© Our 1955 Vutroductious 
Lower-priced varieties (more plentiful stock) on pages 24 and 25 
It is with much regret that we are forced to withdraw all our 1954 introductions from this 
catalog. The remaining stock of those we offered last year we must hold until we have increased 
it, because of the overwhelming demand for the following varieties: Bordertown, Collector’s 
Item, Coral Beds, D. R. McKeithan, Fast Company, Joe House, Lime Grove, Miss Nan, Mary 
Russell, Mister, Mrs. H. M. Russell, Pioneer’s Dream, Society Folks, Texas Sunrise and all the 
Painted Lady Clan. (See our 1954 catalog for reference.) 
These varieties that we have selected for 1955 introduction have been grown by us and 
tested for many years. We believe they include the finest plants to be found in America today. 
None of them are priced higher than $6.00. We request that you order early from this list to be 
sure of not being disappointed, for we may be sold out of our new introductions again this year. 
These were selected from thousands that we had grown under number for years. The 
only way we ever grew enough stock before releasing these was simply to cut off the blooms in 
the fields. Otherwise, local people would have bought us out before we were ready to release 
them. When visiting other growers, I am amazed to learn that so many of them are introducing 
their varieties when they have only two or three clumps. I wouldn’t think of introducing a 
variety until I had several years to check and test it thoroughly in several gardens over the 
country, in order to know its garden value. Then too, while this is being done, we are growing 
sufficient stock to offer. The blooming season given here is for Texas. A little later season can 
be expected in the North. 
ALWAYS. Dormant. (Russell) 
This fully rounded, 4-inch, ruffled flower is of 
the palest lemon to lime color. If I had a thou- 
sand yellow varieties, I would want this. It is 
an extremely fast grower and seems to bloom 
forever. Ht. 3 ft. June, July. $3.00 each. 
ENCHANTED ISLE. Semi-Dormant. 
(Russell) 
A beautiful, 4-inch, wide-petaled flower of 
true flesh-pink, with buff midrib and buff throat. 
It is truly a magnificent thing to own, and in an 
established clump it is really a sight to behold. 
Ht. 214% ft. May, June. $6.00 each. 
GOLDSWEPT. Dormant. (Russell) 
Wide, 5-inch flowers with overlapping petals of 
the deepest yellow, quite different from any other 
yellows in our fields. It has the finest texture, 
and the flower is slightly recurved. Ht. 21% ft. 
April and July. $4.00 each. 
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HERE’S HOW. Dormant. (Russell) 
A fine dwarf in a shade of buff-cantaloupe hard 
to describe. The mass of bloom with wide, re- 
curved petals is something you will never forget 
and will love always. Extremely fast grower. 
Ht. 20in. April, May. $3.00 each. 
HIT SONG. Dormant. (Russell) 
Another dwarf, with wide, pale gold flowers 
with iridescent rose eye zone. Extremely profuse 
blooming. I predict this dwarf will really go 
places. Its 4-inch petals open only about four- 
fifths full, but this only adds to its beauty, and 
for a flower arrangement it can’t be beat. Very 
fast multiplier, hence the price. Ht. 15 in. April, 
May. $3.00 each. 
LADY OF SPAIN. Dormant. (Russell) 
This beautiful, large, ruffled flower is 7 inches 
across, with twisted petals. It is a true purple 
color—not muddy, but a glistening, velvety tone, 
with a true buff throat. Profuse bloomer but 
slow to multiply. One of the few real purples. 
Ht. 3 ft. May, June. $6.00 each. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
