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aRTAOW CITY, OKLA. 
SPRING, 1953 
H.R. BERANEK OF OAK PARK 
ILLINOIS-HITS JACK POT-WINS 
NATIONAL NAMING CONTEST 
“T am delighted, I am grateful, 
I am proud, I am overwhelmed; 
and because the sensation is so 
pleasurable, so unique in more 
than thirty years of plain dirt 
gardening experience, I expect to 
enjoy it for a long, long time in- 
deed!’ This is a part, of a letter 
we received from Mr. Beranek 
after he had been advised that the 
name he had submitted, THE 
DAYLILIAN, had been chosen by 
the judges for this bulletin. 
H. R. Beranek 
To those who failed to see our 
advertisement in the November 
issue of Flower Grower, and 
consequently may not know about 
the contest we held; wherein we 
offered ‘$50 worth of Daylilies 
from our garden, for a name that 
could be used for this bulletin, 
we will bring you up to date. » 
We take this opportunity to 
extend our thanks to the many 
good people who submitted names, 
and for helping us along in this 
undertaking. All their suggestions 
were wonderful. It was no easy 
task for the judges to make a 
choice from the vast number of 
names submitted. They were all 
splendid but after much consid- 
eration the name suggested by 
Mr. Beranek came out on top. 
We were deeply impressed with 
the many beautiful and widely 
varied sentiments expressed by 
the people; some emotional, some 
philosophical, some spiritual; but 
all emerging from their experi- 
ences as just plain and practical 
gardeners especially interested in 
the growing of the charming day- 
lily. One lady who lives “way 
down east” told us about the ex- 
hilarating feeling of well-being 
she now has, after having gone 
through a period of incredible 
gloom, resulting from a long and . 
serious illness. During this time, 
she was taken, by a friend or 
neighbor, to view a lovely garden 
of the choicest daylilies, selected 
carefully for a certain color ef- 
fect. She stood calmly drinking in 
the magnificence of the scene, 
and meditating for a brief mo- 
ment, when she suddenly felt a 
surge of gratitude for the miracle 
of her. recovery. -In profound 
humility, she walked away know- 
ing she had absorbed a lasting 
tranquility from that mystic 
realm beyond her understanding. 
So it is with all of us when our 
companions are as lofty as these. 
By popular request from many 
of our friends and patrons we de- 
cided to issue a bulletin which 
would give late information on 
the variety and culture of today’s 
most valuable garden perennial, 
the modern daylily. This grew 
from a multitude of questions 
such as how, where, when and 
various do’s and don’ts concern- | 
ing daylilies. It is easy to realize 
that so many questions are neces- 
sary for the daylily is compara- 
tively new, to many people; yet 
is the one plant that comes very 
close to being everything to all 
gardeners, Not only can you grow 
daylilies without fuss and bother, 
but you can fit them into more 
situations in your garden than 
any other plant we know. The 
daylily adjusts happily to various 
conditions of soil and moisture, 
to heat and cold, and to full sun 
or partial shade. Daylilies are now 
available in a multitude of colors 
or combination of colors; short 
ones and tall ones, with blooms 
of many shapes and sizes. 
The Daylilian will be published 
at intervals, and in each issue we 
will give you additional informa- 
Heloise 
tion and news. As this publication 
will replace our catalog and other 
literature, we will use it as a 
means of bringing to you, our: 
friends and patrons, special sales, 
as a Daylilian feature. You un- 
derstand the plants listed here 
represent only a small number of 
the varieties we have for sale. 
Should you want others not listed 
in this bulletin just drop us a 
line and we will gladly furnish 
you a more detailéd list. 
New Wheeler 
Introductions for 53 
We are proud to offer you the 
following six NEW Daylilies from 
the hand of Mr. Ralph W. Wheel- 
er. We have long recognized the 
high quality of the Wheeler crea- 
tions, and have always been de- 
lighted with the unusual form and 
exquisite coloring of his varieties. 
You have not seen daylilies at 
their best until you have seen the 
Wheeler daylilies perform. 
Diadem (Wheeler) A wide. open 
bloom of intricate color pat- 
tern. Petals are salmon pink 
with red circular throat mark- 
ings. Sepals are soft yellow, 
throat medium yellow. Seg- 
ments are wide. Petals are 
frilled. Well branched 36” stems 
with proliferations. 15.00 
(Wheeler) Very large 
flower with wide segments. 
With little throat area. Rich 
glistening golden yellow self. 
Creped and pebbled 42” stems. 
8.00 
Paprika (Wheeler) A livid crim- 
son with orange throat—green 
deep down. Medium size wide 
open flower. Segments some- 
times recurved. Continuously in 
bloom from April to September 
in Florida. Very sun-resistant 
both in substance and color. 
30” stems. 9.00 
Star of Eve (Wheeler) An even- 
ing bloomer formed like a six 
pointed star. Wide segments, 
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bring you this first 
FLOWERS ON : 
PARADE 
Municipal Auditorium will be scene 
of Southwest Spring Flower and 
Garden Show 
Sponsored by the Oklahoma 
City Council of Garden Flower 
Clubs, this Show will be held 
April 19-22. Its purpose is to 
stimulate public interest in the 
establishment and maintenance of 
various types of gardens, as well 
as the general beautification of 
homes, parks and streets in this 
locality, as well as the entire 
southwest. This is done, of course, 
by orderly planning; and planting 
for permanence, such as trees, 
shrubs and perennials. Various 
exhibits of such materials will be 
on display for your benefit and 
pleasure. 
FENWOOD GARDEN will 
have an exhibit. Visit us. 
CHICAGO CHOSEN 
For 1953 meeting of the Hemerocallis 
Society. Many of world’s finest Day- 
lilies will be shown there. 
Join Hem Society and avail 
yourself of the helpful items you 
will find in Yearbook and News- 
letters. 
Dues are $3.00 annually. 
Send your subscription to 
Geo E. Lenington, Sec. 
Box 139 Kansas City, Mo. 
OUR FIRST ISSUE 
Greetings from FENWOOD 
GARDEN. We are happy to 
issue of 
the Daylilian. We have tried to 
make it interesting as well as 
informative and trust this new 
method of offering you some of 
our superior daylilies meets your 
approval. Tell us how you feel 
by either visiting us or ordering 
by mail. The Daylilian is counting 
Oe The Editor. 
Billie Burke 
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