FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 23 
HANDSOME (E. L. Hodson 1952) E. There has been a 
great lack of early blooming yellow hemerocallis, and when 
1 saw the first flower of this variety unfold, I was impressed 
by its beauty, and its great usefulness for garden planting. 
It is a neatly tailored light golden yellow with broad full 
flowers of firm substance and smooth finish. The blooms have 
a delicious fragrance and are well placed on strong erect 
scapes. May-June. 20 in. $8.00 
HEART AGLOW 49-3 (Nesmith 1952) M. L. One of the 
most lovely and fascinating hemerocallis that i have bred. 
The flowers are medium in size with the base color shell pink, 
shading deeper into spinel red toward the throat. The petals 
are slightly twisted at the tips and shade from shell pink to 
a spinel red halo just above the glowing yellow cup. The se- 
pals have a clean cut border of shell pink, and the stamens 
and pistil are spinel red. The blending of the colors is es- 
pecially pleasing, and no description will convey the beauty 
of this flower. Semi-deciduous. July-Aug. 88 in. $12.50 
HER GRACE (Nesmith 1944) A patrician flower of palest 
yellow with large open biooms of strong firm texture. A 
great favorite in the garden. Semi-evergreen. July-Aug 
38 in. $2.00 
HER MAJESTY 45-10B (Nesmith 1952) M. All hemerocallis 
enthusiasts have admired this seedling ever since its first 
blooming. A large and beautiful self of shell pink, shading 
into the creamy throat. The full flowers are reflexed and 
smoothly finished except for a light ruffling on the petals. A 
child of Pink Prelude, it is lighter in color with heavy sub- 
stanced flowers well spaced on tall graceful scapes. A diamond 
dusted flower of great beauty. 30 buds. 6 in. flower. Semi- 
evergreen. Junior Citation T. H. S. 1951. July-Aug. 40 in. 
Stock Limited $20.00 
HESPERUS (H.P. Sass 1940) A lemon chrome with very 
large open flowers of splendid form and substance. The stalks 
are tall, well branched and sturdy. Stout Medal. T. H. S. 
1950. July-Aug. 46 in. $1.00 
HONEY BEIGE 46-252 (Nesmith 1951) A honey and terra 
cotta blend of lovely color harmony. The large full formed 
flowers have petals of burnt orange (No. 013/1) lightly ruffled 
at the edges. The sepals are majolica yellow (No. 09/2) 
and are slightly reflexed at the tips. The color is similar 
to Windsor Tan but the effect is that of a blended bicolor. 
Tall sturdy stalks. July-Aug. 39 in. $3.50 
HONEY REDHEAD 40-222 (Nesmith 1942). A very brilliant 
and unusual combination of colors that is praised by 
hemerocallis judges. The flowers are open and flaring of vel- 
vety yet bright red with a distinct border of creamy yellow. 
Medium height with good branching. July-Aug. 38 in. $1.00 
IVORY CHALICE 40-503 (Nesmith 1946). Full medium sized 
flowers of very pale yellow (reed yellow). Lightly ruffled at 
the edges. The flowers have very heavy substance and are 
borne on tall closely branched stalks. Very lovely as a cut 
flower or in the garden. Aug. 40 in. $4.00 
JOLLY TAR (E. L. Hodson 1952) E. A very early biooming 
hemerocallis that is exceptionally good for front of the bor- 
der planting. The full broad flowers ar- a light garnet brown 
with a deeper eye zone just above the golden throat. The scapes 
are slender, but strong and upright. Floriferous and gaily 
colored, it is most effective for flower arrangement or in the 
garden. May-June. 16 in. $8.00 
JUDGE ORR (Orr 1939) A soft orange yellow that blooms 
at iris time. Prolific and free flowering. Nice planted with 
Louisiana blue iris. June. 30 in. $1.50 
KENTUCKY CARDINAL 46-113 (Nesmith 1949) A rich 
Cardinal red flower with very velvety finish on the petals, 
the sepals are smoothly finished with just a touch of yellow 
at the tips. Open flaring blooms of great brilliance. When 
established, it blooms the second time, thus giving a long 
flowering season. Aug.-Sept. 40 in. $5.00 
KILLARNEY LASS 39-121 (Nesmith 1944). Captivating 
and charming, it gives a very pink effect in the garden. The 
center of the petals is bright geranium pink bordered by 
soft flesh pink. The sepals are flesh pink lightly flushed 
deeper. A very lovely hemerocallis and a splendid parent 
for breeding pinks. Aug. 36 in. $2.50 
KNIGHTHOOD (Schroeder 1948) A very handsome rich ma- 
roon-red with smooth velvety finish. Tall, with good branch- 
opie, Tel, Mila, IPS del, Ss. Ul, aks i, $5.00 
LADY FAIR 39-105 (Nesmith 1946) Some flowers are bril- 
liant in the garden while others are entrancing with their 
delicate colors and Lady Fair is one of the latter for it is 
a blending of Jasper and flesh pink with a creamy undertone. 
The large flowers have a glistening sheen and give a charm- 
ing effect in the garden. H. M., T. H. 8.1951. A.M., T. H.S. 
1952. July-Aug. 38 in. $5.00 
LAVENDER LASS 46-26 (Nesmith 1952) M. L. This hem- 
erocallis has been highly praised by many hemerocallis en- 
thusiasts since its first blooming. The open flaring flowers 
are Empire rose shading into a deeper tone and eyed with 
Persian lilac just above the cool chartreuse cup. The subtle 
gradation of color from light to deeper tones gives a very 
lavender pink effect in the garden. Junior Citation T. H. S. 
1951. July-Aug. 40 in. Sold out for 1953. 
LIBBY FINCH (House 1949) Smoothly finished flowers of 
deep rose with a white medial line on the petals. A charm- 
ing and unique flower that stands out in the garden. H. M., 
1 Jal, Sy 1S. ditiyevNwee, 410 atin, $5.00 
LIPSTICK 47-7A (Nesmith 1950) A flaring cup-shaped flower 
of Damask Red with very little yellow showing at the base of 
the petals and sepals. The flower has a touch of velvet toward 
the center, and over all there is a satiny finish seldom found 
in a red hemerocallis. Beautiful rich color. 25 buds. Semi- 
deciduous. July-Aug. 40 in. $5.00 
LUSTROUS 38-378 (Nesmith 1942). In color these lovely 
flowers remind me of the cheery Clusiana tulips. It is a large 
flower with bright pink color overflushed with a soft lus- 
trous sheen. Tall and well branched with many flowers on 
each stalk. July-Aug. 40 in. $3.00 
MAGIC MOONLIGHT 40-385 (Nesmith 1950) Especially 
adapted to a garden or terrace where one sits in late after- 
noon and evening is this very pale Mimosa Yellow. Tall and 
stately, the flowers open about five in the afternoon and last 
well into the next day. Free flowering, and vigorous. Lovely 
planted in half shade with pale lavender Hosta Fortunei. Ever- 
green. July-Aug. 465 in. $3.00 
MANCHU (Stout 1946) Boldly recurving flowers of apricot- 
orange with a prominent eye zone of deeper color just above 
the cool lemon yellow throat. Semi-evergreen. 36 in. $3.00 
MARTHA WASHINGTON (Wheeler 1943) The full formed 
flowers of silvery old rose are carried on multiflora stalks 
with as many as 60 buds per stalk. Charming and different. 
Adis; = 3823 cara $5.00 
MATADOR 37-21 (Nesmith 1940) A bright, rich mahogany 
flower with a deeper velvety flush on the petals. A full cup- 
shaped bloom of great brilliance. Tall with good branching. 
July-Aug. 40 in. $1.00 
MAYFLOWER 45-38K (Nesmith 1952) M. L. A clear por- 
celain rose, that in color reminds one of the pinkness of the 
arbutus flower or as we in New England call it, the May- 
flower. It is a self except for a slightly deeper flush above 
the light apple green throat. A cross of Killarney Lass and 
Pink Prelude it makes a very bright rose-pink clump and has 
great carrying qualities in the garden. Long season of bloom. 
5% in. flower. Semi-deciduous. July 15-Aug. 20. 39 in. 
$10.00 
MIDWEST STAR (H. P. Sass) Large flowers of pale yellow 
with star shaped form and very lovely in the garden. H. M., 
ae ish Si Ul, ditulli,, AMO) iva, Sold out for 1953 
