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VALKYRIE (160057). Somewhat spreading up to 5 feet. 

 Leaves medium to dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in 

 head, 3" across, almost self Mallow Purple, slightly deeper 

 at margins. Late April. 



VANITY (160030). Bush erect to eventually over-arching, 

 to 5 feet. Leaves dark green, narrow, shining. Flowers 1 

 to 2 in head, heads sometimes grouped, single, 1%"-1%" 

 across, somewhat starry, Deep Rose Pink, the Rose Color 

 blotch not conspicuous. Mid-season, after Kurumes, late 

 April, early May. 



VELVET (160134). Very erect habit with ascending branches 

 but eventually a well-filled bush to 6 feet. Leaves medium 

 green, narrow, pointed. Flowers rather bell shaped, 2 to 

 3 in head, sometimes clustered, very brilliant in effect, 

 Begonia Rose with conspicuous blotch of Rose Red, anthers 

 almost black. Late April. 



VESPERS (163848). Bush habit rather broad spreading, but 

 probably not much higher than 5 feet. Leaves medium 

 green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3" across, frilled, white, 

 Chartreuse throat; only an occasional flower with Mallow 

 Purple stripes. Mid-May. 



VETERAN (163889). Broad spreading rather than upright. 

 Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2 x k "-3" 

 across, Light Rosolane Purple, blotch of Mallow Purple 

 dots. Through May. 



VINTAGE (160072). Vigorous, rather wide spreading growth 

 to 4 feet. Leaves rather broad, glossy, dark green. Flowers 

 usually 2 to 3 in head, 2" across, rounded and well imbri- 

 cated, Pale Rosolane Purple, no blotch. Late April. 



VIOLETTA (160079). Erect to wide spreading to 4 feet. 

 Leaves fine dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 

 2"-2 1 / 4" across, Light Mallow Purple, blotch Rhodamine 

 Purple. Mid-April. 



VISION (160050). Erect to wide spreading to 8 feet. Leaves 

 medium green, somewhat hairy. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in 

 head, 3" across, very brilliant Tyrian Pink, slightly paler 

 in center, few dots in blotch. Mid-April. 



VOLCAN (160061). Erect with gradually spreading top to 

 5 feet. Leaves medium yellowish green. Flowers 3 to 4 in 

 head, l%"-2" across, between Liseran Purple and Magenta 

 but brighter than that in appearance. Blotch not con- 

 spicuous but definite; dots a little brighter than Aster 

 Purple but not as bright as Rhodamine Pink. Mid-season. 



WARRIOR (160101). Strong, rather erect, growing to 7 feet. 

 Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 3 to 5 in head, 2" 

 across, somewhat "hooded", Mallow Purple; blotch Rose 

 Red covering upper lobe and part of two adjoining lobes 

 gives great warmth. Late April. 



WAVELET (163951). Bush habit broad and spreading, but 

 may reach up to 5 feet in height. Leaves medium green. 

 Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2V 2 " across, but rather more broad 

 shaped than many, white with yellow blotch. For garden 

 effect this is an excellent but much later counterpart of 

 R. mucronatum. Mid-May to later. 



WHIMSICAL (163878). Broad, spreading habit, but perhaps 

 up to 4 feet. Leaves dark green, somewhat rough. Flowers 

 1 to 3 in head, 2" across, white with very little Chartreuse 

 in blotch area and flakes of Phlox Purple. Mid- to late May. 



WINNER (160023). Habit dense, erect and spreading to 

 eventually over-arching to 5 feet. Leaves small, dark green, 

 and shining. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, heads often grouped, 

 freely produced, hose-in-hose (?), l%"-2" across, Pink. 

 Late April. 



WITCHERY (182880). Bush spreading rather than tall but 

 up to 5 feet. Leaves large, medium green, somewhat pubes- 

 cent. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 2"-2%" 

 across, Clear Pink. Mid-April. 



YEOMAN (163865). Bush habit very dense and twiggy, but 

 probably making bush up to 4 feet. Leaves dark green, 

 glossy. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, very abundant, 2V 2 " across, 

 white, wide Chartreuse blotch, stripings almost Eugenia 

 Red. Mid-May. 



YOUTH (163966). Bush rather like that of an excellent R. 

 mucronatum, spreading rather than tall, but up to 5 feet. 

 Leaves medium to dark green, only somewhat pubescent. 

 Flowers 1 to 3 in head, freely produced, 2" across, Liseran 

 Purple with very little dotting in the blotch area. Late 

 May. 



ZULU (163935). Typical poukhanense habit to 5 feet, with 

 somewhat similar, less semi-deciduous leaves. Flowers 2 

 to 3 in head, freely produced, superb form and substance, 

 3"-3 1 /^" across, Mallow Purple with very showy blotch of 

 distinct dots of purple, between Aster and Amaranth 

 Purple. Late April. 



