WHAT WE DON’T WANT IN DAYLILIES! 
We are attempting to 
show you in this circular 
actual photographs of day- 
lilies we consider worthy, 
and also a photograph of a 
useless variety. Notice it at 
the right—how it folds up 
here under our Texas sun. 
You will not find any like 
this in your order; only 
those that can “take it” are 
sent to you. Our Texas- 
grown plants, those we 
consider worthy garden 
subjects, are proved hardy 
from Maine to California, and when they hold up after our 
rigid tests in the Texas sun you can be sure you have something 
worth having. As to their hardiness, we get enough freeze to burst 
unprotected water pipes and to kill out many weak daylilies, 
yet enough heat in the summer to show up a daylily that can’t 
“take it.’ The plants we send out are all hardy, blooming-size 
plants, and all orders amounting to $3.00 or more are sent post- 
paid; otherwise, send 35c for postage. 
WE SHIP ONLY VIGOROUS 
HEAVY SIZE PLANTS 
WHAT WE DO WANT IN DAYLILIES! 
A FEW TESTIMONIALS FROM THOSE WHO KNOW DAYLILIES, JUNE 4, 1952 
A Compliment from Mr. J. W. HOUSE, 
Past President of the Daylily Society 
Jjnmnxe, 1952 
Dear Mr. Russell: 
On behalf of Walter and myself, I want to thank you for the nice 
visit we had at your place on the Ist. I have kidded you a good deal 
about being King of the Daylily world but I was really surprised to see 
not only the number, but also the quality of your daylilies. As you know, 
I have been interested in large, broad petal daylilies for some time, and 
some that you had were most unusual in this respect, many of your 
hybrids are better than any I have ever seen in commerce. Among these 
were some new color breaks that were beautiful, Thank you again. 
Yours truly, 
J. W. House 
Boyle Bldg. 
Little Rock, Ark. 
June, 1952 
Dear Sir: 
Yes, this is the lady who was so disappointed in the daylily plants last 
year, but not now, and I want you to be the first to know. The blooms 
are simply beautiful, just as your lovely catalogue described, so please 
keep me on your mailing list. 
Yours truly, 
Mrs. James McCall, Jr. 
Port St. Joe, Florida 
A Compliment from WILLY MULLER 
(Famous Plant Breeder) 
May, 1951 
Dear Mr. Russell: 
I am very glad to tell you that after six weeks in shipment, the plants 
arrived in the best condition and are now growing quickly. These will 
have my special care. 
Yours faithfuily, 
Willy Muller 
Stuttgart, Germany 
July, 1952 
Dear Mr. Russell: 
Just a few words of appreciation for the plants I ordered from you 
last fall on your special offer. We had a very severe winter last year in 
northern Ontario and with very little snow to protect the plants, yet 
your daylilies survived 42° below zero. Gold Meadows, Purple Sage, 
and Tejas are all coming in bud now and Nokomis is in full bloom. 
Of course, the blooming period in Texas is far different from here as 
none of the varieties start blooming until July. Now people should know 
the hardiness of your plants. 
Yours truly, 
Alex Nickason 
26 Portage Ave. 
Minnow Lake, Ontario 
We have thousands of testimonials but space does not permit quoting others—Oh, yes, then too, we are not 
exactly perfect ourselves, at times, but we do attempt to rectify our mistakes. 
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