TOOTIE 
TOOTIE (Elmer A. Claar) This charming beauty won 
applause from all who saw it in Mr. Claar's garden 
last summer, and received the JUNIOR CITATION 
AWARD. Very similar in coloring to Evelyn Claar, it's 
parent, but a clearer pink coloring with not so much 
orchid in it. The lovely wide petals of soft pink with 
a faint blueish undertone have a satin-like finish. The 
flowers are of medium size, in perfect proportion to the 
low-growing stem and foliage. An ideal plant for 
the foreground. TOOTIE is the affectionate nickname 
of Mr. Claar's little granddaughter, Susan Treadwell. 
Her little sister couldn't say Susan, but began calling 
Susan ‘‘Tootie’’ - and so as often happens, the name 
‘‘stuck'', so Mr. Claar selected his most beautiful pink 
seedling to name for his granddaughter - the grand- 
daughter of the real Evelyn Claar, (Mrs. Claar) as the 
daylily TOOTIE is the child of daylily EVELYN CLAAR. 
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‘1984 
BESS ROSS (Elmer A. Claar) Many visitors to Mr. Claar’s 
garden may remember this as Seedling No. 50-02. 
A large, wide-open, brilliant red, this is the most vivid 
red I've ever seen in a daylily. The wide petals and 
sepals are beautifully formed and recurved - slightly 
frilled. The vivid red coloring is very even over the 
entire flower extending into the throat of brilliant 
yellow, with a chartreuse green cup at the base of the 
bloom. Mr. Claar wanted to honor our beloved Mrs. 
Merrill Ross, past president of the Hemerocallis Society, 
by naming a daylily for her. He asked her to select 
the one she considered most beautiful among his seed- 
lings. | heartily agree with the selection ‘‘Miss Bess’’ 
made, for Bess Ross is bold and striking - really a 
knockout. 25.00 
