“Glowers from the Wilds of Missouri” 
DAYLILIES (Hemeroeallis ) 
ACHIEVEMENT (Bechtold, 1943) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
24 in. EH. M. Golden yellow medium size flowers with a pro- 
nounced dark red blotch on the three inner petals, forming a 
three-pointed star effect. It is a vigorous grower and makes a 
pleasing border. 
ACRES OF GOLD (Russell) Each 60c 
Reliable yellow. It is a solid, true canary-gold. The petals are 
slightly ruffled. Blooms 4% inches, height 3 feet. 
ALLURE 
ALLURE (Bechtold, 1943) Each 75c, 3 for $1.50 
30 in. H. M. An outstanding light canary self. The flower is me- 
dium large and of graceful form. Creates accent when planted 
near deeper yellows. 
ANNA BETSCHER (Betscher) Each 50c 
Deep orange, shaded with bronze. Large flowers. July and 
August. 36 inches. 
APRICOT (Yeld) Each 50c 
True stock. Delightful fragrant blooms of apricot yellow. May. 
24 inches. 
ATHLONE (Russell) Each $2.00 
M. L. 38 in. The broad petals of this harmonious bicolor attract 
one at once. Certainly one of the finest bicolors, soft buffs 
sepals and even chestnut-toned petals with glossy luster. Ever- 
green. 
AUGUST PIONEER (Stout) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
Chrome yellow with outer half of petals flushed red. August and 
September. 34 inches. 
AUGUSTA (Bechtol, 1943) (Wild, 1943) 
Each 75c, 3 for $1.50 
Fine chrome yellow flowers that come when most others have 
gone. Fragrant. 28 in. La. 
AUTUMN RED (Nesmith, 1941) Each $1.00 
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. July, August. 39 inch. 
BABY TEARS (Russell) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
Very dainty. Its background is gold, its petals are deeply 
marked toward the ends a true rosy red. The whole flower is 
fully ruffled and the multi-flora blood makes it an unusual 
bloomer. Flower 314 inches across, height 3 feet. June, July. 
BAGDAD (Stout) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
42 inches. A gay combination of several colors—orange red, yel- 
low and madder-brown. June and July. 
BAGGETTE (Russell, 1945) Each $2.00 
The background is the palest lemon with wide rounded petals 
that are deeply shaded old rose with a deeper old rose eye zone. 
A profuse bloomer in our fields and keeps excellently. Height 
2% feet, 5-inch bloom. June, July. 
BALLET DANCER (Nesmith, 1946) Each $3.00 
M. 36 in. Appealing, dainty and charming soft buff-pink shading 
to grenadine-pink. An interesting soft colored variety with full 
formed flowers and a pleasing decorum to the pink shading. 
BARDELEY (Perry) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
48 inches. Orange buff by the color chart, with deep, clear cad- 
mium yellow throat, this yellow continuing as a 4%-inch narrow 
strip running through the center of the three wider petals out 
to the tips of the petals; this yellow stripe contrasting nicely 
with the reddish tone of the balance of the flower. July. 
BARONET (Stout) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
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 inches. 
BAY STATE (Betscher, 1929) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
42 inches. Fine, large, clear, smooth yellow flowers of perfect 
form. Flowers during July and August. 
BEAUTEAU (Bechtold, 1943) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
22 in. M. Medium large chrome, wide open yellow flowers and 
many of them. 
BEL MAR 
BEL MAR (Bechtold, 1946) Each 75c, 3 for $1.50 
28 in. M. Large brilliant scarlet and mahogany flowers borne 
on slender branching stems during July. The plant makes an ex- 
cellent clump and is a good multiplier. 
BESS VESTAL (House) Each $5.00 
M. 36 in. A new red daylily. The real quality of Bess Vestal 
lies not only in the beauty of its bright red flowers but in the 
unbelievable breadth of its petals as well. Individual flower 
measures 5% x 6 inches across. In this respect it surpasses every 
other red. In size it is comparable to Painted Lady with perhaps 
a bloom not quite as long but with each of the petals individually 
as broad with just a hint of ruffle. This significant new red was 
a Standout in our garden. Blooms in July and August on 36-inch 
stems. Evergreen. 
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