“HL. M. RUSSELL 
E ARE the largest growers of Daylilies in 
America, now growing thirty acres, more 
than a million plants of proven merit and 
a million or so more whose merits are not proven 
yet, growing on trial. It’s our aim to give you 
the best varieties of Daylilies at the lowest prices 
in America, and we believe our prices for true 
to name, quality stock are lower than you will 
find anywhere. Now doesn’t it seem strange 
that even while our prices are lower than any- 
one else’s that we even have to ask as much as 
we do, with millions of plants in our fields. But 
the fact is not all the plants we grow are good 
ones, not by any means, but if we offer them 
they must be good. We have many more than a 
thousand named varieties, and thousands under 
number growing for further observation. Not 
all of these, not even one-tenth, will we find 
worthy of introduction. Remember, for every 
worthwhile hybrid developed at this garden, 
there are many that never make the grade and 
therefore are not considered worth offering. 
Then too we grow many varieties of the other 
breeders for observation. We know we’ve done 
a lot of bragging and boasting about our plants 
being the best on earth. Perhaps you’d like to 
know something about why we feel that way. 
I have visited practically every grower of any 
note in America, and I think in justice to my 
clients, I should certainly familiarize myself with 
my subject. We have shipped Daylilies all over 
Canada and several orders to Alaska (what they 
do with them in Alaska, I don’t know) and re- 
ceived extremely complimentary letters and 
attesting to their hardiness. The flood of in- 
quiries and orders for our Daylilies has sent such 
a volume of mail through the local postoffice that 
its rating was raised from fourth to second 
class—all because of our mail orders, and this 
year they are building a new postoffice to have 
larger quarters for our mailing. 
All of you who have received my previous 
catalogs have seen the pictures of my _ son, 
Jacob Murray Russell, and you’ve heard the 
story how proud I have always been of Jake. 
At A. & M. College of Texas he graduated a year 
ago an honor student in business administration, 
distinguished in military science and was made 
captain of his company. It’s Jake’s intentions to 
practically run this concern. I believe he can 
do a better job than I did giving you better 
varieties, better quality plants, and better service 
in every way, and I am positive that is his in- 
tention, to do his best. 
JAKE, H. M. the 3rd, MARY and J. M., Jr. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
