Planting different yarities that bloom at different times gives 
summerlong bloom, and without care. 
Marguerite Palmer 
Garden Editor, Houston Press 
Houston's City Hall 
Planting of Russell Hybrid Daylilies Exclusively 
12 Brand New 1952 Introductions $159 each 
Why pay more when Russell varieties lead the polls anyway? 
(Growing 30 Solid Acres) 
I am glad to be the first, and I know I am, to offer brand news daylily introductions for $1.50 each while some other 
growers are offering them up as high as $20 each—I used to do that years ago but remember now we are growing 
acres and acres and do not release ours until they have been tested in several sections of the country for several years 
during which time we are growing them by the thousands. I expect these new introductions will be remembered long 
after you and J are gone and surely reach the “Hit Parade.” Note: these range from dwarf through medium to tall 
and many true reds. It’s the Russell daylilies that stand at the top of the Hemerocallis voting polls all over America. 
While there are now many growers, among all these growers’ introductions you will find listed as America’s best hundred 
by the symposium about one-fourth of the entire lot were varieties originated right here in this garden. How proud I 
am of this record but still prouder of you, my customers for many years, who made all of this possible for me by your 
constant patronage. I thank you again. 
THIS OFFER IS GOOD UNTIL APRIL 15, 1952 ONLY 
ORDER EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT 
SHIPPING BEGINS IMMEDIATELY OR YOUR PLANTS MAY BE RESERVED FOR LATER SHIPMENT 
ABLAZE—E. This wide rounded fully re- 
curved flower is slightly ruffled and the most 
brilliant, rich, glistening, velvety red one 
could imagine. It’s lovely upright, stiff stems 
are 2% ft. high. An extremely profuse 
bloomer with 3¥2-inch blooms. May and June. 
BANDERA—D. This lovely dwarf 20 inches 
high with brilliant red petals and chrome 
sepals, richly overcast a lighter shade of red 
has medium wide slightly recurved petals 
making up its lovely 4-inch bloom. June and 
July. 
CLARINADE. A wonderful shade of a rich 
wine growing to a height of three feet it has 
a semi-rounded beautifully formed 4-inch 
flower. Extremely worthy in any planting. 
July and August, Semi-Dormant. 
DRESS AFFAIR. This is what might be 
termed a true “lipstick red’ with a rich 
chrome throat. Quite a new and unusual com- 
bination. Its 4-inch blooms carried on a two- 
foot stem. Evergreen. May and June. 
all 40c each 
INDIAN HILLS—D. Another lovely 20-inch 
dwarf. Its 5-inch blooms are of the richest 
brilliant, light red, almost a deep orange red. 
I’ve seen no other dwarf in this shade and 
surely none that bloom so profusely. May and 
June. 
MOLTEN FIRE—E. This orange red 5-inch 
flower has a richer red eye zone that is spotted 
immediately in our fields. Grows to a height 
of 3 ft. and blooms in July and August. 
PRAIRIE DREAM—D. Another wonderful 
semi-dwarf. Four and 12-inch flower borne on 
two-foot stems. Is a shade of rosy brown with 
an apple green throat. Its medium wide flower 
is ruffled and twisted in a form that you 
simply must have for cut flower arrangements. 
July and August. 
RED EMBERS—Semi-Decidious. This is an 
unusual shade of orange red. 3¥%-inch flower 
borne on 20-inch medium dwarf stems, its 
sepals recurve fully and its petals are semi- 
upright and have a wonderful deep golden 
throat. May and June. 
Ever Hear of Such Prices? 
RHYTHM—D. Rose red, a color hard to de- 
scribe. Some call it a pinkish red with a 3'/2- 
inch flower of a finer form effect than all the 
Rosea types possess with a beautiful cool apple 
green throat. 24% ft. July and August. 
SCRAPBOOK—D. The best early blooming 
wine on an 18-inch dwarf stem 3-inch bloom 
I know of. Imagine having these dwarf wines 
that bloom with the earliest dwarfs which in 
the past have all been yellows only. Its throat 
is a true golden buff, its petals make up a 
wide, open flower. April and May. 
SKIPPY—D. A new brilliant multiflora type 
red but much lower growing than other multi- 
floras and surely of a more brilliant color than 
I know of. It has a beautiful buff throat with 
as many as 40 or more 2'%-inch flowers borne 
on its 24% ft. upright stem. May and June. 
TATTLE TALE—E. Another dwarf—18 
inches high—true old rose with a deeper old 
rose vein running through its slightly recurved 
beautifully formed petals. It has a deeper rose 
purple eye further enhanced by a deep golden 
buff throat. 3% ft. April and May. 
or any TEN for $3.50 
or THREE each of any TEN for $10.00 
I always said, “When the prices of better daylilies would come down to earth, I’d be the first man to bring them 
” 
down, 
and why shouldn’t I be for we are growing thirty solid acres just for this purpose. The varieties priced in 
this 40c group are plants that we happen to have the most of and certainly are just as beautiful as many you will 
find priced much higher.. Many of these are priced up to $2.00 each in my catalogue and even higher than that by 
many other growers. 
Every plant we ship out in this spring sale will be heavy plants that will give you excellent bloom in your garden next 
season, if planted early. We positively guarantee every plant we ship out to be absolutely true to name. 
This Order Good Until April 15th Only—Order Early to Avoid Sell Outs 
ANNETTE. Dormant. (Russell) 
Mahogany-red, almost a black-red. This 
lovely 6-inch flower has a deep, wide chrome 
throat. Its height is only 20 inches, which is 
quite unusual for a Daylily in this color class. 
April, May and June. 
AURANTIACA. (Species) 
Large wide blooms of orange and fulvous 
colorings. Ht. 2% ft. May, June. 
BABY TEARS. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Dainty 4” bloom. Rosy red ruffled petals 
with yellow midrib. Yellow sepals. Ht. 3% ft. 
April, May and June. 
BAGDAD. Dormant. (Stout) : 
Rich brown and red. Ht. 4 ft. May, June. 
BELLE OF GEORGIA. Dormant. (Russell) 
A rounded, pale yellow bloom, overcast with 
the color and markings of a ripe peach, and 
therefore named for one of the South’s best 
peaches. I’ve never seen any Daylily with such 
color pattern as this. Simply a “must-have.” 
4 to 5-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. April, May. 
CAPITOLA. Dormant. (Russell) 
The wide ruffled and crinkled petals are 
rich rose with buff-colored midrib and a 
deeper rose eye zone. Sepals are a real buff- 
yellow and the throat sulphur-green. Slightly 
recurved. Keeps well in the evening. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
CIRCLE. (Stout) 
Clear yellow with full medium bloom. Ht. 
4 ft. 
DAUNTLESS. Evergreen. (Stout) 
Huge; cadmium-yellow with faint fulvous 
mark. Ht. 2% ft. May, June. 
DESERT STAR. Dormant. (Russell) 
This buff has a shape entirely different from 
other Daylilies. It resembles a floret of a huge 
delphinium. The petals are ruffled, as though 
you had taken a needle and thread and sewed 
pleats in them! Holds its face slightly upright 
as does no other Daylily, its green throat en- 
~ hances the beauty of this buff. Fast multiplier. 
4-inch bloom. Ht. 24% ft. April, May. 
DORIS. Dormant. (Russell) 
Yellow-rose bi-color. 3%” bloom. Raised 
. petals, pinched on the ends and richly tipped 
with rose. Ht. 3 ft. June, July. 
EDITH RUSSELL. Evergreen. (Russell) | 
; This is the first Daylily I have seen which 
has sepals darker than its petals. Its wide 
_ petals completely overlap the sepals and a part 
~ of the next petal. The color is a shade of 
~ yellow I have never before seen—not chrome, 
“cream, nor’ lemon, but exactly the color of 
‘sulphur with rose veins, profusely ruffled. The 
huge open throat is a slightly deeper shade of 
sulphur. Sepals are the deepest rose sprinkled 
with gold -dust, as though a jeweler had taken 
- powdered gold and done this work. The flower 
holds up. 44-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
EVANGELINE. Evergreen. (Russell) 5 
Tall, wine colored with yellow throat. 4 
bloom. Ht. 4% ft. April, May. 
GARDEN OF ROSES, Dormant. (Russell) 
The 41-inch blooms are pale rose to deep 
salmon, with a deeper eye zone and a green 
throat. Extremely outstanding. Ht. 4 ft. June, 
July. 
GEORGE YELD. ; 
Huge 6-inch canary yellow brushed with 
red, deeper throat. Ht. 3 ft. July, August. 
HYPERION. Dormant. (Mead ) 
The much-loved huge, wide, lemon-colored 
sort. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
JOY RUSSELL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This tall Daylily, paler than lemon color, 
is of perfect texture and opens full. The petals 
are wide and fairly glisten in the sun. Quite 
the loveliest thing we grow in this color and 
simply breath-taking in the perennial border. 
5-inch bloom. Ht. 5 ft. April, May, June. 
J. T. RUSSELL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This magnificent lemon color is 6 inches 
across of the loveliest form you will ever find 
in a Daylily with a true deep cinnamon red 
eye zone that gives the contrast of color that 
will cause you to gasp when it’s really at its 
best. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
LIGHTS OF PARIS. Dormant. (Russell) 
True golden yellow, tips brilliant red. Keeps 
excellently. 4%” bloom. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
LITTLE IMP. Dormant. (Russell) 
This gorgeous canary-yellow is similar to 
Gold Dust, but blooms about two months later 
and is certainly more graceful, the plant not 
being so stiff but droops gracefully as do many 
of the giants. Its lovely 32-inch blooms are 
more open. Its petals are light canary-yellow 
and its sepals a deeper buttercup-yellow. Ht. 
15 inches. May, June. 
MARGUERITE PALMER. Evergreen. 
(Russell) 
This beautiful flower was named for the 
garden editor of the Houston Press. A lovely 
rounded bloom with wide overlapping petals 
of soft red, not so dark as some, and a lovely 
red-cardinal eye zone. The sepals are yellow, 
overcast red. Yellow throat. 4%-inch bloom, 
Ht. 2% ft. May, June. 
MARY GRAVES. Dormant. (Russell) 
This big, full, 6-inch, creamy buff flower 
was named for a past President of the Houston 
Federation of Garden Clubs and well merits 
that honor. Slightly ruffled and recurved. Ht. 
3 ft. June, July. 7 
MARY RICE FULLER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Canary-yellow petals with rosy brown eye 
zone, lemon-yellow sepals. Ht. 342 ft. 
MOONGATE. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Canary-yellow with wide twisted petals of 
the firmest texture. The sepals recurve and it 
has a green throat. 5-inch bloom. A very fast 
multiplier. Ht. 3% ft. April, May. 
MY BUDDIE. Dormant. (Russell) 
The small 3-inch blooms are of a rich 
velvety mahogany-red, with ruffled petals and 
a sulphur-yellow throat. The petals and sepals 
are slightly recurved. Ht. 2 ft. 
OUR PET. Dormant. (Russell) 
Yes, this is everybody else’s pet too, for its 
height is only about 24 inches and the flowers 
look like little butterflies. Tiny 32-inch bloom 
of rich deep yellow overcast orange-red, with 
a fiery red eye zone. One of the most profuse 
bloomers. April to June. 
RAJAH. Dormant. (Stout) 
A later Mikado with more intense color. 
Garnet-brown, orange background. Ht. 3% ft. 
June, July. 
RED CINDERELLA. Dormant. (Russell) 
A brilliant Chinese red, with a satiny sheen 
and an orange throat. The petals of the 4%- 
inch flower are wide and ruffled and slightly 
recurved. This is what we’d term a real circus- 
wagon red, and in a full bloom it shows off a 
block away. Ht. 2% ft. May, June. 
RED RAPTURE. Dormant. (Russell) 
This lovely rich brown-red Daylily is only 
3 inches across, with its deep rich yellow throat 
extending through its petals—its sepals are 
yellow slightly overcast brown. The first little 
semi-bicolor in the midget class. Only 12 inches 
in height. We believe this is the dwarfest 
colored midget grown. May, June. 
RED TOKEN. Dormant. 
Mahogany-red purple eye zone. Ht. 2% ft. 
May, June. 
ROSE OF TEXAS. Dormant. (Russell) 
Rosy red, almost fiery red but lighter. A 
very fast grower. 4-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. April, 
May, June. 
SAN PEDRO. Evergreen. (Russell) 
A beautiful true canary color. Its petals are 
rich canary-gold and its sepals slightly deeper. 
Remains open at night and can be used as a 
cut flower until almost midnight. Of the 
thickest texture, with 30 to 40 buds on a stem. 
7-inch bloom. Ht. 3% ft. May to July 
SERENADE. Dormant. (Stout) 
Crinkled petals in pastels, giving an effect 
of pale coral-pink. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
SKYLARK. Dormant. (Russell) 
I could write pages about this one and not 
say enough. It is the most beautiful shade of 
lemon with thick texture and a faint green 
throat. This tall, erect, 4-foot variety carries 
a multitude of blooms 4% to 5 inches across, 
slightly recurved, slightly ruffled, and remains 
open until 10 or 11 o’clock at night. It will be 
many a year before it is surpassed in beauty 
and dependability, and it is a fast grower. 
May, June. 
SPITFIRE. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Seems never to stop blooming here. I have 
actually seen this variety have four complete 
bloom seasons. The petals are of a fiery red, 
the sepals being slightly lighter and the throat 
yellow. 3%-inch bloom. Ht. 2 ft. A very pro- 
fuse bloomer. April, May and June. 
TAJ MAHAL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Rich chrome color with a velvety sheen and 
a wide eye zone of the richest purple-red. The 
fact that it grows only 2 feet high and is a 
blaze of blooms makes it one of the jewels in 
our fields. A bowlful combined with. a lemon- 
colored variety is especially pleasing. Multi- 
plies fast. 5-inch bloom. Very early. 
TEJAS. Dormant. (Russell) 
Brilliant circus-wagon red with velvety 
sheen. Only a 3% to 4-inch flower, but very 
abundant. It has a deeper red eye zone with 
darker veins and a deep yellow throat. Petals 
are slightly twisted and sepals recurved. A 
fast grower. Ht. 34% ft. April, May, June. 
THE MEADOWLARK, 
Gold with brownish eye zone, Ht. 2% ft. 
Mid-season. 
THERON. Dormant. (Stout) 
Deep red, curved and twisted petals. Pale 
yellow-orange throat, shaded green at base. 
Ht. 3 ft. June. 
TRAIL OF GOLD. Evergreen. (Russell) 
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. 
VULCAN. Evergreen. (Stout) 
Ruffled deep maroon, 4” bloom. Golden 
yellow throat. Ht. 2% ft. 
ZOUAVE. 
Red bi-color with rich fulvous red _ petals 
and lighter sepals. Deeper eye zone. Ht. 3 ft. 
June, July. 
all 60c each 
or any TEN for $5.50 
or THREE each of any TEN for $15.00 
Won't you please get out our past catalogue, which is now in your possession, yes, and even the catalogues of all the 
other growers, and compare these prices. We grow nothing but daylilies here, literally by the thousands and we aim to 
sell them. I'll probably be hated for this but it’s you, OUR customers, that I’m thinking of and have been for 20 years 
and not our competitors. I made the prices—you voted them tops. 
ADAGIO. Dormant. 
An unusual, brilliant red, between a fiery 
red and black red, with deeper eye zone. Keeps 
perfectly. Has a small yellow throat. For you 
who are seeking an outstanding red, this is it. 
4-inch bloom. Ht. 3-ft. May-June. 
ANOTHER SONG. Dormant. (Russell) 
A gorgeous rosy pink with semi-rounded 
blooms and deep chartreuse throat. Late in 
the afternoon after the sun has beaten on it 
all day, the flower still looks fresh. It is slightly 
recurved and the ends of the petals are slightly 
twisted with small veins running through them. 
3-inch blooms. Ht. 2% ft. June, July. 
ATHLONE. Evergreen. (Russell) 
_The petals of this giant bloom are deep rose 
with a darker rose eye zone. The sepals are 
canary-yellow. The first giant bi-color in this 
particular color pattern I have ever seen with 
such a gorgeous twisted effect. Rated by every 
rae as tops. Fast grower. Ht. 4 ft. May, 
June. 
BACKSTAGE. Dormant. (Russell ) 
Delicate pink with a golden throat shading 
to green. Slightly deeper veins run through the 
ruffled petals. If you want to break the monot- 
ony of your yellows and oranges, this will do 
the job. 3-inch bloom. Ht. 2% ft. 
BAGGETTE. Dormant. (Russell) 
This is truly a dream. Wide rounded petals 
of palest lemon deeply shaded old-rose, with a 
deeper old-rose eye zone. One of the most 
profuse bloomers in our fields and keeps very 
well. The deeply ruffled petals further enhance 
its beauty. One of America’s best Daylilies. 
5-inch bloom. Ht. 2% ft. April, May. 
BETTY SLICK. Semi-Evergreen. (Russell) 
This is a real bi-color the size and shape of 
Hyperion, the sepals being the same color as 
Hyperion. The wide petals are a most brilliant 
rosy red, 3 feet. June, July. 
BLACK BEAUTY. Dormant. (Russell) 
A true rich black red with darker veins and 
yellow-green throat. 4%-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
BREEZE. Evergreen. 
Old-rose overcast rich wine; the petals and 
sepals are colored alike, with a faint white 
stripe and a green throat. Fine texture. The 
rounded bloom is 4 inches across. One of my 
favorites among all old-rose colors, Semi-dwarf. 
Ht. 2 ft. April to June. 
CABALLERO. Evergreen. (Stout) 
Bi-color vermillion petals, throat and sepals 
golden yellow. Ht. 3 ft. June, July. 
CAPTAIN BLOOD. Dormant. (Russell) 
Its extremey wide petals, so full they are 
almost rounded, are a beautiful shade of glist- 
ening velvety red with a slightly deeper, wide, 
rich eye zone blending to a lovely brown-red. 
The sepals are a shade lighter, with pencil 
veins. Its throat is light chrome, shading to the 
deepest green in the center. The flowers keep 
far into the night. 5-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
CAROLS. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Light rose to deepest salmon. Profuse 
bloomer, prolific grower. 42-inch bloom. Ht. 
3% ft. April, May, June. 
COVER GIRL. 
Huge bloom of widest petals is curved and 
twisted and one of the richest purple reds, 
almost black. Its golden throat is quite a con- 
trast to this shade. It draws your attention. 
4 inch bloom. 3 ft. June, July. 
CREAMY CRINKLES. 
This is one of the daintiest, profusely crinkled 
ruffled daylilies I have ever produced. It is a 
solid creamy buff growing to a height of 31% 
ft. June, July. 
DOLLY VARDEN. Dormant. (Nesmith) 
Coral pink with lines of rose. Creamy yellow 
throat. 3% ft. June, July. 
DRESS REHEARSAL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Petals and sepals are salmon-pink with old- 
rose eye zone; the throat is yellow. These 
larger, widely open, full blooms will give added 
beauty to any garden. Keeps well in the eve- 
ning. Ht. 3% ft. May, June. 
EASTWIND. Dormant. 
This true pale lemon has a greenish over- 
cast and the petals and sepals twist in an 
exotic way as does no other daylily. Its wide 
petals recurve. 5 inch bloom. Ht. 2 ft. June, 
July. 
FANCY TRIMMIN’S. Dormant. (Russell) 
Ruffled rosy pink petals and yellow sepals 
deeply overcast with rose. Deeper rose eye 
zone. 342 inch bloom, Ht. 18 inches. June, July. 
FLAMING SWORD. Dormant. 
Deep flaming red variety, with satiny finish, 
opening wide. Its blooms are small but profuse 
and come at a season when there are few real 
reds in bloom. Then its medium height makes 
it quite unusual. 34-inch bloom. Ht. 2% ft. 
May, June. 
GOLD CARGO. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This is really going to be a hard one to de- 
scribe in that it’s the deepest, richest gold, more 
than 7 inches across, of the thickest leathery 
texture, slightly ruffled petals and recurved 
sepals of the same even color clear on into the 
throat. This huge thing remains open at night 
until after most people have retired, and fresh 
buds continue to open in abundance after being 
cut. It has a velvety sheen over the entire 
flower, making it the most outstanding of the 
deeper yellows of the more than 600 varieties 
we grow. Fortunately a vigorous fast grower. 
Ht. 3 ft. May and June. 
GOLD MEADOWS. Dormant. (Russell) 
Stiff petals of a leathery texture, light, 
canary-lemon, slightly ruffled. Unusually tall 
and stately. This variety could be used in place 
of a tall shrub, and I have counted as many as 
700 buds on a three-year-old plant. 4-inch 
bloom. Ht. 4% ft. May, June. 
GREAT MOMENTS. Dormant. (Russell) 
This lovely rich Chinese red gleaming in the 
hottest sun is really hard to describe. While it 
is not a large flower, being any 3% inches 
across, it’s one of the most profuse-blooming 
things you could imagine. How a color can be 
so brilliant and yet so subdued is hard for me 
to describe, but that’s the way it is, and it will 
be a red in your garden you will always love. 
Ht. 2% ft. June, July. 
GREAT PLAINS. 
This lovely, wide petaled daylily with a 
deeper eye zone and a golden yellow throat is 
something you will love always. A clean cut, 
erect stemmed beauty. 4 inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. 
June, July. 
GUEST STAR. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Big 7-inch flower with widest petals taper- 
ing to a twisted point. Opens full and is a solid 
self of an indescribable shade of purest canary- 
gold. The most beautiful yellow sepals are 
slightly recurved. Ht. 2 ft. May. 
HEART STEALER. 
This is the loveliest wing daylily offered yet 
as it stands the Texas sun and does not have a 
tendency to fade out as do many of the wines 
already on the market. Its throat is a shade of 
yellow hard to describe. 4 inch bloom. Ht, 2% 
ft. June, July. 
HIT PARADE. 
This is really an improved “red perfection.” 
Its bloom of the deepest orange red almost 
approaches a circus wagon red but there is 
definitely an orange shade. 4 inch bloom. Ht. 
3 ft. July, August. 
IN OUR TIME. Dormant. (Russell) 
Wide 6-inch bloom. Deepest rose over pale 
lemon. Petals and sepals ruffled. Big wide yel- 
low throat shades to green. One of the very 
best. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
JUAREZ D. 
Bi-color petals. Red, sepals yellow overcast 
with cardinal. Ht. 3 ft. April, May, June. 
JUST MARY. Dormant. (Russell) 
Red veins running through a yellow back- 
ground, shading into a rich green throat. As 
many as seven blooms open at once on a 
stem, and 40 to 75 buds on a stem. 5-inch 
bloom. Ht. 3 ft. May to July. 
LADY FRANCES. Dormant. (Russell) 
Rosy salmon, ruffled petals. Deep coral se- 
pals, lavendar overcast. 4-inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
LAMARQUE. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This very wide-petaled rich buttercup-yellow 
bloom is about 4% 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. 
LENA BROCK HOOVER. Dormant. 
(Russell) 
This true rich purple petaled flower has 
deeper violet-purple veins and still a deeper 
wide purple eye zone, not a muddy purple but 
a glorious true purple, with the widest petals, 
fully rounded form with recurved sepals and a 
lovely distinct green throat. My choice of all 
purples for this season of the year and quite 
different in shape and form from our lovely 
“Purple Sage.’ A prolific grower and an 
abundant bloomer. Bloom 41% inches across. 
Ht. 2% ft. April, May, June. 
LEST YOU FORGET. Dormant. (Russell) 
Rich Chinese red with a beautiful velvety 
sheen. Petals ruffled and slightly recurved. Its 
chrome throat shades to green at the base. 4- 
inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. April, May, and again 
July. 
LILLIAN RUSSELL. Evergreen. 
Now comes a break in colors. The petals are 
rich rose slightly overcast with lavender; the 
sepals are lemon, deeply sprinkled with rose, 
ruffled and slightly reflexed. This big, full 
bloom is 6 inches across, with wide petals that 
overlap. It has a huge sulphur-green throat. Its 
habit of growth and the size and form are like 
that of Hyperion, but the texture is far supe- 
rior, making it wonderful as a cut flower be- 
cause it stays open so long at night. A most 
prolific bloomer and a vigorous grower. Ht. 
2 ft. May, June. 
MARY GUENTHER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Brilliantly contrasting bi-color of carmine- 
red and clear yellow. July, August. Ht. 3 ft. 
MING TOY. Evergreen. (Wheeler) 
Semi-dwarf, magenta and orange bi-color. 
MRS. B. F. BONNER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This daylily, in my opinion, beats any pale 
lemon in existence today. It is the color of 
Hyperion, but much larger, with wider petals 
and better texture. It lasts longer in the eve- 
ning, has a much longer blooming season, and 
is far more profuse in bloom than Hyperion. 
6-inch bloom. Ht. 2% to 3 ft. May, June. 
MT. VERNON. Dormant. (Russell) 
This full, wide flower is lemon, deeply over- 
cast coral-rose. It multiplies fast, blooms pro- 
fusely and is an excellent keeper as a cut 
flower. If you want something really different 
in daylilies, here it is. 5-inch bloom. Ht. 2% ft. 
April to June. 
NEODESHA. Dormant. (Russell) 
Wine red petals, yellow sepals overcast red 
deeper wine-red eye zone. 44% inch bloom. Ht. 
2 ft. 
PERSIAN PRINCESS. Dormant. (Nesmith) 
Deep velvety red petals with heavy overflush 
of purple. Sepals are shade lighter. Ht. 40 
inches. July, Aug. 
PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Dormant. 
(Russell) 
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. 
Fie 25h 
PINK CHARM. (Nesmith) 
Beautiful open flower with very recurving 
petals and sepals of soft coral pink. The center 
of the flower shows a star of light cadmium in 
pleasing contrast to the pink stamens. August 
and September. 
PINK PERFECTION. Dormant. (Russell) 
This dainty little true pink with its green 
star-shaped throat and its fringe flower is one 
of the most profuse bloomers and surely a 
jewel for those seeking pinks. Ht. 3 ft. May, 
June. 
PURPLE SAGE. Dormant. (Russell) 
One of the darkest and finest wine-purples. 
The petals are ruffled, with a slightly yellow 
midrib and a large golden throat. The 4%- 
inch bloom keeps well. Ht. 3 ft. April, May. 
PURPLE WATERS. Evergreen (Russell) 
The 4'%-inch flowers open full and are 
slightly reflexed, with ruffled petals of a deep 
rich wine color. The throat is greenish yellow. 
Keeps perfectly in the evening. Ht. 3 ft. April, 
May, June. 
QUEEN OF DALLAS. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This lovely 6-inch, extremely ruffled flower 
is buff-yellow with faint fulvous markings. I 
have yet to see a visitor in my fields who wasn’t 
almost spellbound by its beauty. Ht. 3% ft. 
May, June. 
QUEEN OF GONZALES. Evergreen. 
(Russell) 
A huge, wide-petaled, early bloomer, about 
6 inches across. Its color is the deepest gold, 
almost chrome, and lasts longer after being 
cut than any daylily I have ever seen. The 
plant here is almost a constant bloomer, but its 
most profuse season is April and May. This 
variety and Mrs. B. F. Bonner were listed in 
the Flower Grower, August, 1945, as two of 
the best daylilies, regardless of price. Ht. 3 ft. 
RED DIAMONDS. Dormant. (Russell) 
The richest of all “circus wagon” reds with 
a velvety texture over its dark red eye zone 
with rich veins running through its ruffled 
petals; really a beauty. The sepals are recurved 
and ruffled; its throat a yellow. 4-inch bloom. 
Ht. 2 ft. June, July. 
RED MOON. Dormant. 
This lovely deep cinnamon-red, huge, 542- 
inch flower has a deeper red eye zone and red 
veins through the petals, with a green throat. 
It was completely sold out every season; only 
this year were we able to catch up. No daylily 
in its color class has such a glorious display of 
veins. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
ROSE BEAUTY. Dormant. (Russell) 
While not so deep a rose color as some, this 
is far from salmon. Visitors to our fields call 
it pink. Its wide petals and slightly ruffled 
sepals are unusually recurved. The texture is 
almost like leather, with a sulphur throat 
shading to green at the base. Probably the best 
in its class. Quite a late bloomer and multiplies 
fast. 4% inch bloom. Ht. 3% ft. June, July. 
RUSSELL’S GLADIATOR. Dormant. 
(Russell) 
Magnificent in the garden day and night 
and even lovelier in the house as a cut flower. 
Deepest golden yellow with a wide salmon eye 
zone and a rich green throat. Its wide petals 
have a glorious twisted and recurved shape. 
You have been asking for daylilies that stay 
open; then I assure you in this variety you are 
getting just that. 5-inch bloom. Ht. 3% ft. 
April, May, June. 
RUSSELL’S MINUET. Dormant. (Russell) 
A dwarf daylily with 44-inch blooms, ideal 
for rock gardens or the foreground of the bor- 
der. The wide, overlapping petals are rich 
rose, ruffled, with a wide yellow stripe down 
the center. The sepals are pale canary. A fast 
multiplier. Stems stand erect and are simply 
enveloped in bloom. Ht. 20 to 24 in. May, June. 
SAMMY RUSSELL. Dormant. (Russell) 
This lovely dainty little 22-inch flower is 
really a red multiflora and a clump in full 
bloom is a sight to behold. This is the best late 
blooming dark red in our fields; is an extremely 
fast grower. Ht. 2% ft. August, September. 
SCARLET PRINCESS. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This lovely orange red flower is 442 inches 
across, most profuse bloomer, with its brilliant 
ruffed petals fully recurved, a distinct but nar- 
row yellow margin around the edges of each 
petal and sepal. A real jewel. Keeps well. Ht. 
3 ft. March, April, May. 
SPRING PARADE. Dormant. (Russell) 
The 4¥2-inch bloom has intensely ruffled 
petals of true raspberry color with a deeper 
eye zone and deep veins running through each 
wide twisted petal; huge apple-green throat 
and rosy brown sepals. Ht. 2 ft. April, May. 
STAMPEDE. (Russell) 
Deep mahogany red giant. Wide petals with 
somewhat deeper red eye zone. 6 inch blooms. 
Ht. 3 ft. April, May. 
SUN CHASER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
A fine brilliant fiery Chinese-red, this is 
really a true red with a deep golden throat. 
Its 41%-inch bloom is extremely ruffled and 
its petals recurved. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
SUSAN. Dormant. (Russell) 
The flower is 6 inches across. The ruffled 
petals are a rich brilliant red with a canary 
stripe in the center of each. The sepals are 
yellow in the center with a rosy red outer edge 
and to enhance this color combination further, 
there is a huge star-shaped green throat. A 
very profuse bloomer and a lovely companion 
for Glory of Texas and Mrs. B. F. Bonner, 
being so strikingly different. A fast multiplier. 
Ht. 3% ft. June, July. 
THE DIRECTOR. Dormant. (Russell) 
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 blooms. These flowers are magnificent 
and more beautiful in the late evening after 
the sun has played on them all day. Ht. 2% ft. 
May, June. 
THE TEMPEST. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Orchid red with richest green throat. Wide 
overlapping petals. 4% inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. 
April, May and June. 
THOROBRED. Dormant. (Nesmith) 
Huge, rich red flow ll 
stems. Ht. 40 inches. 
TIO. Evergreen. (Russel!) 
Deep purple red, sulphur green throat, 4- 
inch bloom. Ht. 3 ft. June, July. 
WAX SOLDIER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
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. 
TOPOCHICO. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Chrome profuse bloomer. 42-inch bloom. 
Ht. 2 ft. May. 
VIGILANTE. 
Rose red mid season. Ht. 3 ft. 
graceful bloom 
I 
July and August 
$1.00 each or any SIX for $5.50 
BERNICE RUSSELL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
The color of Bernice Russell is what I’d call 
a most magnificent shade of rosy cinnamon- 
yellow bordering on brownish but to me far 
more appealing than Painted Lady because it 
does not have the depth of brown. This is the 
best I can describe it. 7-inch bloom. Ht. 2% 
ft. April, May. 
BLACK PRINCE. Dormant. (Russell) 
Now you can have Black Prince for a 
limited time at this unheard-of price. Rated 
as one of the loveliest really black-red Day- 
lilies, with a small yellow cup in throat. Keeps 
perfectly. Has widest petals and sepals of an 
even color. 44-inch bloom. Ht. 3% ft. April, 
May. 
JEWELL RUSSELL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This 7 to 8-inch bloom is pale lemon. Its 
petals are ruffled and recurved, and its foliage 
is blackish green. Ht. 3 ft. 
MONTE. Dormant. (Russell) 
I could never offer this variety now at this 
price were it not for the fact that it is such 
a profuse multiplier. Its fully rounded, wide 
petals are 6 to 7 inches across and extremely 
ruffled. Alternate petals are lemon, the other 
three being deep rosy brown, One of the 
largest bi-colors grown and in great demand. 
Ht. 3 ft. April, May, and again July. 
PINK GLORY. Dormant. (Russell) 
This lovely little 4-inch flower is really 
rose-pink with a green throat. It has a deep 
rose eye zone and veins running through the 
petals. Ht. 3 ft. May, June. 
ZANZIBAR. Dormant. (Russell) 
Wide, ruffled, wine purple petals. Green 
throat. 4%4-inch bloom. Ht. 2% ft. April, 
May and June. 
WE COULD HAVE OFFERED SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER VARIETIES, SOME PRIGED EVEN AS LOW 
AS THIRTY-FIVE CENTS EACH BUT THEY HAVE SIMPLY BEEN OUTMODED NOW BY THESI 
VARIETIES THAT CAN BE PURCHASED FOR A FEW CENTS MORE THAT WE CONSIDER TEN 
TIMES BETTER, THEREFORE WE ARE TRYING TO GROW ONLY THE 
THE PRICES DOWN LOWER THAN ANYBODY IN AMERICA.—H. M. RUSSELI 
BEST AND STILL HOLD 
SPRING, TEXAS 
