 
rieties behave the same everywhere. Although 
€vergreen types are preferred in the south, and 
deciduous varieties are thought to winter kill 
less easily in the north, one cannot draw the 
line there without sacrificing many fine varie- 
ties for each section. Trial and error is real- 
ly the only sure way. 
Of our own daylilies we would say little, ex- 
cept that we hope, if you select them, they will 
be happy in your garden and you will feel after 
getting acquainted with then, chat they have 
been worth growing. 
To you who have made this small catalogue 
possible thru your orders in the past, we say 
"Thank You", and to you whom we hope to know 
through future transactions we send a greeting - 
Happy Gardening in 1950 and 1951. 
