OUR PROVEN STANDBYS 
BICOLORS, TWO-TONES, ETC., continued 
MAMIE LAKE, Evergreen. (Russell) 
This grand variety was named for the past 
President of the Texas Federation of Garden 
Clubs and is one of the most unusual color breaks 
ever found in a Daylily. The huge, 7 to 9-in. 
bloom has petals of the richest rosy orchid with a 
deeper rosy eye zone and lemon-yellow sepals. 
Large lemon throat shading to green. The petals 
are ruffled and an established clump is very 
beautiful. Ht. 4 ft. May, June. $1.50 each. 
MARGARET PALMER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
A beautiful flower 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 
41%4-in. bloom. Ht. 24% ft. May, June. $1.00 
each; 3 for $2.50. 
MARY GUENTHER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
Brilliantly contrasting bicolor of carmine-red 
and clear yellow. Ht 3 ft. July, August. 75c 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
MARY RICE FULLER. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This canary-yellow, 4-inch flower, with its rosy 
brown eye zone and lemon sepals, is one of the 
most beautiful and profuse-blooming plants in 
our fields. Ht. 34% ft. May, June. 75c each; 
3 for $2.00. 
MING TOY. Evergreen. (Wheeler) 
Magenta and orange bicolor. Semi-dwarf. 
June, July. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. 
MOONRAY. Dormant. (Nesmith) 
Small, clear yellow flower with dainty halo of 
red. Opens in late afternoon. Ht. 244 ft. May, 
June. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. 
August 12, 1953 
Dear Mr. Russell: 
I have been wanting to write and tell you how 
happy I am with my daylilies, almost all of which 
came from your place. It is now four years since 
I sent for a trial offer of six unnamed varieties. 
(I have bought nothing but named _ varieties 
since then—now have almost 40.) Well, anyway, 
I can now appreciate what a really good selection 
you sent me, because after four years they are 
perfectly beautiful. I love them all. 
I’ve certainly had wonderful results from your 
daylilies and am so grateful that I was able to 
obtain them at such a low price. I have never 
lost a single one. They are truly a wonderful 
satisfaction. 
Sincerely yours, 
Mrs. SytviA VANSELOW 
Box 124 
Pluckemin, N. J. 
MRS. BEN O’NEAL. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This lovely semi-dwarf variety with rose- 
copper petals was named for one of the past 
presidents of the Federated Garden Clubs and 
truly it does her justice. Its habit of growth is 
that of Gold Dust, but later blooming, and it 
simply glistens in the sun. If ever a Daylily 
never quit blooming, this is truly that variety. 
314-in. bloom. Ht. 18 in. April, May. 75c each; 
3 for $2.00. 
MT. VERNON. Dormant. (Russell) 
Full, wide flower of lemon, deeply overcast 
coral-rose. It multiplies fast, blooms profusely 
and is an excellent keeper as a cut flower. If you 
want something really different in Daylilies, 
here it is. 5-in. bloom. Ht. 2144 ft. April to June. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00. 
NEODESHA. Dormant. (Russell) 
Wine-red petals; yellow sepals overcast red; 
deeper wine-red eye zone. 41% in. bloom. Ht. 
214 ft. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. 
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 31-inch bloom 
of rich deep yellow overcast orange-red, with a 
fiery red eye zone. One of the most profuse 
bloomers. April to June. 75c each; 3 for $2.00. 
PAINTED LADY. Evergreen. (Russell) 
As if the unusual colors and giant size of this 
flower were not enough to put it in a class all by 
itself, nature gave it the added beauty of deep 
ruffles on the petals. The bloom is 8 to 9 inches 
across and the color is deep yellow, overcast with 
alight even cinnamon, with darker veins in petals 
and sepals and a st*ll darker eye zone. A most 
profuse bloomer. This Daylily has topped the 
Hemerocallis polls for quite some time. Ht. 3 ft. 
May, June. $4.00 each. 
PAT FLEMING. Evergreen. (Russell) 
This wide and ruffled flower has petals that 
are slightly twisted. It is true wine-red with deep 
burgundy veins. Sepals are lemon, richly over- 
cast with the deepest wine; its throat is yellow 
shading to green. This makes an excellent cut 
flower because it keeps well late in the evening. 
It is surely my choice of all the wine-colored sorts. 
It has a beautiful velvety sheen. 414-in. bloom. 
Ht. 314 ft. April, May. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. 
PETALUMA. Dormant. (Russell) 
Bicolor. Sepals lemon, slightly overcast rose; 
petals rosy pink, ruffled. Rose eye zone and wide 
green throat. 6-in. bloom. A honey. Ht. 21% ft. 
May, June. 75c each; 3 for $2.00. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
