F. C. Hornberger, Home and Garden Service 
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MILDRED LOUISE (Wentworth) 
Soft orange pink. Individual florets 
well open and perfectly placed. 
Straight spike. 
MISS DES MOINES (Decorah) (Ex. 
Com.) A nice tall lavender; a desir' 
able variety, but not very good grower 
here; slow propagator. 
MISS NEW YORK (Hornberger) 
(Com. Dec. 85'90) Strong plant; 5' 
6 open; good substance; crisp form; 
color doree-begonia rose; a very love' 
ly color. It takes very good soil to 
bring out the quality of this variety. 
MRS. RAY P. CHASE (Dr. Miller) 
(Ex. Com.) Large, creamy white, 
light yellow throat; extra large 
flowers on good stem; fast propagator; 
good grower. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLASS (Diener) 
(Ex. Com. 95'100) A salmon rose 
striped flame; very tall and very large 
flowers; as grown in the north I do not 
think the color very outstanding, but 
as we have grown it in Florida, I 
thought the color very fine, but so 
tall, so large, showy and imposing, that 
this has always been one of the “best 
sellers”; 6 or more open; good grower 
and propagator; good commercial; 
good exhibition. 
MRS. CATHERINE EDWARDS 
(Hornberger) (Ex. Com. 70) Extra 
tall stems; strong plant; an early 
white; color a creamy white but not as 
deep as Mrs. A. Pfitzer; 8'10 or more 
open; flowers very large; flowers have 
been reported nearly 7 inches across; 
placement not always good but this is 
a common fault among glads. Some 
growers have reported poor results but 
we grow so extensively and use so 
many kinds of soil, and have had such 
good results that we give this a first 
class rating. 
MRS. ANNA PFITZER (Pfitzer) 
(Ex. Com. 85'90) Tall, creamy 
white; buds greenish in color; long 
spike; 8-10 or more open; good 
grower but very slow propagator. 
MRS. F. C. HORNBERGER (Horn' 
berger) (Ex. Com. 100'105) After 
growing this variety many years and 
producing millions of bulbs, under all 
kinds of soil and climatic conditions, 
we still maintain this to be the greatest 
commercial white that has ever been 
introduced at any time or place. Has 
been included in the National Sym' 
posium for the last four years as one 
of the best 50 by national vote. Read 
some of the letters from customers 
that we print elsewhere. A tall, 
strong growing pure white; Europa x 
Peace parentage; large pure white, 
slightly frilled bloom; one of our most 
rapid propagators; under good grow- 
ing conditions have had a large per- 
centage of Nos. 1'2'3 from bulblets 
and many bulblets throw a spike with 
20-25 buds; large bulbs sometimes 
have 30 buds; tall spike of large 
flowers, 6-8 open, sometimes more; 
very good keeper, a well known Buf' 
falo florist says the best keeper they 
ever used. Its record of show win- 
nings is too long to print here, our old 
Catalogs have contained these records. 
It has won many medals and cham- 
pionship vases including the VAUG' 
HAN’S BRONZE MEDAL at 
New York in 1931 against all com' 
petition. Brenner, wholesaler of New 
York and Newark, says he will use 
this in preference to all other whites. 
MRS. LEO MILLER (Miller) Un- 
usual in substance, ruffling and bloom' 
ing period. Not large nor many open. 
Beautiful clear color—salmon to a 
throat of gold. Not a rapid multi' 
plier. 
MRS. P. W. SISSON (J. Coleman) 
(Ex. Com. 9095) Some call this a 
strong grower; I do not, and it just 
barely passes being listed in first place; 
will not stand very dry or adverse con- 
ditions; needs good culture. Tall, 
creamy light pink; 6 or more open; 
fairly good propagator. 
