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through talking with Ned, I discovered that the pollen parent ofLAVENDER HANDLEBARS was dormant PERSIAN PATTERN(Hardy 1966).In the meantime, I had bloomed seedlings from the cross ofWarrell’s creamy, curly seedling and GREEN TARANTULA (VIOLAPARKER X CLARENCE SIMON), a semi-evergreen by Parker 1970.I did not think that the daylily world needed another yellow daylily,but my dear husband liked it, and so I moved the pretty yellowgreenseedling to a sunny spot in one of the long landscape borders.Information gleaned from doing genetic research in the AHSregistration checklist stated that GREEN TARANTULA had comefrom the tender evergreen of the MacMillan lineage, and I assumedit would not survive our long cold winters. Each passing summergarden visitors would rave about the crispate green yellow seedlingthat was increasing like a bad weed. Instead of yelling: “But it’syellow!” In 2003 I took the advice of my husband and garden visitorsand registered it with AHS. This flower from both hardy andtender evergreen genes has proven to be a good grower from temperateAlabama to frozen Canada and is registered as a dormant.The name, SIMPLICITY IN MOTION, was chosen because that iswhat it is.LAVENDERHANDLEBARSImage: SharonFitzpatrickduced large fertile flowers with cascading petals. The remainderhad blooms that were star shaped and not meeting the AHS spidermeasurement requirement. In 2004 I registered this cascading, unusual-form,watermelon red seedling with AHS as FITZASAURUS(Fitzpatrick 2004). Did a fuzzy legged pollen bee get to that oneseed, or was it a clear-cut case of genetic roulette?FITZASAURUSSlide: SharonFitzpatrickI did the LAVENDER HANDLEBARS pollen dance with everythin-petaled flower in the garden that summer. LAVENDERHANDLEBARS crossed with the R. Ferris 1976 DALLAS STAR(DALLAS STAR came out of two Edna Spalding cultivars, JUBI-LEE PINK X RACHEL), and produced a dormant plant resultingfrom a double dose of evergreen Spalding genes combined withdormant Lambert and Hardy genes. Could this be another case ofgenetic roulette or luck of the draw? I registered this nine-inchspatulate lavender-blue flower in 2004 with AHS as COLD MOUN-TAIN.After receiving LAVENDER HANDLEBARS, my exciting clubguest plant, I set numerous pods on HOLLY DANCER with LAV-ENDER HANDLEBARS’ pollen. Since LAVENDER HANDLEBARSwas created from the inbred Lambert line, my gut feeling was tooutcross. HOLLY DANCER out of Frank and Peggy Childs’ breedingwas the mama as LAVENDER HANDLEBARS proved to be podsterile. Out of 28 well-branched and budded plants from my HOLLYDANCER X LAVENDER HANDLEBARS cross, only one plant pro-COLD MOUN-TAINImage: SharonFitzpatrickLAVENDER HANDLEBARS had a tendency to be nocturnal. If Idid not have time to hybridize in the morning, I would pick thebloom, put it in the fridge in water and use the pollen to hit everyopen flower in the evening. Much to my surprise the blooms hybridizedin the evening produced the highest number of seeds. Akeeper from my “twilight madness” hybridizing came from an interestingseedling, with the color of a mud pie, out of Brockington’s1990 COBURG FRIGHT WIG X Warrell seedling, which—I laterdiscovered—came from SO LOVELY (Lennington 1969) X YEL-LOW RIBBONS (Kraus 1954). Knowing that pink and lavenderflowers had the tendency to clarify, I crossed the mud pie withLAVENDER HANDLEBARS. Results from this Kraus, Hardy,Lennington, MacMillan, and Lambert gene pool produced a clearcolored, 9-inch dormant cultivar with a most unusual lavender, spatu-SIMPLICITY IN MOTION Image: Sharon Fitzpatrick Continued on page 20AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 5

Joanne Larson49 Woodland DriveBarrington IL 60010-1912Region 2’s 13th annual Symposium,held in Cleveland just two weeksago, gave all who attended a muchneeded “daylily fix.” The majority of registrantstraveled from our Region 2 states –Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan andOhio – but 20 other states were represented,plus a good-sized contingent arrived fromCanada. Curt Hanson, chairman, and hismost able committee again provided a greatweekend. Thank you to all for your hardwork. Read all about it in this newsletter!Since this column is one of the best waysto pass information on to you about whatoccurs at AHS Board of Directors’ meetings,the following is a thumbnail review ofactions taken at the October, 2004, meeting:RegistrationsGretchen Baxter, registrar, reported 1,751newly registered cultivars as of 10/30/04 fora total of 56,860 registered. An annual ChecklistSupplement and/or the Electronic ChecklistCD-ROM can be ordered by using thePublication Sales Form in the back of yourlatest issue of The Daylily Journal.From the BoardBy Joanne Larson, Region 2 DirectorResearch GrantsTwo grants were approved. One project,at Clemson University, will study a recentlydiscovered daylily disease, shoestring rootrot (Armillaria mellea). The AHS website(look in the on-line dictionary) has informationon this disease. The other project, tobe done at Temple University, will determineoptimum calcium and potassium requirementsfor daylilies grown in containers.Daylily ShowsAn Extra Large Diameter Flower (7" orlarger) section, will be added to show schedulesfor on-scape, off-scape and seedlingflowers this summer. In addition, Region 12has made available the Ophelia Taylor HorticulturalAward for any accredited show.Previously, this award could be offered onlyin exhibitions held in conjunction with nationalconventions, regional meetings, or inFlorida.Graphic by Jill YostNew AwardA new award was approved for 2005, fora newsletter article featuring some daylilyhistory – about AHS, about a region, a garden,an event, a person etc.PublicationsA membership roster has been publishedlisting members as of 12/31/04. The last rosterwas published in 2001. A small numberhas been printed so order your copy quicklyif you wish one.New Colorful AHS BrochuresTwo new brochures have been printed.One, a new member pamphlet, will be mailedby the AHS Executive Secretary when a newmembership is entered in her database. Itincludes a welcome, information about receivingthe Journal, regional newsletters,the AHS website, contact info about localclubs, how to find out about national andregional meetings, etc. The second pamphletis a promotional item for distributionat shows, sales and garden festivals. It includesphotos of specialty award winners,how to find the AHS website and a membershipapplication.New from AHS:The Daylily Journal SupplementYou have received The Daylily Journal,Spring 2005 issue, and the Supplement containingexhibition reports, display gardenlistings by region, and the daylily sourcelist. Publishing these items in a supplementis a departure from including them in theJournal, the idea being they will be portablefor your daylily travels.A Bargain AHS PublicationYou may wish to check the very attractiveprice on the Golden Anniversary book,Daylilies – A Fifty-Year Affair. On a reducedprice of $15, it would make a great gift toyour local library, a great raffle item at a daylilymeeting, or a special gift to a new clubmember. It’s a wonderful volume, destinedto be a collector’s item. Again, check theorder form at the back of The Daylily Journal.Out-of-Print Region 2 Newsletters andClub NewslettersAt Christmas-time, a special present arrivedat my door – a box containing old Region2 newsletters and several issues ofChicagoland Daylily Society newsletters,dating back to 1963. Philipp Brockington,IN, former RVP/Editor, heard the plea for oldnewsletters, clippings or other Region 2memorabilia and passed the box on. What atreat to read through them! The Region 2archived newsletters now go a lot fartherback, thanks to Phil.It’s too late for me to urge you to send inyour registration for the national conventionright here in Region 2, in Cincinnati. Somy wish – I’ll see you there on June 29th!DO YOU KNOW ...that you can...Surf the Net and learn more about daylilies!• Visit our Region 2 web pages and local club links at: http://www.ahsregion2.org• Visit the American Hemerocallis Society Web-Site address at: http://www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html• You can “travel” to many interesting daylily sites by clicking on links on the AHS Web Site. If you don't have a computer,visit your local library. Friendly librarians will be glad to help you navigate the high seas of the Internet.• Visit http://www.eurocallis.be where you can see hundreds and hundres of images of the latest daylily blossoms.Page 6 Spring-Summer 2005AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

RVP-EditVP-Editor MessageBy Gisela MeckstrothSpring is here again! Thank Goodness.Although I have enjoyedthis Ohio winter with its wonderful,crisp-cold days and with the snowcrunching underfoot, I do like to watch thefirst snowdrops (from my mother’s gardenof long-ago Germany) and ‘February Gold”daffodils blooming usually at the end ofFebruary—except this year. I am sure that allof you in our region feel pretty much thesame about winter and spring.RVP ElectionI was elected RVP at the Region 2 SummerMeeting in Greenbay, and I hope that yourclub presidents have passed on the informationin my letter sent early in January. TheRVP letter is also posted on our Region 2web pages (http://www.ahsregion2.org )Below is background information thatshould have been published in last year’sspring-summer newsletter—before the election!However, since there was no RVP candidateat that time, background informationwas not available then.2004 Region 2 Summer Meeting inGreenbayIf you were not in Greenbay, you missedsome of the most beautiful gardens ever. Imust say, the daylily gardens of Region 2are a special joy to us. It was wonderful tosee so many of our favorites open early inthe morning in this most northern state ofour Region.2005 National Convention and 2005 Re-gion 2 Business MeetingOnce again, we are fortunate to have theAHS National Convention in Region 2. Registrationis limited to 600.Since the National Convention is held herein Region 2 this year, we will not hold a separateRegion 2 Summer Meeting. Instead, theannual business meeting will be held onThursday, June 30 at 4:30 pm in the Florence/Venice area of the Holiday Inn Hotel & ConventionCenter in Cincinnati. I hope you canmake it that early. It is the only time slot wecould get. Since time for the meeting is restricted,please send along any items youwould like to have included on the businessmeetingagenda. Region 2 officers welcomenew ideas.Your Region 2 Director, RVP-Editor, RPD,Treasurer, and Recording Secretary will dotheir best to keep you informed aboutchanges that affect our region, but we counton you to keep us updated about your localclubs.Election of Nominating Committee forRVP ElectionAt this year’s business meeting, we electthree members who will select the next RVPcandidate! So, please plan ahead and volunteer.Elections for the next RVP will be heldin 2006.Newletter Publishing FundsSome of you may not be aware that ourRegion does not have an opportunity to raisefunds from a regional-meeting plant auctionwhen the National Convention is held inRegion 2. That usually means a loss of $4-5thousand dollars to us, and since we hadand have the national convention here in2002 and 2005, that is quite a sizable unrealizedincome. However, please read how thegenerosity of donors, buyers, helpers, organizershave helped make up that shortfallduring the symposium (begins on page 22).•Successful Winter Electronic On-lineAuctionFortunately, we have our hard working Ways& Means Chair Nikki Schmith, her assistantMark Your Calendarsfor Events in 2005:♦♦Gisela Meckstroth6488 Red Coach laneReynoldsburg, Ohio 43068June 29-July 3: AHS NationalConvention in Cincinnati,Ohio.The 2005 Region 2 AnnualBusiness Meeting will beheld during the NationalConvention on Thursday,July 30 at 4:30 pm in thehotel’s Florence/Venicemeeting area .Garden Judges Liaison Sharon Fitzpatrick,and Region 2 Webmaster Don Williams puton a successful Electronic-Online DaylilyAuction. No one who has not worked inthese positions can imagine how many hoursContinued on page 10About your RVP...............Memberships:• AHS membership 1993, Life membership: 2000• Local club memberships:•Metropolitan Columbus DS •Ohio Daylily SocietyOffices/positions/committees:• Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society: Secretary, Editor• Region 2 Editor: 1999-2000 and 2003-2004• Region 2 Publicity Director: 2001, 2002• AHS International Membership Chair• Member of AHS Judges Education Committee 2002, 2003,2004• Member of AHS Publicity and Media Relations 2002-2005AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterAHS Judges credentials:• AHS Garden Judge and Garden Judges Instructor• AHS Exhibition Judge and Exhibition Judges InstructorRegion 2 Summer Meetings attended:• 1994 through 2004, except for 1995.National Conventions attended:• 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004AHS Board meetings attended:• Fall 2000,• Fall and Summer: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004International Daylily Meetings attended:2003 Hemerocallis Europa in Ede, HollandSpring-Summer 2005 Page 7

Come join the fun!Judy HeathSpring is here, and the daylily season isupon us. During the winter months ouryouth are so busy with homework and extracurricular activities, that daylilies seema million thoughts away. Well, now is thetime to spring forward and make plans tojoin us at the AHS National Convention inCincinnati this summer. You will have the“time of your life.” Mrs. Betty Roberts isour AHS Youth Chairman. Betty alwayshas a great program that involves all theyouth attending the National Convention.Plan on great friends, fun, and food!“COME!” Last summer was awesome! ExcitingNews!Region Two Youth NewsEach year the Daylily Enthusiasts of Southern Indiana (DESI)are busy shaking the bushes looking for Daylily Youth to get involvedin our club’s youth program.In 2004, DESI invited the Exploring Youth (kindergarten-secondgrade) children to a workshop about “How Daylilies and Youth areAlike.” That meeting was held at Lakeside Daylilies and each of the25 children in attendance received a daylily plant donated byLakeside. In turn, these children showed their daylilies at theVanderburgh County Fair. Three DESI exhibition judges judgedtheir plants.Great News!In December, we applied for a grant from the Toyota Motor Manufacturing,Indiana, Inc. to develop, enrich, and expand last year’sprogram. Can you believe it? DESI received a $1000 grant. We haveplans rolling out of our ears. In fact, some predict that the 2005enrollment will be about 200 children.The goal of this project is to provide education about dayliliesand to encourage the youth to become good citizens and enrichour environment.This year’s project will have the following hands-on workshops: April: Daylilies and Children are Alike workshop June: DESI Daylily Goes to The Fair workshop October: Putting The Daylilies to Bed workshopAt the first meeting the children will, again, be given a daylilyplant. These will be shown at the County Fair, and the youth memberswill also be able to display their projects at the DESI DaylilyShow on June 18, 2005. The youth will have the option of showinga daylily bloom on a scape, the entire plant repotted in a gallon pot,or a poster labeling all the parts of a daylily. The latter two optionswill be on the educational table at the show. Future exhibits willinclude a seedling the youth members have hybridized. The ExploringYouth will also be planting a display garden at the fairgrounds.As you can tell DESI is very busy working with their youthprojects, and we are very grateful to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing,Indiana, Inc. for their gracious grant.I would love for other Region 2 clubs to let me know about youthprojects in their organization. Youth and Youth leaders, please sendme news, projects, and pictures. Send to: Judy Heath(wekyhe@msn.com). See you this summer!Region 2 Youth Update!Tanner Gray doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet! He is avery busy young man. Tanner coauthored a book for a nationalwriting contest at his school. The book, Danny’s Mother’s DaySurprise, was honored at the SINE Literacy Celebration. HenryWinkler, The Fonz, was the guest speaker at that event. Tanner isalso on the math academic team, geography team, student council,and he writes for the Otwell Elementary school newspaper. Well,there goes my job! Now, that Tanner’s Grandpa has a new greenhouse,I am sure he will be busy withdaylilies this summer.Kaylee Gray is also a lot of help inthe daylily gardens during the summer.In fact, I think she is the chief deadheaderfor her dad and Grandpa Roger.Kaylee has been busy with dance competitionsthis winter. She dances withthe Elite Mini Dancers at Stacy’s Studio.Her group qualified for the Nationalsin Louisville, Kentucky the lastweek of February. Good Luck Kaylee!!!Shannon and Johnny Hayes are alsovery busy with school activities. Shannonis finishing the eighth grade andenjoying the dances and school functions.However, she is anxiously awaitinghigh school next year. I am sure sheis a super student!Johnny is conditioning for the PikeCentral high school track team. He hasbeen throwing discus and shot for 5years. He has accumulated several firstplace ribbons at area meets. Do youthink scattering mulch and pullingweeds would classify as conditioning?Jared and Justin Beard have beenvery busy with their music. These energeticbrothers both participated in theRegional Music Competition held at theUniversity of Evansville. Jared’s drumsolo had a perfect score. Justin andJared both participated in a percussionensemble and received a Gold ranking.Both of the boys will compete duringFebruary in Indianapolis, Indiana.Way to go guys!By Judy HeathTanner GrayImage: Judy HeathKaylee GrayImage: Judy HeathLast, but not least, Jared has been chosen to representTecumseh High School on the WFIE TV14 game show, BackAt’Cha. The program will be taped March 6. WFIE will alsoattend the next basketball game to film Jared for the show. Well,maybe their music is the reason Grandma and Grandpa William’sdaylilies grow so big!Page 8 Spring-Summer 2005AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

RPD-Messageello from “Mad City” — Wisconsin to all AHS Region 2Members. HMy name is John Sheehan, the new AHS Region 2 RegionalPublicity Director. I recently took over this position from my veryable predecessor, Paul Meske, from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.As I understand the position, my chores include collecting newsfrom Region 2 clubs; collecting and tabulating the annual Region 2Popularity Poll; and, most importantly, performing any other dutiesmy pal Gisela suggests.If you have any articles, interviews, reports, or notices that youthink would be appropriate for the AHS Region 2 Newsletter, pleaseforward them to me. I will be more than pleased to forward them tothe Newsletter Editor.Printed in every issue of the Region 2 Newsletter (on the lastpage) is Local Club information as reported by Region 2 Club Contacts.The data on that page is a great resource if you need tocontact other clubs about speakers, directions to meetings, recommendationsfor local gardens to visit, or, if the Region 2 staff memberswish to contact your club.I have recently been working with Region 2 RVP/ NewsletterEditor Gisela Meckstroth to solicit updated Region 2 club data fromclub contacts. I have discovered that one has to be part dentist—it is like pulling teeth !— to successfully gather the information.Vacation trips to warmer climates, inertia, changed E-mail addresses,outdated contact information, and the like, all contribute to thedifficulty in amassing up-to-date data. If you are a local club officeror contact, please take a moment to go to page 47 of THIS Newsletterand review your club’s information. If changes need to be made,please e-mail me at johnsheehan@charter.net so that I can pass onthe correct information to the Newsletter Editor (Gisela) and to theRegion 2 Webmaster Don Williams. In that way the newest informationwill be available in each Newsletter.As I look out my window and see all of my garden beds coveredwith snow and read a noontime temperature of 20 degrees F, it ishard for me to imagine that spring ison the way. However, we all knowthat it is. The transition to springand then to summer means, ofcourse, that our gardens will soonbe filled with a riot of color. And,that will mean that everyone will betaking notes on the favorite dayliliesthey see when visiting local gardens.Why? Aha! So that you cansend me a list of your ten, favorite,registered, daylilies seen in gardensin your local area.This Region 2 Popularity PollRPD John Sheehangenerates considerable informationincluding data about which plantsthrive in local areas, what daylilies are enjoyed most by Region 2Members, and will also give us some insight into how our attitudestoward daylily forms are changing from year to year.Ballots may be homemade or you may utilize the one which willprinted in the upcoming Summer Issue of the AHS Daylily Journal;OR, use the electronic ballot that will appear in a couple ofmonths on the Region 2 Website http://www/ahsregion2.org (Thislast method is painless, quick, cheap, and is the easiest for me totabulate). All votes either postmarked by 1-Sep-05, or receivedelectronically by me by 1-Sep-05 will be tabulated and the resultsforwarded to AHS. The Region 2 Popularity Poll results will bepublished in our Newsletter; national summaries will appear in theAHS Daylily Journal.This year, in order to increase the numbers of Region 2 membersvoting, I have a deal for you! I will randomly draw one voter’s namefrom those ballots received by 1-Sep-05. That person will receivefrom me a $100 certificate valid toward the purchase of a daylilyfrom any Region 2 Hybridizer. Wow, just for voting! Don’t tell mywife—it will be our secret!Region 2’s Rookie RPD — Who is John Sheehan?♦ I have lived in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1962. The University of Wisconsin has seen fit to award me an undergraduate degreein Zoology and a Masters Degree in Oncology. After 31 years working as a research technician, I retired from the McArdleLaboratory for Cancer Research. For 38 years I have been married to my very understanding wife, Donna. We have two wonderfulgrown children.♦ The daylily bug bit me about 6 years ago (Donna has immunity). We now have about 675 daylilies in our Fitchward Garden. Asyou can guess, that is a very deceiving number for during the past 6 years we have dug up and given away at least 400 plants tomake way for newer varieties. Last spring our garden was granted AHS Display Garden status.♦ For three years I have annually generated about 5000 seeds, grown them for 3 months in our basement, and then planted them ina corner of Jean Bawden’s Earthspirit Farm. Twenty to thirty plants are in the introduction pipeline, and I hope to register a fewplants this fall. It is amazing how quickly one gets used to tossing rejects “over the fence.”♦ I take great pleasure attending AHS Regional Meetings and AHS National Conventions; however, my favorite annual event is theRegion 2 Symposium, currently put on by Curt Hanson and his crew. Nowhere else can you hear informative lectures, seebeautiful new introductions and seedlings, have a chance to become the successful bidder of one (or more) of a hundred 2004-2005 registered daylily plants, visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, AND take home a 3-pack of Northern Hybridizers WinterDream Ale (with a beautifully appropriate label with a blue daylily image). Ahh, life is good!♦ I have been a member of the Wisconsin Daylily Society since 1999, served as treasurer and president, and am now busy organizingthe 2008 AHS Region 2 Summer Meeting which our group is hosting.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 9

Statement of Cash Receipts and DisbursementsAmerican Hemerocallis Society – Region TwoFor the Period January y 1, , 2004 Through December 31, , 2004BALANCE FROM PRIOR REPORT T 12-32-31-2003Checking Account $ 2,967.02Business Money Market Account 10,675.39Certificates of Deposit 31,084.63RECEIPTS:Email Auction-Plants 3,427.39Regional Meeting Auction & Plant Sale 5,924.75Contributions 2,600.00Newsletter:Subscriptions 212.50Label Reimbursement 889.20Interest 977.88Symposium 2004:Registrations 12,605.00Auction/Raffle 13,687.00Symposium 2005 - Registrations 1,080.00TOTAL RECEIPTS 41,403.72$44,727.04TOTAL OF BALANCE FORWARDED & RECEIPTS: 86,130.76DISBURSEMENTS:Email Auction Expenses 51.45Newsletters Printing 8,550.00Postage* 347.93Symposium 2004:Hotel, etc. 17,231.33Raffle/Auction 200.00Office Supplies 80.05Printing & Postage 653.84Regional Director Expense 1,000.00Telephone 88.67AHS Liability Insurance 420.00RVP, RPD & Editor Nat’l Convention 1,151.01Contributions 360.00Web Page 300.00Miscellaneous 115.35TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS30,549.63BALANCE ON HAND 12-32-31-2001-2004 $55,581.13Checking Account $ 1,915.84Business Money Market Account 4,631.73Certificates of Deposit 49,033.56$55,581.13RVP-Editor Message(continued from page 6)these three have put into arrangingthe event. And, I want to thankall the selfless donors of plants andbidders. Without you, the eventwould fall flat on its face.•Region 2 SymposiumSymposium organizer Curt Hanson& Friends, which include all of KayDay & Co.’s auctioneers, runners,and spotters this year, and all ofCurt’s selflessly hard-working assistantsmade up those plant-auctionincome losses. Please take timeto read about our Reg 2 Symposiumin this newsletter. We have had somany Region 2 members and outof-regionAHS members help usput on such a stimulating and interestingdaylily information exchangeat the Region 2 Symposium.•Region 2 Clubs’ DonationsWe are so grateful for the generousdonations made year after yearby individual Region 2 membersand by Region 2 local clubs/societies.Generosity at its best. Trulyamazing.Region 2 Summer Meetings in2006, 2007, 2008•No, it is not too early to think aboutthat upcoming exciting event.Northeast Ohio DS’s President,Doug Bowen, his assistants AmyDoerger, Laura Mix, and JulieGridley are already hard at workmaking arrangements for keynotespeaker, tour gardens, hotel-lodging,and buses.•Daylily Enthusiasts of SouthwesternIndiana and the Wisconsin DSare also preparing for the big eventof 2007 already.•Region 2 Hybridizers, please lookfor information about the Region 2Englerth Award seedling bed onpage 11. The plants can be sent forthe 2006, 2007, and 2008 beds. Region 2 thanks you one and all!Gisela* Does not include actual postage of $295.83 for Fall 2004-Winter 2005.Prepared by y AHS Region Two Treasurer Chuck Bell 2/1/2005Thank You!Page 10 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 NewsRegion 2 Club Newsletter AwardThis award was established in 2001, and it is to recognizethe quality of club newsletters in Region 2 and to honorthese club editors.Procedures and criteria: The award shall be based on publications issued duringa single calendar year and shall be presented by theRegion 2 Awards and Honors Chair at the AnnualMeeting the following year. The award may be given more than once to any club insuccessive years, but not more than once to any specificeditor of a local club newsletter. The RVP, RPD, and Editor* who are in office during theyear for which the award is given shall determine theAward. Voting shall be based only on the information that isdirectly received by each officer. The criteria for evaluation SHALL include the following:diversity and quality of content, timeliness ofinformation, timeliness and consistence of publication. The criteria for evaluation MAY include any of thefollowing: graphic layout; incorporation of pertinentphotos; and incorporation of other graphics (logos,figures, etc.)*Note: Since the 2005-2006 editor is also the RVP, our Region2 Director is evaluating for the editor.Winners to date:2001 Marcia Razor, Southwestern Indiana Daylily Society2002 Harold Steen, Daylily Society of Southeast Wisconsin2003 Bill Johannes, Metropolitan Columbus Daylily SocietyAttention Region 2 Hybridizers! Since the Region 2 Englerth Award seedlings will alsobe eligible for Junior Citations in future years, a newsign for that seedling bed will tell Garden Judges that,if they want to include one of these seedlings on theirAHS Junior Citation ballot, they can inquire aboutthe hybridizer name and seedling number after theactual voting and announcement of the winningseedling at the 2005 AHS National Convention or afterthe 2006, 2007, 2008, etc. Region 2 Summer Meeting(s)voting/announcement of winner. This reminder to Garden Judges might give Region 2hybridizers’ seedlings an additional bit of deservedexposure. Region 2 hybridizers, please send your seedlings toany one or—better yet— all of the gardens listed inthe right column of this page. Note: See and read about the Junior Citation in RichRosen’s AHS Awards System summary on pages 35-37.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterLooking AheadAHS Region 2 Meetings2005: Region 2 Annual Business Meeting in combination withthe AHS National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, June30, 2005, at 4:30 pm in the Florence/Venice area ofthe hotel.2006: Northeast Ohio Daylily Society, July 21-23, Cleveland.2007: Daylily Enthusiasts of Southern Indiana, June 22-24.2008: Wisconsin Daylily Society, July 18-20Looking ahead at theNational Convention Calendar2005 .... Greater Cincinnati D.S., Cincinnati, OH ......... June 29-July 3, 20052006 .... Long Island Daylily Society, Long Island, NY ........ July 13-16, 20062007 .... Hemerocallis Society of Minnesota, MN ............. July 18-21, 20072008 .... Combined Texas Daylily Clubs, TX ................................... May 20082010 .... Valdosta Hemerocallis Society, GA ................................ May 2010Region 2 Englerth AwardThis hybridizing excellence award is open to Region 2 hybridizersexclusively. All seedlings and cultivars that have not beenregistered are eligible. Plants entered as candidates for this awardare to be planted in one of the designated Region 2 Summer Meetingtour gardens and are to be marked with a code number only. Allattendees of the combined 2005 AHS National Convention and Region2 Meeting are encouraged to vote on ballots to be supplied bythe meeting chairperson. The award medallions are to be engravedwith the winner’s name and are awards to be cherished.To enter your seedling, ship enough fans of the plant so that it has agood chance of blooming on the day of the tour. Information aboutfuture annual regional meetings and the shipment of plants forEnglerth consideration and as guest plants follow below.Contacts and shipping info for Englerth Awardcandidate plants:2005 – Greater er Cincinnati Daylily and Hosta SocietytyDan & Jackie Bachman1850 S. St. Rt.123Lebanon OH 4503Tel: 513-934-1273 E-mail: valleydan@earthlink.netHosts of the 2005 AHS National Convention2006 – Northeast Ohio Daylily SocietyPerennial PostClara Miller7751 State Route 534Middlefield OH 44062Contact person for shipping seedlings:Julie Gridley: 440-285-8922/e-mail: jgridley@alltel.net2007 – Daylily Enthusiasts of Southern IndianaMary PhillipsRR#2 Box 188Princeton IN, 47670Please call 812-385-4529 before shipping in June and July, toensure someone will be here to receive and plant.2008 – The Wisconsin Daylily SocietyKaren Watson-Newlin7699 Almor DriveVerona WI 53593Tel: 608-827-6180 E-mail: watsonnk@verona.K12.wi.usSpring-Summer 2005 Page 11

IllinoisDolores C Bourisaw EX 2006 ILu Dickhaut EX 2009 IOrville Dickhaut EX 2007 ILeslie A. Fischer S 2005Richard L. Ford EX 2008 IKimberly Isacson EX 2006Barbara J. Kelly EX 2006William (Bill) F. Kelly E/hMargaret Klipp EX 2007 IRandall E. Klipp EX 2007 IJoanne E. Larson EX 2008 IMary Anne Leisen EX 2005Amy Klipp Lundmark EX 2006Holly Maves EX 2008Carol McClintock EX 2006Kathleen Pinkas E/j 2007William A. Potter EX 2005Marie Seaman EX 2006Judith Shaltry E/j 2006Bette Thomsen EX 2006D Steve VarnerE/hDr. Virginia Winkler EX 2008 IIndianaThomas J. Connell EX 2007Dennis Crooks S 2006J. Paul Downie EX 2007Brandon Farias S 2006Dale Finney EX 2005Marjorie Finney EX 2005Judy Heath EX 20062005 Region 2 AHS Exhibition JudgesDorothy Koons EX 2006C. Daniel Overholser E/hJohn A. Phillips E/j 2006Mary Phillips E/j 2006Laurel Richardson E/j 2008Jaclyn (Jackie) Schroeder E/j 2007Marjorie C. Soules EX 2005 IElizabeth Jean Stallcop EX 2007Mary Stone S 2006Melvin Stone S 2006Don R. Williams EX 2008Lea Ann Williams EX 2008Joyce R. Wozniak E/j 2005MichiganPhyllis Cantini EX 2005Coakley Mary S 2008Faust Gary S 2008Kovach Bruce S 2008Patrice McCollum EX 2008Dorothian Meyer S 2008Diane Pruden E/j 2005Hal H. Rice Ex 2008 INikole Schmith E/j 2007LaVere Webster S 2008OhioDaniel E. Bachman EX 2005Ann Bixler EX 2005Don Bixler EX 2005J.R. Blanton EX 2006Patsy Bushdorf EX 2006Karen Ciula EX 2007Sharon Fitzpatrick EX 2007Rosemarie Foltz EX 2007 IMarlene Harrington S 2007Patricia Crooks Henley EX 2005 IRichard D. Henley EX 2007 IAlan J. Hersh EX 2008Joyce Hersh S 2008Debbie Hurlbert EX 2007Rita Isgro S 2008Thomas Isgro S 2008Jean Johnson EX 2007Kenneth Johnson EX 2007Jeffrey Kerr S 2007Gisela Meckstroth EX 2008 ICarol Meglan S 2007Edwin L. Myers EX 2007Virginia Myers EX 2008Barbara Sayer S 2006David L. Sayer E/j 2007Martha SeamanE/hKit Walter EX 2007Ruth S. Whitehead E/hBob Wilcox EX 2006Ethel Wilcox EX 2006Heidi Willet S 2005Esther L. Williams S 2008Steve Williams S 2005WisconsinJanet Gordon EX 2007Golden Opportunity for Startarting ting the Path Towards Becomingan Exhibition Judge or Taking Clinic II or Refresher Clinic.By Exhibition Judges Liaison Richard FordA new season is coming and I have a huge new lot to work on. I’m sure all of you areitching to get started, too. BUT we need to think ahead also. Our region has a largecalling for exhibition judges for shows, and we always seem to be in short supply ofthem. Dedication is an easy word to say, but that is what it takes to be an exhibitionjudge. Dedication to our clubs and region to serve as judges so we can educate thepublic about daylilies.This year we all have to be aware that there is only a national convention but NORegion 2 Summer Meeting apart from the business meeting during the national convention.If you don’t plan to attend, you need to look and see if your expiration date is upthis year. There are 11 people on that list. That is a lot of people to lose. Please be awareof your status and plan ahead to renew your credentials by taking a refresher clinic.For those new want-to-be exhibition judges, please sign-up for Clinic I at the nationalconvention. DON’T sign-up for any other exhibition clinic. You can’t. One at a time.Sorry. See you later this summer.Rich FordLegend:E/h = HonoraryS = StudentE/j = JuniorEX = SeniorI = InstructorThis list is predicated upon thejudges having paid their duesby January 1, 2005.Kevin P. WalekExhibition Judge’s Chair9122 John WayFairfax Station, VA22039-3042giboshiman@aol.comPhone: 703-798-5501DO YOU KNOW ...that you can...Surf the Net and learn more about daylilies!• Visit our Region 2 web pages and local club links at: http://www.ahsregion2.org• Visit the American Hemerocallis Society Web-Site address at: http://www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html• You can “travel” to many interesting daylily sites, including the AHS daylily dictionary, by clicking on links onthe AHS Web Site. If you don't have a computer, visit your local library. Friendly librarians will be glad to helpyou navigate the high seas of the Internet.• Visit http://www.eurocallis.be where you can see hundreds and hundres of images of the latest daylilyblossoms.Page 12 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

IllinoisBELL, CHARLES ........................................... 2007BELL, PATRICIA ........................................... 2007BOURISAW, DELORES ................................. 2008DERMODY, ELIZABETH ................................. 2009DICKHAUT , LUELLA ..................................... 2005(I)DICKHAUT , ORVILLE .................................... 2005(I)FORD, RICHARD L ........................................ 2008(I)FRANKENBERGER, GERALDING (GERRIE) .... 2006ISAACSON, KIM ........................................... 2008KLIPP, MARGARET ........................................ 2008KLIPP, RANDY ............................................... 2008LARSON, JOANNE E ....................................... 2005MAVES, HOLLY ............................................. 2006RAY, CHARLES .............................................. 2005SATTERFIELD, JOANNE ................................. 2009SEVETSON, BILL ........................................... 2006SONDALLE, BARBARA .................................. 2006THOMSEN, BETTE ......................................... 2005VARNER, STEVE ............................................ HWAITE, ANN M .............................................. 2006WATTS, GEORGE PAUL .................................. HIndianaBLOCKER, LISACLEMENT BRET SCLEMENT, BRET S ............. 2007CONNELL, DELLA MAE ................................. 2007CONNELL, THOMAS J .................................... 2007DEIG, ROSE MARY ........................................ 2007DUCKET, KATHY ............................................ 2009GREENLEE, NORMA ...................................... 2008HEATH, JUDY ................................................. 2006JAMES, LOUISE B ......................................... 2007JERABEK, DON .............................................. 2006JONES, NARDA .............................................. 2009KRAFT, JANICE F ........................................... 2005KRAFT, ROBERT E ......................................... 2005MALLORY, PHILLIP ....................................... 2005MCMULLEN, GREG ....................................... 2006(I)MOSLEY, ROSALIE ....................................... 2008PHILLIPS, JOHN ............................................ 2008PHILLIPS, MARY ........................................... 2008RICHARDSON, LAUREL ................................ 2007SCHROEDER, EUGENE ................................. 2009SCHROEDER, JACLYN ................................... 2006SHARP, LEO SR ............................................ 2005(I)SOULES, MARJORIE C .................................. 2007STALLCOP, ELIZABETH JEAN ......................... 2006STAM, ROSALIE ............................................ 2008WEINGARTNER, DAVID LARRY ...................... 2007WILLIAMS, DON ........................................... 2007(I)2005 Region 2 AHS Garden JudgesWILLIAMS, LEA ANN ..................................... 2007(I)WILLIAMS, MCKENZIE ................................. 2007WINTON, DORIS ........................................... 2008WOZNIAK, JOYCE R ....................................... 2007MichiganADAMS, RICHARD L ..................................... 2006CANTINI, PHYLLIS ........................................ 2008(I)CRELLER, MIKE A ......................................... 2007DELISLE, ARMAND J ..................................... 2009DELISLE, BARBARA A ................................... 2009FAUST, GARY ................................................ 2005FULKERSON, JED ......................................... 2008GUZINSKI, JAMES (GUS) .............................. 2008(I)KAMENSKY, MARTIN .................................... 2006KOVACH, BRUCE F ....................................... 2007KROPF, JACKI ............................................... 2005KROPF, JOHN ................................................ 2005KRUER, CHRIS ............................................. 2005MC COLLUM, PATRICE ................................. 2006MILANOWSKI, MARY ................................... 2009MILANOWSKI, TOM ...................................... 2007PRUDEN, DIANE ............................................ 2007RICE, HAL H .................................................. 2005(I)VANDERMEER, JERRY ................................... 2005VEURINK, DOUGLAS ..................................... 2008OhioBACHMAN, DANIEL E .................................... 2007(I)BLANTON,CLESTON I JR ............................... 2006(I)BROOKER, GERDA ........................................ 2008BUSHDORF, JAMES ...................................... 2009BUSHDORF, PATRICIA .................................. 2005CALLIS, PATRICIA ......................................... 2007(I)CIULA, KAREN .............................................. 2005DETMER, BETSY ........................................... 2006FAUSNAUGH, ROBERT G ............................... 2009FAUSNAUGH, WILMA (WILLI) ....................... 2009FITZPATRICK, SHARON ................................. 2007(I)*FOLTZ, ROSEMARIE ..................................... 2006(I)HAEHN, RALPH ............................................. 2005HANSON, CURT ............................................ 2005(I)HENLEY, PATRICIA ........................................ 2006HENLEY, PATRICIA CROOKS PHD .................. 2009(I)HENLEY, RICHARD D ..................................... 2009(I)HERSH, ALAN J ............................................. 2006HERSH, JOYCE L ........................................... 2008HURLBERT, DEBBIE ..................................... 2005HYATT, JULIA ................................................. 2006ISGRO, RITA ................................................. 2008ISGRO, THOMAS R ....................................... 2008JOHANNES, Gail ............................................ 2007JOHANNES, WILLIAM C ................................ 2007KERR, JEFFREY ............................................ 2009MARCUM, SALLY A ....................................... 2009MC MURRY, JAMES ...................................... 2007MC MURRY, REBECCA ................................. 2007MECKSTROTH, GISELA ................................. 2006(I)MECKSTROTH, ROBERT ............................... 2007MISEL, DEBORAH K ..................................... 2008MONDRON, PETER ........................................ 2005MONGOLD, EDGAR K .................................... 2008MOORE, DAVID W ......................................... 2009MOORE, SUSAN D ........................................ 2009MYERS, EDWIN L ......................................... 2007MYERS, VIRIGINIA ....................................... 2009NICHOLSON, JAMES ..................................... 2007NORRIS, RICHARD ....................................... 2009ROUSE, WILLIAM D ...................................... 2006SAYER, BARBARA ......................................... 2005SAYER, DAVID .............................................. 2005SCHWALL, WENDY ....................................... 2009SEAMAN, MARTHA ........................................ 2005THOMAS, ROBERT J ...................................... 2009TOMAN, JUDY ................................................ 2006WALTER, KIT ................................................. 2010WILCOX BOB V ............................................. 2009WILCOX, ETHEL ............................................ 2009WILLET, HEIDI .............................................. 2008WILLIAMS, JERRY ........................................ 2005WILLIAMS, STEVE ........................................ 2008WisconsinBENSER, DR CAROLINE ............................... 2009(I)BENSER, DR. JERRY ..................................... 2009(I)BREMER, NATE ............................................. 2008HENNING, KRISTIE ....................................... 2008MESKE, PAUL ............................................... 2007PEARCY, HIRAM ............................................ 2009POPELKA, ROGER ......................................... 2005POWELL, WILLIAM E .................................... 2007SHEEHAN, JOHN E ......................................... 2007Legend:I = Instructor200X = Expiration Date* = Garden Judges LiaisonH = Honorary JudgeFrom your Garden Judges Liaison:ave you ever wondered why your favorite hybridizer’sflower has not won an AHS award? It takes daylilyHlovers, like you and I, from every region of AHS who have takenthe time to attend Garden Judge Workshops and have becomeAHS Garden Judges so they can vote the Awards Ballot eachyear to make the system work.Region 2 is the largest Region in all of AHS, so why don’t wehave more than 132 Garden Judges? Each Region is allotted 15%of its membership to be Garden Judges. Region 2 needs at least73 more Garden Judges before we would reach our quota. If youhave been a member of AHS for 24 consecutive months, growand observe a lot of different cultivars, are familiar with the AHSJudging Daylilies handbook, and attend a regional meeting or aNational AHS Convention that includes garden tours, you areready to take Garden Judges Workshop 1.After you have completed Garden Judges Workshop 1, youare eligible to take Garden Judges Workshop 2 and may thenapply for appointment as AHS Garden Judge.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterOnce you have become a Garden Judge, you must vote theballot every year, pay your AHS dues on time each year, andattend an AHS sponsored Region or National meeting every 5years, and sit in on a Workshop refresher course to maintain yourGarden Judge status.Daylily clubs are encouraged to hold Garden Judges Workshops.Workshop 1 can be held during off-bloom season.Workshop 2 is held in a garden during daylily bloom season. Theonly time a local club cannot hold a Workshop is during its ownregional meeting and during the AHS National Convention.For more information about holding club sponsored GardenJudge Workshops, contact:Region 2 Garden Judges Liaison Sharon Fitzpatrick,3050 Cedar Hill Road, Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110. Phone(614) 837-2283 or e-mail hemnut@worldnet.att.netNote: Please refer also to insert on page 35.SharonSpring-Summer 2005 Page 13

This and That from AHS to Region 2 NewsRecent Donations to Region 2By Bill Johannes, TreasurerThanks go to the following people and groups for their generousdonations to Region 2 from September 1, 2004, to March 1,2005: A Donor who wishes to remain completely anonymous. Indiana Daylily-Iris Society Daylily Society of Southeast Wisconsin Daylily Society of Southeast Wisconsin in memory oflongtime member Fred Buttel Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society Wisconsin Daylily SocietyYour gifts, payable to AHS Region 2, are very much appreciated.Unless their use is designated for a specific category,donations help defray the costs of the “Region 2/Great LakesDaylily Newsletter” and other regional activities. Donationsshould be mailed to Bill Johannes, Region 2 Treasurer, 1964Cardigan Ave., Columbus OH 43212. Donors will receive a letteracknowledging the donations.2004 AHS Awards & Honors Earnedby Region 2 Hybridized DayliliesThe Donn Fischer Memorial Award (Runner-up)BROOKWOOD OJO POCO (Sharp 1994)The Annie T. Giles Award (Runner-up)GEORGE JETS ON (Yost 1999)Award of MeritFRANCIS OF ASSISI (Steve Moldovan)Award of Merit Runners-upBROOKWOOD OJO POCO (Sharp)SWALLOW TAIL KITE (HansonHonorable Mention:Dorothy Warrell for•HOLLY DANCERCurt Hanson for•NOW AND ZEN•ROCK LOBSTER•PLANET CLAIRE•VIRGINIA B HANSONSteve Moldovan for•SPARKLING CHAMPAGNE•KYOTO SWANThank you to all of you whodonated plants to the 2005 Region 2E-mail/On-line Auction, and big Thank-You’s to all of you who bid onthe offered cultivars andother items.We appreciate your support!Daylily graphic:Lee Alden,MichiganAspecial Thank-You to:Mrs. Marian Speciale of Atlanta, Illinois andGloria Hite from Michiganfor donating several precious Region 2 newsletter copiesand AHS Journals from long-ago years. These will help fillthe gaps in the “Editor’s Box” and the “RVP’s Box,” collectionsthat will help safeguard the history of Region 2.We appreciate these gifts since we all know how difficult itis to separate ourselves from memorable objects, especiallyif those were left to us by loved ones who are nolonger with us. Please send your clubnews for the Spring-Fall 2005-Winter2006 newsletter in“storory” y” format byshare them with ourRegion 2 members. Please update your RVPand editor aboutchanges in your club’sSeptember 1, 2005, toleadership,theiryour editor.addresses,telephone Include photos orslides of your impor-tant club events andnumbers, etc. Any old Region 2newsletters from pre-1982?Some Orange Throated DayliliesARMENIAN HABERDASHERY (Hanson 1996)AUGUSTA LOMBARD (Bell 1988)JEANNE FITTON (Rasmussen 1991)ISLAND DELIGHT (Rasmussen 1974MAYFAIR SEASON (Salter 1995)PIRATE’S BRIDE (Salter 196)FIRE KING (Benz 1991)POINTSETTIA (Stout 1953)When did you last look for orange throated daylilies inyour own garden?Page 14 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 Advertising and The Region 2 Symposium 2005Curt Hanson: Four Seasons of Beauty (continued from page 32)and start tending his own beds. It was quite evident from hispresentation, however, that his garden would be a fascinating placeto visit even before a single daylily comes into bloom. As wasbecoming obvious to us by this point, he has extensive collectionsof other plants, including about 75 different epimediums. A websitefor these woodland plants that he recommended was: http://home.earthlink.net/~darrellpro/As spring moved into summer, there were images of hostas, Japaneseiris, and finally our favorite perennial. Curt’s seedlings provethat he is willing and eager to explore new forms that defy categorization.He showed slides of daylilies with extreme folding, pleating,stippling, and “owl-y” edges. He has seedlings whose petalsstand up from the rest of the bloom like the trumpet of an iris. He’salso evaluating seedlings whose blooms are consistently asymmetrical,with some segments longer or shaped differently than theothers. In the world of daylilies, it’s hard to keep up with thisimaginative hybridizer and all the directions he’s exploring!A presentation by Curt Hanson is always an adventure for hisaudience. He has an artist’s eye for composition, pattern, form, andcolor and loves to capture those on film. While his passion fordaylilies is evident, it is equally evident that, in the quest to findsacredness and magic everywhere in the natural world, he sees amuch bigger picture. As fellow travelers in that world, we gardenerscontinue to benefit from his love of beauty and the wonders ofcreation.The Daylily Enthusiasts of Southern IndianaContinued from page 43snoozing for the winter, we have been dreaming up plans to makeyour 2007 visit to Southern Indiana a memorable event. Committeesare being formed to carry out the plans and the enthusiasm iscontagious. We applied for and received a grant from ToyotaMotor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. which will help underwriteour ever growing DESI Youth Project. We are very excited aboutthe future prospects for continued youth development and involvementin daylilies from this project.In October, we had an exciting meeting with John Kinnebrewas our guest speaker. We were treated to a viewing of his newintroductions, a discussion on some of his methods for growingoutstanding daylilies, and a lively auction for some great daylilies.Our February meeting was a potluck dinner and ValentineExchange. Participating members included inside a valentine thename of a daylily that will be shared with the recipient at plantingtime. Good food and fun were shared by all.Our Third Annual Daylily sale will be held on April 30, 2005.DESI members are involved with digging, washing, and taggingfor all the plants at the sale. The sale will have 100s of registereddouble fans available.June 18 DESI will have our Third Annual Daylily Show on June18 at Washington Square Mall in Evansville, IN. It is open to thepublic and all of the readers are invited to come, show, and viewsome of the best daylilies grown in the area.DESI will be having a good representation at the Cincinnati Region2 meeting June 30-July 3 and we hope to be seeing many ofyou there. In the meantime, check out our upcoming events onour web pages: http://www.ahsdesi.com Scojoy’s DayliliesScottie & Joyce Godwin6069 Goldsboro RdWade, NC 28395910-483-7221♦♦We will be moving sometime in 2005 to a new house.We need to sell lots of daylilies before we move.We are offering everything in our catalog for 50% off on $100.00 ordersafter discount, and 25% off everything on $50.00 orders after discount.Web Page address: http://www.gardeneureka.com/SCOJO/E-mail: scjolilies@aol.comFor more information call or writeAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 15

The 2005 AHS National ConventionHosted by theGreater Cincinnati andDaylily SocietyPlease Print (print names as you would wish them to appear on badges)2005 AHS National ConventionCincinnati, Ohio • June 29-30, July 1-2http://www.region2party.comHeadquarters: Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center Cincinnati –Eastgate4501 Eastgate Boulevard, Cincinnati, OH 45245Hotel Resereservationsmust be made by June 20,http://www.holiday-inn.com/cvgeastgate2005, to guarantee the special discount rate of $78.00(513)752-4400 Phone • (513)753-3178 Fax(single or double).Convention Chair: Jerry Pate WilliamsRegistration Fees:8497 Wetherfield Lane • Cincinnati, OH 45236Telephone: (513)791-1311 E-mail: lilyman@fuse.netREGISTRATION LIMITED TO THE FIRST 600 PEOPLEYOUR NAME: _________________________________________________please indicate any youth registrations with a “Y”ADDITIONAL NAMES: ____________________________________________ADDRESS: __________________________________________________CITY: ___________________________________________________ STATE: _______________ ZIP: _______________As of March 21, registrations are sold out.PHONE NUMBER ( )____________________E-Mail:______________________________________Special Needs? Please provide name and details:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Please indicate names of persons who plan to attend any of the following classes:1.Garden Judges Workshop 1 ( Thursday 1-5):_____2.Garden Judges Workshop 2 ( Saturday 3-5):_____3.Exhibition Judges Clinic 1 (Thursday 1-5): _____4.Exhibition Judges Clinic 2 (Thursday 1-4): _____5.Exhibition Refresher Clinic (Thursday 1-4): _____• Full Registration fee @ $199 if postmarked by 6/10/2005• Full Registration fee @ $230 if postmarked after 6/10/2005• Youth Registration fee @169 if postmarked by 6/10/2005• Youth Registration fee @200 if postmarked after 6/10/2005Make check payable to AHS Convention 2005 and mail to:AHS ConventionDr. Jack BrueggemannPO Box 43572, Cincinnati OH 45243-0572Tel: 859-331-3907 E-mail: docdaylily@fuse.netDO NOT INCLUDE CLINIC FEES WITH YOUR REGISTRATION. THE FEESWILL BE COLLECTED AT THE DOOR. (Each person attending a classshould obtain, study, and bring a copy of Judging Daylilies. Full detailsat the convention web site.)2005 AHS NATIONALCONVENTION SCHEDULEWednesday, June 29, 200512:00pm-4:00pm .................... Registration Area / Lower Terrace1:00pm-3:00pm ...................... Publication Committee / Sorrento Room3:00pm-4:30pm ...................... Executive Committee / Milan Room6:00pm-9:30pm ...................... Board of Directors Dinner / KCC.............................................. (Transportation will be provided.)Thursday, June 30, 20058:30am-4:30pm ...................... Board of Directors Meeting / Naples Room9:30am-4:30pm ...................... Open Gardens9:30am-6:00pm ...................... Registration Area / Lower Terrace10:00am-11:00am ................... Master Panel / Sorrento Room10:00am-5:00pm .................... Boutique Area /Athens & Sicily Rooms12:00n-1:00pm ....................... Board Luncheon1:00pm-5:00pm ...................... Exhibition Judges Clinic I / Rome Room1:00pm-5:00pm ...................... Exhibition Judges Clinic II / Venice Room1:00pm-5:00pm ...................... Exhibition Judges Refresher Clinic / Ferrara1:00pm-5:00pm ...................... Garden Judges Workshop I / Florence Room2:00pm-4:00pm ...................... RVP Forum / Pompeii Room / Pompeii Room4:30pm-5:30pm ...................... Exhibitions Workshop / Sorrento Room4:30pm-5:30pm ...................... Region 2 Business Meeting / Florence/Venice7:00pm-8:30pm ...................... Plant Auction / Conference CenterFriday, July 1, 20056:00am-7:30am ...................... Breakfast/Conference Center6:30am-7:30am ...................... Registration7:00am-7:30am ...................... Bus Loading7:30am-3:00pm ...................... Garden Bus Tours4:00pm-5:30pm ...................... Youth Meeting / Naples Room3:00pm-6:00pm ...................... Boutique open4:00pm-5:30pm ...................... Scientific Committee Forum /Ferrarra/Floren4:00pm-5:30pm ...................... RVP Meeting / Palermo Room5:00pm-6:00pm ...................... Round Robins /Venice/Rome Rooms5:00pm-6:00pm ...................... Convention Planning Workshop / Pompeii6:00pm-7:30pm ...................... Social Hour (cash bar)7:30pm-9:30pm ...................... Banquet-AHS Business Meeting/Conf. CenterSaturday, July 2, 20056:00am-7:30am ...................... Breakfast/Conference Center7:00am-7:30am ...................... Registration7:00am-7:30am ...................... Bus Loading7:30am-3:00pm ...................... Garden Bus Tours3:00pm-4:30pm ...................... Garden Judges Workshop II—in a Tour Garden3:00pm-5:30pm ...................... Boutique Open4:00pm-5:30pm ...................... Scientific Committee Forum6:00pm-7:00pm ...................... Social Hour (cash bar)7:00pm-10:00pm .................... AHS Awards BanquetSunday, July 3, 20059:00am-4:30pm ...................... 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The 2005 AHS National Convention Tour Gardens2005 AHS National Convention GardensTRANQUILITY GARDENCarrie and Jack Brueggemann401 Werner Drive, Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41011-3639Tranquility Garden, an AHS Display Garden and Cincinnati HorticulturalSociety award winner, is the creation of Dr. Jack and hiswife Carrie. Jack is a retired Family Practice doctor and Carrie is aretired Registered Nurse and always busy grandmother. Carrie isalso noted for her sewing and quilting. Over the past year, thegardens of the back yard have been newly renovated because ofconstruction and installation of the sanitary and storms sewer lines.Most of the gardens have been either rebuilt or newly constructed.The terraced back yard, with paved pathways, has multiple dayliliesas well as assorted perennials. There are also several ornamentalgrasses, as well as many roses that accentuate the daylilybeds. These hillside beds look down onto a forested area behindthe property. There are over 600 different daylilies, many of thembeing introductions within the past 10 years.The meandering, brick-edged beds incorporate a broad range ofannuals, perennials, and a mix of shrubs like Tamarix, Oak LeafHydrangea, and roses. A magnificent Fringe Tree, Japanese LilacTree, and a spectacular 35 year-old spiral yew anchor various partsof this beautiful garden while a large Southern Magnolia enchantsthe patio with a tropical feel. Each bed is easily viewed from thelawn on all sides, giving visitors wonderful and continually changingperspectives.New London KnollTranquility GardenA large deer overlooks a beautiful water garden in the patio area.The patio features not only daylilies, but also multiple hosta andother shade perennials. Two new beds have been added in thefront yard. One of these beds will feature mostly guest plants. Theother bed is a “Christmas in July” area, featuring flowers whosename is pertinent to winter, Christmas and Santa.NEW LONDON KNOLLBetsy Detmer1562 New London Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013-4006Pulling up the gravel lane at New London Knoll, eyes are drawn tohundreds of beautiful daylilies in the front lawn. From the porch ofBetsy Detmer’s Georgian-style home, a large pond and sweepingview of the countryside offer a dramatic backdrop, but those lawnlilies aren’t good enough for the main garden: They’re only a harbingerof an award-winning daylily garden behind the house. Whilethe home and initial landscape were built in 1968, Betsy, who preferspinks and doubles, only began adding named cultivars in 1992,joining the GCDHS shortly thereafter.Situated in Hamilton, Ohio, this 3-1/2 acre, AHS Display Gardenfeatures over 800 daylily cultivars, 400 daffodils, 150 hostas, 30epimediums, and 25 pulminarias. Betsy tends this remarkable gardenby herself and it’s quickly evident why New London Knoll is aCincinnati Horticultural Society Award Garden.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterJERRY’S GARDENPam and Jerry Williams8497 Wetherfield Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236As you turn on to Wetherfield Lane your eyes can’t help buttake a flash of the spread of beautiful colors as you approach thedaylily garden of Pam & Jerry Williams. The ½ acre displays theelegant beds of daylilies throughout this yard. The pathways bringyou up to the eye view of the soft-flow of each individual plant asit strives to show off its distinct form & color. Rocky and Petals (thefamily dogs) will greet you as they look for butterflies that enhancethe mood of this garden. The garden has 800 plus plants and eachyear several new introductions are added to become a part of thisgreat display.Following the brick and grass walkways, you will also come upon aheartfelt display of Hosta. You will see that their many shades ofgreen and distinct color markings complements each other as youJerry’s GardenSpring-Summer 2005 Page 17

The 2005 AHS National Convention Tour Gardens2005 AHS National Convention Gardens(continued from page 17)follow the walkway through this part of the yard.. The openness ofthe garden welcomes all who come to see its magnificent presentation.This garden is also an AHS Display Garden and CincinnatiHorticultural Society award recipient.have love, romance or heart in their names. There is also an allwhite garden, or near white garden, the party garden where allcolors are welcome and several shade gardens featuring a collectionof over 100 Hostas, astilbes, hydrangeas and a fountain. Geordiand Gunner, the resident Cocker Spaniels enjoy greeting all thevisitors and look forward to seeing you in 2005.BEECH WOOD GARDENSMary and Bill Bramlage6900 Given Road, Indian Hill, Ohio 45243As you walk through the iron gates to enter the 5 acres of BeechWood Gardens, you will feel a heartbeat as you take your firstglance of the garden’s presentation. The woodland backgroundgives the floral gardens an enchanting atmosphere. The informalcottage gardens show off the multi-colors of daylilies which areaccented by an array of blooming perennials, annuals, shrubs,hostas and towering trees. The beautiful iron archway starts thestone pathway, which will lead you to a Robinson Iron Fountain.The beautiful fountain is located in a reflection pond surroundedby hostas, distinctive trees, annuals, ferns and perennials that givesoff a luster to the daylilies throughout the background. Followingthe pathways and crossing over the Amish built wood bridges, youare again introduced to a spectacular spread of every color, shapeand texture of different flowers.Throughout the yard you will also see a display of colorfulurns and many teasing gargoyles and stone benches. The yarddisplays unique statues of animals, iron artworks and slate signsof wisdom. This gracious Beech Wood Gardens welcomes all tocome and tour.Heidi and Todd Willet’s GardenVALLEY OF THE DAYLILIESJackie & Dan Bachman1850 S.St.Rt. 123, Lebanon, Ohio 45036Valley Of The Daylilies, located 30 miles north of Cincinnati, isthe garden and home of Dan and Jackie Bachman as well as Natethe 2 year old yellow Labrador . The garden has been a work inprogress for the Bachman’s for the last seven years and is a combinationAHS Display Garden, commercial garden and hybridizer’sgarden. The display area is relatively young with beds created afterthe house was built in 2001. Dan and Jackie like all types of daylilieswith a special interest in the spider/UFs. The garden is full of otherperennials such as iris, peonies and native prairie plants and Americantrees. They especially enjoy hosta and have a several hundredfoot shade border along the rear property line featuring about 300varieties. A gazebo, picnic shelter and several places to sit gracethe grounds. The Region 2 Englerth Bed for Region 2 Hybridizers islocated in this garden. Dan and Jackie are growing over 100 guestplants from hybridizers across the country including dozens ofBeechwood GardensWILLET BLOOM GARDENSHeidi and Todd Willet8995 Woodview Drive , Cincinnati, Ohio 45231Willet Bloom Gardens is situated on a corner suburban lot, dottedwith many mature trees and different garden areas. Heidi startedgardening on the 2/3 acre lot in 1997 by creating a garden bed in theback corner. Every year since, she has installed at least one or twomore beds and in 1999 added her first 5 daylilies. The daylily collectionhas grown to over 800 cultivars and the garden has become anAHS display garden and Cincinnati Horticultural Society Gardener’sRecognition Award Winner.The garden features many different themed areas including theheart garden, where all the daylilies, other perennials and annualsJackie & Dan BachmanPage 18 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

The 2005 AHS National Convention Tour GardensBrookwood cultivars from Leo Sharp. One point which Dan isespecially proud of is his extensive collection numbering over 100nostalgic plants from legendary Texas hybridizer Hugh Russell.The commercial sales area is located adjacent but separate fromthe display area and contains over 3000 cultivars and potted hostas.Dan is an avid hybridizer and is working on diploid spidersand tet unusual forms. He has registered about 25 cultivars andthere will be about 15,000 seedlings for conventioneers to view.AMY & JOHN DUKE’S GARDEN223 Kearney Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216-1402Our garden has over 7000 square feet of English Cottage stylegarden area designed for four season interest. Summer brings ourdaylily blooms, which usually peak from mid-June to mid-July. Wehave over 500 different cultivars of daylilies including a completeStout Medal collection and a collection of Don C. Stevens awardwinning “eyed” daylilies.Perennials include Iris, Peony, Coral bells, Lambs ear, Daisiesand many others. We have over 100 varieties of Hosta and over90+ varieties of woody shrubs including Weigela, Ninebark, Viburnums,Fothergilla, Clethra, Hydrangeas, Boxwood, Broom, Arborvitaeand others. The shade garden features Ferns, Astilbe,tropicals, Pulmonerias and others. Amy plants hundreds of annualseach spring just to carry plenty of color into fall. Small trees,cherub and animal statuary, pathways and stone walls add interest.We are an AHS Display Garden and our garden has received theGardener’s Recognition Award from the Cincinnati HorticultureSociety. We host several garden tours each season including theGarden Conservancy Open Days Tour in 2000 and 2002. Ourdaylilies will be featured on TV in an episode of Smart Gardeningin 2005.Nearly all plants are labeled. We believe garden touring shouldbe educational and a way to get ideas for your garden—we aredisappointed if anyone leaves without learning something or gettinga new idea.We also have a few garden “do-dads” and interesting featuresto inspect such as the Fairie Gardens and the Child’s Garden.There is also a pond and small rail road garden—all the buildingsfor the rail road village are bird houses which have been “landscaped”with over 150 dwarf and miniature plants.AMY & JOHN DUKE’S GARDENAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterFALCONRIDGE GARDENCarolyn and Dick Dooley5940 Headgates Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45011What many have called “Xanadu”, Richard and Carolyn Dooleysimply call home. Well, actually their homestead was once knownas “Falconridge”, the circa 1890 Hyannisport-inspired summer residenceof the Fitton family. In 1970 the Dooleys purchased the thenconverted-year-round home and after nearly a year of updates andrenovations the family of seven moved in. Over the past 33 yearsthe Dooley family has infused the home and property with theirunique stamp, from resurrecting the clay surface tennis court to theinstallation of a swimming pool and several decorative ponds. Atour of the property will enchant you as you hand feed the koi ortake refuge beneath a pergola dripping with fragrant pink wisteria.A short walk to a clearing reveals their decorative greenhouse.Or sip a glass of ice cold lemonade on a bench in the secret garden.Perhaps the most striking feature is the enormous selection of recentlyintroduced daylilies. The hundreds of named varieties arethe passion of this gardening couple. Dick and Carolyn Dooley area wealth of information about planting, hybridizing and gardendesign.Carolyn and Dick Dooley’s GardenGunda Abajian: The Daylilies of Ledgewood Gardens(continued from page 25)exciting seedling is numbered 35F; it has a garden name ofJohn the Baptist. It does not take much imagination to see oneach petal a white sword with its point aimed at the throat ofthe daylily. To register this flower as JOHN THE BAPTISTwould be a wonderful reference to the infamy of Salome whowas only able to kiss the lips of John the Baptist by having hishead cut off with a sword.It was a delight to see all of Gunda Abajian’s introductionsand seedlings in Cleveland. Almost as exciting is that everymember of Region 2 who DID NOT attend the Symposium inCleveland can view all of Gunda’s flowers just by logging ontoher website. It is truly amazing that she has generated such awide range of beautiful and interesting forms in just 5 years. Ihave to talk to Tony—maybe he is sneaking out at dawn tomake a few crosses by himself!Spring-Summer 2005 Page 19

Stalking the Spider and Unusual Forms(Continued from page 5)late, cascade form registered as TUCKER MOUNTAIN MAMA(Fitzpatrick 2004).At this point in my hybridizing program I had mastered the art ofdistinctive crispate, spatulate, and cascade unusual forms. So,where was my spider? The past seven years of my crossing thelatest and greatest new spiders back to old tried and true spidershad produced only a few viable seeds and had resulted in threebridge plants that met the qualification for a true spider. Had I hitthe spider-breeding wall? Was I using the wrong pollen parent?Blaming my non productive spider problem on genetically challengedstock plants that have had the shoestring petal gene bredout of them, seemed to be a logical answer to my dilemma until PatStamile mentioned something that made a lot of sense. Pat’s theoryis that the weight of a huge day old bloom may cause stress on theovum, resulting in a lack of pod set. To help insure pod set and torelieve drag on the ovum, he suggested not to let the bloom oflarge flowers fade naturally. Rather, he recommends cutting carefullyaround the base of the pollinated flower to aid in the removalof the bloom, which leaves the fertilized pistil intact. Last year,going with Pat’s theory, I applied his technique to the final 10-inchbloom of SKINWALKER (Ned Roberts’ creation out of Lambert’sPRAGUE SPRING X SPIDER MIRACLE) that I had pollinated usingHEAVENLY CURLS’ pollen, and I managed to produce the firstpod in my six years of dusting every SKINWALKER bloom withmultiple-choice partners. A fat pod, filled with shiny black pearls,reached maturity. HEAVENLY CURLS (Gossard 2002) comes out ofRobertson’s 1982 MORMON SPIDER X (SO LOVELY X YELLOWRIBBON), now known as FROZEN MERT (Warrell 2004).In a few years I anticipate seeing many dancing spiders from thiswild mix of Lambert, Lennington, Kraus, Wheeler, and Warrell , andyour guess about the genes is good as mine because I found norecord of parentage listed for SPIDER MIRACLE (W. Hendricks1986).New Players in Region 2 Sp/UF GameWhen Howard Reeve took the pollen of Phil Brockington’sCOBURG FRIGHT WIG to Krekler’s 1979 FIRESTORM, Phil toldhim it was the most stupid cross he had ever known anyone make.All Howard was going to get was a muddy colored flower. Phil hadthose words for lunch the day Howard’s GRANDMA KISSED MEwon the Region 2 Englerth Award in 1998. Since that time Phil hasencouraged Howard to go with his own hybridizing instincts. Oneof Howard’s new introductions for 2004 is a dormant, salmon pink,quilled crispate named LEAPING LOX out of PINK SUPER SPIDERX LAKE NORMAN SPIDER.At this time in his hybridizing career Jamie Gossard feels hismost successful diploid spider is cascading HEAVENLY FLIGHTOF ANGELS (Gossard 2003). Jamie, being an adventurous hybrid-LILTING LOLASlide: Bret ClementFROZEN MERTSlide: Sharon FitzpatrickCOBURG FRIGHTWIGSlide: H. ReeveTUCKER MOUNTAIN MAMAImage: Sharon FitzpatrickSKIN WALKERImage: Sharon FitzpatrickHEAVENLY CURLSImage: Sharon FitzpatrickPage 20 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

izer who likes to go where no one has gone before, created thisflower by successfully taking the tender evergreen, inbred geneticsof Jack Temples’ 1993 nocturnal WILDEST DREAMS and outcrossingit to Childs’ 1981 hard dormant lineage of FLUTTERBYE. Bybridging the zonal gap Jamie has developed a plant that will thrivein gardens both north and south of the Mason Dixon line. Jamie isexcited about a new dimension of red that he is seeing in his tetraploidUnusual Form seedlings resulting from the use of his tetraploidconversion of HOLLY DANCER.Bret Clement of Indiana fame is a stickler for record keeping. Hehas the fortitude it takes to track the genetics of “God’s dog.” Bret’s2005 introduction of LILTING LOLA represents the fruits of persistence.Bret tried many different pollens in an effort to set pods onFrank Child’s 1973 LILTING LAVENDER. Finally, a pod resultedfrom Clayton Burkey’s 1991 LOLA BRANHAM. LOLA BRANHAMis the product of Child’s 1979 GRAPEADE and LILTING LAVEN-DER. Bret’s results provide some confirmation of the theory heldby some hybridizers, including Clayton Burkey, that some daylilieswill only procreate, or will more likely to procreate, with other membersof their own gene pool. There you are, both LILTING LAVEN-DER and LOLA BRANHAM were created from the Frank and PeggyChilds’ gene pool.The newest member of Region 2 who has joined the spider andunusual-form team of hybridizers is Jean Bawden of Wisconsin.Her 2005 introduction of GWENDOLYN LEE WALKER, a 7-1/2 inchpink-cream blend flower with a deep rose chevron, highlighted witha creamy midrib, on a four-way branched and 49 inch tall scape thatsports over 20 buds. Jean created this semi evergreen cascadingGRANDMA KISSED MESlide: H. ReeveTetraploid HOLLY DANCERImage: Francois Verhaert, Belgium.Stalking the Spider and Unusual Formsunusual form from a cross of one of her seedlings and LOLABRANHAM.I may not have a keeper spider seedling, but Dan Bachman hitthe spider jackpot with his 2002 registration of MASCARA SNAKE,a 10 inch maroon spider with a 6:1 petal ratio. Dan created it bycombining the gene pool of Child’s 1953 STOPLIGHT with a seedlingfrom Krekler’s 1978 PRETTY LATE X Bachman’s 2001 BIGROSS that hails from Hardy’s 1966 PERSIAN PATTERN. Dan’shybridizing effort is a perfect example of what can be accomplishedwhen you roll your dice into the vintage spider gene pool.“Spiders are creatures that have pretty features,but I much like those that won’t bite!Oh, many do coo,but none yet are blue,and some might give someone a fright...”The best advice I can give to new hybridizers of spider andunusual form daylilies is to do your genetics homework. How doyou know where you are going if you do not know where thedaylily has been? We are just beginning to see the numerous exoticforms that are emerging from the vintage gene pool.• Put tender evergreen pollen on hardydormant.• Don’t be afraid to dust pollen bothmorning and evening on supposedlysterile cultivars.• Take a chance on outcrossing for betteroverall plant performance.• Look for parent plants with good branching,strong scapes, and that contains abud count of over fifteen.• Evaluate your selected seedlings for atleast three bloom seasons before dubbingit a keeper.• Bear in mind: pretty babies can get ugly asthey mature.• Most important: Follow your heart indeveloping creations that makes youhappy.GmGWENDOLYN LEE WALKERImage: Jean BawdenAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterMASCARA SNAKESlide: Dan BachmanLEAPING LOXSlide: H. ReeveSpring-Summer 2005 Page 21

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2The 13th Annual Region 2SymposiumThe Cleveland Event.................Always at its BestBy Melanie Vassallo and Gisela MeckstrothWhat an event! Early-bird registrants started with tours at noonon Friday. After they returned, Dan Bachman led a Garden JudgesWorkshop 1 with wine and cheese in the AHS hospitality suite, asuite that turned magically into the Region 2 hospitality suite towardsthe end of the festivities.25 States and Canada RepresentedMembers from all 5 states of our Great Lakes Region 2 wererepresented. AHS members from 20 additional US states had alsotraveled to Cleveland, and those included 7 AHS Board Members—with some of them bringing their spouses and friends—and anadditional 5 great “neighbors from the far NORTH,” namely Canada,did the same!Service to AHS and its Regions is Volunteerism at its BestThree speaker presentations kicked off the Friday evening, 8presentations followed on Saturday, and three on Sunday morning.This was really a symposium that we hope the 1993 originatorshad intended it to be: An information exchange on many daylilyrelated topics that spanned all AHS regions! Richard Norris showedslides of seedlings from hybridizers of the North and the South,sending the viewers to bed dreaming of spring and daylilies. Youcan read the recaps of all presentations in the following pages, andwe hope that the accompanying images will bring them to life.Registrar Lee Underschultz was hard at work passing out thenecessary paperwork to all who had come from far and wide. Sheand her husband Kirk had brought beautiful daylily art work thatcould be purchased. Dan Bachman of “Valley of the Daylilies” wasready to supply all with daylily T-shirts, daylily stationery, andother useful items. Bobbie Brooks sold precious seeds from exceptionalcrosses, and JR Blanton brought “DeerScram” for those whoare plagued by those unwanted garden guests.Plant Auction Chair Heidi Willet set up the Silent Auction table.Right: JR Blanton (Digital Photography101) and Plant Auction ChairHeidi WilletBelow left: Silent Auction tablesBelow right: Kirk Underschultz, PaulLimmer, Bobbie BrooksAll images: Karen CiulaTalk about whetting one’s appetite. Each auction sheet, showed acolor image of the particular daylily along with a full description ofhybridizer, registration info, etc. Curt Hanson checked the progressof penciled-in bids off and on (with furrowed brow!) but he neednot have worried, because the rows of $-amounts grew in lengthand $-size. We can’t imagine how Lee and Heidi made it through thedays. We know how hard they had worked ahead of the actualevent. Our hats are off to them.No one could have expected such a delicious Saturday banquetmeal. Karen Ciula, a Metropolitan Columbus DS member, thoughtthat the meal was even better than what she had ordered Friday inthe hotel’s dining room! Then came Jamie Gossard’s digital slideshow of hybridizers’ seedlings, followed by the auction.You cannot imagine how organized this auction was. Everyonelamented the unavoidable absence of David Kirchhoff, who hasbeen a member of the “auction team” for a few years. But, Kay Day& Company, knowing very well that David would keep his eyes“peeled” on the auction from afar-away Florida, pulled out all stops.Auctioneering 101 classes were held in the hall while diners enjoyeddessert!Auction “runners” wore noticeable foot paths into the banquetroom’s plush carpet to Missouri bidders Larry Gooden and PatThirteen years of daylily information exchange! Think of it.Present at these 2005 festivities were the original 1993:♦♦♦Seeds That Bore FruitRegion 2Symposium 1993The first Region 2 Symposium was started witha “seed money” fund donated by the generousChicagoland Daylily Society.Symposium Co-chair Hiram Pearcy from Wisconsin,Symposium Registrar Joanne Larson from IllinoisSlide-show Organizer Bill Sevetson from IllinoisSpeaker Leo Sharp from Indiana:Daylilies of the 21st CenturySpeaker er Curt t Hanson from Ohio:Setting Hybridizing Goals......................and Working to Achieve ThemGraphics: Lee Alden of Frogsleap Gardens, MichiganPage 22 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Kiesel and Ohio bidders Larry and Marla Work. Highest auctionprice for a priceless Curt Hanson creation (to be introduced in 2006)was $525 bid by none other than Chief Auctioneer Kay Day herself,who is sending the plant to one of the 2006 AHS National Conventiontour gardens as a guest plant! Only those who stayed up intothe wee hours could tell how exhaustively hard all those who wereinvolved in the auction worked. The auction proceeds made up formore than the unrealized receipts from 2 missed summer-meetingplant auctions (that happens when the AHS National Conventionwas held here in 2002 will be in 2005).Kay Day’s thanks reflects what Region 2 officers and symposiumorganizers want to express: “While we thank each of thebuyers, we would especially like to thank Larry Gooden, Pat Kieseland Marla and Larry Work who kept the bidding process so competitive.They came away with a good number of daylilies—wethink they will, actually, have to buy more acreage to accommodatetheir new acquisitions this spring. We look forward to seeing theirbeauties in bloom during the next couple of years.” (Note: Darlaand Larry Work will apply for AHS Display Garden status in April)An extra Thank-You to Northeast Ohio DS’s President DougBowen and Secretary Amy Doerger who manned the light switchesduring speakers’ presentations. Thank-You to Richard Norris forpreparing the wonderful slide shows. Big, big Thank-You’s to the14 Speakers, and the 14 brave volunteer writers who are bringingyou the recap of those wonderful hours in the following pages.And last, but not least:Thank You from Region 2 and all of us to SymposiumOrganizer Curt Hanson who made it all happen once again!AHS Publications Committee ChairBarbara Watts with her spouse EarlImage: Karen CiulaGoodies forsale at theUnderschultztableMimi and Bob SchwarzImage: Karen CiulaDon Herr fromLancaster PAImage: Karen CiulaAlan Hersh, Joyce Hersh, Karen Ciula, BillJohannes, Joe Goudeau, Kay Day, Sue AdieImages: Gisela Meckstroth except as noted.THANK YOU!Special Thanks toRegion 2 NewsletterProofreader KarenCiula.So, you think the AHS Daylily Journal editors take a vacation? Not achance! Allen and Carol McLain with AHs Board Member Kevin WalekRight:1993 Region 2 Symposiumorganizers Hiram Pearcy andJoanne Larson, 2005 RPDJohn Sheehan, MCDS VPKaren Ciula.Auctioneers, Runners, and SpottersThank You! to Kay & Company•Melanie Mason (NY)•Joe and Ginger Goudeau (LA)•Peter Weixlmann (NY)•Bret Clement (IN)•Melanie Vassallo (NY)•Sue Adie (Canada)•Chris Rogers + Dan Hansen (FL) •Herman Clause (LA)•Paul Limmer (NY)•Tom Herr (PA)•Melodye Campbell (NY)•Dan Bachman (OH)•Jamie Gossard (OH)•Charles Douglas (SC)•Ken and Melissa Begnaud (LA) •Heidi Willet (OH)There were at least 3-4 other spotter-helpers farther back in the large roomwho have, despite search, remained unnamedHard-working tabulators and cashiers were all from the Metropolitan ColumbusDaylily Society:•Reg 2 Treasurer Bill Johannes•MCDS VP Karen Ciula•Joyce and Alan HershAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterGunda Abajian, Sandy Holmes.Sandy and Mike donated the“Ohio” bird feeder. Successfulbidder was Melanie Vassallo.Jane Saliaris and Jane Adkins“Getting together withdaylily friendsis as refreshingas the returnof spring flowers.”Marjalein BastinLee Pickles and Paul LimmerSpring-Summer 2005 Page 23

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Don Herr: : Front Yarard HybridizerBy Melodye Campbell, Fairport, New Yorkhat’s in a name? What’s the story behind the daylily? DonW Herr’s tales of his daylily introductions had us all laughingearly Sunday morning at the Region 2 Symposium. A lovely white/cream flower, with lavender blush, plum eye and double plum picoteeedge is named after his daughter, BETH HERR (2002). Beth, whoworks at a head trauma hospital unit in Atlanta, chose this flowerfor her namesake because, “it holds up well at the end of the day,”just like Beth! Don welcomes and depends upon input from otherdaylily lovers. For instance, his 2005 red spider, SUMMER FIRE-WORKS, was named by a friend Linda Pinkham who told Don thatthe plant with its widely branched scapes and neatly separated 7"blooms looked like exploding fireworks, hence the name. This fabulous43" tall dormant, diploid daylily (YABBA DABBA DO x AN-DROID) has 5-6 way branching and 25 buds and won best seedlingat the DVDS show in 2004. How did his future, SPARE ME, get itsname? Well, a fellow gardener was growing it and it wowed everyoneand won the Regional hybridizer award! Oops, Don hadn’tbeen totally enamored with it and had thrown every plant on thecompost heap in the woods! Finally, his 2000 introduction, DAPHNEDORE, was selected by three daughters who wanted to name adaylily to honor their mother. This daylily is an elegant pale pinkwith a darker band, with deep ruffles. It has 5 way branching and25-30 buds.jected the brutal freeze and thaw cycles. He hybridizes for overallplant habit, rebloom, budcount and, of course, a lovely flower. Donhit the jackpot with HER BEST BLOOMERS, a 2001 introductionthat won Best Small Flower in the Kroll garden at the 2000 NationalAHS convention in Philadelphia. This adorable 4" flower is fuchsiared with a darker eyezone. The plant is 28" tall, has 5 way branchingand 27-40 buds. I grow this wonderful daylily in my zone 5 gardenand it really is a “best bloomer” as it blooms continuously all summer!The parents are WOODSIDE FIRE DANCE X DRAGON’SEYE.Another one of Don’s introductions out of WOODSIDE FIREDANCE is HER LITTLE BLOOMERS (WOODSIDE FIRE DANCE xWELSH PIXIE). Don says that this mighty mini red surpasses HERBEST BLOOMERS in branching and bud count. It was the Winnerof the International Competition for the Best Miniature Flower inthe Creveling garden at the 2000 national AHS convention in Philadelphia.The dormant, diploid is 28" tall, has 5-6 way branching and40 buds. Don’s LAVENDER SUSPENDERS is an outstanding additionto the unusual form category. It is from the breeding of CurtHanson’s SWALLOWTAIL KITE x Webster’s RED SUSPENDERS.This introduction has the unusual form of RED SUSPENDERS andthe color and stately form of SWALLOWTAIL KITE. It has excellentgarden presence.LAVENDER SUSPENDERS(Herr 2002)Stately lavender Unusual Formwith yellow-green throat, 48"8.5"2-way branching, 14 buds,dor Tet from SWALLOW TAILKITE X RED SUSPENDERS.Slide: Don HerrHER BEST BLOOMERS Slide: Don HerrDon Herr hybridizes daylilies in Lancaster county, in the heart ofPennsylvania Dutch country. This quiet and unassuming veterinariancalls himself a front yard hybridizer because his back yard isheavily wooded so all his daylily gardens are in the front yard!There is very little snow cover in his area so his daylilies are sub-ROGER HERR (Herr 2004)This is an orchid lavender with ayellow throat and voluptuouspleated yellow edge. May beDon’s best introduction to date.35" 5.5 " 6-way branching, EDor, Tet, 25-40 buds. FromKNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN XSPACECOAST STARBURST.Slide: Don HerrOH WHAT A BEAUTIFULMORNINGProfusely ruffled and recurvedpeach pink with great substance.Branched 5-6 way scapes. 34" M6" Re Sev, 27 buds, Tet. FromAMERICA’S MOST WANTEDX SPACECOAST STARBURSTSlide: Don HerrAll slides scanned by GiselaMeckstrothDon has two marvelous 2005 introductions out of DavidKirchhoff’s CAUSE FOR PAUSE. CONTINUOUS PLEASURE, withits vibrant hot mango color, is a great candidate for the “hot” colorgarden. MARY JANE HERR, which is named after Don’s sister, is alarge recurved peach with great substance.Up north, we’re always looking for daylilies with great branchingand bud count, plus a pretty face. Don Herr is working diligently tofill our desires!Check out his web site, http://donherrdaylilies.com/index.htm.Page 24 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Gunda Abajian: The Daylilies of Ledgewood GardensBy John Sheehan, Madison, WisconsinIfirst met Gunda and Tony Abajian this past ThanksgivingWeekend in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I was attendingthe event to get a first look at the 2005 Introductions of many of themost prolific daylily hybridizers in the country AS WELL AS tohave a chance to order the ones I “had to have” before most 2005catalogs had even been mailed out.After a long day of watching many long slide shows (the imageswere great; however, the chair seats grew harder by the hour), atleast 30 folks gathered in the hospitality room to discuss new introductions,renew old acquaintances and meet new people. I definitelyfit into this last category. After a bit, I was introduced toGunda and Tony. Both let me know right away that Gunda is thehybridizer while Tony is the capable, thoughtful, flexible spousewho willingly asks, “What do you want me to do next, Dear?”What a perfect team!After a short visit there, Gunda and I headed out the sliding deckdoor to escape the smoky, crowded room. The evening was beautiful,cold by North Carolina standards; the moon was full and thewaves were pounding the shore. We visited for perhaps 30 minutes.That is when I learned that Gunda and Tony lived for years inNew York State where they grew roses, rhododendrons, and azaleasand bred champion German Shepherds and Irish Setters. Hernew acquaintance, Grace Stamile, got Gunda hooked on daylilies.When Tony retired, he and Gunda moved to Deland, Florida in theheart of Daylily “Mecca.” They called their new home LedgewoodGardens.Gunda began to collect the newest plants with the best growthhabits and the prettiest faces. Only 5 years ago she began to makecrosses, looking at first for fancy, ruffled flowers; however, sincethen, has widened her horizons to work on producing tiny spiderswith bluish eyes as well as larger blossoms with complex eyes.Many of her blossoms show really bluish hues.Each year Gunda plants her seeds in trays of 74 compartmentseach. She then transplants about 5000 seedlings into 1 gallon potsand watches them take off. In the warm Florida sunshine, many willflower during the first season allowing Gunda to make decisions onwhether to continue on with seedlings or “toss them over the fence.”All of the Introductions and seedlings presented at the Symposiumcan be seen at her web site: http://ledgewoodgardens.com/Gunda’s first group of daylily slides included her 2005 Introductions.Her favorite was ULTIMATE FANTASY, a 7" show stopperwith 4 inch overlapping petals and 2 ¾ inch sepals. This standoutflower is vanilla-cream colored with heavy ruffles. The blossomopens early and presents itself very flat. The deep green throatcontrasts well against the dark raspberry eye attracting visitors allthe way across the garden. Its parents are (WISEST OF WIZARDSX a Kaskel Seedling).My favorite 2005 Abajian Introduction was LEDGEWOOD’SBLUE CRYSTAL. This flower, which is greater than 6 inches indiameter, has a violet-blue light background with a huge, blue layeredeye. White midribs are like a boulevard leading down into abright green throat. Three way branching and great fertility will bea plus for hybridizers. The fact that the pod parent was MortMorss’s very interesting plant, EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, with itsweb-patterned eye of red violet, will help to produce some fabulouskids. Unfortunately, my absolute all time favorite daylily introducedby Gunda was not shown in Cleveland. It was introduced in2004. Gunda describes it as the “bluest” daylily that she has seen.I hope that the image of this flower on the Ledgewood GardensWebsite approximates its real color. This beauty is called IN CA-HOOTS and has a very large, triangular, layered, bluish eye thatemanates from the deep green throat. Blue edged petals are outlinedin gentle, glittery, lemon yellow. These edges surround theheavily ruffled blue-edged petals. This wonderfully mysteriousflower has parents that are described as (Seedling x Seedling).Gunda Abajian’s seedlings show almost unlimited potential. Theyall have clean, non-muddy colors. They run the gamut of colorsand forms. Many have large, deep purple eyes that cover much ofthe petals (seedlings 4S33 & 4M26 & 4P36). 4S33 has only a smallbit of white color at the ends of the petals. These seedlings have ahigh percentage of Sabine Baur genes in them. Other seedlings arespider variants with either lovely, far-reaching bluish or yellowgreeneyes. (4K11 & 4D36) or some seedlings like 4H29, a cross ofEMPIRE RETURNS X J. T. DAVIS, has such deep bas relief ridgesthat a pencil point can be put into them.Gunda even has a series of seedlings with heavy stippling withvarious background colors varying from red to purple (4I11, 4J25and 4I6). There is no question (in MY mind) that Gunda’s mostLEDGEWOOD’S BLUE CRYSTAL,a 2005 introduction (Slide 4L22)Image: Ledgewood websitecontinued on page 19With exception of LEDGEWOODBLUE CRYSTAL, Gunda providedthe slides of these seedling images.Scanning was done by the editor.No color enhancement featureswere used on any of the images onthis page.LEDGEWOOD’S FIRECRACKER (Slide 3D36)Slide C23 (ULTIMATE FANTASY XJT DAVIS)Slide 3G33, Garden Name is “LargePansy Eye”Stippled Seedling comes from (sdl“Large Pansy Eye” X Stamile’s2002 GREEN MYSTIQUE)(Slide 4E15)AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 25

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Ken Begnaud: Eyes on LouisianaBy Joanne Larson, Barrington, IllinoisWhat an ending it was! Ken Begnaud,Beau Basin Gardens, came north to sharehis hybridizing philosophy with us andwind up the 2005 AHS Region 2 Symposium.Ken, and his wife, Melissa, and son,Kalen, live a few miles north of Lafayettein the heart of Cajun country. Duringthe AHS national convention in 1998, Iremember visiting their lovely garden.Ken has been active in Region 13 servingas RVP for two terms, as a gardenjudge, and as an exhibition judge andinstructor. He jokes about being both aUS member and an international memberat present. His job as an aircraftKen BegnaudImage: Joanne Larson structural engineer is sending him toTrinidad on a 6-weeks-on, 4-weeks-off work schedule.Ken and Melissa already have a Beau Basin legacy in Kalen whointroduced his first daylily at the age of 15, CLOUDS BEFORE THESTORM, a dormant diploid with a double edge from INDIAN GIVERX TOUCH OF MAGIC. At the AHS national convention last year,Kalen was co-winner of the Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award.He is converting plants and has his own programs, but he andMelissa agree to follow Ken’s E-mailed and phoned instructionsfrom Trinidad when the pollen calls.How did this all begin? With a chicken show! Back in the late80’s Ken met Melvin McConnell from Shreveport, a fellow chickenfancier at a chicken show. Ken needed some bedding plants for theyard and Melvin invited him over, filled a box with daylily plantsand sent him home with them. Mel said, “Leave the tags on and seehow you like them.” Ken planted them, left the tags on, theybloomed, and to keep the story short, he liked them!The pollen dabbing started in 1992, and he soon became interestedin conversion using colchicine. He continues to convertusing several different methods and has a good supply of convertedmaterial not otherwise available.In his hybridizing program, he aims for good plant habit first andthen works on color, form and edges. “Since we see the greenfoliage for a much longer time in the garden than we see the flowerson the plant,” he said, “I want beautiful green foliage and a plantthat self-cleans the spent flowers.” Bud count, branching andrebloom are very important characteristics also. I also noticed thatmany of Ken’s registered varieties have fragrance.Registrations began with MELISSA’S SMILE (1998) named forhis wife’s lovely smile, followed by WILD BERRIES ‘N CREAM(1998), GLOWING GYPSY JEWEL (2000) and WHISPERING PINKMIST (2000). EARLENE GARBER (2000), named for former AHSpresident Earlene Garber of New Iberia, LA, is an elegantly ruffled6" dormant lavender with darker edges and a blue lavender eyezone.Another flower was named to honor Lee Gates who generouslygave seedlings to Ken to help him get started. REMEMBERINGLEE (2003) is a 5 ½” extremely ruffled lavender with 4-way branchingand 25+ buds.We saw slides of small flowers, large flowers, pastels, and severalunusual forms. The hot colors of CAJUN ACCENT (2003) wereFROSTED VINTAGERUFFLES(Ken Begnaud 2000)Image: Ken Begnauda hit. It’s a 6" bicolor red and yellow with a wide yellow-goldtoothed edge that passes on its toothiness. Ken has also beenbreeding for edges without eyes and FROSTED VINTAGERUFFLES, the beautiful cultivar pictured here, is one result. It is adormant from BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS X ATTIC ANTIQUE.From his blue eyed crosses incorporating miniatures and ponysizeflowers from Elizabeth Salter, Grace Stamile, Pauline Henry,Darrel Apps and Ra Hansen came a seedling to be introduced thisyear as BLUE EYED CAJUN. It is a striking 5 ½" cream lavenderwith a light raspberry band above a watermark shading from blue tolavender to lemon down into a green throat with a matching edge.At first glance, the bloom resembles a pansy face. Another seedlingis waiting in the wings – AABCBP-1-01. When the slide of thisone flashed on the screen, Ken asked, “How blue do we want blue?”And what an ending it was!Visit their Beau Basin Gardens website to see for yourself.http://www.beaubasingardens.comBelow: Seedling#AABCBP-1-01Image: Ken BegnaudKalen Begnaud’s2003 introductionCLOUDSBEFORE THESTORMImage: KenBegnaudBLUE EYED CAJUNImage: Ken BegnaudPage 26 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter408

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005John Shooter: Blue PetuniasBy Karen Ciula, Gahanna, OhioThe Shooter family of Marietta, North Carolina have beenworking with daylilies for 28 years. Currently, MariettaGardens offers daylilies in an extensive array of shapes, forms, andcolors.On first thought John Shooter’s presentation theme of “BluePetunias” seems so incongruous. What could a blue petunia possiblyhave in common with a daylily?First of all, think ruffles. John’s 2005 BUBBLE YUMMIN’ MAMA(MISS DOROTHY X Tet NEAL BARRY) sports supreme rufflingand a gold-crème edging. Then there is the color—hot sizzlingpink. But not blue. Another spectacular introduction JELLYMAKER (GRANDPA MUNSTER X Tet SILOAM RALPH HENRY)has creamy-peach, flat huge petals and sepals with a raspberryvioleteyezone. Its eye-catcher is a wide ruffled triple edge of raspberry-violet,crème, and gold. John obviously enjoys his tonguein-cheekputdowns of tetraploid fanciers although these two beautiesare themselves tetraploids.The finest legacy of all is daughter Elizabeth O. Shooter, whosework with diploids concentrates on spiders, variants, and unusualforms. In searching for the blue petunia patterns, visualize thosehybrids with big white central star shapes. STARGATE PORTAL(Elizabeth O. Shooter 2001) began that exploration, leading intoSNAKE IN THE GRASS BOO (Elizabeth O. Shooter 2003), a 7"huckleberry black purple with white stripes variant. In 2006Elizabeth’s STARGATE VENTURE and STARGATE VOYAGER willcontinue to refine the look of white star-shaped eyes surroundedby dark blue-purple bands and frilly edges.John Shooter’s pre-registered BLUE PETUNIA LACE (02-J3489D)shows how far the Shooters have come in diploid refinement. Giventen more years, it’s John’s goal in life to get all the chicken fatedges, substance, size, and color of tetraploids into his diploids.“Ooh, have mercy!”Marietta Gardens will host an open house Sunday, May 29, 2005when the flowers are at their peak bloom. “It also offers a brother/sister chili-making competition, one inside, one outside, and guesswhat—both chilies are the same! Ya’ll come.”Right: Elizabeth Shooter’s 2003SNAKE IN THE GRASS BOOTo see these web-page images of2005 introductions and previousregistrations, visit the MariettaGardens web pages:http:www.mariettagardens.comJELLY MAKERBUBBLE YUMMIN’ MAMAMARIETTA MOMENTO (John Shooter 2002) is a legacy diploidgiving its kids similar fringed and lacy edges. Its parentage continuesin the 2005 additions to John’s diploid “Mapping” series.MAPPING MAINE, MAPPING MISSISSIPPI, and MAPPING OR-EGON all feature deep yellow or rose veining like highways andforks on a road map.Cynthia Blanchard,Ken Blanchard,Dave Winter, OhioDaylily SocietymembersImages: Gisela,who must takeDigital Photography101 again!It does not get betterthan this:Richard Norris ofAshwood Gardens(Ohio), JohnShooter of MariettaGardens (NorthCarolina), ChrisRogers of LadybugDaylilies (Florida)talking hybridizing!A future introduction and preregisteredBLUE PETUNIA LACE(02-J3489D)Faye Shooter’sRINGS OF DESIREJohn says that “Whenever I see a flower or a seedling I reallylike, I say “Ooh, have mercy!’” Faye O. Shooter’s 2005 tetraploidintroductions RAISIN AND RUM, RINGS OF DESIRE, and WINGSOF DESIRE must have brought out this response. Most importantly,Faye keeps Marietta Gardens spirited and organized.1993 Region 2 Symposium slideorganizer Bill Sevetson and2003-2004 RVP Ed MyersRegion 2 RPD John Sheehan andJulia Baxter from McMurry, PAAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 27

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Gil Stelter:Incorporporating Species in Nororthern Hybridizingby Joyce and Alan Hersh, Columbus, OhioAhistorian’s search for the name of the daylily grown by hisgrandmother in Alberta, Canada, led to a new pursuit intothe world of daylilies by a Professor of Urban History at Ontario’sUniversity of Guelph. Gil Stelter wanted to know more about thedaylily that his grandmother was raising back in the 1920s.In his search, he discovered the work of Arlow Stout and wasintroduced to species daylilies. He began to pursue growing dayliliesand collecting some of the earlier Stout cultivars as well as someof the species used by Stout in his hybridizing program.Stelter established a daylily garden and using his love of history,decided to lay out the garden in chronological order from the 1890’sto the present. This AHS Display Garden contains more than 600cultivars, including some 35 early Stout cultivars as well as manyspecies varieties. His curiosity about Stout’s work led him to hybridizingusing the diploid and triploid species that Stout experimentedwith in his early crosses.Stelter became involved in the Ontario Daylily Society and decidedthat he would set some goals for his hybridizing program.One of his goals was to cross the diploid species H. citrina with dipspiders and unusual forms. Another was to adapt tetraploid spidersand Unusual Forms to northern Zone 5 gardens by introducingthe genetics of H. fulva in order to attain hardiness. He hopedto introduce new germplasm into the tetraploid genetic pool withoutthe use of colchicine to convert the plants. His inquiries led himto collect 13 variations of H. fulva, not all of which were sterile.Although several hybridizers told him that what he was trying todo was not possible, he found that certain varieties of diploid H.Gryphon GardensGil’s Gryphon Gardens home in Guelph, Ontario, dates back to 1866.The new front, completed in 2004, with a new Gothic gable reminiscentof the original on the other side of the house.RASHOMON GATE (Stelter 2005)A 30" M 6" Sev diploid fromORANGUTAN X CHEVRON SPIDERThe name of this Unusual Form daylily wasinspired by the 1950 movie by the greatJapanese director, Kurosawa, which givesfour different versions of the same event atKyoto’s historic Rashomon Gate. Thisdaylily also presents several versions,making it difficult to say what its normalbloom looks like, for it can be several typesof crispate and also a cascade. Its color is dark pink, with a darkerchevron. Vigorous, with 2-3 way branching. Very fertile both ways.(All images on this page from Gil’s presentation CD)Some of Gil’s Experiments with H. citrina: F2sGil Stelter’s Hybridizing Goals• Began with dip spiders and UFs, with some use of H. citrina.• Tempted by the alluring but oh so tender exotics from Florida.• Adapting tetraploid spiders and UFs to the North.• Experiments with H. fulva to try to make tet spiders and UFs more hardy.fulva accepted tetraploid pollen. In particular, he used H. fulva‘Hankow’ collected in the 1930’s and H. fulva var. littorea, identifiedin 1961. He also made crosses using the Korean form of H.fulvafound by Apps in 1984.His F1 and F2 crosses have resulted in a number of tetraploidplants using H. fulva ‘Hankow’ and littorea genetics. Some ofthese are somewhat stoloniferous, and at least one shows polytepalcharacteristics. They are displaying very good branching (fiveway)and are very vigorous. Further results of these crosses will beseen in his F3 crosses that will bloom for the first time this summer.He has two diploid introductions for 2005 that are a result of hisquest for improving hardiness for the North. These areRASHOMON GATE (ORANGUTAN X CHEVRON SPIDER) andPOTALA TAPESTRY (CAROLICOLOSSAL X EGGPLANT ESCA-PADE).The plant of his grandmother’s that started it all, he identified as H.middendorffii, a very early blooming bright orange-yellow dormantdiploid that is 36" tall, has 3" flowers, and is considered to be bothpod and pollen fertile. Its origin is Japan and Siberia, and it is alsoreferred to as the “Broad Dwarf Daylily.” (citrina x FIRESTORM)X ASTERISK(citrina x FIRESTORM)X ASTERISKSome of Gil’s Experiments with H. fulvaF1 cross: H. fulva ‘Hankow’x GINGER TWIST(citrina x FIRESTORM) XCOBURG FRIGHTWIGF2 fulva ‘Hankow’ crosses:(‘Hankow’ x ALL AMERICANCHIEF) X ROB COBB♦Note:Gil can be reached at: gstelter@uoguelph.caor at: 7 Orchard Crescent, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N2E 1W9Interested in daylily species? Why not visit http://members.tripod.com/daylily6/Species/Species.htmPage 28 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Jeff f Salterer: : A Varieariety of Images—My FirstForays Into the Digital WorldBy Don Jerabek, Watson Park Daylilies, Indianapolis, IndinanaWell-known hybridizer Jeff Salter of Rollingwood Gardenshas recently made his first forays into using a digitalcamera in his garden. After continued encouragement, or shallwe say “prodding,” by daylily friend David Kirchhoff, Jeff finallydecided it was time to purchase a digital camera. He relays thatquickly upon purchasing a digital camera. one is confronted withunfamiliar terms and unfamiliar adjustments such as “ISO” and“white balance.” He commented that some terms seemed to makelittle-to-no sense such as “noise reduction.” Jeff asked, “Whatdoes noise reduction have to do with photographs?” Hecommented that, “ Any button on auto,” seemed an easy one toselect. Who wouldn’t want things to be adjusted automatically?”Next button? HQ?!? HQ must mean high quality. Let’s pick thatone,” Jeff continued. Other terms to confront include RAW,TIFF, SHQ and SQ; what could these all mean?Jeff commented, “The nice thing about having images asslides, is that they are tangible. They are physical. You can holdthem, stack them and sort them. You store them, arrange them. Iam a person focused on the tangible.” All the more reason that atransition to taking and keeping digital images can be a difficulttransition. But, Jeff continued that even after purchasing a newdigital camera, the camera did spend a number of months in adrawer before he finally took it out into the garden.Luckily for Jeff and his wife Elizabeth, they have a teenagedaughter, Alex. She was able to help them get more comfortablewith the camera, as well as help them transfer some of their oldslide images to the computer in a digital format. The audiencechuckled with delight, well aware that our children or grandchildrenfrequently have to be mobilized to help us become morecomfortable with our new digital age. He commented that it isequally as possible to convert digital images into slides.Jeff’s talk included sharing images of his 2005 introductions inboth fashions: The flowers were shown as slide images fromKodak film and also as digital images through a MicrosoftPowerPoint presentation program. The images were taken with atraditional Nikon S(ingle) L(ens) R(eflex) camera loaded withKodachrome 64 film and a new Olympus digital camera. Theoutstanding beauty of his introductions was obvious, regardlessof whether the image was slide or digital. Jeff did remind us that“unlike a traditional camera, the settings of a digital camera arenot hardwired and if not set properly, you can lose your settings.”He also cautioned that when doing a Powerpointpresentation, you can not assume that the colors you see on theHAPPY HALLOWEEN (2005)(HALLOWEEN HOCUSPOCUS X (EXOTIC TREA-SURE x MASK OF ETER-NITY))A pale creamy orange withslight pink salmon infusion anda large black eye and doubleedge of black and gold. Edge isvery heavy and pronounced andhas bubbles and tiny teeth thatsurround the entire petal.laptop screen will be the same colors as the digital image that willbe projected by the digital projector onto the screen, but that thisproblem is getting much better. Jeff added that digital cameraswith larger image capture sensors were preferable over cameraswith smaller image capture sensors.Of the 2005 Introductions he shared with us, his HAPPYHALLOWEEN was a crowd favorite. Other daylilies of note werehis new introductions and seedlings that expanded the interestinglook of the CHINESE TEMPLE FLOWER (I. Munson 1980)throats that are becoming strong, fascinating, and create a clearand distinct throat patterns. Other crowd pleasers were SPRINGSENSATION, as well as the magnificent reds and amazingbicolors coming out of SPRING SENSATION breeding. Jeff alsoshared images of seedlings with the largest and most expandedeyes the crowd had seen.The question from the audience was raised: “At what point is theeyes expanded to the point that it is no longer an eye but itbecomes the dominant petal color and is, therefore, no longer aneye?”Jeff left the crowd with a bit of advice of hybridizing: “You needto select what YOU want and like, not what someone else likes;not what is liked by the hybridizer down the street.” And, he leftthe crowd with some advice on digital cameras and presentations,saying, “The ability to create more interesting presentationslike the ability to add parentage and comments makes thedigital media both the trend in the future and a plus for a moregenerally interesting presentation.”For the hybridizer or the photographer, Jeff brought forwardinteresting and educational comparisons that will help all theattendees make better daylilies and make better images of theirdaylilies.Jeff Salter and Region 2 Ways andMeans Committee Chair NikkiSchmith of the Southern MichiganHemerocallis Society(Image: G Meckstroth)SPRING SENSATION((ENCHANTINGESMERALDA xSEEDLING) X ROYALRENAISSANCE)Bright cerise rose red withtiny lime heart.Flower images on thispage: Scanned from 2005catalog by G MeckstrothSTORM PRINCEJeff Salter 2005(COSMIC SENSATION X(SOLDIER OF FORTUNE xSeedling))You can visit Salter’s Rollingwood Gardens: http://rollingwoodgarden.com/AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 29

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Chris Rogers: Fun with Edges Without EyesBy Joann Stewart, Watkinsville, GeorgiaChris Rogers, newly emerged as a leader in the “edge no eye”breeder’s circle, gave a presentation relating the details ofher five year relationship with daylilies!She related the story of meeting Dan Hansen though a friend’sefforts to “fix her up,” and how (after standing him up twice), sheeventually wound up doing early crosses under his direction in hisgarden.Shortly after their relationship began, work outside the statepulled Dan away during hybridizing season, and Chris was left todo the lion’s share of the pollinating for Dan’s programs during hisabsence. She shared with her audience Dan’s anxiety over leavingsuch an important facet of “the future” to someone other than him,but it’s obvious that she did a superb job, because afterwards, shewas given her choice of programs to take for her own, and shechose the “edge no eye.”Chris traced the diploid lines of SUSAN WEBER, TUNE THEHARP, SEAL OF APPROVAL, and BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS, whichstirred Dan’s initial interest in pursuing a tetraploid program inedges with no eyes. Dan’s early backbone parents led to his introductionof PINK INTRIGUE (SOMETHING WONDERFUL x ROYALSARACEN) in 2000.It’s hard to give enough praise to such a nice presentation ofvisual materials in this program. Chris’s use of slides showed clearlythe parental genetic input into resultant seedlings (later to becomeintroductions) and how improvements were made with each generationof early parents.In 2001, Dan’s development of LONELY HEART (WEDDINGBAND x GRACELAND) began to contribute the darker edges whichcontinue in this line. In 2002, a cross of LAVISH LACE X LONELYHEART produced DRAMATIC LOOK, and the reciprocal crossproduced FABULOUS FRINGES. HINT OF HARMONY and LAV-ENDER BORDER also came from the PINK INTRIGUE line.Please note: All the preceding Hansen tetraploid introductionswere from a period of time termed ‘B. C.’ Unlike most interpretationsof that B.C. nomenclature, THIS ‘B. C.’ refers to a time BeforeChris took over the “edge no eye” program! These important earlyHansen “edge no eye” tetraploids, however, were what she had towork with when she was given Ownership of the program in 2001.“Ownership” gave Chris even more interest and determinationto develop the “edge no eye” line, and she showed slides of herearliest successful seedlings, in which her primary goals were darkeredges with no gold tones, and great plant habit. She had 17 true‘keepers’ her first year!In five short years, Chris has developed plants with such distinctivelooks and great plant habits that she named two of them forher daughters:JULIANNA LYNN:A coral edged 5.5" bloom with bud count of 40 [((ARCTIC SNOWx UK) x (WEDDING BAND x SOMETHING WONDERFUL)) X PINKINTRIGUE x UK] andLORYNN NICOLE:A rose-bordered 5" bloom with bud count of 32 ((ARCTIC SNOWx UK) x (WEDDING BAND x SOMETHING WONDERFUL)) X EDBROWN.She has also begun systematic out crossing with plants fromother lines and has started pursuing other hybridizing directionsincluding variations in color and form. She’s interested in smallerblooms, narrower forms, and is working in purples and reds too.In fact, one of Chris’s other 2005 introductions is ENERGIZEDSIMPLICITY: a 5" purple with purple eye and white edged ruffledbeauty ((BELA LUGOSI x RIS) X (BETTY WINKLER x HAPPYAPACHE)), which evolved from three reds and one purple. Shecontinues to seek improvement on a dark purple daylily with awhite edge.Other 2005 introductions are MANDATORY EVACUATION: a5.5" rich wine (RELENTLESS INTERLOPER X JOAN DERIFIELD)and HOT AND HEAVY: a 5" very clean red with large ruffles (REDRAMPAGE X LA VITA).This was a lively presentation, with good-natured banter andhumorous images interspersed throughout, but there’s no maskinga very serious fact: Chris has found her feet in the daylily world,and we have among us a very accomplished, focused young womanwith many future introductions to come.All flower images:Christ RogersHOT AND HEAVYJULIANA LYNNLORYNN NICOLEChris RogersImage: Karen CiulaENERGIZED SIMPLICITYENERGIZED SIMPLICITYIf you would like to see more of Chris Rogers’ andDan’s daylily treasures, visit:http://www.ladybugdaylilies.comPage 30 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Bob Schwhwararz: Exotics, What Else?By Donna KowalczykThose who go through our lives never achieving greatness in evenone field must certainly admire those who manage success in many.We at the Region 2 Symposium had the opportunity of to hear justsuch a man speak in the person of Bob Schwarz.“Exotics, What Else?” was the topic of Bob’s presentation. Thetopic might describe the man who charmed us all with a short historyand description of unusual forms and then inspired us with aflawless digital photo presentation showing the development ofhis hybridization program. Among programs designed to show theintricacies of Power Point, Bob’s program stood out in its simplicity,which allowed the presentation of both parent daylilies and theresults on one screen. Seeing all of them together made it possibleto see which parent contributed a particular characteristic to theseedling and its siblings.Bob shows the same dedication to his second career as a daylilyhybridizer that won him an Emmy for directing the show, AnotherWorld. He also directed other shows, for example Search for Tomorrowand As the World Turns. Bob and Mimi met in 1956 inMunich and have been married for 48 years.Bob has been instrumental in the development of unusual forms.He says that movement in floral segments is what fascinates him.The endless modality of the variable crispates is a source of delightand wonder to him. He used WIGGLESWORTH as an example ofthe type of flower that he particularly likes.However, he encouraged each of us to be amazed at the diversityof genetic material to be found within a daylily cross. Bob recommended,“Grow what appeals to you. Develop your own daylilyline, but include genetic material from other people’s plants wheneverthey show an improvement that you wish to bring to your ownline. Remember,” he says,” that the new rule says an unusual formmust show the characteristic on at least three flower segments. Anunusual form can combine crispate, cascade and spatulate characteristicson the same flower.”Bob and Mimi’s goals are to keep on hybridizing and to followtheir own programs—and always to expect the unexpected seedlingthat pops up. He went on to say, “Where did that come from?That question that keep us going and following our goals, and it isthe surprises that nature occasionally presents us that add spice toour early mornings in the seedling path.”Bob helped formulate the definition of the Exotic/Unusual Formclass that is used as a guideline by hybridizers when they registertheir newly created beauties and by AHS for daylily exhibitionshows. For a complete description of Exotic/Unusual Forms, readBob’s article, complete with example daylily images (in color) andthe drawings of the UF definitions for Crispate, Cascade, and Spatulatesegments in the Winter 2004 Daylily Journal (Vol. 59, No.4,pages 395-398. Note, that a cultivar must show UF characteristicson 3 petals or 3 sepals, different from simply 3 floral segments!Last, but not least, Bob has this motto:“You don’t have to be grim to be serious.”Bob’s seedlingB178-02 (PURPLESUSPENDERS XNINE INCHNAILS)All images on this pagetaken by GiselaMeckstroth—withpermission—directlyfrom (MS PowerPoint)Symposium presentationCDRUSTY NAIL (back)WIGGLESWORTH (CAPTAIN NEMO XTWISTED SISTER)Above: Clump of FLYING DOWN TO RIOLeft: FLYING DOWN TO RIORUSTY NAILTo view Bob and Mimi’sRainbow Daylily Gardensand also study the UFchart and rules, visithttp://www.daylily.net/bobandmimi/or visit the AHS web pages(Dictionary)AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterB232-03 from parents that include CAP-TAIN NEMO , TWISTED SISTER, ANDsdlg B147-00PWSpring-Summer 2005 Page 31

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Curt Hanson: Four Seasons of BeautyBy Julie Gridley, Chardon, Ohio“Gardening is the pursuit of spiritual beauty.” With those words, the always-interesting Curt Hanson, organizer, host, and master ofceremonies for the Cleveland Symposium, kicked off the Friday night presentations. His talk led us on a delightful verbal and visual tourof a year of his life, well illustrating his philosophy that “you can find sacredness and magic everywhere you look.”His visual diary began at the end of the daylily season, with ripened seedpods of his hybridizing efforts with daylilies as well as attractiveseedpods of other species. One image that generated many chuckles was a “bounty of fall” composition, which included not only seeds,fruits, and grains, but deer feet! He narrated that slide by saying, “I think we deserve to eat venison, because they eat a lot of our flowers.We should all be eating venison seven days a week; maybe we can get the things under control.” None of the gardeners in the audiencespoke in protest of that sentiment!Our tour moved further into the autumn season with shots of ornamental grasses, colorful witch hazels in their fall foliage, and brilliantJapanese maples, focusing on a few hybrids (such as Acer japonica ‘Waterfall’) that are hardy to zone 5. There were also slides ofinteresting patterns on tree bark, the veined leaves of cyclamens and otherwinter-blooming plants, and shadows on snow. Work in the daylily gardenwas brought to a halt by the arrival of winter, and then our visual tour groupwas invited along on a road trip to the west. Curt admitted that he wasinspired to go traveling, in part, as a response to the outcome of the Novemberelections (though apparently Canada seemed too cold a destination atthat time of year).As he traveled out to California, Curt spent time in the desert southwestand shared stunning images of rock formations, canyons, streams, and mountains.There was an especially impressive shot of a bristlecone pine, one ofthe oldest trees in existence, taken at an altitude of about 9000 feet in deepsnow. The trip west ended near San Diego at the home of Sanford Roberts,the well-known hybridizer who suffered a devastating fire a few years agoand, now in his 80’s, is in the process of rebuilding his home and gardens.Curt spoke highly of this man’s energy and tenacity in the face of the destructionof almost everything he owned. He’s been an inspiration to many.Back home in Ohio, there was evidence of the arrival of spring with imagesof emerging plants such as daffodils, gingers, and mayapples. There was anAsian wildflower, Synelesis palmata, whose sprouting foliage looked like asoft, opening umbrella. (A very interesting genus which is native to Japan,Korea and China. Synelesis palmata: pinkish, excellent foliage, 18", fromJapan, Zone 5 The umbrella-like foliage is deeply cut and very attractive inthe shade garden. It needs a rich, well-drained soil.) There were jack-in-thepulpitswith interesting mottled stems, trilliums with mosaic-like leaves, and anumber of hellebores. Curt discussed the growing popularity of the earlybloominghellebores, the increasing number and variety of hybrids, and howeasy they are to cultivate. His interest in these plants, in fact, has led him tostart spreading pollen and making seeds – and we can only imagine what willhappen to the genus of helleborus now that he’s involved!Not everything he’s tried to grow has responded so well to his greenthumb, however. He had this sage advice for gardeners who are trying plantsthat might be more challenging: “You don’t really know a plant till you’vekilled it a few times, so you keep chasing it around the yard until you findwhere it’s going to be happy.”Above are four images Curt used in his presentation to give usexamples of the Four Seasons of Beauty.From top to bottom (All images: Curt Hanson):• Japanese Maple Acer japonica ‘Waterfall’• Bristlecone pine during winter in California• Synelesis palmata from northeast Asia• Witch Hazel ‘Westerstedt’Visit Curt Hanson’s Crintonic Gardens at:http://www.crintonicgardens.comSomething that doesn’t need any chasing around is the genus of Hamamelis,or witch hazel. Curt highly recommended this shrub for its spring blooms,brilliant fall color, and incredible fragrance. He generously donated a fewpotted witch hazels to the auction so that others could add it to their yardsand suggested that every gardener should grow at least two or three. Aswith the hellebores, they are becoming increasingly popular, and more andmore hybridizers are exploring their genetic potential. There are already over120 registered cultivars.Before the busy gardening season began, Curt took another road trip, thistime to visit some of the Florida hybridizers. His travels took him through theSmoky Mountains, and he shared some beautiful images of the scenery there.After visiting daylily growers in the south, he was inspired to return homeContinued on page 15Page 32 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Rick Parsley: Digital ProjectorsBy Gisela Meckstroth, Reynoldsburg, OhioRFick Parsley is the RegionalManager for BPMarketing Group. His organizationrepresents the 3M Manufacturersfor the Midwest. What an appropriatetopic at this symposium,since more than half of the speakerspresented their information in digital mode using laptop computers,a digital projector, and the presentation formatted in MicrosoftPowerPoint program stored on a CD.Rick began with an explanation of what “digital projection” means.He explained the projection modes of[L(iquid) C(rystal) D(isplay)](LPD) projectors and D(igital) L(ight) P(rocessing) (DLP). Both projectorsare display devices that project computer or video imagesonto a large screen.Before you begin to look at digital projectors, it may be best toconsider all these uses you have in mind: Project anything from your computer Digital camera presentations Microsoft PowerPoint presentations Internet images Project any video source (DVD, VCR, TV tuner from your VCR) Camcorder Video GamesTerminology:♦LCD stands for liquid crystal display and comes in many forms,sizes, and resolutions. Its primary purpose is to present a digitalimage for viewing. A common use of LCDs is as a display on anotebook computer.♦DLP is the commercial name for the DLP technology from TexasInstruments (TI): The technology inside is often referred to aseither “micro-mirrors”, or DMD: It works this way: build a fewhundred thousand tiny mirrors, and line them up in 800 rows of600 mirrors each. Now attach a hinge to each of those 480,000mirrors. Attach each of those 480,000 hinges to its own very tinymotor! Power each motor with electrostatic energy! The motorstilt their mirrors up to 20 degrees at incredible speeds. This allowsthe mirrors to modulate light from a lamp, and send the“modulated signal” out through a lens, on to a screen. The mostamazing part of DLP micro mirrors, is the scale of size. The 480,000mirrors (actually 580,000 are used), hinges and motors are packedonto a “wafer” a bit larger than your thumbnail. (Source: Glossaryof terms on http://www.projectorcentral.com/glossary.cfm)Clear as “mud”? You bet! Glad Rick was there to explain the hi-techlanguage on “pedestrian level” in this manner:What will Digital Projection do for me, the daylily person? It allows you to display digital images to an audience It will also display DVD video and sound It brings a high-resolution display with vivid color and detail It is bright enough to project a very large image in a normallylit room It is lightweight and portable for ease of setup How do I select the right projector? Budget considerations Price ranges from $700 to over $20 thousand dollars.Resolution♦ Two features that have the largest influence on price are:(1) resolution and (2) brightness.Resolution refers to the number of dots of light that appear on ascreen or a projection to make up a projected image. Rick explainedthat in layman’s terms this means “resolution means how muchdetail you need or want.” He advised us listeners to pay attentionto the “native” resolution of the digital projectors since a projectormay be able to work with several different resolutions. There is one“native” resolution at which the projector works best.What you should know about the resolution of your computerin order to choose the right resolution of your projector:Your presentation should (most of us working with computers havelearned that the word “will” does not exist. “Should” is the appropriateword.) not come to a halt if the resolution on your laptop andyour projector are different, since almost all models can accepthigher or lower resolution images than their “native resolution.”The technology enables the components to accept higher or lowerresolution images by either expanding or compressing the pixelsthat compose a particular image. But, don’t forget, this lowers thequality of your image.At this time, the common resolutions are:• VGA (640x480): This is no longer an acceptable resolution,and it would be difficult to find current, modern projectorsthat support it.• SVGA (800x 600): inexpensive, entry level quality. (about$800-2,000)• XGA (1024x768): higher prices, fully featured. (about $1,500-4,000)• SXGA (1280 x 1024): dramatically higher price, higher quality(suitable for conferences or large auditoriums. Expect to payabout $4000-10,000).With new products coming out in XGA, this resolution is the mostpopular. XGA projectors tend to be more expensive than SVGAprojectors, but prices are dropping due to increased use of XGAlaptop resolution. SXGA (1280-1024) resolution products are gearedtowards high-end personal computers and low-end workstations.They are often used in situations where acute resolution of smalldetails is needed. The cost for these is normally still over $6000.Brightness“Brighter is better!” So says Rick and every other evaluation-ratingsource. Your presentation can’t do you justice if your projectorcan’t produce enough light to show your images on a screen.Brightness is measured in ANSI lumens. Don’t worry about howthe experts came up with that light output rating; just try to rememberthe numbers.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 33

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2Rick Parsley: Digital Projectors (continued from page 24) SVGA, 1000 lumens,about 7lbs: Less than$1000 If light output is between700-1000 lumens,it will require your presentationsto be made ina dark or dimly lit room and will be suitable for smaller,about 80 inch screens. Fair to good for “on the road”digital presentations if at 1000 lumens. SVGA, 2000 lumens, about 6 lbs: Less than $1600 Fine for average rooms. XGA, 2000 lumens, about 6 lbs: Less than $2000 Suitable for normal business conference-room and classroomuse. Light may have to be reduced a little, but atotally dark or dimly lit room is not necessary. Suitable formoderate screen sizes of about 120 inch, diagonally measured,screens. For larger conference rooms you need between 2000-4000lumens. This amount of lumens is needed for large conferencerooms, classroom where a bright image is neededwith full lights on. Projects well on large screens of up to12 feet, measured diagonally. XGA, 2500 lumens, about 10 lbs: Less than $2700 For large auditoriums and classrooms where room light isnecessary, look for 3500 to 5000 lumens and up and don’toverlook the extra high price tags on these projectors.Suitable also for nightclubs, concert halls, auditoriums,churches, and other large rooms. For large screen sizes ofover 10 feet, measured diagonally.Lamp TypesThe most common lamp types are currently Ultra High performanceand ultra High Efficiency lamps. These are also related tobrightness. Some models still use metal halide lamps. Lamp lifeshould be rated in the documentation, and normal life-spans arebetween 1,000 and 4000 hours. Replacement bulbs run about $250to $600. These are the hidden costs of a projector, much as tonercartridges and color cartridges are for printers. OOps, lamps evenbreak! If you are comparing two projectors of the same brightness,it might pay to ask about the wattage of their lamps. Go with thelower-powered bulk that will last longer, will stay cooler, and will bemore efficient than a bulk with higher wattage.Look for a projector that has an “economy mode.” Your printersand computers have a “sleep” mode, so don’t forget that featurewhen you look for a projector. The economy mode reduces thepower consumption, cutting the brightness about 20% in exchangefor less noise, reduced electricity usage, but resulting in a longerlamp life. Some models have a bulb lifespan of 3000 hours in economymode in contrast to 2000 hours in standard mode.Projector LensesZoom lenses are standard in pretty much all projectors on themarket today. Check the lens’s f-number (the smaller the number,the more light) changes at different zoom settings. If the change isminimal, your image will remain uniformly bright regardless of lensposition.Some lenses are manufactured using lightweight plastics. Ifweight is not an issue, try to find a projector with an all-glass lens.Glass is still the optimal filter for projecting images and will give aclearer picture on the screen.Remote ControlUsually, a remote control comes with your projector. It may beimportant to you to have one. Picture yourself standing on thepodium of the Region 2 Symposium. That is where you do need tohave a remote control. You should be able to advance slides, controlaudio volume, switch between input sources, laser point, andzoom.An infrared remote works like a TV remote gadget. A direct line ofsight between the remote and the projector is required. Radio frequency(RF) remote control are becoming more common. These donot require a line of sight, and these are especially useful when youwant to pace around the room while giving a presentation.Picture AdjustmentWe are getting pretty fancy now. If you want to be able to set thecontrast, brightness, and sharpness for a presentation, a “Keystone”correction is useful if you set up your projector at an angle.The keystone correction allows you to remove distortions.Additional Notes and Tips Projectors with less than 1000 ANSI lumens may be enoughfor putting black and white images on the screen in darkrooms, but who--today--still projects black-white images?Perhaps presentations with historical content or specialtyphotography. Not us daylily people! Think of the screen as the size of a computer monitor.People sitting on the sides of a room must be able to seethe image on the screen clearly and without distortion. Consider Portability (weight) Consider Ease of setup and operation (considerwireless projectors)In the 45 minutes Rick was allotted for his Region 2 Symposiumpresentation, he gave us lots of basic, intermediate, andadvanced information. It should have equipped all of us who areinterested in switching from the older carousel-type slide projectorsto go to a vendor and ask intelligent questions and understandthe hi-tech explanations a bit better. However, there is muchmore to know about this kind of projector and understand itsrelationship to laptops/notebooks, and CD presentations.If you can absorb a bit more information, you can callvendors or visit the web pages where various digital projectorsare rated. The best place to start, though, may be at a website thatgives you definitions of the hi-tech, specific terms. One of thoseweb sites is: http://www.projectorcentral.com/glossary/cfm• Daylily Rust Info Page: http://www.ncf.ca/~ah748/rust.html• Spring Sickness Pages: http://www.ncf.ca/~ah748/sstf.htmlPage 34 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005AHS Awards & Honors Chair Rich Rosen: The AHS Awards SystemBy Greg McMullen, Indianapolis, IndianaGiving a presentation on the AHS Awards System can at timesbe a real snoozer for audiences. Fortunately, the attendeesat the 2005 Region 2 Symposium were treated to a very entertainingversion of this program by Rich Rosen of Austin, Texas. Rich is theBoard Member from Region 6 and is the current AHS Awards andHonors Chair. This means that Rich knows the information insideand out. AHS, through Rich and the Awards and Honors Committee,is monitoring and improving their awards system over the years,adding new awards as circumstances dictate.The presentation was broken down into three parts, dealing withPersonal Awards, Photography and Video Awards, and CultivarAwards. Personal Awards were begun in 1950 with the Helen FieldFischer Gold Medal and the Bertrand Farr Silver Medal. Followingthose awards were the Regional Service Award (1974), the RegionalNewsletter Award (1975) and the Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award(1996). The most recent Personal Award was the AHS Bertie FerrisYouth Scholarship that was begun in 2002, and which has not yetmade its way into the Judging Daylilies Handbook.Awards voted on by the membership include our three NationalConvention Awards - the President’s Cup, the Florida SunshineCup and the Georgia Doubles Appreciation. These awards werebegun to encourage hybridizers to send their most current creationsto the convention gardens and are voted on by conventionattendees. Awards voted on by the membership also include theRegional Popularity Polls and the David Hall Award that is given tothe winner of each Region. Finally, the Tricolor Award, given on anational basis to the best Artistic Design selected by a panel of 3National Garden Clubs flower-show judges from all of the localartistic winners at our Daylily Shows.The Photo Awards were begun to allow AHS to have the abilityto share information about our favorite perennial to potential newmembers. These awards include the Mildred Schlumpf awards fora slide of an Individual Blossom and for a Landscape, the A.D.Roquemore Award for a slide of a daylily clump, the Region 14 SlideSequence and the Lazarus Memorial Award for a video recording ofa daylily presentation.Rich showed many pictures of the winners of the Cultivar Awardsthat helped each of us to understand what the award was trying torecognize. The cultivar awards include our “Pyramid of Excellence”awards - the Junior Citation, the Honorable Mention, the Award ofMerit, and the Stout Silver Medal as voted on by our Garden Judges.In addition to these well-known awards, there are also many specialtyawards that are given each year to hybridizer nominated plants.The specialty awards include the Donn Fischer Memorial Cup forminiature flowers, the Annie T. Giles Award for small flowers, theIda Munson Award for doubles, the Don C. Stevens Award foreyed cultivars, the Eugene Foster Award for late or very late cultivars,the Harris Olsen Spider Award, the Lambert Webster Awardfor unusual forms and the R. W. Munson Award for patterned daylilies.New to the Awards and Honors ballot this year is the Extra LargeDiameter Award for 7" or more diameter flowers and the Early SeasonBloom Award for (surprise!) early season blooming cultivars.In addition to the current specialty awards, Rich let us know aboutsome of the discontinued specialty awards, including the L. ErnestPlouf Award for dormant and fragrant cultivars (retired in 2004), theRobert Miller award for white daylilies, the Richard C. Peck awardfor red daylilies and the James E. Marsh award for purple and lavenderdaylilies. Finally, there is the Lennington All-American Awardthat is voted on by the Board of Directors for a cultivar that haswon an Award of Merit, but did not win the Stout Silver Medal.Some of the tidbits of information that I personally found interestingwere that 10 individuals have won both the Helen FieldFisher Gold Medal for service to the society and the Bertrand FarrSilver Medal award for hybridizing. Three of those individuals arestill living, Clarence Crochet, David Kirchhoff and Sarah Sikes. Onlythree hybridizers have made it to the top of the Cultivar awardpyramid by winning the Stout Silver Medal for their creations threetimes—Orville Fay, W. B. MacMillan and Pat Stamile.Rich encouraged all AHS members to become a Garden Judgeand assist in the process of recognizing noteworthy cultivars byvoting their ballot each year. Rich was pleased to discover that themajority of people in attendance at the Symposium had alreadymade that pledge.Helen Field Fisher Gold Medal Recipients1995 Bob Brooks California1996 Bill & Mary Anne Ater Texas1997 Annie Weinreich Texas1998 Jack Harrison Alabama1999 William C. Monroe Louisiana2000 Peggy Estes Oklahoma2000 Earlene Garber Louisiana2001 David Kirchhoff Florida2002 Nell Jessup Georgia2003 Virginia Hensen Texas2004 Hal Rice MichiganBertrtrand Farr arr Silver Medal Recipients1995 Lee Gates Louisiana1996 Sarah Sikes Alabama1997 Patrick Stamile Florida1998 Clarence Crochet Louisiana1999 Ra Hansen Florida2000 Mort Morss Florida2001 Elizabeth Salter Florida2002 Curt Hanson Ohio2002 Dave Talbott Florida2003 Jeff Salter Florida2004 Edwin C. Brown Florida• Rich Rosen’s outline of the Awards and Honors System, alongwith a detailed description of the respective requirements andmethods of evaluation and voting procedures are be printedon the following pages for readers who would like to copy/cutand save.• This year presents a golden opportunity to all interested andeligible AHS members who want to become Garden Judges. Ifyou have been an AHS member for 24 consecutive months, ifyou plan to take Garden Judges Workshop 1 this spring, and ifyou receive your graded exam back before the 2005 AHSNational Convention, you may be eligible to sign up for GardenJudges Workshop 2 at the convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, June30 to July 2. For detailed information, contact yourGarden Judges Liaison (address, phone number, e-mailare on inside front cover). Also refer to page 13.Continued on page 36AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 35

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2The AHS Awards SystemBy AHS Awards & Honors Chair Rich Rosen• Personal Awards• Photography and Video Awards• Cultivar Awards• Personal Awards•The Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal (1950The Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal:Named for AHS FounderSociety’s Highest HonorDistinguished service to AHS at national levelNominations submitted by AHS membersNominations sent to A&H Chair by Sept. 1 stVoted by AHS Board at fall board meetingAwarded large gold medalBertrtrand Farr arr Silver Medal. (1950Named for early daylily nurserymanOutstanding results in hybridizingNominations submitted by AHS membersNominations sent to A&H Chair by Sept. 1 stVoted by AHS Board at fall board meetingAwarded large silver medalThe Regional Service Awarard d (1974)4)Outstanding service at regional levelServing board members and RVPs are not eligibleNominations from members of nominee’s own regionNominations sent to A&H Chair by Sept. 1 stVoted by AHS Board at fall board meetingAwarded small bronze medalThe Newsletttter er Awarard d (1975)75)Best Regional NewsletterNominations by committee of 3 AHS past presidentsSelected by AHS BoardBest ArticlesNominations by committee of 3 AHS past presidents12 different categoriesSelected by panel of experts appointed by Chair of RegionalOfficersBest Use of Pictures & Graphic ArtSame nomination and selection process as articlesPresented to Editor of regional newsletterThe Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award (1996)In honor of the memory of daughter of Patrick & Grace StamileAward of AHS Life Membership to a current AHS youth memberApplicant submits essay and photographsApply to Youth Committee Chair by March 31 stSelection by Youth Committee membersThe Bertie Ferris Youth Scholarholarship (2002)Named for HFF winner and past President Bertie Ferris$1,000 scholarship presented to graduating senior enteringcollege to study horticulture or botany curriculumApply to Youth Committee Chair by March 31 stSelection by Youth Committee membersAHS Tricolor Medal (1957)Winners of Tricolor Rosette at local shows are eligible.Slide and print of winning arrangement is submitted to AHSExhibitions Chairman.Judged by panel of 3 National Garden Clubs flower show judges• Photography and Video Awards• Mildred Schlumpf Award for Landscape Photo (1969) Mildred Schlumpf Award for Individual Bloom Photo (1969) A.D. Roquemore Memorial Award for Cultivar Clump Photo (1974) Sarah Sikes (Region 14) Slide Sequence Award (1979) Lazarus Memorial Award for Daylily Related Video (1986)Administered by AHS Slide & Video LibrarianJudged by panel of 3 expertsEntrants must be AHS membersMultiple entries permittedSubmission deadline is April 1 stCan not win same award more than 3 times in a 5 year periodAll entries become property of AHSComplete entry requirements on AHS website• Cultivar Awards•David Hall Regional Award (Popularity Poll)Named for noted hybridizer in 1961All AHS members can vote for 10 cultivarsVotes sent to regional tabulators (RPD) by Sept. 1 stFirst time cultivar wins – Hybridizer gets medalSubsequent wins – Hybridizer gets certificateTop 5 in each region become separate section in exhibitionsNational Tour Garden AwarardsVoted by attendees of AHS National Convention tour gardens Established to encourage hybridizers to send newest guest plantsto tour gardens Tabulated by A&H Chair and volunteersPresident's CupDonated by Elmer Claar in 1956Now a small bronze medalMost outstanding cultivar growing in clump strength in an AHSNational Convention tour gardenFlorida Sunshine CupEstablished by Region 12 in 1974Originally a cup, now a plaqueBest small or miniature cultivar growing in clump strength in anAHS National Convention tour gardenGeorgia Doubles Appreciation AwardEstablished by Region 5 in 2000Hybridizer of cultivar wins a plaqueBest double growing in clump strength in an AHS NationalConvention tourLenington All-American AwardEstablished in 1970 in memory of HFF & BF winner and AHS pastpresident George E. LeningtonVoted by AHS Board at fall board meetingSlate of candidates provided by A&H CommitteeCandidate must have been registered 10 yearsCandidate must perform well in most regionsCandidate must have won an Award of MeritCandidate can no longer be eligible for StoutHybridizer presented a large bronze medalPage 36 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Garden Judges Awards“Pyramid of Excellence” AwardsStout Silver MedalAward of MeritHonorable Mention Junior CitationJunior CitationFocus attention on seedlings and pre-registered cultivars withoutstanding qualitiesGarden Judges vote for cultivars personally observedNo geographic restrictions10 votes required to win (9 winners in 2004)Hybridizer has 1 year to registerWinner receives a certificateHonorable MentionFirst official AHS stamp of approvalCultivars nominated by hybridizerNomination forms sent to hybridizers by A&H Chairman on December 1stMust have been registered for 3 yearsHybridizer may nominate a cultivar up to 3 times10 additional nominations by A&H CommitteeGJs vote for up to 12 cultivars as observed in their own regions15 votes required to win, from no fewer than 4 different AHS regions – 113winners in 2004Winner receives a certificateWinners appear on AM ballot after 3 more yearsAward of MeritAwarded to 12 cultivars with the most votesMust receive votes from 8 or more regionsNo more than 1/3 of votes can come from any one regionBecomes eligible 3 years after winning Honorable MentionRemains eligible for 3 yearsGarden Judges vote based on observation in their own regionsAM winners appear on Stout ballot after 2 yearsWinning hybridizer receives a certificateStout MedalNamed for Arlow Burdette Stout, noted author, botanist, and daylilyhybridizerHighest honor bestowed on a daylilyAwarded to one cultivar with most votesEligible 2 years after winning an AMEligible for 3 yearsGJs vote as observed in own region or AHS National Convention tourgardensHybridizer receives large silver medalSpecialty Awards In recognition of new directions in hybridizing Nominated by hybridizer Must have been registered for 5 years minimum Winner receives a small bronze medalDonn M. Fischer Memorial CupEstablished in 1961Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Fischer (HFF & BF winner and pastAHS President) in honor of their sonMost outstanding miniature (

The Region 2 Symposium 2005 This and That from AHS to Region 2JR Blanton: Digital Photogrographaphy y 101By JR Blanton, Morrow, Ohiohere is a saying that if we will slow down and pay attention Technologywill catch up with us. TWe seem to always be in want of – need of more, smaller, faster and better.That is why by the time you read this there will be an average of 50 newdigital cameras to choose from and many more gadgets to spend our hardearned money on.Photography is defined as: the art or process of producing images on asensitized surface (as a film, digital image) by the action of radiant energyand especially lightIt is a true form of art and it fits with our love of gardening. Anybody canjoin in on this art form with some effort and patienceI have listed some things you need to take into consideration when buyinga camera along with some tips on taking pictures.Why Should I use a Digital Camera?• Going digital saves you money, in the long run, by not buying rollsand rolls of film and paying for development.• It saves you time because you don’t have to make two trips to thestore to drop off and then pick up your pictures.• Digital cameras instantly show you how your pictures look so you’llno longer have those disappointments a day or two later when yourfilm is developed.• You can view images before they are printed and if you don’t likewhat you see, edit them to perfection or delete them.• Digital photography doesn’t use the toxic chemicals that often endup flowing down the drain and into our streams, rivers, and lakes.• No more waiting to finish a roll before having it processed. (Orwasting unexposed film when you can’t wait.)oSome Steps to Takake Betttter PicturesBuy the best equipment you can afford1. Make sure that the camera has a view finder.2. Rechargeable battery3. Macro setting4. Optical Zoom5. You can turn flash off6. Will take RAW imagesQuestions to Ask:#1: What is the intended use of the camera#2: What kind and size of removable memory cards does the camerause?— make sure the camera has removable memory card.#3: How does the camera interface with your computer? Mostcameras come with a serial or USB cable to connect the camera toyour computer allowing pictures to be downloaded. #4: What isthe maximum resolution of saved images? Low resolution picturesmake for low resolution prints.#5: Does the camera have reasonable battery requirements?#6: Does the camera have an LCD screen?#7: Does the camera have an optical or electronic viewfinder#8: In what format are images saved? JPEG and TIFF are the mostcommon formats.#9: Are there manual overrides for exposure and focus control?#10: What are the macro, zoom, and other lens features#11: What is the camera weight and how is it constructed, plastic ormetal#12: Does the camera have a built in flash and if so how powerful is it#13: What software is bundled with the camera? Many camerasystems come with software that will help you store, organize andenhance your images.#14: What kinds of accessories are available for your selected camerasystem, like camera bags, filters and flash units?#15: How much does the camera costUnderstanding the TerminologyAperture Priority:A mode in which a desired lens opening (f-stop) is manually selected andlocked in; the camera then chooses an appropriate shutter speed forproper exposure. Used primarily to control depth of field (the range ofsharpness) in front of or behind a subject or object.Auto focusThe camera automatically focuses on a subjectCompression:Reducing digicam picture file sizes in the camera after they’re shot,usually according to Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) specificationsso more images can be stored on the memory card. The degree ofcompression can be user-specified on many models depending on theultimate quality neededdpi:Dots-per-inch. Printers lay down multiple dots of ink when printing toreproduce each pixel of the image. The higher the dpi rating of theprinter, the better it can define each pixel.Depth Of Field:The range of sharpness in front of and behind the subject or objectfocused on.Digital Zoom:An electronic enlargement of part of the image making it appear to becloser and bigger, simulating an optical zoom lens at a telephoto setting.The image is actually cropped, resulting in loss of surrounding pixels anddecreased resolution. In some digicams, interpolation is used to offsetthis loss. (see Interpolation).LCD Monitor:The Liquid Crystal Display color screen on most digicams, usually 1.8 to2.5 inches measured diagonally and used to check images after they areshot. The LCD monitor can also be used to frame pictures before they aretaken and is usually more accurate than the optical viewfinder, thoughnot as convenient to use.Macro:The ability of a lens to focus just inches away from an object or subject soas to produce big close-ups, sometimes even larger-than-life size.Mega Pixel (also MP):One million pixels. When the length times width of a digicam’s pixel arrayreaches one million, its resolution is then described in Mega Pixels.1,300,000 pixels equals 1.3 Mega Pixels.Page 38 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2DigitalPhotogr101Do youknow h?????Yes, you can have slides made from digital images!Optical Viewfinder:An optical glass device on the digicam which, when looked through, showsthe intended image to be photographed. The best digicams have opticalviewfinders in addition to LCD monitors because the LCD can “wash out”in bright sunlight, making it virtually impossible to see the imageOptical Zoom:A zoom lens which uses movement of lens elements to achieve variousfields of view. Regardless of whether the zoom is set for taking pictures atwide-angle or telephoto settings, the resolution of the image remains thesame.USB:Universal Serial Bus. A computer port to which peripherals can beconnected and, when used by a USB-equipped digicam, allows rapidtransfer of digital camera images to the computer.White Balance:In which the color temperature of the scene is measured prior to exposureand electronically adjusted so that white objects will not take onexcessive color casts of red, blue or, if shot under most fluorescentlighting, green.BrightnessBrightness refers to the range from light to dark in an image. Itsexpressed in levels of 0, which is totally black, to 255, which is totallywhiteFlashThe flash in most digital cameras is built-in. There are several flashmodes for adjustment with certain conditions. There’s Auto flash, wherethe flash fires automatically in low-light situations; Fill-flash, where theflash fires with each exposure regardless of the amount of ambient light;and Red-eye reduction, where multiple flashes are used before the mainflash to reduce red-eye.Some additional tips:♦ Your picture should be taken from different angles♦ Always remember the “One Third Rule.”♦ Fill the frame♦ Picture should always tell the story♦ This is ridiculous♦ Sloooooooooooooooow♦ Downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn♦ Use a tripod when you canThe Region 2 Symposium 2005 and Club NewsSouthern Michigan HemerocallisSocietyBy Gloria HiteGloria Hite, Southern Michigan Hemerocallis Society’snew president announced this schedule for 2005. Ifyou are in the Detroit area during any of these events,please give Gloria a call (telephone listed on inside-back cover).May 20 ............... General membership meeting........................... Dr. Pat Henley Speaker at 7 pmJune 11 ............... Daylily Plant SaleJune 17 ............... General membership meeting........................... Workshop on how to prepare daylily scapesfor ExhibitionJune 30 - July 3 .. AHS National Convention, Cincinnati, OhioJuly 9 ................. SMHS DAYLILY SHOWJuly 16 ................ Daylily Bus Tour........................... Grand Rapids; Garden to be announcedAugust ............... Corn Roast........................... Location to be determinedSeptember .......... No Planned ActivitiesOctober 21 ........ General membership meeting........................... Pasta & Salad, Members Slide ShowNovember 18 ...... ELECTIONS PROGRAM TBDThe Metropolitan ColumbusDaylily SocietyBy Bill Johannes2005 is the 20 th anniversary year for MCDS, and our new officershave quite a year planned for our 280+ members. Over 100 membersand guests regularly attend club activities, which have includedthe Fall Meeting when Dan Trimmer of Water Mill Gardens(Florida) showed slides of his daylily hybridizing program. In December,the annual Holiday party drew 140 members and their familiesfor an evening of food, fun, and fellowship at the Franklin ParkConservatory. At the February Winter meeting, Margo Reed ofWoodhenge Gardens in Virginia presented her introductions andseedlings as well as those of her husband, Jim Murphy, to a verylarge audience. Members left anxious for the first signs of spring,as it’s been a cold, icy winter in Central Ohio.In between scheduled activities, MCDS members promoted thedaylily and our Society at the annual Inniswood Metro Gardens’fall festival, gaining several new members. And MCDS continuesto focus on training more judges, with several classes planned for2005. Thanks to a very successful public plant sale and members’auctions, MCDS made generous donations to AHS Region 2 (forthe newsletter), the AHS Monroe Endowment Fund, and Columbus’Franklin Park Conservatory where we hold our meetings.We look forward to our upcoming activities and invite anyone inthe Central Ohio area who likes gardening and daylilies in particularto join us for fun and fellowship.May 1 .......... Franklin Park Conservatory9:30 am ........ Exhibition Judges I and Garden Judges 1 workshop2 pm ............. Spring meeting, plant auction, and guest-plantdrawingJuly 10 ........ Franklin Park Conservatory1:30 – 5 pm .. Annual MCDS Daylily ShowJuly 23 ........ Bus trip to visit Ohio daylily gardensAugust 20 ... Franklin Park Conservatory10 am ........... Annual MCDS Plant Sale (open to the public)12:15 pm ...... Member plant auction and drawingAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterSpring-Summer 2005 Page 39

Local Club NewsBlack Swamp Hosta andDaylily SocietyBy Charlene Patz2005 marks the 10 th anniversary of thefounding of the Black Swamp Hosta andDaylily Society, and we have another busyfun filled schedule this year. All of ourmeetings are held in the Terrace Room ofthe Conference Center at Toledo BotanicalGarden unless a different venue is listedon our schedule of events.In January we had our annual dinner meeting with GeorgePapadelis from Telly’s Greenhouse and Garden Center as our guestspeaker. We enjoyed George’s amusing commentary and slides ofnew perennials that will be available this year. In February, AmyStone, Extension Agent for Lucas County, had a very informativeprogram on the Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Ohio and Michigan.In March Doug Beilstein from Mansfield spoke on sempervivum,and building and using a hoop house for starting hostas. Thisspring we’ll continue the Tissue Culture program to help educateour members on how to grow hosta tc plants. In May we hold ourannual Perennial Plant Sale at Farmer Jack’s in Perrysburg. This isour only fund raiser to support our philanthropic projects at ToledoBotanical Garden, 577 Foundation, Stranahan Arboretum, and theLibrary project. On Saturday, June 4 th , we are having an accreditedHosta Show with Jim Baumann serving as Show Chairman. Inaddition to the show, a hosta dividing clinic will be given as well astours of Toledo Botanical Garden’s National Hosta Display Garden.With both the national hosta convention and the nationalhemerocallis convention being held in Ohio this year, our membershave the opportunity to attend one or both. Due to a very busysummer schedule this year, for our annual bus trip, we visited theCincinnati Flower Show the end of April.Our annual members garden tour and picnic will be held in July,and we’ll be visiting gardens in Waterville, Whitehouse and BowlingGreen this year. In August we’ll have our annual daylily auction,and continue our Daylily Host program. In September we will bemeeting at Select Stone for a program on using stone andlandscaping in your landscape by Deb Fry. Our guest speaker inOctober will be Clarence Owens from Jackson, MI., and our annualpotluck celebrating our 10 th anniversary will be held in November.Membership is $10 per garden per year expiring December 31st.If you have any questions or are interested in joining the BlackSwamp Hosta and Daylily Society, feel free to contact CharlenePatz, President, Email or Phil Parsons,Membership, Email , for a membershipapplication and the current schedule of events.Officers 2005:Charlene Patz, President ................... Tele: 419-874-8964Vicki Dillon, Vice-President ............... Tele: 419-885-2438Butch (Dennis) Graves, Secretary .... Tele: 419-829-6725Jim Flannery, Treasurer ..................... Tele: 419-874-5995Jerry Vandermermeer, Director .......... Tele: 734-457-4326Joyce Lane, Director ......................... Tele: 419-841-3905Karen Shelt, Director ........................ Tele: 419-843-2527Phil Parsons, Membership ................ Tele: 419-256-7246Frank Patz, Newsletter Editor ........... Tele: 419-874-8964This and That from AHS to Region 2 NewsThe Wisconsin Daylily SocietyBy John Sheehan2005 has been an exciting one so far for the Wisconsin DaylilySociety. To give our Members hope that spring WILL eventuallycome back to Wisconsin, in spite of the seemingly never-ending,dreary, cold, Wisconsin winter, we have attempted to bring intoMadison speakers with their ever-present carousels containingbrightly colored daylily images.Richard Norris of Ashwood Gardens was scheduled to fly out toMadison in January to describe his exciting daylily hybridizationprogram. We were especially interested in hearing about his new2005 introductions, ASHWOOD RINGS OF SATURN, ASHWOODSMOKEY JOE, and ASHWOOD DARK SIDE. Alas, icy weathercaused the cancellation of his flight. Nancy Nedveck, Club Memberand owner of the Flower Factory, Stoughton, WI., came to ourrescue and talked to our group about new and underused perennialsfor the daylily garden.In February Bob Ellison of Ellison Perennials drove up fromRockford, IL to bring us up-to-date on his daylily hybridizationprogram. Everyone was impressed with Bob’s 2005 daylily Introductions—22new diploid and tetraploid plants that would brightenup any daylily bed AND be hardy in Wisconsin.In March, Jim Murphy flew out from Woodhenge Gardens ofNorth Garden, Virginia to talk to our Members about his spider andspider-like daylilies. Of his 2004-2005 Introductions, I especiallyliked MARGO REED INDEED, THANK YOU, MR. WIZARD, andDROOPY DRAWERS. We all appreciated that Jim has had suchgood luck growing beautiful, healthy, daylilies in the mountains ofVirginia in spite of the freeze and thaw cycles that challenge hisplants every winter.In April, Harlan Hamernik, owner of the Bluebird Nursery, Inc.,Clarkson, Nebraska, will travel to Madison to address a joint meetingof the WDS and the Madison Area Master Gardeners Association.Harlan has a huge inventory of wholesale plants and annuallyships millions of perennials, herbs, grasses and wildflowers all overthe world. He will discuss his experiences propagating plants fromseeds, cuttings, layers, divisions, and tissue culture.Finally, in May, Don Jerabek will fly out from Indianapolis, Indianato describe to us the hybridization program that he and hispartner, Greg McMullen, have developed at Watson Park Daylilies.Images at their website suggest that DANCING ON A STRING,RIPPLE EFFECT, and REGINA MARIE will be big sellers. Theirbeautiful introductions reflect Don’s and Greg’s interest in a widerange of daylily forms and colors.Club Presidents — Club Contacts• Interesting Activities and Happenings♦ Please send your club information in story format to youreditor for inclusion on the Local Club News pages.♦ Deadlines are March 1 for the Spring-Summer issue andSeptember 1 for the Fall-Winter issue.• Officers Change, Address Change, Area Code Change♦ Please notify your RPD, RVP and Editor about change ofOfficers, telephone numbers, area-codes.♦ Notify AHS Executive Secretary about any address change.Page 40 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2The Region 2 Hybridizers CornerDown Memory Lane in Region 2The Birth of the Chicagoland Daylily SocietyContributed by Bill VaughnReprinted from the Chicagoland Newsletterof November-December 2004.he germ that sparked the beginning of the ChicagolandDaylily Society (CDS) began in 1958 or 1959, whenTHubert Fischer came back from an AHS Fall Board Meeting andannounced that the Board had talked him into Chicago hosting the1961 National Convention. The Board felt that since most of theday’s breeders were in this area, it was long overdue for us to hosta National Convention. We knew absolutely nothing about whatlay ahead of us, but since nearly all the gardens on tour would behybridizer gardens, we later learned just how valuable that was toget us off to a grand Convention.out as we are still going strong, and our favorite flower is now theNo. 1 perennial in the USA.As a footnote, yes, this was where the “war between Dips andTets” got off to a lusty start. Orville Fay stated that within 5 yearsDips would no longer exist as Tets would take over. The early Tetswere far from attractive as most were deformed as to both flowerand scapes, prone to scape splitting, or exploding, and other faults.Dr. Virginia Peck, another pioneer in Tet breeding, called it “Popgoes the scape.” Mr. Fay wanted no part of CDS and stated itwould only be a Dip Society. Tets would not be here if they had notconverted Dips. Today most folks cannot tell the difference betweenthe two flowers, and great breeding strides are still beingmade in each. Both Bob Ellison and Leo Sharp hybrids have a lot tosay about today’s Dips.About Bill VaughnAn Interview with Chicagoland DS’sNewsletter Editor Marilyn GrazianoBill Vaughn (Photo taken in Trudi Temple’s garden.)Digital image provided by Chicagoland’sNewsletter Editor Marilyn GrazianoIn late 1959 the first meetings were held to work out details as tobuses, hotel, insurance, tour gardens, food, etc. Countless meetingswere held from then until the big event. Since there was nolocal society to help fund this major project, Hubert Fischer andElmer Claar opened a convention bank account to cover expenses.Mrs. Ryba took care of the insurance. Many lasting friendshipsgrew out of all these meetings, and before the big event there wasalready talk of forming a local society.The Convention attracted 306 people, from far and wide, whichwas the largest ever at the time — remember AHS was not even ateenager. Eight of the ten tour gardens, with the exception of Mrs.Ryba and the Watts garden, were all hybridizer gardens. And yes, itwas a 3-day Convention.In January or February, of 1962, a meeting was held at the homeof the Fischers, in Hinsdale. The following were there to help getCDS birthed and going: Hubert and Marie Fischer, Paul and LouiseWatts, Nate and Thelma Rudolph, Jim and Searcy Marsh, Jim andEsther Coffey, Ed and Emily Varnum, and Bill Vaughn.Mr. Fischer agreed to be the first President as he was on the AHSBoard of Directors and knew all the workings of the Society. I haveno record as to the other officers, but as you can see, it all workedAHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletterill reminisced, telling of his love of flowers and plantsthat goes way back to his earliest childhood memories.The early years, in the Great Depression, were spent inBCentral Missouri (Boone County), which was rich in many kinds ofwildflowers. In those days there were no deer and the local woodsand hills were real treasure troves, which are rarely seen now.Daffodils were his first outdoor plant love as his grandmotherhad the large doubles (probably Van Scion) in her country yard.Daylily plants were forbidden in the yard because of their spreadinghabit. Once he moved some small plants into a yard and thelandlord fast dug them out and said he could plant his flowersaround the edge of the vegetable garden, but no Daylily plants.The old Lemon Lily was not considered a Daylily by the locals.He ordered his first hybrids from Wilds in 1951 and the dam wasbroken. His first National Convention of AHS was in 1961 and hisgarden in Ottawa was filled quickly with new plants. Once his parentsmoved to a 2-acre country place, near Starved Rock, the ordersfrom all the growers increased. His first registration in 1969 wasSPARROW, a soft gold dusted purple, 2-1/2 inch, 28 inch tall MLdormant diploid with a gold throat. TOMMY ({[(LUCRETIUS xCRESTWOOD ANN) x TETRA LUXURY LACE] X FAIR MARGA-RET}, a 24 inch M light gold self dormant tetraploid with 2-1/2 inchflowers and a green throat, registered in 1975 and introduced byHite in 1978, won the Florida Sunshine Cup at the 1981 NationalConvention in Chicago. It also earned the AHS HM in 1981. In 1978Walter Jablonski named a daylily WILLIAM VAUGHN (TETRASUDIE X SILVER FROST) for him. Bill registered 15 cultivars. (Seelisting next page.)To Bill, the best part of all of this was knowing, and being friendswith, the Chicago pioneers in Hem breeding: Hubert Fischer, NateRudolph, Brother Charles, and Jim Marsh. Later he became friendswith Pauline Henry and was able to visit her garden at bloom timefrom 1985 until her death in 2000. He selected several of her seed-Continued on page 42Spring-Summer 2005 Page 41

The Region 2 Hybridizers Corner and Local Club News This and That from AHS to Region 2The Birth of the Chicagoland Daylily Society(Continued from page 41)lings and helped her name them. To Bill, they are memories to lastthree lifetimes.Other plant loves are Daffodils, Hellebores, Snowdrops, Muscari,Epimediums, and Dwarf Iris, which he is trying again after hearingof Merit to control the borers. He grows many indoor tropicalplants as well, and is now adding to his collection of miniature andspecies Gladiolus, especially since he found that some of them arewinter hardy in his Chicago suburban garden. As he says, “If itgrows and I do not have it, then I want it!” Other interests are ArtGlass, Higgins Glass, Cats, Cooking, Oriental Art, Netsuke, Paintingsand reading.Besides being one of the founders of THE CHICAGOLANDDAYLILY SOCIETY, he has served as the Region 2 Vice President(1962-1963) and served on the AHS board of directors for 6 years,most of the term as Awards and Honors Chairman. He is a LifeMember of the DAFFODIL, DAYLILY and HOSTA SOCIETIES,and he is a member in several other plant groups. He was an AHSAwards & Honors Judge (note: known today as Garden Judge)for over 40 years until he was dropped when he tried to renew at aregional meeting. Bill passed along this interesting information:The judging course was held in Bill Sevetson’s garden. He let us inon the fact that Leo Sharp and he took the course together; he,Bill, had the higher score, but never received renewal while Leodid. Bill says he could never find out what had happened. Hethinks that the reason for being dropped off the Garden Judges listis that someone, somewhere, somehow lost his renewal applicationand/or perhaps his A&H ballots...Region 2 Archivist-Historian and longtime Chicagoland DS MemberJoanne Larson contributes these additional, interesting piecesof information about Bill:Bill was Chicagoland DS’ newsletter editor in 1966. Duringthe CDS meeting on June 17, 1966, Bill (who waswell qualified, since he was a graduate florist designer)presented a program and demonstration in flower arranging inpreparation for Chicagoland DS’s first daylily show, which washeld on July 23 at the Hinsdale Community House. The Themewas: Daylilies Debut.Bill was also the chairman of the Region 2 nominating committeein 1966. According to the first issue of the ChicagolandSociety’s newsletter authored by Bill Vaughn, the group wasformed in 1963. Officers were Hubert Fischer, president, Bill Vaughn,secretary; George Watts, treasurer; and board members were JamesCoffee and Nathan Rudolph. There were 65 in attendance at thisfirst meeting. A garden tour was scheduled for July 11 and 12,1963, with the gardens of the following members open: David Hall,Mrs. Elmer Claar, Orville Fay, Brother Charles Reckamp, and JamesMarsh.On September 7, the first annual plant sale was held at the homeof the Fischers, which netted proceeds of $906.70, an impressiveamount for 1963. A Christmas meeting was held with one hundredin attendance; past AHS president Wilmer Flory was the featuredspeaker. Meetings were held at the Community House in Hinsdale,Illinois, where 42 years later, Chicagoland’s meetings, shows, andplant sales continue to be held. Hinsdale, however, has built abeautiful new Community House. Here is a quote from PresidentHubert Fischer’s message in that first Chicagoland newsletter:“We have made a good start with our Chicagoland D S, but it isonly a beginning. We now have over one hundred members, are ingood financial condition, are ideally located, have many fine gar-dens, daylily collections, and growers. We are moving forward, let’skeep it rolling!”Indeed, Chicagoland has rolled right along for forty-two years!Bill Vaughn’s registered cultivars:TOY TIGER 1966TBERSHEEBA 1968BIMBO 1968DEAR HEART 1968LITTLE REBEL 1968Sources:SPARROW 1968GREENSLEEVES 1968JOHN BRYANT 1968CIRCLETS 1970SKEEBO 1974*BEGUINE 1975COZY 1975TOMMY 1975KATHY KAT 1981TOM KITTEN 1981Our Region 2 Archivist-Historian Joanne Larson has spent many years ofdedicated effort to preserve the historical records of our region’s materialrelating to daylilies, their hybridizers, Region 2 members, and its leaders.Thanks to generous Region 2 members, who have donated Daylily Journals,Region 2 Newsletters, local clubs’ newsletters, some of the information inthis article came from these sources:♦ AHS The Daylily Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, Fall 1981, p.p. 24-26♦ AHS Region 2 Winter Newsletters, December 1962♦ AHS Region 2 Spring Newsletter, April 1962♦ AHS Region 2 Fall-Winter Newsletter, 1963♦ AHS Region 2 Spring Newsletter, February 1, 1966, p. 1♦ AHS Region 2 Summer Newsletter, May 10, 1966, p. 2Chicagoland Daylily SocietyMarilyn GrazianoWe started off the New Year with our annual January Chili Bash.Board members provided several different kinds of chili and a coupleof Italian dishes for a little variety. The dessert table was filled tooverflowing with an amazing array of sweets. A slide show followed.In February our guest speaker was Karol Emmerich of SpringwoodGardens in Minnesota. I forgot all about the rain and gloominessoutside during her presentation and was ready to go out and startworking in the garden. And maybe order just a few more daylilies.CDS meets on the 2 nd Sunday of the month January through April, at1:30 pm and on the 3 rd Friday of the month in May, June and October,at 8 pm. This year our Flower Show will be held on Saturday, July 16,and our Daylily Sale is scheduled for Saturday, August 20. Fellowdaylily enthusiasts are always welcome, so if you are in the area,please join us. There is always plenty of cake and coffee, a few extrachairs and plenty of daylily talk.The Daylily Enthusiastsof Southern IndianaBy Cara FranklinA lot of exciting things are happening with the Daylily Enthusiastsof Southern Indiana. In addition to seeing our daylilies peekingthrough the ground, we have elected new officers. We are pleasedto have as our President, Tim Bleichroth; as Vice President, MikeGray; Secretary, Lea Ann Williams and as Treasurer, John Phillips.DESI members that serve as AHS/AHS Region 2 Representativesare Judy Heath as Region 2 Youth Liaison; Don Williams as Region2 Webmaster, and Lea Ann Williams as AHS Garden Judges SpecialChairperson.We are actively getting ready for hosting the Region 2 SummerMeeting in 2007. Be sure to mark your calendars for DAYLILIESROCK & ROLL, June 22-24, 2007. While our daylilies have beenContinued on page 15Page 42 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

This and That from AHS to Region 2Northeast Ohio Daylily SocietyBy Amy Doerger and Doug BowenThe Northeast Ohio Daylily Society’s annual winter banquetwas held on February 5. The banquet was once again held atPunderson Manor Lodge in the beautiful “Scenic Room” inPunderson Sate Park. This rustic manor is a wonderful and invitingplace to have an event. This year they were having a murder mysteryweekend the same time as our banquet, which was quite interesting.It was not usual to see a dead body sprawled out on thesteps or guests walking around in bobby socks and poodle skirts.The theme for our banquet was “Mardi Gras.” The room wasablaze with purple, gold, and green, the colors of Mardi Gras. Wehad beads and wine bottles decorated with feathered Mardi Grasmasks as the centerpieces. Colorful Mardi Gras coins and candiesdecorated the tables. A seven foot purple and yellow Mardi Grasman was there to greet our members as they entered the festiveroom.Our dinner was delicious, it consisted of pork with grilled applesand onions, grilled chicken with a feta cheese sauce, roasted redpotatoes, a mixture of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower, salad, rollsand assorted desserts, including a scrumptious Oreo cheesecakeand a delectable raspberry-walnut torte cakeThis year’s raffle and silent auction was again a huge success.We had over eighty items to raffle off, thanks to our many donators.We also had many wonderful daylilies donated by many localhybridizers and gift certificates donated by Curt Hanson and DavidKirchhoff for our silent auction.Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the comradeshipand all went home with a full stomach and happy memories, lookingforward to next year’s festivities.Indiana Daylily-Iris Society (IDIS)By Shirley ToneyJudy Lemen, President (317) 255-9675Meetings, sales, and shows held at Holliday Park Nature Center,6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260.May 3 ...... Meeting/Speaker: Joyce Newby, Conner PrairiePeriod Vegetables & Flowers, and new daylilydistribution.June 7 ...... Meeting/Speaker: Mary Welch-Keesey, ConsumerHorticulturist at Purdue, Cutting Edge.July 9 ....... Daylily Show (Open to public 1 – 4 pm)Aug. 28 ... Daylily Sale (Open to public 11 am – 3 pm)Sept. 11 ... Annual Pitch-in and Plant Exchange at Easley WineryOct. 8 ....... Annual Awards Banquet/Installation of Officers, atHometown Buffet, Southern Plaza, Indianapolis.Speaker: Bob Scott, Topgun’s Daylily HybridizerShirley Toney reported in September 2004 that, according to theIDIS bylaws, the club makes a money contribution to AHS Region2 Daylily and to the Region 6 Iris Society. On April 9, 2004, IDISmember Caroline W. Brunner passed away. Caroline and her husbandRobert, would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaryin October. Caroline was a homemaker and property manager.Her great interest was horticulture and gardening. She was a nationalboard member of the American Daffodil Society and was alsoa member of several other flower and garden clubs. She was anaccredited flower show judge, master gardener, and she spoke frequentlybefore garden clubs.AHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterOhio Daylily SocietyBy Kit WalterKit Walters reports that the Mansfield, Ohio, Men’s Garden Club,which meets at Kingwood Center, celebrated its 50th anniversary.Vern Davis forwarded the information to Kit sharing with us in thedaylily group that Orville W. Fay came from Chicago to speak at theGreat Lakes National conference, held October 4, 1956, at Kingwood.The topic was: “Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener.” The conferencehad a fitting ending on October 6 with a concert by theMeistersingers on the lawn of Kingwood.Included with the information was this poem, published in the 1956schedule:Grandma’s Secretfrom George CressMy Grandma’s dayliliesWere the best I’ve ever seen,With blooms so large and graceful,And with leaves so bright and green.I asked her once the reasonWhy her plants excelled the rest?She rocked a little fasterAs she simply confessed.“I have the roots dividedWhen the blooming season ends,and all my plants are strengthenedBy the ones I give my friends.”I’ve often watched the proving‘Of the words she spoke that day,For what I have seems betterWhen I give a part away.Local Club NewsDaylily Society of Southern IndianaBy Secretary Steve HyreDSSI held its first meeting of the new year on January 10 th . PresidentKaren Bolen began the meeting by recognizing and thankingseveral members for their work to make the Christmas dinner suchan enjoyable evening. Special thanks to Sandy Melcher. Sandy hastemporarily taken charge of refreshments at our meetings. Pleasehelp her if she contacts you to bring something.Treasurer Rhonda Tobey gave a financial report that shows abalance of $3,587.23 as of December 31, 2004. The Society’s financialrecords have been sent to be audited. Rhonda will report to thegroup when this has been completed and the auditor’s findings.Rhonda reminds everyone that it’s time to renew DSSI membership.See her at the next meeting.Secretary Steve Hyre has started to update our membership roster.He passed out a form asking everyone to fill in their name,address and phone number. Members can indicate if they preferdelivery of the newsletter by regular mail or by e-mail. Thanks toeveryone who returned the forms. They will be available at our nextmeeting if you need one.The meeting was turned over to Vice President George Wrightwho introduced our guest speaker Jeneen Wiche, local gardeningexpert and radio/tv personality. Jeneen gave a slide presentationand talk on choosing companion plants to compliment daylily gardens.She also showed the 2005 All American flowers and vegetables.Several members asked questions concerning use of herbicidesand Jeneen shared some of her experiences on their use. Aninformative and interesting presentation.Graphic: Lee AldenSpring-Summer 2005 Page 43

The Region 2 Symposium 2005Kay y Day: : Travels with KayBy Charlie Ray, Plainfield, Illinoisay Day took us on two intersecting journeys during thecourse of her presentation. We traveled with Kaythrough her gardens, from her childhood home in theKagricultural country of Abilene, Texas through stops in Dallas andSt. Louis to her current home in Brawley, California. Woven throughthat narrative was a montage of Kay’s favorite images from her tripsduring 2001 while she served as President of AHS.Kay attended 11 regional meetings during 2001 and most of theimages she showed were from those meetings. The rest were thingsthat caught her eye on her travels around the globe for business.An image of HESPERUS, the first Stout winner, in 1950, gave way toELIZABETH SALTER, the 2000 winner, followed by 2002’s BILLNORRIS. While showing David Kirchhoff’s POWER RED, Kaynoted that ED MURRAY was the only red to have won the Stoutmedal.Kay grew up surrounded by the feedlots of Abilene and afterescaping to the big city of Dallas, vowed she would never againlive in farm country. After 30 years with American Airlines, Kay lefther 2-acre Dallas garden with over 1000 cultivars and moved to St.Louis. A new job and a ½ acre lot awaited her. She planned onhaving no more than 250 daylilies, but within 18 months she was upto 500.A beautiful picture of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow was followedby cultivars from Mimi Schwarz, Bob Carr and Liz Salter’sBERTIE. A picture of Mt. Kilimanjaro preceded Bill Munson’s AF-RICAN GRAPE. Kay gave us a quick preview of the regional inDallas this year with an image of a beautiful fountain from one ofthe tour gardens. This was amongst images of CHOO CHOO FAN-TASY, SPACECOAST DISCOVERY and MACHO MACHO MAN.Last year she followed her heart to Brawley, California. Comingfull circle, she now lives on 50 acres of Imperial Valley desert sand,surrounded once again by feedlots. She dug about 75 of her favoritedaylilies from her St. Louis garden to move to Brawley. Unfortunately,it was too early to dig in Missouri and too late to plant inCalifornia. The day after planting in Brawley, the temperature hit102. In spite of these tribulations, Kay had over half of her plantssurvive.Longwood Gardens was the setting of several of Kay’s picturesincluding one of Victoria regia, the giant water lily. I was takenwith HARBOR BLUE and LADY NEVA, both older cultivars thathave stood the test of time. Kay noted that LADY NEVA, a 2003HM winner, was an example of a cultivar nominated by the Awards& Honors committee. Kay took us past Raffles Hotel in Singapore,along the equator and through Rollingwood Gardens and FloydCove. A picture of DAVID KIRCHHOFF was followed by a pictureof David. Kay got a laugh by remarking that it was just coincidencethat the next image was SPEAKING OF ANGELS. While showing apicture of Snooks Harville’s seedling bed, she remarked that henever thought any of his seedlings were “good enough”.More garden art and cultivars from Grace Stamile, Ned Robertsand Dan Trimmer brought us near the end of our journey with Kay.Kay’s last daylily image was of her namesake while her final picture,of a longhorn skull, reminded us that you can take the girl out ofTexas but not Texas out of the girl. Travels with Kay was a journeywell worth taking.Best laid plans..........a note from your editor:With all the stimulating presentations and activities at the Region 2Symposium, your editor missed asking Kay to select slides right out ofher “sorted-for-presentation tray” to go with this recap of her presentation.When Kay arrived in Brawley, California, she found that herThis and That from AHS to Region 2 NewsKay Day with AHS RegistrarGretchen BaxterImage: JR BlantonKAY DAY, DavidKirchhoff’s 2004registration that henamed for one of the“First Ladies ofDaylilies.” Kay is aformer AHSpresident who hashelped David createan ever entertainingdaylily-auction spiritduring previousRegion 2 Symposiumsin Cleveland.This year,however, a severebout with bronchitisprevented Davidfrom attending.David “had to” remain in warm Florida to mend. (Image: From http://www.daylilyworld.com with permission and used in Sp-Su 2004newsletter issue )Kay Day and David Kirchhoff at GilStelter’s home in Guelph, OntarioImage: Gil StelterJohn Kropf with Spouse, Region 2Secretary Jacki KropfImage: G. MeckstrothPlant-auction Chair HeidiWillet with newly recruited“Auctioneer” Joe Goudeaufrom LouisianaImage: JR BlantonGil Stelter from Guelph, Ontario, who presented IncorporatingSpecies in Northern Hybridizing. Image: Karen Ciulacompanion was hospitalized in San Diego. Kay spent time at his side, andthis made it impossible for her to mail the slides before this newsletter hasto go to print. Kay did travel to our Region 2 Symposium and was such abig help conducting the plant auction with all the helpers she recruited, Ihope that some of these images of her friends will give you an idea of thecameraderie daylily travels can bring.Page 44 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

The Region 2 Hybridizers CornerThis and That from AHS to Region 2 The Region 2 Symposium 2005Images from the 13th AnnualRegion 2 Symposium in ClevelandRich Rosen, AHS Awards &Honors Chair who explainedthe entire AHS Awards System“in a nutshell.”Image: Karen CiulaSymposium Registrar LeeUnderschultz with Spouse Kirk(Image: JR Blanton)Alan Hersh, Paul Tate, Joyce Hersh,Pat Crooks Henley, Dick Henley,Marla Work, Larry Work.Image: JR BlantonBetsy Detmer from Cincinnatinoticing the wonderful auctionplants.Image: G MeckstrothTony and Gunda Abajianfrom FloridaImage: G MeckstrothFaithful and cheerful Kevin Tylerfrom Dearborn, Michigan, is almostalways present and AHS nationalsor Region 2 events.Image: JR BlantonMyrna and Tom Hart fromWashington, PAImage: G MeckstrothKarl Emmerich and Gloria Hitecomparing notes.Image: G. MeckstrothRight: RickParsley letting usin on the insidetrack to DigitalProjection.Image: GMeckstrothJR Blanton, who gave usDigital Photography 101,shows some of his imageshere. (Image: Ciula)Friendship can brighten aday like flowersfrom a garden...Each blossoma fresh reminderthat joy and happinessgrow when good friendsare together.Marjalein BastinDave Winterand KathyProperImage: GMeckstrothWas someone giving somethingaway for free?Image: Gisela MeckstrothLeft:Wayne Listkowski,Tom Polston, dougSterlingImage: JR BlantonLori and Mike Hankinson withBob Thomas from ODSImage: G MeckstrothAble Region 2 Ways & MeansChair Nikki SchmithImage: G MeckstrothAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterMike Holmes, BretClement, DonnaGibson, and GerdaBrookerImage: JR BlantonMarla and LarryWork (Image: GMeckstroth)Gisela Meckstroth, Virginia Meyers,and Marla Work (Image: Karen Ciula)Spring-Summer 2005 Page 45

This and That from AHS to Region 2 NewsWelcome, New Region 2 Members!IndianaBONHAM LINDA757 GAMBLE DRLISLE IL 60532-0000BRANTLEY DEBBIE144 BRANTLEY ROADMURPHYSBORO IL 62966-4274BROWN CAROL12431 MACKINACHOMER GLEN IL 60491-0000BRYANT KELLY252 HUDSON AVECLARENDONHILLS IL 60514-0000COLE ALEXANDRA1046 LINDEN AVEWILMETTE IL 60091-0000CROSIER KAREN6115 BELMONT ROADDOWNERS GROVE IL 60516-0000DAVIS BRIANDAVIS CAROL810 W WILLIAM STCHAMPAIGN IL 61820-5833DROSOPOULOS BARBARA4N224 AVARD RDWEST CHICAGO IL 60185-000GRIFFIN EDITH5140 CARPENTERDOWNERS GROVE IL 60515-0000HARRIS KEN4N221 FERSON CREEK RDST CHARLES IL 60174-1125HORVATH BRENT10702 SEAMAN RDHEBRON IL 60034-0000KAUFMAN KAREL307 E SIXTH STEL PASO IL 61738-0000LIKENS BRENDA213 BLUE RIDGE DRGLEN CARBON IL 62034-1327LITTLE DENNISLITTLE JEAN35300 N SCOTTVILLE RDPALMYRA IL 62674-0000LOCKE JUNE MIELL3N625 ROBERTS ROADELBURN IL 60119-0000PELCH GEORGE2559 ALTA COURTLISLE IL 60532-3401PESKE STEPHANIE A1945 MONTANA DRSPRINGFIELD IL 62704-4150SANDIGE BOBRR # 2 BOX 96 MATHENS IL 62613-0000SEDIVY JOANNE116 WOODSTOCK AVECLARENDON HILLS IL 60514-0000SKROCKI ROBERT925 FIELDSIDE LANEAURORA IL 60504-0000STINE CAROLYN5403 WHISPERING WOODS DRGODFREY IL 62035-5700THE GROWING PLACE25 W 471 PLANK RDNAPERVILLE IL 60563-0000URBANIAK LAWRENCE3340 W 66TH PLACECHICAGO IL 60629-0000IndianaDAVIS HALDAVIS YVONNE7633 SOUTH SALUDA-PAYNESVILLE RDHANOVER IN 47243-0000DISHNER SUSAN6603 WEST SWEET CREEKNEW PALESTINE IN 46163-9143EASLEY JOAN205 NORTH COLLEGEINDINAPOLIS IN 46202-0000FRODGE BRIAN3186 N 725 WBARGERSVILLE IN 46106-0000GOODMAN VIRGINIA5244 S R 261 SOUTHNEWBURGH IN 47630-0000GREENHAW GENE1622 LIMESTONE DRELLETTSVILLE IN 47429-0000HENSLEY CHRIS545 W 400 SALBION IN 46701-0000MYERS LEZLIE3821 BYRD DRIVEINDIANAPOLIS IN 46237-0000PRITCHETT RUTH1041 SW 1ST STREETRICHMOND IN 47374-0000RIDEOUT DAWN11215 GROSSMAN ROADMT VERNON IN 47620-0000SEITZ SANDYHUNTER CHAD5871 N SR 101DECATUR IN 46733-0000SHELEY MICHAEL563 BROOKSIDE MANORGOSHEN IN 46526-8803THOMPSON VIVIAN3704 TEST ROADRICHMOND IN 47374-4948WILLIAMS DONALDWILLIAMS MARY138 PATRIOTS LANDINGFILLMORE IN 46128-0000OhioADAMS DENNIS M110 N WEST LEBANON RD # 9DALTON OH 44618-9435ADAMS CAROL1370 CENTERVILLE STATION RDCENTERVILLE OH 45459-5527BAKER GARYBAKER LINDA544 HAYMORE AVE NWORTHINGTON OH 43085-0000COLVIN DEBBY492 W 4TH AVECOLUMBUS OH 43201-0000CONNELL ALISE6623 TREEVIEW COURTCOLUMBUS OH 43231-0000FARWICK MARY ANN5518 SEVILLE CTCINCINNATI OH 45247-0000FINKE CAROLYN446 HILLCREST DRCINCINNATI OH 45215-0000FULEKI GILFULEKI NANCY6511 WINEGARDNER ROADRUSHVILLE OH 43150-0000HARVEY MARILYN2650 SPRING STBETHEL OH 45106-0000HAYLE CINDY7913 SR 134 NORTHWILMINGTON OH 45177-8886KARHAN FRANK1858 TAMMY COURTORRVILLE OH 44667-0000LADRICK JILL ANN8881 STONEHENGE CIRCLEPICKERINGTON OH 43147-0000LERNER FRANK622 BEAKER PLACECOLUMBUS OH 43085-0000LYNNE DON and JOAN161 COLONIAL WAY CIRCLECOLUMBUS OH 43235-5619MELARAGNO JEFFREY474 CLOTTS RDGAHANNA OH 43230-0000MIKOLAY NANCY J6832 SPRAGUE RDBRECKSVILLE OH 44141-1061PIERCE KENDRA1827 LARAMIE DRIVEPOWELL OH 43065-0000SPANGLER CLINTSPANGLER DEBBIE3791 LOGAN-THORNVILLE RDBREMEN OH 43107-0000THOMAS SCOTT1700 BENINGTON CHAPEL RDHOMER OH 45080-0000SHRIMPLIN MARY JO25049 HOPEWELL ROADGAMBIER OH 43022-0000WISHBORNE MARCIA3510 ARNOLD STCINCINNATI OH 45208-0000WISTNER ROBERTWISTNER VIVIAN140 MARION STDUBLIN OH 43017-0000ROSE RUTH LROSE GERALD E595 MC GILL ROADVINCENT OH 45784-5144ROZIN JEAN F2867 PHAETON LANEMAINEVILLE OH 45039-0000MichiganDONLEY WAYNE3635 W WASHINGTONITHACA MI 48847-0000FICELI MARCIA3101 HAYWARD DR S EGRAND RAPIDS MI 49506-0000GIBAS MARTHA1867 HAROLDS TRAILGRAYLING MI 49738-0000GLOSSOP ERIC6813 ORMOND RDDAVISBURG MI 48350-0000KOSKELA ALAN6564 E. MICHIGAN AVE # 33SALINE MI 48176-0000MC LAUGHLIN ROBERT341 PIPESTONEBENTON HARBOR MI 49022-0000PALIN MARTY9735 SPRINGBORNCASCO MI 48064-3504REDDING WILLIAM F6270 CASCADE RD SEGRAND RAPIDS MI 49546-0000RINKE KATHY3854 EARL WEST ROADBROWN CITY MI 48416-0000RINKE JOE3854 EARL WEST ROADBROWN CITY MI 48416-0000SNIFF NANCY1452 BLOSSOM SEGRAND RAPIDS MI 49508-0000WisconsinEIRSCHELE CHRIS9234 W KELLY PLACEHALES CORNERS WI 53130-0000GOODMAN REBECCAE103 COUNTY ROAD QWONEWOC WI 53968-0000PAHL JULUSPO BOX 25ROCK SPRINGS WI 53961-0000WORDEN BESSWORDEN HAROLD2406 N 117 STWAUWATOSA WI 53226-0000This listing reflects thenames of those newAHS membersreceived betweenSeptember 1, 2004and March 1, 2005.If you change youraddress, you mustnotify the AHSExecutive SecretaryPat Mercer at:PO Box 10Dexter GA 31019orgmercer@nlamerica.comCentral Illinois Daylily SocietyBy Jo Ann SatterfieldThe Member’s Only daylily auction is scheduled for Friday,May 13, 2005. Those members who have won a plant within thelast two years are reminded to return an increase (fan) of theirplant which will be auctioned off at this time.A bus trip is planned for Saturday, June 18, 2005. We will bevisiting The Whites’ Garden in Glen Carbon, Illinois and MeridianGarden in Dorsey, Illinois, with a stop at a nursery on theway back if time permits. The cost is $10 for members of recordas of March 31 and $25 for nonmembers if the bus is not full.On June 25, 2005 we will hold our Daylily Show and on August6, 2005 we will have our annual daylily sale. Both eventswill be held at Washington Park Botanical Garden, Springfield,Illinois.A members’ garden tour is also planned for this year, the dateto be announced.Note: Jo Ann Satterfield discovered that the correct name isthe Central Illinois Daylily Society and not, Club, as it hadbecome known for many years.Page 46 Spring-Summer 2005 AHS Region 2/Great Lakes Newsletter

Bay Area Daylily BudsMark Jankowski, PresidentDaylily Enthusiasts of SouthernIndiana4297 Deprey Rd.Tim BleichrothAbrams WI 54101-9706407 Hearthstone Lane920-826-5995Henderson KY 42420-3422E-mail: jusdigin@aol.com 270-826-1051Contact: Gloria MorganE-mail: timb@henderson.netE-mail: morganglmd@gbonline.com Club contact: Judy HeathBlack Swamp Hosta and DaylilyE-mail: wekyhe@msn.comSociety•Hosting the 2007 Region 2Summer MeetingCharlene Patz, President114 Carolin CourtDaylily Society of SoutheastPerrysburg OH 43551-1607Wisconsin419-874-8964Harold Steen, PresidentE-mail: fppatz@wcnet.org W310 N6759 Chenequa DriveCentral Illinois Daylily SocietyHartland WI 53029-8705Dewey Houser262-966-36693200 Lobell DriveE-mail: fnhsteen51@sbcglobal.netSpringfield IL 62712217-529-7043Daylily Society of SouthernIndianaE-mail: dhouser1@aol.com Karen Bolen, PresidentContact: Shari Goodfield248 Jackson StreetE-mail: goodfield@ismie.com New Albany IN 47150http://www.daylilyeyecandy.org 812-944-9606 (home)Central Michigan Daylily SocietyE-mail contact: Steve HyreShyre@bhsi.comBruce Kovach, President5501 S. Red Oak RoadFort Wayne Daylily SocietyBeaverton MI 48612-8513989-689-3030J. Paul Downie, PresidentE-mail:8207 Seiler Roadcenterpiecegardens@yahoo.com Fort Wayne IN 46806pecanpie@centurytel.net219-493-4601E-mail: bdownie151@aol.comContact: Tom SevcechContact: Lana HigginsE-mail: sevct@centurytel.netE-mail: LANAOPAL@aol.comChicagoland Daylily SocietyGrand Valley Daylily SocietyGreg Finch, PresidentSandy Veurink, President10757 Pritchard Road9440 Byron CenterHinckley IL 60520Byron Center MI 49315815-286-3621616-878-9829E-mail: gregf1082@aol.comContact: Dolores Knowles E-mail:bruce@wongknowles.comE-mail: dasveurink@i2K.comContacts: Jacki and John KropfE-mail: ljohnkropf@aol.comIt’s never too late to correct: The Central Illinois Daylily Club’scorrect title/name is The Central Illinois Daylily Society. The name hasappeared incorrectly as “club” in Region 2 newsletter issues since1991.This updated information is as of March 1, 2005.Please let your Region 2 editor know changes in your officers, addresses,telephone numbers/area codes, and e-mail addresses.Would you like to see dayliliesgrowing alongthe Internet Highway?❀ Region 2 Web Site: http://www.ahsregion2.org❀ AHS Web Site: http://www.daylilies.org❀ Rust Information (Sue Bergeron’s Rust Page):http://www.ncf.ca/~ah758/rust.html❀ Spring Sickness Task Force Page:❀ http://www.ncf.ca/~ah758/ sstf.html❀ AHS On-line Rust Survey Form:❀ http://www.daylilyrust.orgAHS Region 2/Great Lakes NewsletterAHS Region Two o — Local ClubsGreater Cincinnati Daylily andHosta SocietyJerry Williams, President8497 Wetherfield LaneCincinnati OH 45236513-791-1311Email: lilyman@fuse.netContact: Tom McMannonE-mail: TMcmannon@aol.comGCDHS website: http://www.gcdhs.org•Hosting the 2005 AHS NationalConventionHoosier Daylily Society Inc.Greg Gordon, President5606 N Pennsylvania StreetIndianapolis IN 46222317-475-0285E-mail: ggordon@iei.netIndiana Daylily-Iris SocietyJudy Lemen, President1519 Broad Ripple AvenueIndianapolis IN 46220-2333317-255-9675No e-mail contact availableKalamazoo Area Daylily SocietyJ. Gus Guzinski, President8814 West H. AvenueKalamazoo MI 49009269-375-4489E-mail: beaugus@net-link.netLimestone Daylily and HostaSocietyGloria Jacques, President7880 W. Howard RoadBloomington IN 47404812-876-8704Contact: Carol ReynoldsE-mail: nreynol@indiana.eduMetropolitan Columbus DaylilySocietyJeff Kerr, President2840 Shady Ridge DriveColumbus OH 43231614-794-9040E-mail: kerr.jeff@sbcglobal.netContact: Bill JohannesE-mail:JohannesW@worldnet.att.netNortheast Ohio Daylily SocietyDoug Bowen, President12084 Heath RoadChesterland, OH 44026440-729-7531E-mail: digdug12084@aol.comContact: Amy DoergerE-mail: amylou1603@yahoo.com•Hosting the 2006 Region 2Summer MeetingNorth Shore Iris & DaylilySocietyAlice Simon, President2516 Scott StreetDes Plaines, IL 60018847-827-6541E-mail: simonalice@prodigy.netOhio Daylily SocietyDoug Cellar, President831 Edgehill AvenueAshland OH 44805419-289-7178no e-mail contact availablePrairieland Daylily SocietyRandall Klipp, President262 W Division StreetManteno IL 60950-1413815-468-3150E-mail: MRlilies@netzero.comSouthern Indiana Daylily,Hosta, Daffodil & Iris SocietyMarilla Schowmeyer, President3184 County Line RoadUnionville IN 47468812-339-4749E-mail:rdsmas714@bluemarble.netclub website: http://sidhdis.home.insightbb.comSouthernMichiganHemerocallisSocietyGloria Hite, President6813 Ormond RoadDavisburg MI 48350248-568-9018E-mail: gloriahite@aol.comClub website: http://www.daylilyclub.comSouthwestern Illinois DaylilyClub of Granite CityKathleen Pinkas, President3933 State Route 162Granite City IL62040618-931-3302Email:kpinkas62040@yahoo.comSouthwestern IllinoisHemerocallis SocietyDebbie Gray, PresidentPO Box 54Dorsey IL 62021-0054618-377-1481E-mail: artcart@spiff.net ormeridian@spiff.netSouthwesternIndianaDaylilySocietyPeg Michas, PresidentRR2 Box 262Princeton IN 47670812-38505336E-mail: nickm@gibsoncounty.netContact: Jan Wilson, SecretaryE-mail: jrwbirds@aol.comThe he Wisconsin Daylily SocietyJane Gahlman, President2749 Hwy TSun Prairie WI 53590608-837-2317E-mail:jmgahlman@hotmail.comE-mail: johnsheehan@charter.net•Hosting the 2008 Region 2Summer MeetingSpring-Summer 2005 Page 47

JERRY’S GARDENPam and Jerry Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236American Hemerocallis SocietyGisela Meckstroth, Region 2 Editor6488 Red Coach LaneReynoldsburg, OH 43068-1661Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. Postage PAIDColumbus OH 43218-9605Permit No. 8277