24 FALRMOUNT 
GARDENS 
eA Selected List of Hemerocallis 
Colors taken from Wilson Horticultural Chart. 
ADVENTURE (Culpepper 1946). A rich Cadmium Yellow 
self with very firm substance and excellent finish. Well 
branched with many flowers that stand out in the garden. 
July-Aug. 38 in. dorm. $1.50 
AMBER LUSTRE 45-84 (Nesmith 1949). Hemerocallis lovers 
have come to realize that they need soft blended colors to 
intersperse among the deeper tones, and Amber Lustre is 
excellent for this purpose. The background of the large full 
flowers is apricot yellow with a pigmentation of light pinky 
orange on both sepals and petals. Heavy substanced flowers, 
strong sturdy stalks. July-Aug. 47 in. ev. $3.00 
ANTIQUE VELVET 47-40 (Nesmith 1951). A lily-like flower 
of velvety maroon (No. 931) with reflexed petals and sepals 
above a green gold throat. An unusual flower in color pat- 
tern, I have found it excellent for flower arrangement on 
account of the sharp contrast between the lustrous dark 
petals and the cool green center. Well branched stalks with 
30 buds. July-Aug. 46 in. ev. $2.00 
APRICOT QUEEN (Sass Bros. 1948). A peachy apricot 
with large well formed flowers borne on tall graceful stalk. 
A lovely hemerocallis. H. M., T. H.S. 1952. Aug. 40 in. $2.00 
ARCTIC STAR 39-43 (Nesmith 1940). Starry trumpet shaped 
flower of Bartya yellow flushed slightly deeper toward the 
center. The effect of the large flower is a creamy buff 
lightly waved and fluted at the edge. Aug. 40 in. dorm. $2.00 
AUTUMN LIGHT 52-1 (Nesmith 1953). The last hemero- 
callis to bloom in my garden. A smoothly finished yellow 
with a light chartreuse cup. The many flowers are semi- 
flaring with firm texture, and it is a welcome addition to the 
yellow class on account of its value in prolonging the season 
of bloom. Sept. 40 in. ev. Sold out for 1955. $4.00 
AUTUMN MINARET (Stout 1952). An unusual and most 
interesting hemerocallis with medium sized flowers of bronze- 
red blending to golden yellow in the throat. A cross of 
Altissima and a form of Fulva, and it offers excellent possi- 
bilities in hybridizing on account of the tall well branched 
stalk and extremely late flowering habit. Aug.-late Sept. 
50 in. ev. $3.00 
BALLET DANCER 43-116 (Nesmith 1946). Dainty and 
charming, this hemerocallis has many appealing qualities and 
gives a very pink effect in the garden. The full flowers are 
smoothly finished and are between Buff pink and Grenadine 
pink (Ridgway), but the flat finish of the plates lack the lus- 
ter of these smoothly finished blooms. July-Aug. 38 in. $2.00 
BALTIMORE BELLE 47-7 (Nesmith 1948). Charming and 
cheery, this rosy pink is lovely for flower arrangement or 
border planting. The large open flowers are Orient pink 
with a halo of deeper jasper pink just above the creamy 
yellow throat. Tall, with good branching, it gives a very 
pink effect in the garden. July-Aug. 48 in. ev. $3.00 
BLACK CHERRY (G. Douglas 1945). A hemerocallis that 
is well named for the color is almost identical with the deep 
red purple shades of large black cherries. The flowers are 
beautifully formed with recurving petals and sepals. A flower 
so rich in black red tones that it stands out in the garden. 
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BLACK FALCON 39-125 (Nesmith 1941). Incredibly dark, 
this is the nearest to black of any hemerocallis I have pro- 
duced. The flowers are large, open and wavy at the edges 
with a shallow pale canary yellow cup. A stunning and 
unusual hemerocallis. July-Aug. 38 in. dorm. $1.75 
BLACK JEWEL (Vestal 1950). A very dark velvety maroon- 
red with recurving petals and sepals. The flowers have an 
especially fine finish and the scapes are tall with good 
branching. 38 in. dorm. $2.00 
BLACK MAGIC (Douglas 1949). Black purple hemerocallis 
that do not fade are rare, but this one holds its color 
throughout the day. A full rounded self except for the pale 
chartreuse cup, and this brings out in pleasing contrast the 
deep dark color of the bloom. The flowers are cup shaped 
and an established clump will have nearly forty flowers on 
tall well-branched stalks. July-Aug. 38 in. ev. $4.00 
BLANCHE HOOKER (Stout 1946). The brightest early 
flowering red in the garden. Rich orange cup. When estab- 
lished it blooms again in September. H. M., T. H. S. 1950. 
A. M., T. H. S. 1954. June-Sept. 36 in. ev. $2.00 
BLITHESOME 40-357 (Nesmith 1945). A charming cream 
self with heavy substance and delicious fragrance. There 
is a dense opaque quality that is different from other cream 
yellows. The fiowers are open in form with a strong raised 
midrib on the petals. Well branched. Aug. 48 in. $1.50 
BLOODROOT 40-388 (Nesmith 1946). A self between scarlet 
and Brazil-red (Ridgway). The color reminds me of the sap 
that exudes from a broken bloodroot stem. A self with a 
velvety finish that extends to the inconspicuous yellow 
throat. The high branching displays the flowers in a blaz- 
ing mass of color. July-Aug. 36 in. dorm. $6.00 
BOLD COURTIER (Nesmith 1939). The Pompeian rose pet- 
als are broad and especially full at the throat with a 
creamy yellow line down the center. The yellow sepals are 
re-curved, and slightly flushed with the rose of the petals. A 
beautiful outstanding bi-color. A.M., T.H.S. 1950. July- 
Aug. 38 in. dorm. $1.50 
BON JOUR 45-1E (Nesmith 1951). Deeper in color than 
Pink Prelude, one of its parents, this jasper red gives a very 
rosy effect in the garden. The petals are broad and fluted 
at the tips; the sepals are smoothly finished except for a 
narrow ruffled border. A large full flower with a deeper 
rose halo just above the cool yellow cup. 30 buds on strong 
well branched stalks. July-Aug. 38 in. ev. $5.00 
BONNY RUFFLES 48-14 (Nesmith 1949). A cup shaped 
flower of Chalcedony yellow with slightly recurving petals 
and sepals. The flower is a self even to the center of the 
cup. Both petals and sepals are fluted giving a very ruffled 
effect. It is an evening bloomer, opening about five o’clock 
in the afternoon. 36 in. ev. $2.00 
BRIGAND 38-345 (Nesmith 1944). A big flower with a dis- 
tinctive pattern of rose and mahogany on the large full 
blooms. The flowers have broad recurving petals and sepals, 
with a cream midrib on the petals, and a halo of deep rose in 
the throat. Well branched stalk. July-Aug. 43 in. $2.00 
BURNT ORANGE 43-81 (Nesmith 1948). An unusual com- 
pact flower of deep yellow embellished by a velvety flush of 
reddish orange on the petals. Tall with rather high branch- 
ing, it makes a very showy clump in the border. July-Aug. 
44 in. dorm. $1.50 
BUTTERBALL (Schlumpf 1954). Charming and florifer- 
ous this early blooming hemerocallis is well described by the 
name for it is a lovely rounded flower of clear buttercup 
yellow. The blooms are medium in size, and although it has 
evergreen foliage, it comes through our New England win- 
ters without injury. The flowers remain open until quite late 
in the evening and are very sun resistant. A repeat bloomer 
with clean compact foliage. ev. 38 in. $9.00 
CANDLE GLOW 46-21R (Nesmith 1953). Few hemerocallis 
display as pleasing color contrast as this full recurving flower 
of amber yellow with a brilliant Jasper Red halo shading 
down to the cool chartreuse cup. The petals are ruffled with 
sepals smoothly finished, and the flower glows in the center 
as if it were lighted by a candle flame. The substance is 
strong, and the branching exceptionally good, often with four 
or five flowers open at one time with no crowding. July- 
Aug. 40 in. Stock Limited. Sold out for 1955. $15.00 
