— By 
Our “HONOR ROLL” of the Finest Daylilies 
Awards and Honors 
Each year the Hemerocallis Society gives awards 
and Popularity ratings to the best daylilies. High- 
est Honor is the ‘Stout Medal’ awarded to one day- 
lily each year; next the ‘Award of Merit’ (AM), 
and then ‘Honorable Mention’ (HM). 
The Popularity Poll lists in order the 100 most 
popular varieties. We have indicated these — PP#3 
—etc., for your guidance. The latest novelties 
are seldom listed because of their rarity. 
Yellow — Orange 
CELLINI. New amaryllis-shaped light canary 
self. Good evenings. Rated Wheeler’s best. 
36”. PP#60. HM-1952. $3.00 
COLONIAL DAME. Ruffled light apricot, pale 
rosy-tan band. 40”. ML. PP#35. 2.00 
MARY HENRY. Our favorite Traub-Beltsville 
variety. Large barium yellow ruffled flowers. 
Vigorous. 42”. M. 2.50 
NARANJA. Stunning full-formed deep gold. 
Very popular. 36”. M. PP#3. HM-1950. 3.50 
ORANGE BEAUTY. 1 on Pop. Poll! Huge 
pure deep gold. 44”. M. AM-1950. 3.00 
QUEEN OF GONZALES. Eest golden-orange 
for June. Many large chalices on 36” stems. 
Fine with blue iris. PP#15. 2.00 
TAFFY. Sunny ‘butter’ yellow with iridescent 
flush of pink. Charming. 36”. M. 2.00 
SKYLARK. Handsome ruffled canary. Fragrant 
recurved. 48”. M. HM-1952. 2.00 
Blends 
CHLOE. Full ruffled tan flushed garnet. Fine 
‘smoky’ effect. 42”. M. PP#33. HM-1950. =. 2.50 
DOROTHEA. Lovely wide sulfur petals flushed 
lavender at throat. 36”. ML. PP#41. 2.50 
PAINTED LADY. Stout Medal 1951. Huge thick 
bright gold shaded bronze. 36”. M. PP#2. 2.00 
SCORPIO. A 10” spider-shaped blend of light 
yellow, tan and pink. A most unusual and 
“different” novelty. 40”. M. 4.00 
TIARA. We rate this and Show Girl the two 
best Wheeler daylilies. Large golden flower 
dusted russet, heavier on sepals. Orchid like 
form. A standout! 44”. M. 5.00 
Bicolors 
ATHLONE. Up to 45 satiny buff and rosy-chest- 
nut flowers on 38” stems. L. AM-1952. $2.00 
CABALLERO. Most popular bicolor. Rose-pink 
petals, canary sepals. 40”. EM. PP#4. 1.00 
HAILE SELASSIE. Bold 6” purple-red; wide 
gold midstripe on all segments. Brilliant 
effect. 36”. M. HM-1952. 2.00 
SARATOGA. Large waxy golden bronze with 
buff sepals, embossed edges. 38”. M. 2.00 
SU-LIN. Delightfully cool orchid-pink and 
cream bicolor. A real beauty! 35”. ML. 
PP#14. AM-1952. 2.20 
Cerise 
Reds and Purples 
ACCEPTOR. Our favorite purple for August. 
Many 5” stars on 40” stems. $3.50 
CERISE. Stunning scarlet flushed rosy-crimson. 
42”. Aug-Sept. HM-1950. 1.50 
COTILLION. Smooth shining orange-scarlet, 
flushed rose. Recurved like ‘Swan.’ A flame 
in the sun! beautiful 36%2M: 4.00 
DOMINION. Satiny rose-red 6” to 8” giant. 
June and reblooms Sept. 40”. AM-1952. 1.00 
GARNET ROBE. An all-time great! Velvety 
deep glowing red, with overlapping petals. 
42”. M. PP#5. HM-1950. 4.00 
ONEITA. Long blooming large rose-red. Full 
form and clear color. 30”. 1) to L. 2.50 
RAVEN. Wheeler’s darkest! Velvety purple red 
with black sheen. Chartreuse throat. Large 
regular form. Early—reblooms. 40”. 5.00 
RED MARVEL. New lustrous velvety currant 
red. Tops in every respect: color, form, 
branch. Will surpass Garnet Robe. 40”. M. 10.00 
SCARLET SUNSET. Flaming scarlet turkscaps. 
Brightest of all. 36”. ML. HM-1950. 1.50 
TYROL. Blend of mandarin red and scarlet. 
Ruffled, reflexed. Very showy. 36”. M. 1.50 
Pink — Rose 
DAMASCUS. Smooth soft flesh-pink. Large up- 
turned chalices with a thick satiny finish. 
New and a gem! 42”. M. $7.50 
GANYMEDE. Broad soft raspberry-rose petals, 
lighter quilled sepals. 42”. ML. 1.50 
GRISELLE. Glowing rose-pink, veined carmine. 
Wide overlapping petals. New and a beauty. 
Pinker in the south. 30”. M. 4.00 
(Cover Picture is % larger than flower) 
ROSE GEM. Best Stout late rose-pink. Large 
smooth old-rose. 48”. HM-1950. 1.50 
SHOW GIRL. Our favorite rose variety! Ruffled 
deep orchid petals. June and reblooms until 
frost. Dormant. 40”. TOPS. 4.00 
