MOONGATE (Left) 
Wide petals, curled 
back, and _ recurved 
sepals of canary-yel- 
low. Very appealing. 
See page 14. $1.00. 
FLAMING SWORD 
(Right) 
A very distinct sort 
that opens wide. Flame 
red in color; not large 
but profusely  pro- 
duced. See page 5. 
$1.00. 

REDS AND WINES, Continued 
THE DIRECTOR. (1945) Dormant. TEJAS. (1945) Dormant. 
A huge, wide flower with overlapping petals, Brilliant circus-wagon red with velvety sheen. 
fully ruffled and crinkled like crepe paper. The Only a 31% to 4-inch flower, but very abundant. 
color is rich wine-red, not a fiery red, with It has a deeper red eye zone with darker veins 
narrow veins of burgundy. The sepals are a and a deep yellow throat. Petals are slightly 
shade lighter and the throat is chrome-colored. twisted and sepals recurved. A fast grower. 
5-inch bloom. Ht. 214% ft. May, June. See page Ht. 314 ft. April, May, June. See page 13 for 
19 for photograph. $2.00. photograph. $1.00. 
SILVER DUST 
(Left) 
The pale lemon 
petals are ruffled and 
crinkled. Keeps _per- 
fectly when cut. See 
page 15. $2.00. 
PURPLE WATERS 
(Top, right) 
Deep wine color with 
a greenish yellow throat 
extending into the pe- 
tals and_ sepals as 
stripes. See page 5. 
$1.50. 
QUEEN OF GON- 
ZALES 
(Bottom, right) 
An _— early-blooming 
variety with large flow- 
ers of deep gold. Among 
the very best for cut- 
ting because it lasts 
so long. See page 15. 
$1.00. 

6 RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
