A Compliment from Mr. J. W. House 
Past President Daylily Society 
June, 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 day- 
lilies for some time, and some that you had were 
most unusual in this respect, many of your hy- 
brids 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. 
See page 10 for other 1954 Introductions 
For those of you who wish to have some 
of these giants but care nothing for named 
varieties, we have selected what we thought 
were the best from many thousands of this 
same Painted Lady blood, yet too similar to 
some of the named varieties listed on opposite 
page. We decided to sell these in a mixture 
only, guaranteeing to give you every plant 
different and all to exceed 7 inches in diam- 
eter after being established in your garden. 
We know, for they have all been checked and 
double-checked. A wonderful opportunity 
for those who like to breed Daylilies, to say 
nothing of the splendid garden value of 
these beautiful new, truly wide-petaled 
Goliaths. 
6 for $] 5.00 
(Not less than 6 sold) 
12 for $30.00 
(Not more than 12 to a customer) 
All guaranteed to be different 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS W 
Lemon Painted Lady 
Rose Painted Lady 
