The Greek name, meaning “beautiful for a day,” refers to an individual flower. But 
these are so freely produced, thru a long period, that “beautiful every day” would be 
more apt, as a collection of several sorts show masses of flowers thruout the spring, summer 
and fall and here we often have some winter flowers. 
Culture. While their beauty is their greatest recommendation, their easy culture and 
hardiness add to their desirability. They grow well in full sun. Slight shade is better. If 
given constant moisture about their roots, preserving this and coolness of the earth with 
a good mulch, the plants are ideally situated and respond with generosity. They are hardy, 
even in severe winters in the north. They are fibrous rooted, not bulbs, and must be planted 
at once when received. Altho they can be moved anytime, it is better to ship from late 
fall to early spring. 
They are an almost perfect border or landscape plant, never have to be dug and re- 
planted. All that you must do for them is keep the weeds down and water. 
In Daylilies, the sepals are colored, petal-like, an essential part of the floral display. 
In the following list those plants known to be evergreen here are marked E. 
Hemerocallis Araby. 30”. E. A lovely pastel color with the effect of bronze on gold 
dust. Blooms early. 75c. 
H. Bijou. 24”. June-July. Orange, overcast with rich fulvous red. 50c. 
H. Calypso. Large, fragrant lemon yellow flowers. Open in evening. 42”. June-August. 
SUE ea: 
H. Cecil Houdyshel. E. A Dr. Traub origination. A deep crimson with an old copper 
shade that makes it outstanding in our garden. Slight shade gives better color to flowers. 
3 ft. June-July: 75¢. 
H. Chengtu. E. Brilliant coppery orange-red with carmine mid-zone. 3 ft. July-Sept. 
50c. 
H. Cinnabar. E. Cinnamon sprinkled with orange, gold-glistening. 30”. July-Aug. 50c. 
H. Crown Prinee. E. Color like Mikado. 30”. June-Aug. 25c ea. Per doz. $2.25 
H. Dauntless. E. Cadmium yellow. Fulvous red blended in mid-zones. Pastel effect. 
30”. June-Aug.75c. 
H. E. A. Bowles. 48”. Large ruffled flowers of deep red-orange blended with gold. 
Early. 75c. 
H. Florham. E. Still popular old hybrid. Large, golden yellow. May-July. 50c. 
H. Florida. Pastel shades. Light chrome yellow with rose blush. Darker mid-zone. 
July-Aug. $1.50. 
H. Iris Perry. E. 36”. July-Sept. Orange-bronze. 50c. 
H. Kwanso. The Double Orange Daylily. 25c ea. 3 for 50c. 
H. Linda. E. Petals, ruffled golden yellow, flecked with cinnamen, and a rose zone. 
Sepals, pure yellow. Very lovely. June-July. 50c. 
H. Mandarin. E. 48”. Lemon yellow. June-July. 50c. 
H. Margaret Perry. E. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 4 ft. July-Aug. 35c. 
H. Mikado. E. Orange with mahogany-red zone. A favorite. 3 ft. May-July. 35c. 
H. Nubiana. E. Dark chocolate-red with yellow stripe in petals. One of the darkest 
varieties. 2 ft. 60c. 
H. Radiant. Rich orange. 42”. June-July. 50c. 
H. Rosita. E. Near carmine-crimson with coppery red tone. 36”. Part shade preferred. 
$1.00 
H. Serenade. Rose-fulvous markings on apricot cream. Faintly overcast darker. 4 ft. 
June-July. 75c. 
H. Sibyl. E. Dark purple-red petals, lighter sepals. $1.00. 
H. Soudan. Lemon yellow. Broad wavy petals and sepals. 3 ft. June-July. 50c. 
H. Vesta. E. Deep orange with glistening gold sheen. 30”. May-July. 50c. 
H. Vulcan. E. Dark maroon-red. 30”. July-Aug. 50c. 
H. Wau Bun. Large apricot flowers, sprinkled fulvous red. The twisted and curved 
petals add to its beauty. 75c. 
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