Evaluation has always interested us—in fact it was our first project. 
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growing and checking the performance of daylilies in central Florida we came 
to notice how variable they are, how much more garden value some varieties 
have than others. 
The questions listed below we use as a sort of yardstick and we have found 
that good daylilies, whether old favorites or brand new “Junior Citations” will 
rate between 85% and 95% depending on the growing season and the severity 
with which one grades. 
I. VIGOR— 
Hardiness—Does it winter well? (Of no inter- 
est in the south) 
Stamina—Does it thrive and grow stronger as 
it becomes established? (This is a southern 
problem since many dormant varieties lose 
vigor due to inability to thrive without a 
period of rest.) 
Increase—Does it multiply under good growing 
conditions?  (Proliferations are a form of 
increase. ) 
Invasiveness—Is it easily contained or does it 
invade adjacent territory by underground 
stolons? (This is not a desirable quality and 
should be penalized when present. ) 
Il. FLORIFEROUSNESS— 
Is the scape well branched so that flowers 
appear at different levels? 
Are there many buds, insuring long season of 
bloom? 
Is it a recurrent bloomer—sending up new 
scapes at frequent intervals? 
Note: Again the behavior north and south 
differs. The same variety will produce more 
buds per scape in the north, while in the 
south it will bloom several different times. 
Il. DURABILITY— 
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Does it open well—even in foggy cool weather? 
Has it substance, so that it withstands wind 
and rain at least moderately well? 
Is it sunfast, not bleaching out in the sun, or 
if fading, does the color remain attractive? 
(Many pinks and pastels do) 
Do faded blossoms quickly dry up and fall? 
Does it stay open in the evening, extending 
the period of enjoyment and adding greatly 
to its value as a cut Hower? 
IV. DISTINCTION— 
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Is the color pure——no dull or muddy tones? 
Is the form distinctive, not blowsy or charac- 
terless? 
Is the size of the blossom in proportion to the 
height and thickness of the scape. (Small 
flowers on heavy scapes are incongruous, and 
vice versa. ) 
Is the scape adequate to hold up the blossom? 
(Flowers held at ground level have no garden 
value. They must be staked which is worth 
while only for an otherwise exceptional plant. 
Such selections should be discouraged. ) 
Is the pattern unusual, different or rare? 
Is it outstanding—one you don’t forget after 
seeing it once—or must it be pointed out 
again and again? 
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Pink Damask 
*Brocade 
Mabel Fuller 
*Painted Lady 
Pink Dream 
Colonial Dame 
Valiant 
*Purple Waters 
*Ruffled Pinafore 
* Georgia 
Colonel Joe 
Cibola 
Friar Tuck 
Marie Wood 
- Howdy 
Su-Lin 
Windsor Tan 
jean 
*Pink Bowknot 
*Party Gown 
Mrs. Hugh — 
Baggette 
Nashville 
Canyon Purple 
*Pink Charm 
Gay Troubadour 
Revolute 
*Dauntless_ 
* Raven 
®Queen of Gonzales 
*Salmon Sheen 
Royal Ruby 
Crimson Glory 
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B. F. Bonner 
Bol ‘Courtier 
- Mai onette 
of the 
American Hemerocallis 
Society 
VARIETY 
Potentate *Ming 
*Caballero Black Prince 
*Naranja The Doctor 
®Garnet Robe Golden Hours 
*Prima Donna Jack Frost 
*Cathedral Towers Maid Marian 
- * Athlone *Mikado 
*High Noon *Cellini 
Orange Beauty *Show Girl 
Dorothea North Star. 
Evelyn Claar *Nantahala 
* Amherst Linda — 
Picture *Duch. of Windsor 
Pink Prelude Display 
Golden Orchid 
Lady Bountiful 
Queen Esther 
*Golden Triangle 
*Midwest Majesty 
Glowing Gold 
#Swan 
*Gene Wild 
Hesperus 
Mission Bells 
Spring Fantasy 
*Taruga 
Chloe 
*Citation — 
Flamboyant 
*Madam Butterfly 
*Mamie Lake © 
*Royal Toga 
Marguarite Fuller 
*Sugar Cane 
Mrs. David Hall 
“Crimson Star 
Purple Mist sy 
Purple Sage © 
Convoy 
Copper Colonel 
*Easter Morn 
Gold Cargo 
*Ruby Supreme 
* Lochinvar 
Dainty Deb 
*Patricia 
Crimson Pirate 
Ruth Lehman 
Persian Princess 
®Gay Lark 
° indicates evererean varieties. 
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