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DOWAGER (163978). Bush habit low, compact and spread- 

 ing, but probably up to 4 feet in time. Leaves dark green, 

 glossy. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, white, flaked and striped 

 Magenta. Cut out all shoots showing self-colored magenta 

 flowers. Mid- to late May. 



DREAM (160047). Rather spreading habit but eventually 

 reaching 8 feet. Leaves medium green, somewhat like 

 those of R. mucronatum but silkier. Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 

 heads often grouped, 2% "-3" across, Deep Rose Pink, dots 

 of blotch Rose Color, margins of lobes frilled. Mid-April, 

 sometimes earlier. 



DRIVEN SNOW (163933)). Similar to Snowscape but with 

 broader, darker green leaves, and the flowers usually 2 to 

 3 in head, 3" across, widely opened, pure white, late mid- 

 season. To 6 feet. End of May. 



DULCIMER (160076). Erect, somewhat spreading habit to 

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

 head, 2"-2y 2 " across, very well shaped, Rose Doree with 

 Pomegranate Purple dots in blotch. Late April. 



ECHO (163895). Bush spreading rather than tall but up to 

 5 feet. Leaves large, medium green, somewhat pubescent. 

 Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 2"-2%" across; 

 Rose Pink, dots of blotch clear but not showy, Tyrian Rose. 

 Mid-April. 



ELIZABETH (163923). Spreading habit to 4 feet. Leaves 

 dark green. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 3" 

 across, Begonia Rose, with very heavy blotch, almost like 

 a stain of Tyrian Rose. Mid- to late May. 



EMBLEM (160013). Growth habit with rather erect branch- 

 ing, bush up to 6 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers 1 to 3 

 in head, heads sometimes grouped, l%"-2" across, regular 

 in form, between Scarlet Red and Scarlet. Blotch Rose Red 

 but not conspicuous, counting as deep shading. Late April. 



ENCHANTMENT (160029). Erect to eventually over-arch- 

 ing growth to 5 feet. Fine pointed, dark green leaves. 

 Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, l^'-lSi" across, almost 

 perfect hose-in-hose, Geranium Pink with heavy blotch of 

 Tyrian Rose on upper three lobes. Late April, early May. 



EPICURE (163907). Spreading growth with somewhat open, 

 ascending branches while young, to 3 feet. Leaves medium 

 green. Flowers usually 1 to 2 in head, freely produced. 

 Practically a Deep Rose self as the small blotch of Tyrian 

 Rose dots carries chiefly as a shading. Late May, early 

 June. 



EPILOGUE (141785). Clone developed from seedling of 

 81661. The chief value of this plant is its habit of flowering 

 freely the first week in June. The bush is somewhat 

 straggling to 5 feet, producing in time large, shelflike 

 branches, with semi-evergreen foliage. The flowers are 

 freely produced, about V'-XM" across, and orange salmon 

 in color. 



EROS (163902). Rather low-spreading growth, ultimate 

 height not yet known, but probably not over 3 feet. Heavy 

 dark green, glossy foliage. Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 2^ "-3" 

 across, with very heavy substance, extremely well shaped, 

 with overlapping lobes, Eosin Pink, becoming lighter as 

 flower matures. Small blotch at base of uppermost lobe, 

 made of fine dots of Tyrian Rose. End of May, early June. 



EUCHARIS (163802). Bush habit rather broad spreading, 

 but possibly not over 3 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers 



2 to 3 in head, 3" across, frilled, white -with chartreuse 

 blotch. Mid-May. 



EVENSONG (160032). Erect to gradually over-arching habit 

 to 5 feet. Leaves narrow, dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 



3 in head, l%"-2%" across, somewhat starry, Rose Color, 

 blotch Tyrian Rose but not conspicuous. Late April to mid- 

 May. 



EVEREST (163953). Bush habit broad and rather spread- 

 ing, but may reach up to 5 feet in height. Leaves medium 

 green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2" across, white, pale 

 chartreuse blotch; very floriferous. Early to mid-May. 



FAIRY BELLS (160075). Vigorous, upright to spreading 

 habit, to 6 feet. Leaves broad, dark green. Flowers are 

 usually 2 to 4 in head, 2"-2%" across, hose-in-hose, pendant 

 like a Christmas cactus, Spinel Pink, with few dots of 

 Tyrian Rose. Mid-April. 



FAITH (160117). Habit much like that of R. Kaempferi— 

 almost deciduous. Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 3" across, Deep 

 Rose Pink with few dots of Rose Color at base of upper 

 lobe, very fine form rounded and well imbricated. The 

 whole color value lightens as flower matures and one notes 

 the yellow tone at base of tube. Early April. 



FAKIR (163914). Spreading habit with ascending branches 

 to 4 feet. Leaves medium to dark green. Flowers 1 to 2 in 

 head, freely produced, 3" across, very flat, with fine 

 rounded lobes, Rose Color but with a yellow undertone; 

 blotch conspicuous, made up of heavy, almost confluent 

 dots of Amaranth Purple. Mid- to late May. 



