E BELIEVE we are the largest growers of Daylilies 
in America. The flood of inquiries and orders for our 
Daylilies has sent such a volume of mail through the 
local post office that its rating was raised from fourth to second 
class—all because of our mail orders. 
We sent out many thousands of orders this past season, 
and while we have had to discontinue listing many of our 
fine varieties because the stock was too low, you will find 
many new ones offered here for the first time, in colors you 
would hardly expect to find in Daylilies. 
In all we are growing fourteen solid acres 
of Daylilies. Not all are good ones, but if 
we list them they must be good. Many we 
are growing on trial, and not all—not even 
one-tenth of the varieties—ever reach our 
catalog. They are positively guaranteed 
to be true to name and in quality they are 
unsurpassed. We send out heavy, bloom- 
a bo. ing-size plants. 
H. M. Russell, Jr. H. M. Russell 
(He asked for this) 

The picture at the 
right was made at night 
about 15 years ago to 
show the old varieties 
of Daylilies that close 
at night and those de- 
veloped by Mr. Russell 
that remain open. This 
was the beginning of 
the hybrids that keep 
open in the evening and 
are therefore useful as 
cut flowers—and this is 
why the Russell varie- 
ties top them all for their 
keeping qualities. All 
prices listed here void 
all previous lists. 


We pay transportation on all orders amounting to $3.00 or more; otherwise please add 35c 
for postage and packing. We reserve the right to reject any orders or parts thereof, depending 
upon the condition of our stock and whether it has been sold out at the time of ordering. In 
such a case your money will be refunded. We acknowledge all orders promptly. 

WHAT YOU DON’T WANT IN DAYLILIES 
We are attempting to show you in this little catalog actual 
photographs of Daylilies we consider worthy, and also a photo- 
graph of a useless variety. Notice it at the left—how it folds up 
here under our Texas sun. You will not find any like this even 
in our mixtures; only those that can ‘‘take it’? are put in these 
series. Our Texas-grown plants, those we consider worthy garden 
subjects, are proved hardy from Maine to California, and when 
they hold up after our rigid tests in the Texas sun you can be sure 
you have something worth having. As to their hardiness, we get 
enough freeze to burst unprotected water pipes and to kill out 
many weak Daylilies, yet enough heat in the summer to show 
up a Daylily that can’t “take it.” The plants we send out are all 
hardy, blooming-size plants, and all orders amounting to $3.00 
or more are sent postpaid; otherwise, send 35c for postage. 
See Pages 17, 18 and 19 For 1949 
Introductions 

2 RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
