SCOTTY’S MESSAGE 
After this past winter, we feel like we’re “conditioned” 
and can take anything! You may have wondered if you 
were going to get a catalog this year—well, have you heard 
about the Great Freeze that struck the South, and made us 
think we were living in Yankeeland? It happened on 
Thanksgiving night. Thanksgiving Day was a delightful 
summer day—people at the football game wore short sleeves, 
no coats. ‘The weather had been delightfully warm for 
quite some weeks, and all the plants were putting out new 
growth. Even azaleas were blooming again. Newly planted 
daylilies were soaring with new growth—and then, the day 
after Thanksgiving we woke to find a white world! That 
night it dropped to 10 degrees below Zero, and killed many, 
many plants. Plants and trees that had stood for a hundred 
years were killed, even though they had lived through 
weather as cold, but never so suddenly cold. As one nur- 
seryman put it, “The plants got caught with their sap up.” 
Our fields were filled with broadleaved evergreens—and 
now they aren’t. So if you find only hemerocallis listed in 
our catalog this year, that’s the reason. Some of the plants 
are coming out again and will be all right, but it is too 
early to tell just what plants will be shapely and nice—so 
we just aren’t attempting to list nursery stock this time, 
even though we held up the catalog for so long to include 
such items. If you are interested, please write us, and we. 
can quote you on individual items. 
We are very pleased to be able to present to you, Marie 
Wood, the pink that everybody is talking about—and it is 
truly pink, and altogether lovely. 
Another very fine origination of Mr. Wood’s is Orange 
Ice. 
Mr. Claar’s contribution this time is a new color, a 
watermelon red, which we think is most unusual, and a fine 
addition to the hemerocallis group. 
So many people have liked the night blooming River- 
mont originated by Mr. McDade that we are almost forced 
to introduce it. The coloring is most distinctive for a night 
blooming variety, because of its very dark petals. It is good 
only for night and late afternoon performance, so don’t be 
disappointed that it nods its head and goes to sleep when 
morning comes. 
Oftentimes one likes to see just what he is buying 
before he gets it, especially if it involves a large sum of 
money. We suggest that you write to Dr. Phillip Corliss 
for his fine collection of hemerocallis Kodachromes, for he 
has such a splendid selection of the newer varieties. He not 
only has daylily collections, but Kokachromes of practically 
any flower in which you are interested—even orchids. Why 
not order some of his beautiful slides and enjoy them? 
What a pleasant way to entertain gardening visitors some 
evening! His address is Dr. Phillip G. Corliss, P. O. Box 
68, Somerton, Arizona. His picture of Marie Wood is a 
beauty! 
And have you read Dr. Corliss’ new book, Hemerocallis, 
the Perennial Supreme? If not, just take it from me, you’ve 
a treat in store. It’s chuck full of all sorts of hemerocallis 
information—and it’s good print and easy to read—a de- 
lightful way to get a “heap o’ larnin’”’ about hemerocallis 
and enjoy it while you’re doing it. 
And don’t forget, talk about your Society—we’re over 
the hump now—a thousand members at last—and that’s just 
the beginning. So. talk about it—get new members, and 
ask the new members to get other new members. We're 
on our way, so get on the band wagon and make the world 
conscious that Hemerocallis is “The Perennial Supreme.” 
Our best regards to all, 
SCOTTY. 
