THE STORY BEHIND AND ABOUT DR. STOUT'S DAYLILIES 
Before the First World Wear, Dr. A. B. Stout, then a young college 
professor, bec2zme interested in Daylilies; then the hardiest of garden 
plents but iacking in colors and garden show. He envisioned (a) new 
colors and combinations of color; (b) new and longer seasons of bloom; 
(c) larger and smaller blooms; (d) improvements in many respects to 
better garden show and better garden habit. He realized that such 
improvements in Daylilies would add beauty to all types of gardens, 
especially thru the otherwise dull summer months. 
So, Since 1916, as Director of Laboratories, New York Botanical 
Gardens, Dr. Stout has obtained wild and varied species of Daylilies 
from China, Siberia, Thibet, Korea and Jcepan; clso from Botanical Gardens 
of Europe. For more than thirty five years he has scientifically cross 
hybridized these species; has observed, recorded, evaluated and selected, 
critically and painstakingly, for good behavior in all kinds of weather, 
thru the day to midnight. 
In this study, hundreds of thousands of seedlings were grown, 
evaluated and discarded. Of these.less than 100 of the most outstanding 
and superior individuals have been introduced; in each case only the ~ 
best of its class, and in each case only after ten or more years of 
observation, comparison and test of the individual introduced. 
As results are achieved, even if expectations are exceeded, Dr. 
Stout does not approve distribution until the very best acting seedling 
of a new class has been ascertained by years of observation and compari- 
son. Quite often he decided to cross breed further generations of 
exceptionally beautiful seedlings, already superior to anything in 
existence, because of possible improvement. Quite often a seedling, 
sclected years ago, as most desirable, is never introduced because of the 
progress noted in new seedlings of the year; even tho visitors and 
commercial growers offer to purchase the rejection at fancy prices. 
There could justifiably have been a thousand introductions of Stout 
Hybrid Daylilies years ago, but Dr. Stout is not engaged in commercialism 
and is not interested in merely new Daylilies. Nor do we wish to intro- 
duce any daylily which will not be a credit to Dr. Stout for many years 
to come. Only the undoubtedly best snall survive, to become prize garden 
subjects for many years. 
These "proven best" are the Daylilies which we are privileged to afer 
and distribute at an introductory price that does not exceed $3.00 each. 
We have refused many and all offers of $10.00 to $100.00 per plant from 
visitors who desired rejected seedlings, or seedlings of which there were 
not yet enough for general catalog listing at $3.00 each. We have 
reduced the price to less than $3. 00 just as soon as pope irs 
introduction. 
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FARR NURSERY CO., WEISER PARK, PA. AME 
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