OUR NEW 1942 INTRODUCTIONS—Continued 
the added beauty of deep ruffles on the petals. The bloom is 8 to 9 inches 
across and the color is deep yellow overcast with a light even cinnamon, 
with darker veins in petals and sepals. A still darker eye zone. A most 
profuse: bloomers iti Me ea ee ee ee $15.00 
PRIDE OF HOUSTON (Russell 1942) A most brilliant flower with dark 
mahogany red petals with an almost black eye zone. The sepals are a light- 
er shade; the throat a deep orange, and the whole has a velvety satin fin- 
ish. A splendid new arrival in hemerocallis. Defies our hottest sun. 3 ft. 
May-J Un e2 aes Fs ak eee ee eee $3.00 
PURPLE EMPEROR (Russell 1942) Deep purple petals and sepals with 
a distinct pale yellow midrib in petals and sepals. Yellow throat. Fully 
opens, wide and stately. A ‘“‘must have’’. Grows rapidly. 4 ft. May- 
oe) ULTLC Soe ed SR ee eee OO ee Oe eee oe ee eee eee are eee $5.00 
PURPLE FLASH (Russell 1942) Petals are a solid purple, sepals are 
yellow, overcast with purple and has a deeper purple eye zone. This hem- 
erocallis has a shape not like any I have ever seen in that the not-so-wide 
petals are about three fourths fully open and at the ends is a decidedly 
pinched effect. The sepals are somewhat twisted. Admired by every visitor 
to our fields. Defies the hottest days. 3 ft. April-May-June ____._____ $10.00 
PURPLE WATERS (Russell 1942) This is my favorite of all the purples 
I know of. The flower opens full, slightly reflexed. The petals and sepals 
are a deep rich purple and the petals are somewhat ruffled. This flower 
is perfect in the evening. The throat is greenish yellow. 3 ft. April-May- 
se) ELT) Chie eer oh cr ee ee Fr ae ae eg ee Pe re $10.00 
PURPLE SAGE (Russell 1942) A deep wine color, one of the darkest 
purples. Petals are ruffled and a slight yellow midrib. This is a real purple 
for you. Keeps well in our hot summer sun. 8 ft. April-May _______. $10.00 
QUEEN OF GONZALES (Russell 1942) This is a solid self—the whole 
flower is about the color of the fruit of an orange, and the wide overlap- 
ping petals opens full. The petals are reflexed slightly and this is another 
almost constant bloomer and one of the earliest of the large flowering 
kinds. A perfect keeper in the hot sun. 3 ft. April-May, and again in mid- 
SUMMCraeeL OCSENnOUsc OSCea tan lon La een ns oui Suh Lee LS ee ee $3.00 
SANTA FE (Russell 1942) Twisted rosy red petals with deep rosy purple 
eye zone. Sepals yellow, overlaid with deep rose. A profuse bloomer and 
Keeps ewellasGrowsetastan oat eae VL ay no UIT) Cee rere ee eee $5.00 
SEVEN SEAS (Russell 1942). Petals are a rosy brown with deeper brown 
veins and a yellow midrib with a golden throat. The sepals are lighter in 
color than the petals. Huge blooms. This is a most unusual color and a 
wondertulslily in every, way. s4eltseAprilei ay a ee $3.00 
SPITFIRE (Russell 1942) This hemerocallis seems never to quit blooming 
here. One set of bloom stems appears as fast as the old set has bloomed 
out. The petals and sepals are of a fiery red with a yellow midrib. The 
throat is yellow. the blooms are small but the plant is ablaze with a pro- 
fusion most all the early spring and mid-summer. Fully opens, wide petals, 
anid keeps. wells 2 46 ft. April-May-J Une see oe ee $3.00 
SYLVIA (Russell 1942) Large blooms with petals of rosey pink, and a 
deeper rose eye zone. The sepals are lemon. Keeps well in evenings. 3% ft. 
May-June i, See) oe ee re ee nee eee $3.00 
TRADE WINDS (Russell 1942) A solid cream pastel. The most beautiful 
cream yellow to be had I believe, and a most profuse bloomer. Keeps well 
in our hot sun. Fast grower. 4 ft.May-June ____ EM ane Slt Setar teh OR $2.00 
TRAIL BLAZER (Russell 1942) Wide petals and sepals of the deepest red 
with a slightly darker eye zone. Throat is yellow. The finish is like satin 
and no sun here has ever marred its beauty. 3 ft. April-May-June__ $10.00 
WAR PATH (Russell 1942) Petals and sepals an even dark mahogany 
red, very wide, opens full, reflexed slightly, throat yellow, twice bloomer, 
satin sheen. This is positively a “must have”. Defies our hottest sun. 3 ft. 
April-May,--and ¥again midsummer scan ee $10.00 
