“/ received the bulbs in fine shape and was more than pleased with pour selection 
of extras. You are more generous than any firm I have ever dealt with.” 
—Mrs. I. S. Murphy, N. Y. 
Red Rutiles 
spike. Mid-season. Looks like a fine thing. 
Red Splendor 
Reverie 
Rideau 
(Arenius) (Dec) Medium dark red with eight wide 
open heavily ruffled flowers open at a time on a long 
(K) (Com) (Dec) (77) Brilliant light red. Somewhat 
ruffled. Lower petals rich velvety darker shade. 
Palmer strain. See page 23. 
Palmer strain. See page 23. 
(Stephen) (Ex) (Dec) Immense rose pink. Somethin! 
like Mrs. Pendleton but a much softer shade ant 
Roderick Dhu 
more beautiful. You can easily get six inch flowers on this variety. 
Rni AltiePt: (Femoine) (Dec) (91) Smoky coppery salmon. 5-6 
^k*vv**> good size blooms open. Soft and very pleasing color. 
One of the very best smokies and should be grown much more extensively 
than it has been. Price is down now to where you can afford to buy it. 
11 A S CaIhSI (Velthuys) (Dec) Very early. Very large light yellow with 
re d lines in throat. Well worth while. 
Rose Ash 
Rose Marie Piitzer 
(D) (Ex) (Dec) (95-100) Pastel shade, ashes of roses. One of 
the most popular of the older smokies. 
(Pf) (Ex) (Dec) Ruffled white tinted pink. 
Peach and cream color which varies some¬ 
what. Sometimes is rather pale. Eight or more immense closely set blooms open 
at a time. Makes a wonderful spike. Rather slow propagator. 
RACfft Micfr (Fischer) (Prim. Grand) (Ex) (Dec) (80-90) Large non- 
* T1W> ’ hooded prim. Old rose with buff showing through. 5-8 well 
spaced blooms open on a very tall straight spike. A fine decorative variety. 
Rose Standish 
See page 12. 
Rose Wings 
Rosex 
See page 12. 
Palmer strain. See page 24. 
Palmer strain. See page 24. 
Ca1Kapfl 9 € nppflflll ( Sal ) (Dec) (Com) Somewhat similar to 
JdiUdtii ^ VfVIim Minuet but more pink in it. Several very 
beautiful well placed somewhat ruffled blooms open at a time. A beautiful variety. 
Pin If (Sal) (Com) Late. Good size wide open geranium 
JdilldVH » * A1IIV pink with soft carmine lines in throat. Long spike 
with six or more blooms open. With me sometimes blooms are not well placed. 
A very heavy stem. 
CalitlAfll Fmn^rAI* (Roozen) (Dec) Ruffled salmon orange with 
JdllllOn ampcrur dark feather. Looks like a seedling of Pfitzer’s 
Triumph. Very pretty but inclined to have short spikes. 
“Received the shipment of bulbs in first class shape. I would like to say that in 
the past we have bought bulbs from many growers but can honestly say that your ship¬ 
ment was as fine as we ever received. We are very much pleased with the gratis.” 
—Geo. H. Collins, Mass. 
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