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MOTHER OF PEARL (160127). Erect, somewhat spread- 

 ing to 6 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers many to a 

 head, as in Kurume varieties, l 1 / 2 , '-l%" across. They are 

 essentially white, washed from the margins with Pale 

 Amaranth Pink, often with white area in center of each 

 lobe. Very few dots of Tyrian Pink in blotch on upper 

 lobe; irregularly hose-in-hose. Mid-April. 



MOTLEY (163975). Bush habit compact and twiggy, prob- 

 ably not reaching over 3 feet. Leaves dark green, glossy. 

 Flowers very freely, 2 to 3 in head, 2" across, white 

 sanded and striped Tyrian Pink with Chartreuse blotch. 

 Mid-May. 



NECTAR (160088). Erect but eventually spreading habit, 

 to 5 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in 

 head, 2%"-2 3 /4" across. Effect is Rose Doree, slightly paler 

 at edges; blotch not conspicuous. Late April. 



NERISSA (160103). Bush erect to eventually over-arching 

 to 4 feet; foliage narrow, dark green, shining. Flowers 1 

 to 3 in head, single, 1%"-1%" across, Deep Rose Pink 

 lighter to edges, dots of blotch Rose Color, faint yellow 

 tones extend from base center along mid-ribs, making pink 

 very brilliant. Like all of this class, example, Fashion, 

 Signal, etc., makes best display when fully grown. Late 

 April, early May. 



NIAGARA (163853). Bush habit very dense and twiggy, but 

 probably not over 3 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers 1 

 to 3 in head, very floriferous, 2V 2 " across, frilled, white 

 with chartreuse blotch, of as fine quality as tender azaleas. 

 Mid-May. 



NIPHETOS (163769). Bush habit tends to be broad spread- 

 ing, but probably not over 5 feet. Leaves dark green. 

 Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 2 1 / 2 "-3" across, white with blotch 

 of Neva Green and few stripes of Phlox Purple. Mid- to 

 late May. 



NOCTURNE (163950). Bush habit broad and spreading, but 

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

 Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3" across, between Rhodamine Pur- 

 ple and Aster Purple, blotch Tyrian Rose, tube Scarlet; a 

 very brilliant clone. Early to mid-May. 



NOREEN (160102). Rather spreading growth to 5 feet, with 

 medium green foliage. Flowers 2 to 5 in head, l%"-2" 

 across, very perfect hose-in-hose, slightly deeper than Rose 

 Pink, blotch Mallow Purple, anthers dark, almost black. 

 Late April. 



NOVELTY (163944). Bush habit dense and twiggy, but 

 probably will not reach more than 4 feet in height. Leaves 

 dark green, glossy. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2" across, very 

 freely produced, white, Chartreuse blotch, lightly shaded 

 and with a few stripes of Phlox Purple. Early to mid-May. 



OPERA (141911). Erect to eventually over-arching to 5 feet. 

 Leaves dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 4 in head, freely 

 produced, 1%" across, irregular hose-in-hose, Begonia Rose 

 with small, not very conspicuous blotch of Carmine dots. 

 Late April, early May. 



ORACLE (160107). Bush habit wide spreading with gently 

 ascending branches, but in time up to 5 feet. Leaves dark 

 green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, fine rounded form, 2V 2 "-3" 

 across, Deep Rose Pink, Tyrian Rose dots in blotch. Mid- 

 to late April. 



ORISON (163979). Bush habit broad spreading, but prob- 

 ably up to 5 feet in time. Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 

 to 3 in head, 2%" across, white, flaked and with few stripes 

 of Magenta. Mid- to late May. 



PALADIN (163948). Bush habit broad spreading, but may 

 reach 5 feet in height. Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 

 3 in head, 2y 2 " across, somewhat ruffled, Mallow Purple. 

 Mid- to late May. 



PARADE (163822). Bush habit rather broad spreading, but 

 probably not over 4 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers very 

 abundantly, 2 to 3 in head, Z"-2>V 2 " across, frilled, Rhoda- 

 mine Purple, Tyrian^ Rose blotch, Scarlet tube. Mid-May. 



PARADISE (160012). * Erect to eventually over-arching 

 growth to 5 feet. Leaves dark green, glossy, small. Flowers 

 2 to 5 in head, 2" across, hose-in-hose, Rose Doree, with 

 wide blotch of Tyrian Rose dots. Late April, early May. 



PASTEL (141790). Vigorous, upright, with generally as- 

 cending branches to 6 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers 

 2 to 4 in head, often grouped, very freely produced, 1V 2 "- 

 2" across, hose-in-hose, white with few stripes of Amaranth 

 Pink, a few dots of Tyrian Rose on upper lobe. Early to 

 mid-April. 



PEARL BRADFORD (163904). Broad spreading habit, but 

 probably not over 2 feet. Leaves dark green, shining. 

 Flowers 1 to 2 in head, 3" across, very round flower, Deep 

 Rose Pink, dots of blotch very distinct, Tyrian Rose. Late 

 May, early June. 



