Daylily Newsletter

Region 6

New Mexico Texas

SUNSTREAK Creativity Award - Martha Odins

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Member of the American Hemerocallis Society

Spring 1983

AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY

Ned T. Irish, President Brodbecks, PA

REGION 6 OFFICERS

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

Joyce Lewis Route 1, Box 78 Murchison, Texas 75778

REGIONAL PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Nell Crandall 721 Ourlane Circle Houston, Texas 77024

SECRETARY

Betty Roberts 8615 La Sala Grande NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111

TREASURER Peggy Hammel 804 Koen Lane Euless, Texas 76039

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Mable Nelson 4444 Griffing Drive Port Arthur, Texas 77640

MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Inez Tarrant Route 1 Freeport, Texas 77541

YOUTH DIRECTOR

Patsy Lepper Route 4, Box 4470 Brazoria, Texas 77422

AUCTION PLANTS NEEDED REGION 6 MEETING

Once again we are asking for daylily donations for the Region 6 Auction to help support the

Regional expenses. The Auction this year will follow the Banquet and Business Meeting on Saturday night, July 2. Bring plants of all price ranges, as it has been suggested those valued at $5.00 and under be sold at a “bargain” table set up at the Flower Show, and those with a higher price range be reserved for the Auction. This, of course, will be decided by the Auction Committee of Peggy Hammel, Chairman; Bobo Faggard; and Allyene Lewis.

Buyers from New Mexico will have no problem planting Hems at this time of year as it is Spring in

Albuquerque, and those of us from Texas should have no problem if we will plant in the shade. Several growers plant in buckets and set them in the shade until cooler weather and have no problem, whatsoever.

If you can’t dig your Hems at this time of year, bring cards for Fall delivery. Several are potting

their Hems, and will shake off the dirt and pack in vermiculite or similar material to carry to Albuquerque. Handle any way you see fit, but we do need plants - lots of plants - and we need lots of buyers. What a great way to upgrade your garden at bargain prices!

REGION 6 MEETING

Albuquerque, New Mexico

July 1-2, 1983 Join members of the Petal Pushers Garden Club for a fun weekend in the Land of Enchantment!

PROGRAM Friday, July 1

10:00 - 2:00 REGISTRATION, Marriott Lobby 2:00 - 5:00 FLOWER SHOW - "Daylilies in Three Cultures", Albuquerque Garden Center 4:45 TRAMWAY TOUR (It gets cold at Sandia Peak. Forewarned is forearmed!) Saturday, July 2

8:00 - 11:30 GARDEN TOURS Noon LUNCHEON at El Pinto 1:30 EXHIBITION JUDGES CLINIC, Albuquerque Garden Center OR TOUR OF OLD TOWN 7:00 BANQUET and PLANT AUCTION

"No doubt the DEVIL sits and grins As pollen grains I scatter. May the Lord forgive my crossing sins, The other kind don't matter!" David Flesh

From Region 6 Newsletter - 1968

REGISTRATION FORM NAME MAILING ADDRESS CLUB CITY STATE ZIP REGISTRATION FEE $30.00

Includes Saturday luncheon, banquet, and garden tours

LATE REGISTRATION FEE - AFTER JUNE 15 35.00 Optional Events Friday, July 1 - TRAMWAY TOUR

1. Package Plan - includes tax and gratuity 19.25 Tram Fare AND dinner at High Finance Restaurant Choice of entree: 7 oz. Top Sirloin Marinated Breast of Chicken Marinated Beef Kabob Breaded Butterfly Shrimp.

2. Tram only adults 7.78 students 5.45 Sr. Citizens (over 62) 6.74 children under 5 FREE

Saturday, July 2

1. Will Will not attend EXHIBITION JUDGES CLINIC

2. TOUR OF OLD TOWN 1.00

Total Amount Enclosed Please make check payable to PETAL PUSHERS and send to: Mrs. William Fry, 6228 Katson NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109

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PLEASE NOTE: Flat rate of $44.00 per room (1 to 4 persons)

FROM YOUR YOUTH DIRECTOR PATSY LEPPER

When our RVP persuaded me to take this job, I accepted because he is such a hard worker for our Region and I wanted to help him.

After working just three months, my reasons changed. I became so engrossed with our young

people and what they have to offer that I would find myself waking in the morning thinking about these kids and how special they are, each in their own way.

We in Region 6 really have something to brag about and I would like to shout it from the rooftops!!

Before I became Youth Director I saw some of these kids around at local meetings, Regionals, and Nationals, but I never knew what interesting things were going on with them.

Sharing our young people with all of you will be an extra bonus, which I am sure you will enjoy!!

Youth Sound-Off

My name is Angie Loveland. I was 15 on May 17th. I go to Alief Hastings High School, which is THE BEST! I am a freshman in High School. I have naturally curly hair and cannot stand it. My dad is in the Daylily Society and that's how I got interested in daylilies. A man named Mr. Unger named a daylily after me. You don't know how special I feel having someone name a flower for ME! I have cross-pollinated a flower I call “Huggy Bear.” Its named after my cat and is almost blue, but not blue enough. I still haven't registered it, yet. I think this a neat idea you are getting together. Thanks, Angie

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I am 18 years old and I am a Senior at Brazoswood High in Clute. I became interested in daylilies through my neighbor Wilma LaGasse. I worked with her in her daylilies when I was young (and I mean very young). I helped the Brazosport Hemerocallis Society, of which Wilma is a founding member, at their Annual Flower Show two years before I became a member. Through a generous gift of a Youth Membership by Wilma, I joined in 1981. I will never be able to thank her enough for her gift, because it opened up a new and exciting hobby for me. Since then I have been raising my own daylilies in my own beds. I have entered the flower arranging competition and have won the Junior Achievement Award and the Club Award on some of my arrangements. I have served our club as Secretary and on the Yearbook Committee. I designed and hand-printed the covers for the 20th Anniversary Issue.

Occasionally I like to try cloning daylilies. So far, I have been unsuccessful in my efforts, but I hope

to try a new technique. Still, the easiest way to gain more daylilies is by crossing. It shows that Nature has a hew tricks that science hasn't learned.

Last year I attended the Regional in Dallas and found it most informative, as well as fun. Being

around all the big name hybridizers makes one feel so trivial, but they were all really nice, fun people, just like all Daylily Lovers.

I have found the past few years, since joining, to be some of the most enjoyable. It gives me a chance to share the experiences of horticulture with those who are younger and older than I. It also enables me to learn from those who have more knowledge of the Hemerocallis than I do. But most of all, I enjoy the fun that Daylily Lovers create with their hands and hearts. Nelson Ward

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I am 13 years old and in the seventh grade. I became interested in daylilies because of helping Dad with his. I started helping with a lot of planting (thousands at our daylily nursery). Then, I began helping with pollination. Dad and I would look at the new seedlings, and I especially liked the small red one which I registered as SWEET SUE (named for my dog). I like growing most all things and working on the tractor at our farm.

I did my Science Fair project on "The Effect of Otho-Novum on Ferns & Daylilies." I won first place

in my division (Plant Biology) and "Best of Show" (best project out of the school, Neal Knox Junior High), then second place at the Houston Science Fair.

I also love basketball and horses, and want to major in veterinary medicine in college. I'm looking forward to the Region 6 Meeting in Albuquerque, since it will be my first daylily

meeting. Jeff Roberson

HUGS AND KISSES

Hugs and kisses to those who have donated towards the "Outstanding Youth Award!" We wish to thank the following for their monetary support in the recognition of some outstanding youth among our Region 6 members: Rodger Croker, Celestine Stratton, Inez Tarrant, Dr. Marshall Wheeler, and the Brazosport Daylily Society. This award will be presented at the Regional Meeting in Albuquerque.

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR RPD by Nell Crandall

The other day I was looking through an old pricelist, and found several notations such as "Edna Lankart likes AMERICAN DREAM," "Edna Lankart likes AZRAEL," and so on through the alphabet. It reminded me that when I first joined the local Society in 1976, every time I read an article by Edna Lankart, such as "Good Daylilies for $5.00 and Under," I would mark those in pricelists and order them.

When she wrote that she would never discard LADY KILPATRICK from her yard, I bought it.

When she described her LITTLE FAT DAZZLER, I bought it. When she wrote that MAMIE SCHULZE was a really beautiful ruffled pink, I put it on my want list and finally got it for my yard this Spring.

Believe it or not, I have never met Edna Lankart! Not many people in Region 6 can make that

statement. The first time I became aware there was such a person was at the Daylily Auction in Dallas in 1977. It was only my second auction, and I was more than a little naive about the proceedings. One particular daylily came to the auction block, and a lady across the room from me bid on it. A man sitting behind me bid a little bit more. The lady bid again - and again - and again, and each time just as she thought she had it, the man would stick a higher bid in at the last second. I was getting quite irritated at the man because I could overhear enough of his conversation to make me realize he was just teasing this lady, and she obviously really wanted the daylily to grow in her garden. I thought he should let that nice lady win.

I was telling a friend later that I was really vexed with that man. And she just laughed! She said

"That's Edna Lankart and Edgar Brown, and they aren't really mortal enemies. It's just their way of getting money for our Regional. Newsletter."

A bit of philosophy that Edna Lankart once wrote was, "Don't buy what everybody else is buying.

Buy something prettier." Well, I really try to do that, but it isn't easy! I look and look to find something pretty that everyone else isn't buying and finally find something really beautiful and order it - only to get my check returned with a note "SOLD OUT." So it ends up I'm trying to buy what everyone else has already bought. But anyway, the advice makes me stop and think, "Am I buying this daylily because everyone else is buying it or am I buying it because it's what I want very much to grow in my garden?"

You may wonder what my message is. It's this, if there are persons who have given you a boost

along the Daylily Trail, let those people know. The list of people who have helped me is so long - the lady who gave me my first daylily seeds - the lady who shared her plants with me when I first joined the club - the lady who took me on daylily garden tours and got me interested in photography.

And someday I'm going to tell Edna Lankart how much her articles have helped me.

News and Views From Around Region 6

Brazosport Daylily Society President: Mrs. Pearl Hammond Route 4, Angleton, TX 77515

The club members had a beautiful day for their picnic at Varner Hogg State Park, West Columbia, in April, when the Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush were in bloom. They had another picnic in Inez Tarrant's daylily garden on May 1. There were not many daylilies blooming because of the lack of warm nights and sunshine.

Several members of our club are going by cars to Abbeville, Louisiana, on May 29th, to see the

gardens of Guidry, Monette, and Spalding. On our way back to Freeport, we will stop in Orange, Texas, to see Edgar and Betty Brown's garden, and also Bobo Faggard's garden in Beaumont.

The club has made a donation of $25 to the Youth Cash Award. One of the Youth Members of our

club, Nelson Ward, is planning to attend the Regional Meeting in Albuquerque. Central Texas Hemerocallis Society President: Bonnie Murphy Route 4, Box 272, Waco, TX 76705

Our club has scheduled a tour of several Waco gardens on Tuesday, June 14, with a luncheon afterward.

Bonnie Murphy also plans an open house in her own garden, probably the third Sunday in May,

depending on the weather. She is planting 20-25 different varieties of Cannas as companion plantings for daylilies. She will be selling Cannas, all kinds of Iris (Bearded, Louisiana, Spuria, and Siberian), as well as daylilies.

For further information on the tour and luncheon, call Bonnie Murphy at 817-799-7907

San Antonio Daylily Society President: Col. Michael Conrad 106 Cliffside Drive, San Antonio, TX 78231 From Mrs. Paul Offer, San Antonio, Texas, April 7, 1983

The San Antonio Daylily Society is planning two tours this Spring - one to Paul and Cora Offer's garden and one to Mary Smith's garden.

Paul and I have done a lot of work on our daylily beds, and added 51 new daylilies last Fall and 25

this Spring. We also bought four of Bob Dove's seedlings. Some of the ones I'm anxious to see are:

BLACK CAESAR (Barrere) JOAN SENIOR (Durio) BODY WHITE (Millikan) WILLIAM VAUGHN (Jablonski) CELTIC SUNRISE (Hudson) DOUGLAS POTTER (Mayfield) CORA OFFER (Cruse-Croker) DALLAS MISS (Ferris) DALLAS STAR (Ferris) DANCING SHIVA (Moldovan) VIRGINIA MILLER (Robert Miller) FINGAL'S CAVE (Talbott)

GINGERBREAD MAN (McFarland) SHIBUI SPLENDOR (Munson) HOT LIPS (Sellers) LITTLE VIOLET LACE (Cruse) LIZ (Durio) HARRY BARRAS (Monette) LUCIA MAE (Wilson) PHOENICIAN AMBER (Munson) MERLE KENT (Munson) SALMON RUN (Millikan) TENDER SHEPHERD (Reckamp) and many others

Note to Cora: This surely sounds interesting for the Region 6 Meeting in San Antonio in 1984! Happy Time Daylily Society President: Mrs. Oleata Lasiter Box 502, Pleasanton, TX 78064 From Mrs. Pearl Howard, Pleasanton, Texas. April 24, 1983.

Our club is having a tour followed by a salad luncheon on May 21, 10:00 a.m. We plan to go to Nettie Bell's place and to Bob Dove's. Both have lots of pretty daylilies.

Bob Dove and his wife, Billy, are grand people. They are so friendly and enthusiastic. He is

especially good to me, offers to come and get me and take me to see them just any time. Daylilies are looking pretty good, but late - very few blooms, now. Yesterday I had 6 blooms. Old

ones like CRADLE SONG, LITTLE CHERUB, MIAMI MOON, and PRODIGY, are blooming.

Gulf Coast Hemerocallis Society President: Mrs. Ann Marks 4701 Clermont, Groves, TX. 77619 From the Birmingham Convention Bus Committee Chairman

1. Leave Beaumont, June 8, 5:30 a.m. and arrive in Natches, Mississippi in time for lunch at Stanton Plantation-Carriage House.

2. Tour No Mistake Plantation (near Jackson, Mississippi) Overnight in Jackson. 3. Mynelle Gardens, Jackson, Mississippi on June 9 4. Howell's Garden, Meridian, Mississippi (lunch) 5. Arrive Birmingham, June 9 afternoon. 6. June 9-11 Convention activities 7. June 12, check out, and head for Luverne, Alabama, Sara Sikes' Garden. 8. Mobile, Alabama to visit Pierce Garden. Spend night in Mobile. 9. June 13. Homeward bound. Visits to other gardens as time permits.

The Gulf Coast Hemerocallis Society has really worked so that the bus fare for all their members of at least 1 year would be free. Houston Hemerocallis Society (night group) President: Mrs. Mary Gage 25150 Gosling, Spring, TX 77379 From Anna Rosa Glidden, Houston, Texas, April 29, 1983

At the meeting on April 28, Mary Gage was re-elected President for another term. She is also the Flower Show Chairman for the Show scheduled for May 21 at Northline Mall. Both the Houston Hemerocallis Society and the Houston Area Daylily Society will participate. The name of the Show is "VIVA LA DAYLILY." Artistic arrangements (for display only) are:

1. FANDANGO - Use bright, vivid colored, ruffled daylilies 2. SIESTA TIME - Use warm colors, yellows, oranges, and reds 3. ACAPULCO BREEZES - Use cool colors and pastels 4. MIDNIGHT IN MADRID - Use dark reds and deep purples 5. OH, SPANISH EYES - Use daylilies with dark eyes 6. MADONNA AND CHILD - Use haloed daylilies

The club plans tours of several local gardens during peak bloom.

Houston Area Daylily Society President: Mrs. Nell Crandall 721 Ourlane Circle, Houston, TX 77024

At the April 14 meeting, the Houston Area Daylily Society was polled to see which daylilies were blooming at that early date. Result showed 6 persons had LITTLE BRONZENE blooming, 4 people had BITSY, and 4 people had GALADRIEL. These were the earlies.

Two persons had DOLL DANCE, 2 had MATTIE MAE BERRY, and 2 had LITTLE ORANGE SLICES.

One person had BABY JANE, DOUBLE CUTIE, GLENCOVE CUTIE, ITZI MITZI, KINGS CLOAK, LITTLE CHERUB, QUINTILLA WALKER, RASPBERRY FROLIC, ROSIE MEYER, ROYAL ELK, STELLA DE ORO, and STREAKER.

LITTLE BRONZENE (Gates, 1973) is described as 14", early, repeats, 2 ¼" bronze-yellow blend, evergreen.

BITSY (Warner, 1963) is described as 18" tall, extra early, repeats, 1 ½" lemon yellow with green throat.

GALADRIEL (Glidden, 1979) is described as 12" tall, extra early, repeats, 3" orange self, evergreen. GALADRIEL is the name of the elf queen in the HOBBIT series of books.

The above three daylilies sell for around $3.00 each.

GALADRIEL The Houston Area Daylily Society has a tour scheduled on May 12, to Inez Tarrant's garden in Freeport, and Mildred Smith's garden in Hitchcock. Another tour is scheduled for May 23, to see the Glidden Gardens and the Spider collection of Daisy and Bud Burress.

NOTICE!

Glidden Gardens' Mail Truck was robbed once in April, and the mail trucks from their Zip 77076 and one other Zip have been robbed 12 times. If you have ordered daylilies from Glidden Gardens, and your daylilies were not received, please contact them.

Members at Large From Rodger Croker, Llano, Texas, April 8, 1983

SI is pronounced "See" as it was named after the Spanish word for "Yes." It was double until I moved where I currently am. I haven't had a double bloom since.

SI (Cruse-Croker, 1979) Double. 15" mid-season, 3 1/2" pale golden cream, with wine eye

SI, as a double

SI, as a single From Shy Osborn, Clyde, Texas, February 23, 1983

I have a single-lens reflex camera, with a bellows extension, using a 110 M/M lens, so when I take a picture of a bloom, I am 4 to 6 feet away from it and my flash is just about right for that distance - even up to 8 feet.

If you use close-up lenses, like +2 or +3, you must get close to your subject. And if you used a

flash, needless to say you would "burn it up," so a reflector would be your only choice. From Maria Spencer, Midland, Texas, March 3, 1983

As to aphids, they seem to be on the evergreen varieties more than the dormant varieties. When I water by sprinkling, the aphids are not troublesome - the bed I flood, the aphids are more abundant. I noticed today there were many ladybugs so they will help. Last year I had some Rose food with systemic left after I finished fertilizing my Roses, so I used it on daylily clumps that were badly infected. It seemed to work, and I noticed no ill effects from the systemic.

PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE - LULA MAE PURNELL

Joyce Lewis

Presbyterian Village North will probably see some changes in their landscaping and activities since our own Lula Mae Purnell has purchased one of their cottages and moved in. A woman of action, everything in which Lula Mae becomes involved seems to improve. She is our oldest Region 6 Daylily Judge as far as continuous service, being appointed in 1957. She taught our first Clinic in Corpus Christi in 1961, and in Beaumont and Houston the next two years while serving as RVP. She assisted in many others.

Lula Mae joined the American Hemerocallis Society in 1952, organized the Dallas Hemerocallis

Society in 1957, and helped organize the Hemerocallis Growers of Dallas. She also helped organize three other Local Societies in Region 6. She was presented the Helen Field Fischer Award in 1966, and received the AHS Regional Service Award in 1976.

As Editor, I could fill this Newsletter with other accomplishments of Lula Mae, for her life with

daylilies is one of "service.” How do I know these things - I've been thumbing through some old records of the AHS and her name appears on nearly every page I turn. To me, personally, she is the Mother of Region 6, for she was RVP when I joined and has been an inspiration to me all these years - just thought I'd share her new address with you.

Lula Mae Purnell Presbyterian Village North 1074 Ave. D 8600 Skyline Drive Dallas, TX 75243

1982 NATIONAL AWARDS FOR REGION 6 HEMS Rodger Croker

Winning eleven Junior Citations and three Honorable Mentions, Region 6 did not fare as well in the awards for 1982.

Bobo Faggard's Junior Citation was received for FM14-82. A cross of LITTLE LUKE x JETTY

ANN, this dark purple received its dark color from JETTY ANN as well as the bright gold throat. The small size came from LITTLE LUKE. We are distressed to report the entire stock was lost during the late Summer replanting period.

EMILY EVERETT was Inez Tarrant's contribution to the list of Junior Citations. Growing on a 26"

scape, this Hem blooms early midseason and gives rebloom with 6 ½" yellow, tinged with green, blossoms, which are further enhanced by a green throat. It is fragrant and evergreen and a cross of (GREEN WHIRL x SABIE). It won Queen of the Show in Houston last season.

Two Junior Citations were received by Lucille Warner, one for JONELLE and one for TEXAS

DANCING. JONELLE is a persimmon tetraploid with a wide ruffled gold edge and a green throat. All segments are wide and ruffled. Parentage is (COMMANDMENT x ATMOSPHERE) x PRIMETIME x FAIR ANNET x (DREAM MIST x PRESIDENT GILES).

TEXAS DANCING - {[(Tetraploid Seedling X (Tetraploid Seedling X DREAM COME TRUE) X

Tetra EDNA SPALDING) X (ALISON X Tetra ANNIE WELCH)]} is a 5 ½" flower with exceptional branching on a 26" scape. This dormant has ruffling on all segments and recurved segments, as well. Extremely fertile, this Hem is a vivid rose pink with a band slightly deeper than the overall pink and a green throat. The petals are 3" with the ruffling extending into the petals more than 1/2”. An early midseason bloom, it heavily reblooms. Sunfast and fertile are further adjectives used to describe this beauty.

Bertie Ferris' DALLAS MOONBEAM, another Junior Citation recipient, looks like its mother,

LULLABYE BABY, but has the coloring of the pollen parent, PINK KISS. The 4" flower has a light green throat and segments of a pink satiny texture. Having a round bloom, it is further made attractive by ruffled petals and medium height scapes.

From the Winniford Garden came three Junior Citations. INEZ TARRANT is a cross of FUTURE

FORECAST x W.G. 79-093-D. All segments are ruffled and diamond dusted with a cream midrib to complete a flat, round form.

PEGGY HAMMEL is a cross of ELNA LEE WINNIFORD x EW-76-016-D and is an orchid pink

with a green throat. MAYBELLE DODD is a medium lavender pink and the result of a cross between two Winniford

seedlings. Ruffled segments, a green throat, and a beautiful purple eye complete this 5" flower. Mable Nelson's Junior Citation was received for her NPG-1-79, which has been named PROM

GOWN. Ann Faggard really named it when she saw it and said, "I like this one. It looks like a Spring formal.” This evergreen has strong 26" scapes, and the fresh, crisp blooms are a vibrant apricot melon with a green throat.

Joyce Lewis, our RVP, received Junior Citations for his TEXAS FOUNDLING and RE-80-2. TEXAS FOUNDLING, on 24" scapes, is a 2" light yellow self, which is dormant. It is a cross of

(TEXAS CHARMER x Seedling). RE-80-2 won the Region 6 Annie T. Giles Award in 1982. It is a GINGER COOKIE seedling, wide

round, miniature on 16" scapes. Raw sienna, it is enhanced by a deeper eye, gold midribs, ruffling, and a tiny beige edging. Throat coloring is yellow-green.

Honorable mention went to Inez Tarrant's well-deserving YELLOW BABY. Ruffling and branching

galore has made this miniature a real show winner as well as a garden beauty. Edgar Brown's SUNTIME received an Honorable Mention. This 6" diploid has a 28" scape and is

evergreen. It is very ruffled and creped with recurving segments. The yellow gold petals exceed 3" and the sepals are 2".

Betty Brown's DOUBLE CENTENNIAL won for her an Honorable Mention. This 5" red double is a

vibrant, bright recurved bloom. Velvety and early blooming, it sports a 26" scape.

REGION 6 1983 AWARDS & HONORS JUDGES

H - Honorary N - New TEXAS - 424 members Grace P. Alexander 83 B. F. Ater 83 Mrs. B. F. Ater 84 Lucia Bjorkman 85 Mrs. Bertha Cone 85 Mrs. Nell Crandall 84 Naida Crisp 84 Rodger N. Croker 85 Mrs. E. L. Cunningham 83 Bob V. Dove 83 Emily G. Everett 83 Albert C. Faggard 85 Mrs. Royal A. Ferris, Jr. 85 Clarice A. Foster 83 Mrs. W. B. Fullen 84 Mrs. Anna Glidden 84 Mrs. Peggy Hammel 83 K. H. Henson 84 Tom J. Hughes 85 Mrs. Tom J. Hughes 85 Mrs. H. O. Johnson 83 H - Edna Lankart

N - Patsy Lepper 1985 Mr. Joyce W. Lewis 84 Mrs. Joyce W. Lewis 84 Mrs. L. A. Nelson, Jr. 85 Mrs. Paul J. Offer 84 Mrs. W. D. Owen 85 Mrs. Hugh A. Purnell 85 N - Ruth Ratliff 85 Mrs. William K. Russell 85 Phil Sanderson 83 Mrs. R. W. Schlumpf 85 Mrs. D. Gaines Short 85 Mildred Smith 83 Mrs. Inez Tarrant 84 Mrs. J. R. Swafford 85 Jay E. Warner 84 Mrs. Jay E. Warner 84 Mrs. W. G. Williamson 84 Ury G. Winniford 83 Mrs. Ury G. Winniford 83 Mrs. Inez B. Young 85 Mrs. W. S. Lanham 83 NEW MEXICO - 11 members Betty Roberts 83

Jay and Lucille Warner

HEM'D INN - DALLAS, TEXAS Joyce Lewis

Lucille Warner has been hybridizing since 1960. She and her husband, Jay, collaborate in this effort and have planted every nook and corner of their front, side, and back yards, mostly the results of their hybridizing. The name of their garden is HEM'D INN, and it is appropriately named.

Since 1968 the emphasis of her hybridizing has been with tetraploids, only because there is not

room for both diploids and tetraploids, either in space or physical stamina. They grow from 1000 to 2000 seedlings each year. Her favorites in the diploids they have

introduced are BITSY, MATTIE MAE BERRY, PIZZA, SNOOPY, and SWEETIE FACE. She has treated or converted each of these, and has all five in the breeding of her miniature and small-flowered tetraploids.

It is hard for her to choose among the tetraploids as to which are her favorites. In the miniatures

she favors JOHN WARNER and SUSAN WARNER. In the small flowered ones she favors SHOTGUN, SMALL PRIZE, SWAPSHOP, TRUFFLES, and the perennially popular DOLL. In the large ones, MAMA CHACHA and SUGAR SWEET led the pack until the last two year’s introductions: PRIMETIME and TEXAS DANCING. In the near-white tetraploids, she is enormously pleased with both LIGHT WONDER and ROBERT MILLER MEMORIAL. She expects them to be the backbone of her breeding in near-whites, and for other hybridizers across the country as stock is available.

Both Jay and Lucille hope any and all of the daylily growers and daylily lovers of Region 6 take

their slogan seriously:

THE WELCOME MAT IS ALWAYS OUT AT HEM'D INN

WHAT BELONGING TO AHS HAS MEANT TO ME by Geneva Archer

1. A passion for gardening 2. Friendships 3. Growing and planting daylilies and other plants 4. Physical and mental health 5. Knowledge and sharing information 6. Travel - Conventions, Regionals, Flower Shows, and viewing gardens 7. Relaxation with family and friends 8. The joy of reading AHS Journals 9. Excitement of seeing a new daylily 10. Love of God's World of Nature.

These are only a few of the benefits I have experienced by being a member of AHS since 1948. In June 1947, we visited Wild's Daylily, Iris, and Peony fields at Sarcoxie, Missouri. Mr. Gilbert

Wild took us for a drive through his daylily fields and helped us select several good daylily plants to be used in a landscape in our yard at Miami, Oklahoma. PAINTED LADY was No. 1 on the Daylily Hit Parade. We purchased it for $6.00 and it multiplied very quickly, enabling us to share the plant with others. PAINTED LADY was hybridized here in Texas by Mr. Hugh Russell, "Mr. Daylily of the World.”

Wilds were growing Professor David Hall (Chicago) daylilies and his pink Iris back in the 1940s

and 1950s. We soon became "experts" on what we considered to be the best daylily. We were often asked to help evaluate Professor Hall's seedlings for registration with AHS.

By now we were really getting the "Daylily Bug" and we began looking for that "blue daylily,"

purchasing plants from many places. One place was from Mr. Hill in Kansas. He grew lots of daylilies that had the blue color. Of course, we had to buy some camera equipment to capture that "blue" coloring.

In June 1948, we were invited to attend the Regional 11 Meeting being held at President Edwin

Rice's home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Mr. Rice presented us with a plant of MABEL FULLER for joining the AHS. I still grow this daylily in my yard and am reminded each time it blooms of all the happy memories associated with becoming a member of AHS.

Our two sons grew up with daylilies and learned to cross them. Now, I have three grandchildren

who enjoy seeing the daylilies and learning to hybridize. Phillip, my youngest son, won a ribbon for an astronaut arrangement at one of the Houston Hemerocallis Flower Shows at a very early age.

Yes, being a member of AHS all these years has influenced my life and family, and I have derived

many happy hours from gardening and garden friends. We just have to be a part of it to reap the full rewards of AHS. Just reading the Journal with its tons of information is worth the price of membership.

The daylily is like life itself - one day at a time.

Note: Geneva Archer is a member of the Houston Hemerocallis Society.

Photographing Daylilies By Ansol Holiday

Do you ever wish you could have your own slide shows at home or at club meetings? If you own a 35 mm SLR (single-lens reflex) camera, chances are you have the necessary equipment already. We will discuss here the more BASIC equipment needed and how to use it.

There are basically four kinds or types of 35 mm SLR cameras: the Auto type with aperture or

shutter-preferred operation, the Manual type in which you set both the f-stop and shutter speed, the Programmed cameras with four to six multiple modes of operation, and the fourth is a combination of Auto and Manual. Study your camera's instruction manual. It will tell you more than I can, as there are too many different models on the market.

If you are just beginning, you will probably be surprised to learn the 50 mm NORMAL lens that

came with your camera will do the job for you. All you need to purchase is one or more CLOSE-UP or SUPPLEMENTARY lenses. These resemble a screw-on filter, and are simply screwed to the front of the lens to enable it to focus at a close distance. These are available in different focal lengths or diopter ratings. They are made by accessory manufacturers as well as camera manufacturers. Now is a good time to find a camera salesperson who photographs flowers! They can advise you on what you need in the way of a close-up lens. You will find this person a valuable source of information as you both have a common interest. These close-up lenses are cheap, and will probably cost from $15 to $30.

The BEST way to photograph flowers is to purchase a MACRO Lens. These are made by camera

manufacturers only, and are usually available in 50 mm or 100 mm focal lengths. If you can have only one, buy the 100 mm focal length. These are flat-field lenses. They produce an image that is sharp all the way to the edge of the frame, rather than only in the center as is obtained by using the NORMAL lens with CLOSE-UP attachment lens.

The 100 mm MACRO gives you twice the working distance from camera to flower over a 50 mm

MACRO lens. This allows you to obtain a full frame photo of a single daylily without sometimes having to get in the daylily bed!

For viewing of slides at average distances and for prints no larger than 8” x 10", the CLOSE-UP

type lenses are satisfactory. For prints larger than 8” x 10,” or slide viewing at longer than average distances, only a MACRO lens will do. You basically get what you pay for, as the MACRO is considerably higher in price than CLOSE-UP lenses They are usually $200 to $400, depending on focal length, manufacturer, and place of purchase.

The two basic types of daylight film are PRINT film for making prints only, and SLIDE film for

making slides from which prints can also be made. Film reacts to light at various speeds, and these speeds are known as their ASA rating (or the new International ISO rating). The lower the ASA-ISO rating, the slower the film speed, and vice-versa. We want a SLOW speed film for flower photography as it gives a SHARPER IMAGE and better COLOR RESOLUTION. For PRINT film, I recommend only 100 ASA KODACOLOR II film.

In KODACHROME film there is a choice of 25 ASA or 64 ASA. For normal or average light, I

recommend 25 ASA KODACHROME for making slides. For low light levels or use in shadows, I would use KODACHROME 64 ASA. It is 1-1/3 f-stops faster and gives very satisfactory sharpness and resolution.

We should now examine the EKTACHROME series of slide film. Its speed ranges from ASA 64 to ASA 400. EKTACHROME is a colder or bluer color cast film than KODACHROME, which is a warmer or redder cast film. For average viewing distances or prints of 8” x 10" size, EKTACHROME is as sharp as KODACHROME and perhaps has more brilliance or snap when viewed on a screen. For enlargements past 8” x 10" in size, KODACHROME will have an advantage in sharpness. YOU make the decision.

One other piece of equipment is a MUST for sharp slides. This will be either a TRIPOD or a

MONOPOD. A tripod has three adjustable legs and should have a center post with a crank handle, making the center post adjustable for height. The basic rule on tripods is: if it feels too heavy, it's just right. A monopod is a one-legged affair with the leg being adjustable in height. It is not as steady as a tripod, but it is much easier to handle in tight places.

Most flower shots are done at slow shutter speeds. "Slow" is any speed under 1/125th of a

second. The camera must be STILL, STILL, STILL at the slow speeds of 1/15th to 1/2 second that will be required in shadows on cloudy days. These slow shutter speeds mandate the use of a tripod or monopod. Tripods of quality range from $50 to $200 and monopods from $25 to $100.

What kind of light do we need to photograph daylilies? First choice is early morning with uniform

cloud cover. The clouds act as a giant diffuser for the sun's rays. This gives a soft and cool light as measured on the KELVIN COLOR TEMPERATURE SCALE. Color saturation will be high, and in absence of reflected light from the flower, color resolution will be sharply defined.

If cloud cover is not available, morning light is still the most desirable. Since morning light contains

more blue wavelengths, KODACHROME film probably should be used as it is warmer colored than EKTACHROME film.

During midday, the sun's rays are shorter and less scattered, thus less blue light. This is the time

of day to use EKTACHROME as it is a colder or bluer film. At about 2:00 p.m., the sun's rays begin to lengthen, so you can start using the warmer KODACHROME again. This is the ideal. For all practical purposes, you use the film you have in your camera, whatever the hour.

There is a general rule in outdoor photography of not photographing after 10:00 a.m. or before

4:00 p.m. (Note: This rule has to be ignored when touring Convention gardens.) You should NEVER photograph near-whites, light to medium yellows, or pale pinks in bright, direct sunlight! The reflection factor from the surface of the petals and sepals will cause a low-grade image.

We are now ready to photograph. How shall we focus on a daylily? Start by aligning AXIS OF

LENS with an imaginary line that is 90 degrees or perpendicular to the flat face of the flower. In other words, the surface of the lens should be parallel to the flat face of the daylily. This will show more of the flower within acceptable depth of field, since depth of field is extremely shallow at close distances. Critical focal point should be one-third the distance from front to rear of flower, as there is more acceptable depth of field behind the critical focal point than in front of focal point. This method of focusing involves the use of the split-image or micro-prism in your camera's viewfinder.

Another method is to ignore split-image and micro-prism, and adjust focus to show a sharp overall

view of the flower. This can be done easier using a MACRO lens as it has a faster acting HELOCOID or focusing mechanism in the lens than a NORMAL lens. This allows you to snap the image in and out of focus faster, thus the human eye doesn't adapt and falsely tell you the image is sharp! These finer points will become obvious to you as you photograph more.

A few final tips. NEVER leave your camera in a hot car in sunshine with film in the camera. DON'T subject exposed film to extreme heat and DON'T wait months to have exposed film processed, as both factors can cause a change or color shift in color film. If you must wait several days or weeks to process film, put in an AIRTIGHT plastic bag and store in the refrigerator.

You should keep notes on each frame you shoot, showing lighting conditions, shutter speeds, and

f-stops. As you view your slides and refer to these notes, you will recognize your own mistakes. My final advice is to buy the best possible grade of equipment you can afford the FIRST time you

purchase this equipment. It will last for many years, and in the long run it is cheaper.

(Note: Ansol Holiday is a member of the Houston Hemerocallis Society. In the next Newsletter, he will have more tips for you in photographing daylilies.)

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However, there is one big problem. It recommends the use of Kelthane to control Red Spider Mites. DO NOT USE KELTHANE ON DAYLILIES!!!!! It won't exactly kill your daylilies, but it will ruin the foliage and bloom for the season. Instead, use Plictran to control the Red Spider Mites.

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In Memoriam

MRS. W. K. CARSON By Joyce Lewis

Her close friends called her Margaret - to me she was Aunt Agnes, and a second mother all my

life. Agnes Ard Carson died March 30, and was buried on Good Friday, which somehow seems appropriate to me.

Aunt Agnes purchased her first daylilies in the late 1930s from Hugh Russell who was "peddling"

them door to door in Dallas. Like most Hem enthusiasts of today she soon started dabbing pollen and watching babies of her own come into bloom.

Moving to Athens after World War II, her daylily garden and seedlings started attracting visitors

from Dallas, Jefferson, Lufkin, Marshall, Waco, and other places as the knowledge spread that she sold all her Hems each year as seedlings, keeping only her few best a second year for crossing purposes. She purchased the top Hems of the time to out-cross with her own seedlings and was the most generous person I ever knew with her seedlings.

Mrs. Carson joined the AHS in 1956, and presented me with a gift membership two years later.

My first daylily show ever to attend was in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on one of our annual visits to Edna Spalding's garden (I was always the chauffeur in her station wagon). I remember the hit of that show was a little lavender seedling of Miss Edna's which she later registered as LUXURY LACE. My first two registrations, ALLYENE LEWIS and BLUSHING PRINCESS, were Carson seedlings she tried to give me, but this was one of the few times I talked her into letting me pay $3.00 for a large clump of each. She did register a few of her own which were introduced by Marshall Calhoun of Marshall. Edna Lankart introduced a Carson seedling as CARSON CHARM and her seedlings found their way into the lines of several other hybridizers of the era.

"Big, bold and vulgar" was the type of Hem she liked and her small fry found their way into my "crossing patch," that is, the ones that escaped her compost pile.

Her only daylily award was a seedling which won the Malcolm Collie "Hemmie" Award the second

year of its inception which was later registered as ANGEL CHIMES. Her line was infused with the best of Hugh Russell, Edna Spalding, Lucille Williamson, and other great hybridizers. During each year’s bloom season, if we didn't drive to her home she would drive the 12 miles to our house each Sunday with a tray of her best blooms all full of fresh pollen. Her line became my line and her Hems are in the ancestry of many present day hybridizers. Yes, Aunt Agnes will be missed, but her memory and Hems live on and I feel Heaven’s Garden will become a little more beautiful since its gates have been opened to her.

MAYMIE DEE SCHULZE By Mable Nelson

This past April, the Gulf Coast Hemerocallis Society lost a Charter Member and its 1st President,

Mrs. K. W. Schulze. Maymie Dee Schulze was instrumental in organizing our Society and was its cornerstone. She

was a devoted daylily grower, an excellent horticulturist, growing a variety of plants to perfection. The lovely MAMIE SCHULZE (Williamson) was named in her honor by her good friend, Lucille.

The members will certainly miss her encouragement and support as well as her friendship.

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MRS. RICHARD (BON) ROBERTSON

By Lucille R. Warner

The American Hemerocallis Society and the Daylily Growers of Dallas lost a "jewel" of a gardener and a "jewel" of a person on April 13, 1983, Mrs. Richard Robertson. Bon was a Charter Member of the Hemerocallis Growers Of Dallas, and served as its first President.

Her membership in AHS dates back to 1958, and she was an Awards and Honors Judge dating

back to 1959. She will be remembered by conventioneers when her garden was on tour in 1965, “THE JEWEL BOX." Her garden was always a jewel, any day of the daylily season, whether visitors were expected or not. She will be remembered also nationally for her humorous and creative artwork in the Journals over many years whenever Ben Parry had a small unfilled place at the top or bottom of a page in the Journals.

For several years her health has not permitted her to be active in her garden or in our Society.

How we have missed her, her knowledge of horticulture, her executive ability, the just plain hard work that she was always willing to do, and her beautiful script and artwork.

She served as both a Deacon and an Elder in Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas. She sang in

the choir for many years and was active in all areas of her church’s activities. Bon had many priorities in her life: her family (a son, a daughter, and several grandchildren), her

church, profound Christian commitment, and her love of flowers. We are grateful that the daylily (and those who love them and grow them) was one of her priorities. I am glad to have called her "friend."

TET TIME IN TEXAS "Bragging That Is" by Albert Faggard

Texas is famous for "Big Things,” "Big Size,” "Big Money” - just plain "Big," from Houston to

Dallas, from the Gulf to the Panhandle, everyone and everything has a brag or two maybe more. How about a brag or two about those "big full tetraploids” - daylilies that is, from Bestelda Gardens. Those of Edgar Brown, III. His daylilies are a lot to brag about so I will let you in on 'em partner.

Perhaps, his sheer determination and dedication for a full round tetraploid has given him a target

toward a plant breeding program worthy of crowing about. Wide sepals, wider petals, full ruffled flowers with a variety of exciting, distinct characteristics make his flowers rated among the best throughout the Nation. Today, EIGHTEEN KARAT, SHOCKWAVE, and SUNSHINE MAGIC are forming an epitome in yellow and gold daylilies. You can also appreciate others like SIR PRIZE, SUNNY MAGIC, SUNSHINE PRIZE, and SUPERSONIC PRIZE, which are much better than many on the market today. Other colors like the lavenders and purples such as FABULOUS FASHION, FOND HAPPINESS, and LAVENDER TWILIGHT, not to mention the pinks and rose daylilies like APPLE, PASSIONATE PRIZE, PASSIONATE SHOCK, POWDER PINK PRIZE, or SEDUCTION are truly super fine. His reds are good such as RED PRIZE, SMOOTH WINE, and SUNSET PRIZE, but he is working real hard in this color area. In all, twenty daylilies form the nucleus of the newer beauties while another twenty form the older group. He has worked very hard for a certain quality during about 25 years of hybridizing. Pure dedication has helped him accomplish a goal where most others have failed. Many diploids such as ESTELLE WHITMIRE, MOTOR MOUTH, SLADE BROWN, TUBBY, and many more are also listed under his breeding thumb. His wife, Betty, is one of the most talented double daylily breeders in the country, if not the best. I might add that Edgar’s garden area includes only a few plants from other tetraploid breeders, only selected plants, thus it is a self-made tetraploid program. He is s a very distinctive, wealthy individual who can buy the best, but has chosen to develop the best. Enjoying and developing his hobby to the fullest has given the same pride I have seen in Lucille Williamson and Elsie Spalding. These are two of our greatest hybridizers. Again, many hours of work has gone into this very systematic gardening project. Here all crosses are recorded as made, seldom are seeds planted without both pod and parent names or numbers. It is selective crossing with an objective. I might add that seedlings are never sold, even though many are worthy with lots of potential. Why so much dedication? All hybridizers are driven by goals, some for fun, some only for personal pleasure and some for calculated results. His is not a computer designed project, but his output seems like he has used one. Perhaps, it is those many years of experience, debugging the trial and error out before my time.

For those who have never owned or grown the Edgar Brown tetraploids, let me describe some of

the beauties by color class, and you'll see why they are so easy to brag about. If this seems like a catalog, it’s only a total picture I am trying bring you about wide, ruffled flowers, those any beginner should start with.

By far the largest color class is yellows and golds, like: SHOCKWAVE, a magnificent 6" daylily

with light golden ruffling and superb total qualities. Heavy cream 3 ¼” petals and wide 2" sepals add width and breath to any breeding program. It has already won two awards, a Junior Citation and Honorable Mention. SIR PRIZE is a sunfast apricot gold self. It too carries 3 ¼” petals and 2" sepals. This evergreen measures 6". What giant plant habits! EIGHTEEN KARAT is a priceless golden yellow beauty. It is an impressive 6 ½" flower with 3 1/8" petals, good 2" sepals. It is semi-evergreen, like SHOCKWAVE, one of its parents. The last two I mentioned both repeat nicely. SUNSHINE PRIZE, though not as large as the above is a colorful gold, 5 ¼" with 3 3/8" petals, 1 7/8" sepals. It is a great grower, repeats. I know you'll like it, too. SUNNY MAGIC is a low tetraploid, from 16" to 20" in height. The big 6" buttercup yellow bloom is wide and full, also. I have always liked this reblooming tetraploid.

SUPERSONIC PRIZE was an earlier favorite of mine because it is chipper and crisp, a bright yellow with green. The 7" flower has a ruffled curl. A real nice evergreen, indeed. NOW when you put SHOCKWAVE and SUNNY MAGIC together you get a really bright, well-branched beauty that measures 7" called SUNSHINE MAGIC. This one sometimes has three blooms open at once. It also has 3 ½" petals and 2" sepals. One might ask, what is so great about 2" sepals? Well, considering many for years were 1/2,” 3/4," and 1,” it gives you a fuller prettier flower. Many straight sepals would never round despite constant work by the breeders. Add fullness and ruffling and you have class. These new tetraploids have class for sure.

If you are one of those who like pinks or rose daylilies, here are a bunch of dandies I like, too.

While it is relatively old, it’s still fine. The name is FABULOUS PRIZE. It is a 5" full rounded soft pastel pink, with tiny ruffling, repeats, and has strong plant growth habits. It will always be tops. POWDER PINK PRIZE is a sweet 5 ½" pretty pink, heavy crinkle textured. A nice dormant with 2 ½" petals and 1 ½" sepals and only 20" tall. Another pink introduced about the same time was PROMISE ME. This lovely well-formed and well-branched 6" tetraploid has nice pink ruffling with 2 ¾" petals and 1 ¾" sepals. This semi-evergreen is very neat. PASSIONATE PRIZE is truly a passionate sweet rose, lighter midribs, a flower that measures 5 ¾" with 2 ½" petals, 1 ½" sepals. It has lots of blooming time and is evergreen in plant habits. From this fertile daylily has come PASSIONATE SHOCK and SEDUCTION, the newer ones registered in 1982. PASSIONATE SHOCK is a splendid sweet 6 ½" rose, faint eye, yellow throat, light midribs with 3" petals and 2" sepals. This cultivar is well-branched, dormant, and a very fine rose daylily. SEDUCTION is an evergreen, a classy heavy substance sweet rose pink, fuchsia eyezone, a yellow to green throated beauty. It is very wide spread and full, with 2 ½" petal width plus 1 ¾" sepals. It will tempt you, too. One of the outstanding new ones is APPLE. This beautiful apple rose is a fruitful 5", 2 ½" petals, 1 ¾" sepals, fully ruffled, good watermark eye, evergreen and a solid performer. While not overly large, it’s super. While there are many good lavenders and purples the following four have excellent traits, also. SMOOTH WINE blooms early, and is a very low 5 ½" wine red with a vivid green throat. A semi-evergreen, 16" tall with flowers that have 2 ½” petals and 1 5/8" sepals. It reblooms, too. FABULOUS FASHION still is one of my favorites as it also blooms very early, reblooms later. A 6" raspberry with a gold throat, with a deeper raspberry band. Good 2 ½” petals and 1 ¾" sepals make this solid textured daylily easy to grow. FOND HAPPINESS is a bitone, blue purple that carries 5 ¾" blooms with 3" petals and 2" sepals. A full formed daylily for any garden. LAVENDER TWILIGHT, is a wide rosy lavender 6" beauty with a yellow gold throat. It has nice ruffled 2 ½" petals and 2" sepals. From SOUTHERN PRIZE scapes stand 25" tall and it is semi-evergreen. Speaking of SOUTHERN PRIZE, more people should grow this one which is a super blend of beauty., A dusty cream rose with lighter sepals and cream midribs. A full, round and ruffled 6" flower. Good 3" petals and 2 ¼" sepals add to this charming fertile evergreen. SUNSET PRIZE was one of the early reds. A fiery orange red, round in form. A 6" tetraploid with 2 5/8" petals and 1 ¾" sepals. An evergreen that proliferates, reblooms and a good starting one for hybridizers. RED PRIZE is truly a red that is sunfast, repeat bloom, 6" in size. This triangular shape bloom has 2 5/8" petals and 1 5/8" sepals and nice outer ruffles. Many reds have been discarded for one reason or another and now about four or five new ones have made the grade with Edgar. Watch for the following numbers T-8-79 RE, T-21-79 RE, T-29-79 RE, T-15-81 RE, and T-1-82 RE.

None of the above mentioned tetraploids have sepals narrower than 1 ½", a far cry from the older ones of 1/2.” If a tetraploid Spider is put out it won't be from his crosses.. I might add that he has really shown a keen interest in tetraploid doubles and will someday match the work of Ken Durio. Isn't it wonderful that all hybridizers don't concentrate on the same things. This also gives the beginner with tetraploids, like myself, a number of different avenues to improve and develop my own style in daylilies. Texas should be proud of Edgar Brown's distinct tetraploid daylilies. He loves them, daylilies that is, large and round and full, I love them, too. When you see them and grow them you will see that I didn't brag too much - they are for real.

APPLE

SHOCKWAVE

PASSIONATE SHOCK

EIGHTEEN KARAT

POWDER PINK PRIZE

GLEANINGS FROM THE GARDEN ALYNE FISHER - Austin: (March 31) Wow!! Do the daylilies ever look good. I don't think I have seen such new growth. A lot are in new beds, but even the old bed looks great. Maybe there is a lot of truth in the statement, "Jump back and watch 'em grow!"

I really enjoyed the Newsletter - reading it was like eating a box of Cracker Jacks - you keep digging deeper enjoying every nugget - then the end and you are disappointed. No more until next time. KATHRYN RANSOME - Brownsville: (April 12) My first daylily bloom was March 28th, the earliest ever. MARY HELEN bloomed April 10th and many others are full of buds. MARIE MARBURGER - Sinton: BITSY started the 1983 season here March 20, and five days later TERRA COTTA BABY started blooming. Today (April 5) AGGIE SELLERS, BISHOPS CREST, CRADLE SONG, FAIRIES PINAFORE, LITTLE BRONZENE, MANDARINS COAT, MATTIE MAE BERRY, PEASANTS PRIDE, SPANISH EYES, SPICE OF LIFE, and WEE CHALICE, all have scapes and almost ready to open. We had lots of cool weather, but no freeze this Winter and the daylilies certainly seemed to enjoy those conditions. EDITH EDWARDS - Pipe Creek: (March 31) No buds yet on my daylilies, but I pollinated two seedling Iris today. I was 89 this month, a little crippled, but still going. My daughter-in-law and I plan to attend the Regional Meeting in Albuquerque.

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BERTIE FERRIS RECEIVES AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY'S HIGHEST AWARD

The Silver Medal Award of the American Daffodil Society was awarded to Mrs. Royal A. Ferris at

the Society's National Convention held recently in Williamsburg, Virginia. This highest honor of the Daffodil Society was awarded to Mrs. Ferris for outstanding service in

promoting interest in Daffodils for more than a quarter century. Ever since 1957 when she became a Charter Member of both the American Daffodil Society and the Texas Daffodil Society, Mrs. Ferris has exercised leadership roles in these organizations. Currently, she is Horticultural and New Cultivars Chairman for the Southwest Region which includes Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. She has also served as Southwest Regional Director, Regional Vice President, and Director-at-Large. Bertie has a reputation as an outstanding Daffodil grower, trying many new varieties annually and encouraging others to do likewise.

She is a past President of the American Hemerocallis Society and was awarded its highest

Service Award, the Helen Field Fischer Bronze Medal, a few years ago. Congratulations, Bertie, we are proud of you!