A WORD ABOUT CALIPH, 
so often mentioned in the preceding list: This seedling appeared among a 
score or more grown from seeds of Burbank’s night-blooming Calypso, back 
in the twenties. It is a tall day bloomer with large pale yellow fragrant flow- 
ers. Outside of four species, it was my only garden daylily when the original 
TUDAYLILIES began to bloom. As a breeder it proved tops. It bridged the 
gap between the first ‘T'UDAYLILIES and the newer colors which bloom 
much later. It was “the missing link,” used to carry the day and night genes 
and those for longevity of bloom into later bloomers. I have not introduced 
it because it is still a “daylily.” 
Thus the groundwork. You who wish to carry on in your own way may now 
start with known, pedigreed breeding stock of your own raising. Select your 
other parents carefully—according to your own ideals—and between us we 
will remodel the Hemerocallis for the future. This is no monopoly—there is 
room for all of us. The better genes in this new strain will set the pattern for 
future breeding. Inheritance has occurred, is occurring, and will continue to 
occur. Apparently it is dominant. 
Should you care to line breed your seedlings, by all means add one or more 
of my TUDAYLILIES to your breeding stock, if you do not already have 
them, during the next year or two so that you will have pollen available when 
it is needed. This will be an investment you will never regret. 
THE HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY 
I can strongly recommend membership in this specialty society. ‘The Year- 
book and News Letters are a mine of information for members. If you do not 
yet belong, make your check for $3.50 payable to The Hemerocallis Society 
and send it to me for forwarding to the secretary. That will put you in for 
one year. After that you may use your own judgement, which, without doubt 
will be to renew. 
NEW GLADIOLUS SPECIES SEED 
Just received from my collector in the Belgian Congo a generous amount of 
seed collected in the southeast corner of Katanga Province, undescribed, since 
he came upon them in pod. It is assumed that these are late summer or early 
fall bloomers, and the seed should be sown this spring. It is unlikely that 
these will be listed in my Gladiolus list, so I am offering them here and now 
at 50c per packet. Ask for Katanga Gladiolus. 
