o— to you, our gardening friends, scattered over 
the country. While you are waiting for spring (it will arrive 
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| | here much sooner than it will come to some of you) we hope 
| you will be reading our catalog and planning to try at least one 
of our new introductions. Don’t let the fact that they are 
evergreen frighten you off, if you live where it is cold. We 
| believe the so-called tender sorts will become acclimated and 
be at home in your garden if handled right and given time. 
Plant them in the spring, however, give them the same protec- 
| tion thru the winter that you give your rose bushes and other 
favored shrubs, and don’t let your generous desire to share 
with your neighbor that “tiny little side shoot you'll never miss”, 
| cause you to disturb the plant in the fall. Wait until spring, 
when it can be safely done. 
With pride we present to you our season’s debutantes—seven 
from our own garden and one from the Valdosta garden of Mr. 
Everett Bass. You who attended the 1954 Convention of the 
Hemerocallis Society were no doubt impressed with the talent, 
taste, and discriminating selectiveness of this newcomer in the 
field. His #49A41, top winner for three successive years in 
the Valdosta Hemerocallis Show, he has named Bright Taylor 
and given us the privilege of including with our own intro- 
ductions. That it won a Junior Citation by the largest number 
of accredited judges’ votes this year attests to its wide appeal. 
|! A man’s flower in every sense of the word, we recommend it 
for your garden. 
We are also proud of our own Junior Citation winners: Crino- 
line, our pinkest pink; Adelaide Nieland, a near lavender; and 
Quincy, described by our good friend Harry Tuggle, as 
“unrivaled for artistic achievement in pattern and coloring”. 
Celebrity, Honey Mist, Leading Lady, and Sun Down should 
not be overlooked because too few voting judges saw them in 
their prime. They, too, are good, in our opinion. But see 
them in Baton Rouge in May and judge them for yourselves. 
In the Test Garden at L.S.U. and in private gardens all over 
the city will be blooming all the fine daylilies you have heard 
about. Attend the Convention May 17, 18, and 19—but plan 
to arrive a day ahead of time so you may also attend the 
Hemerocallis Show. The display of the Connell hybrids alone, 
the creative work of many years, will repay you for the trip. 
