
The Champ. See page 15 
NEW 1949 INTRODUCTIONS, 
continued 
RUSSELL’S RAVEN. Evergreen. 
The velvety, 6-inch blooms are of the darkest 
mahogany-red with a small golden throat. 
Medium wide, recurved petals. A fast grower 
defying our hottest, driest weather. Ht. 31% ft. 
May, June. $3.00. 
Perhaps our best advertising is done by our 
more-than-pleased customers. Turn to page 9 
and read what some of them say about Russell 
Daylilies. 
OLDER VARIETIES OF HEMEROCALLIS 
PRICES REDUCED (AS LONG AS THEY LAST) 
30c each or one each of any ten varieties for $4.50 
Covers most of the entire season’s bloom 
The varieties listed on this page are not our originations. While they are older, I still consider 
them very good. They are more plentiful, and naturally are less expensive. The varieties that we no 
longer consider desirable have been eliminated from our list altogether. 
AUGUST PIONEER. (Stout.) Dormant. 
Chrome-orange, flushed red. ~Loveliest of 
the multifloras. Ht. 31% ft. Aug., Sept. 
BAGDAD. (Stout.) Dormant. 
Rich brown and red. Ht. 4 ft. May, June. 
BOUTONNIERE. (Stout.) Dormant. 
Small, overlapping petals. Sepals almost 
clear orange; petals light rosy peach. Ht. 3 ft. 
July. 
CINNABAR. Evergreen. 
Cadmium-yellow, overcast richest cinnamon. 
4-inch bloom. Ht. 21% ft. May, June. 
DAUNTLESS. (Stout.) Evergreen. 
Huge; cadmium-yellow with faint fulvous 
mark. Ht. 214 ft. May, June. 
GYPSY. Evergreen. 
Light orange, fulvous brown overcast. Very 
effective; much admired. Ht. 314 ft. May, June. 
HYPERION. Dormant . 
The much-loved huge, wide, lemon-colored 
sort. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 

J. A. CRAWFORD. Evergreen. 
Rich apricot-yellow shaded light cadmium. 
Many flowers on 4-foot stems. June. 
KWANSO. Dormant. 
Huge, double; orange, rose, copper. Ht. 314 
ft. June, July. 
MIKADO. (Stout.) Evergreen. 
Mellow orange, dark red-purple eye zone. 
Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
OPHIR. (Stout.) Dormant. 
_ Big, lily-shaped; golden yellow. Ht. 31% ft. 
June, July. 
RAJAH. (Stout.) Dormant. 
A later Mikado with more intense color. 
Garmet-brown, orange background. Ht. 31% ft. 
June, July. 
SERENADE. (Stout.) Dormant. 
Crinkled petals in pastels, giving an effect of 
pale coral-pink. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 

We pay transportation on all orders amounting to $3.00 or more; otherwise add 35c for packing 
and postage. 
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