II. 
Hl. 
IV. 
WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD DAYLILY? 
VIGOR— 
a. Hardiness—Does it winter well? (Southern gardeners ignore) 
b. Stamina—Does it thrive and grow stronger as it becomes established? 
c. Increase—Does it multiply under good growing conditions? Proliferations are 
a form of increase. 
d. Invasiveness—Is it easily contained or does it invade adjacent territory by 
underground stolons? 
FLORIFEROUSNESS— 
a. Is the scape well branched? 
b. Are there many buds insuring long season of bloom? 
c. Is it a recurrent bloomer—sending up new scapes at frequent intervals? 
DURABILITY— 
a. Does it open well—even in foggy cool weather? 
b. Has it substance, so that it withstands wind and rain at least moderately well? 
c. Is it sun fast, not bleaching out in the sun, or if fading, does the color remain 
attractive? 
d. Do faded blossoms quickly dry up and disappear? 
e. Does it stay open in the evening, extending the period of enjoyment and 
adding greatly to its decérative value? 
DISTINCTION— 
a. Is the color pure—no dull or muddy tones? 
b. Is the form distinctive, not blowsy or characterless?. 
c. Is the size of the blossom in proportion to the height and thickness of the 
scape? Is it held in an effective fashion? 
d. Is the pattern unusual, different or rare? 
e. Can you remember it after seeing it once or must it be pointed out again? 
Check your favorites by this. 
If it rates ninety per cent it is a very good daylily indeed. 
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OF INTEREST TO PROGRAM CHAIRMEN: 
Dr. Philip G. Corliss, author, lecturer and photographer of note, may be 
reached at P. O. Box 68, Somerton, Arizona, regarding lecture dates, rental 
slides or autographed copies of his book — “Hemerocallis, The Perennial 
Supreme.” 
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