August Pioneer (Stout 1939) Blooms from mid-August until October. Grows to a 
height of 36”. Flowers are medium sized and lavishly set on slender, graceful 
stems. Chrome-orange in color, with outer half of petals delicately flushed red. 
Due to the very late blooming habit of this variety it is very much worth while. 
75¢ 
Aurora (Wheeler 1947) Soft, light rosy-pink, with greenish yellow throat. A very 
desirable addition to your planting. June. $5.00 
Bess Vestal (House 1949) Very large, broad petaled red with yellow throat. July- 
August. 36”. $2.50 
Betty Slick (Russell 1943) A bicolor with broad, open faced flowers. The petals 
are rosy red and the sepals lemon yellow. July-August. 36”. 75¢ 
Bijou (Stout 1935) A distinct and small flowered variety that branches freely and 
blooms profusely. Ground color of orange; clear in the throat, overcast with 
fulvous red over the rest of the flower, with a slightly darker mid-zone. Height, 
about 24”. July-August bloomer. Dainty and refined. 75¢ 
Boutonniere (Stout 1939) As the name indicates, this is a rather small blooming 
variety with wide open, overlapping and recurving petals. Sepals are a clear 
yellow petals a light rosy peach with a trace of mid-stripe. Grassy foliage. 
Good, early-fall bloomer, August-September. Grows about 36” in height. 75¢ 
Caballero (Stout 1941) A large lily-like bicolor with rose petals and yellow sepals. 
Because of its soft pastel colors this variety combines nicely with other per- 
ennials. 36”. $1.00 
Chivalry (David Hall) A clear, deep, velvety red with no midrib variation of 
color; almost a true red “self”? except for a little greenish-yellow deep down in 
the throat. It is definitely red, not brown, as are so many of the so-called reds. 
Color holds well in the sun. A prolific bloomer. The flowers are medium large 
on well-branched stems of medium height. A good strong grower. $3.00 
Cibola (Hill 1949) Large well-formed flowers of Spanish yellow. An unusual color. 
To enjoy the full benefit of the soft, delicate color, plant this variety in light 
shade. Mid-season. 34”. $4.00 
Constance (H. M. Hill 1948) Here is a variety that could be called an everbloomer. 
Some plants are known to have bloomed for almost a hundred days, sending up 
one spike after another. The flowers are extremely large with very broad petals. 
Petals are coppery red and sepals are yellow with a blush overlay. $3.00 
Desert Sunrise (Bechtold 1949) Clear, soft chrome orange. At close view, when 
facing the sun it glitters as if sprinkled with gold dust. Mid-season. Blooms 
over a long period. 46”. $1.50 
Devon Cream (Nesmith 1945) Pale-cream blooms with wide sepals and petals that 
are beautifully fluted at the edge. Heavy firm-substanced flowers on strong, 
sturdy stalks. July-August. 39”. $3.00 
Dorothy McDade (Sass) Very clear light yellow. Flowers medium large. A late 
bloomer, one of the last in the garden. $1.50 
Doubloon (Nesmith 1945) Broadly formed flowers of deep, glistening golden-yellow 
without marking or blending of any other color. Extremely large flowers have 
a glistening sheen, with broad ribbed petals, slightly ruffled at the tips. Long 
season of bloom. August-September. 44”. $1.50 
Eric Junior (Kraus) Small, glowing bright red on compact bushes. 29”. $2.00 
Evelyn Claar (Kraus) The most popular pink Hem in our garden. The flowers have 
nice broad petals, salmon pink with a silvery sheen. Up to 40 buds per scape. 
A clump of Evelyn Claar in front of a planting of annual Blue Salvia produces 
a striking effect. 36”. $8.00 
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