FOREWORD 
Daylilies can be relied upon for a wealth of bloom 
and masses of color in practically all types of soil 
and weather without the fuss and bother of combat- 
ing insects and disease. In mid-summer, when bloom 
from other perennials is scarce, daylilies are at 
their peak. During and after mid-summer vacation 
neglect, the bright starlike flowers of hemerocallis 
are always there and waiting to greet you. Most 
reliable of all flowers “The Flower of Character”. 
Eminent plant breeders have made rapid progress 
in the development and improvement of Hemero- 
callis. The flowers are as large and beautiful as 
those of the finest bulb lillies. Established plants 
of some varieties have flowering scapes (stalks) with 
as many as fifty buds which open and flower over a 
two to six week period. Daylilies are now available 
in a wide range of colors, color patterns, heights and 
flower shapes. A proper selection of varieties will 
furnish bloom spring to frost. All varieties have 
the quality of facing their flowers outward to the 
light or open when planted near walls, shrubbery, 
etc. 
Daylily uses are many and varied. They are equal- 
ly at home in the perennial border, rock garden, 
foreground of shrubbery or evergreen plantings, near 
pools and along the banks of small streams. They 
require very little attention and are easy to grow 
and transplant. Their charm and beauty in the 
garden is creating many new daylily enthusiasts an- 
nually. Try a few this year. They are permanent 
and will be a pleasure for years. = 
