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293689 to 293707— Continued 



293693. 'Leprechaun' (Tested as No. 504). From cross of two unnamed 

 seedlings of 'Kaempferi', 'Korume' and indica parentage. Plant very 

 dwarf, compact, about twice as wide as high; foliage semipersistent, 

 shiny dark green; flowers single, lavender, about one to 1.5 inches wide, 

 numerous in clusters of 2 to 7. 



293694. 'Orchid Belle' (Tested as No. 551). From cross of 2 unnamed 

 seedlings of 'Kaempferi' X 'Snow' X 'Firefly' parentage. Plant very 

 dwarf, open, about as tall as wide; summer foliage does not persist; 

 flowers single, orchid, slightly deeper in the throat, about 1.5 inches 

 across, very numerous, usually in clusters of 3. 



293695. 'Pequeno' (Tested as No. 552). From cross of 2 unnamed seed- 

 lings of 'Kaempferi' X 'Snow' X 'Firefly' parentage. Plant very dwarf, 

 compact, about twice as wide as high; leaves semipersistent; flowers very 

 numerous, hose-in-hose, salmon colored, about 0.75 inch in diameter, in 

 clusters of 3 in rhododendronlike heads. 



293696. 'Salmon Elf (Tested as No. 528). From cross of 2 unnamed seed- 

 lings of 'Kaempferi' X 'Snow' X 'Firefly' parentage. Plants very dwarf, 

 open, about as wide as high; summer leaves not persistent; flowers hose- 

 in-hose, salmon pink with a dark splotch, numerous, about 1.25 inches in 

 diameter, in cluster of 2 or 3. 



293697. 'Rose Elf (Tested as No. 485). From crosses of (indica alba 

 X 'Snow') X 'Salmon Beauty'. Plant very dwarf, about 1.5 times as 

 wide as high; branches dense, covered with persistent dark green foliage; 

 flowers light rose colored, single, about 1 inch across, profuse. 



293698. 'Pink Elf (Tested as No. 601). From crosses of ('Maxwelli' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant very dwarf, about three times 

 as wide as high; branches compact, covered with persistent, dark green 

 foliage; flowers hose-in-hose, shell pink, abundant. 



293699. 'Snowdrop' (Tested as No. 602). From crosses of ('Maxwelli' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant very dwarf, about 3 times as 

 wide as high; branches compact, covered with dark green foliage; flowers 

 hose-in-hose, clear white, profuse, in clusters of 2 to 7. 



293700. 'Boutonniere' (Tested as No. 604). From cross of ('Maxwelli' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant medium compact, about one- 

 third wider than high; branches covered with semipersistent, dark green 

 foliage; flowers hose-in-hose, white with cream throats, 1.5 to 1.75 inches 

 across, profuse. 



293701. 'Ping Pong' (Tested as No. 606). From cross of ('Maxwelli' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant very dwarf, about 1.5 times 

 as wide as high; branches compact, covered with persistent, dark green 

 foliage; flowers hose-in-hose, white with cream throats, about 1.25 to 

 1.5 inches across, profuse, in clusters of from 3 to 5. 



273702. 'Lavender Elf (Tested as No. 608). From cross of ('Maxwelli' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant dwarf, about as wide as high; 

 branches loose, covered with semipersistent foliage; flowers hose-in-hose, 

 lavender colored, large, numerous. 



293703. 'White Nymph' (Tested as No. 610). From cross of ('Firefly' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant very dwarf, about 1.5 times 

 as broad as high; branches medium compact, covered with persistent, 

 light-green foliage; flowers single, white, about 1 to 1.5 inches across, 

 profuse. 



293704. 'Snow Flurry' (Tested as No. 611). From cross of ('Firefly' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant very dwarf, about 2 times as 

 wide as high; branches compact, covered with persistent dark-green 

 foliage; flowers hose-in-hose, clear white, profuse. 



293705. 'Dainty Rose' (Tested as No. 682). From cross of ('Kaempferi' X 

 'Snow') X ('Kaempferi' X 'Snow'). Plant extremely dwarf, about 1.5 

 times as wide as high; branches compact, covered with persistent dark- 

 green foliage; flowers single, Bengal-rose colored, profuse, in clusters 

 of 2 to 3. 



