The Newest Daylilies 
Yew 1949 
Vutroducttous 
We are proud this year to introduce fifteen brand-new varieties. 
Two of them— 
Parrado and Personal Appearance—are true fall bloomers. All were selected for their 
unusual keeping qualities. 
We are also introducing an entirely new series of real 
midgets. Instead of having stiff, erect foliage like most dwarf varieties, they are 
truly graceful and are of midget size. Imagine Daylilies only 12 to 18 inches high, 
including the bloom stems, and yet retaining graceful drooping foliage—not stiff as 
is the case with most so called Dwarfs. 
EMILY BROWN. Dormant 
A deep yellow Daylily with. texture like 
leather and a sheen that absolutely glistens in 
the sun. Its wide, 5-inch bloom is really breath- 
taking, and [ am proud to be responsible for 
the introduction of this jewel of jewels. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. $5.00. 
HELEN HUNT CHAMPLIN. Evergreen 
This giant bloom, pictured on page 11, is 6 to 
7 inches across, of the most magnificent shade of 
buff-yellow, and keeps perfectly as a cut flower. 
A grand variety named in honor of a grand lady 
who has done as much for the encouragement of 
garden clubs as perhaps any woman in America. 
Priced comparatively low, because it multiplies 
reasonably fast. Ht. 214 ft. May, June. $2.00. 
LAMARQUE. Evergreen 
This very wide-petaled, rich buttercup-yellow 
bloom is about 41% inches across. The petals 
overlap and are extremely ruffled. It keeps ex- 
cellently in the evening, making it suitable for a 
cut flower. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. See page 19 
for photograph. $2.00. 
NOGALETTES. Dormant 
This beautiful, 5-inch bloom with red-wine 
petals, while not the largest, is certainly a color 
not to be overlooked. Sepals are lemon, partly 
overcast red. It keeps perfectly at night, and 
hundreds of visitors have insisted it be intro- 
duced this season. While not a fast multiplier, 
it is of a robust nature. Ht. 3 ft. April, May. 
See page 19 for photograph. $5.00. 
PARAMOUNT. Evergreen 
This wide-petaled Daylily of rich red, ruffled 
and slightly recurved, is an unusually profuse 
bloomer. Its stiff, erect stems are something to 
remember on a well-established clump. A fast 
multiplier and one that certainly needs no 
pampering. Ht. 2 ft. June, July. See page 3 for 
photograph. $3.00. 

PARRADO. Dormant 
Blooms 41% inches across, of the palest shell- 
salmon with a slightly deeper salmon eye zone 
and golden yellow throat. Sepals are recurved 
and the petals are semi-upright and_ slightly 
ruffled. A really late bloomer that does not need 
coaxing to get it into profuse growth and bloom. 
Ht. 3 ft. July, August. $2.00. 
PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Dormant 
A very late, very profuse bloomer. Its 5-inch 
blooms open full. The petals are pale yellow, 
ruffled, and the sepals are a deeper gold-canary, 
slightly recurved. You’ve wanted a late bloomer 
with large flowers, so here it is. Ht. 2 ft. $2.00. 
PURPLE MIST. Dormant 
Misty orchid-purple. A round, slightly re- 
curved, fully wide bloom with a yellow throat 
shading to green. No Daylily has been intro- 
duced by anyone that even remotely approaches 
this color. Ht. 24% ft. June, July. $5.00. 
QUOTE ME. Evergreen 
Indeed you can quote me when I say this is 
one of the loveliest of all the giant-flowered sorts. 
Its wide bloom is 8 to 10 inches across, and in 
order to work up a stock, we have had to pinch 
the blooms off in our fields so the customers 
couldn’t see them. An argument invariably 
started when we refused to release it! The 
flower is a solid self between deep yellow and 
light chrome, with fairly wide, ruffled petals and 
slightly recurved sepals. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
$5.00. 
SONG OF SONGS. Evergreen 
And now comes Song of Songs. For several 
years I have been asked when this would be 
introduced, so here it is. Our stock is extremely 
low considering our huge mailing list. It does 
not multiply as fast as I should like, and for that 
reason we will not make delivery until the fall 
of 1949 on this one variety. Orders placed now 
will be filled strictly in rotation. The flowers are 
7 to 9 inches across and shaped exactly like the 
natural color photograph on the front page. 
Ht. 3 ft. May, June. $10.00. 
See Page 19 for 1949 Midgets. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
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