that without that wonder drug their knowledge | publications, who had written me so many 
is useless. I’m as sure as I’m here today where | letters wishing me well. That is another reason 
I got and am still getting my real strength, and | I was determined to get back in circulation. It is 
I’m in better physical condition today than I’ve | to you who have written me so many of these 
been in many years and forty times happier. letters that I’m writing this lengthy introduction 
At this time, I want to thank the thousands of | 11 this, my greatest of all catalogs—1954. 
my friends who had read of my troubles in many H. M. RUSSELL 
RIP RE RI OI Is Ree ie Se te Nei RE Ie eA RE A 
NOW LET’S GET BACK TO BUSINESS— 
We all have to, you know 
The flood of inquiries and orders for our Daylilies has sent such a volume of 
mail through the local post office that its rating was raised from fourth to second 
class—all because of our mail orders. 
While we have had to discontinue listing many of our fine varieties because the 
stock was too low, you will find many new ones offered here for the first time, in 
colors you would hardly expect to find in Daylilies. 
We are growing acres and acres of Daylilies. Not all are good ones, but if we list 
them they must be good. Many we are growing on trial, and not all—not even one- 
tenth of the varieties—ever reach our catalog. They are positively guaranteed to be 
true to name and in quality they are unsurpassed. We send out heavy, blooming- 
size plants. 
RIS OIC ROR ER eR Ie RR IC AC ee A EK 
Most of you have seen Hugh, Jr., for 
many years in many of our catalogs. He’s 
fifteen now, the fourth of our seven chil- 
dren. He is now in San Marcos Military 
Academy and he especially sent word to all 
of you that while he didn’t think anything 
was going to happen to his ““Pa’”’ he expects 
to go along with Jake and the rest of the 
boys and carry on. Because of his extreme 
interest in this work, being born in the 
Daylily business and me believing sincerely 
that he aims to do just that, I am presenting 
again this year a photograph of H. M., Jr., 
and it’s my prediction you'll be hearing a 
lot from him. 
H. M. RUSSELL, JR. 
6 RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
