OUR PROVEN STANDBYS 
The Champ 
THE CHAMP. 
This huge, palest of pale yellows has wide 
overlapping petals with a faint shading of rich 
copper that can hardly be seen late in the eve- 
ning. Keeps well in the hottest sun and blooms 
profusely. Ht. 3 ft. April to June. $1.00 each; 
3 for $2.50. 
Dormant. 
The Director 
THE DIRECTOR. Dormant. 
A huge, wide flower with overlapping petals, 
fully ruffled and crinkled like crepe paper. The 
color is rich wine-red, not a fiery red, with narrow 
veins of burgundy. The sepals are a shade lighter 
and the throat is chrome-colored. 5-inch bloom. 
These flowers are magnificent and more beautiful 
in the late evening after the sun has played on 
them all day. Ht. 214 ft. May, June. $2.00 each; 
3 for $5.00. 
From “‘Things Out of the Ordinary”’ 
Flower Grower, December 1947. 
DAYLILIES IN PASTEL SHADES 
It was my privilege several times this past 
summer to see a large collection of Russell 
Gardens’ (Spring, Texas) La Gloria series of 
Daylilies. These are all of pastel colors, and I’m 
sure would delight any gardener, even if he were 
a lover of the reds and purples. It was the nicest 
display of Daylily delights that I have ever seen, 
and I thought I would always prefer the yellows. 
This nursery has a Catalog that will delight you 
also.—C. W. WOOD. (The Ballerina Series on 
page 24 is an improvement over these.—H. M. R. 
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Trail of Gold 
TRAIL OF GOLD. Evergreen. 
Buff-chrome self with huge, twisted petals 
that are slightly ruffled. In the yellow class, this 
variety stands in a place all its own. 6-inch 
bloom. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. $1.00 each; 3 for 
$2.50. 
WAX SOLDIER. Evergreen. 
A true old-rose. The flowers are 5 inches across 
slightly recurved, with a slightly darker eye 
zone and a rich canary-yellow throat. One of 
the most gorgeous in this color class. Ht. 3 ft. 
April, May. $2.00. 
Excerpts from “‘Southern Florists and Nurserymen,’’ 
December, 1942. 
Hybridizing Exploits of Texas Breeder 
SPOTLIGHT ON 
DAYLILIES 
Streamlined after 400 years, the Daylily takes 
the spotlight in horticultural interests. Plant 
breeders have produced hybrids with giant blossoms 
of brilliant shades and midget flowers of exquisite 
texture and the coloring of tropical blooms. H. M. 
Russell of Spring, Texas, has been hybridizing Day- 
lites for 21 years, devoting the last nine years 
exclusively to this genus. 
Daylilies grow in sun or partial shade; in acid or 
lime soil. Resistance to disease and fungi is very 
high. According to Mr. Russell, not so much as 
9 cents has ever been spent on his farms for insec- 
ticides. 
Hybridizing must extend over a long period. 
Final results may or may not show the desired 
color, texture or other qualities the breeder is 
striving to produce. Ninety-eight percent of 
the products of hybridizing must be discarded. 
Selection is based first on color, then on profuse 
blooming qualities. 
A further test eliminates blossoms lacking dura- 
bility. Final selection is based upon height and 
behavior of blooming. 
Having achieved the desired results in one hybrid, 
about seven years are required to produce a hundred 
plants from it. 
Russell has produced solid colors of brilliant 
shades and bicolors of striking contrasts. Giant 
blossoms measuring 8 and 9 inches across have been 
produced in countless color combinations. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
