H. J. PITCHMAN, Arlington, Ohio 
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Color is pure, spotless white, with tiny 
tip of violet in throat; substance is 
like leather, withstanding the greatest 
heat we ever experienced here. Blooms 
midseason and is destined for a great 
future in its class. Placement perfect. 
Along with Vesper Bells, this variety 
and Beauty’s Queen represent the finest 
productions of that great hybridizer, 
John H. Neeley, who passed on some 
years ago. Large only, $2.00 each. No 
Bits, for sale. 
TRUE BLUE—(Christ)—45 in. tall; 5 
inches across; opens 6 to 8; probably 
the healthiest of the blue varieties. 
Makes many bulblets and germinates 
good. Good placement and blooms about 
80 days. Color has been the subject of 
many discussions. When it is good It 
is superb and probably the bluest ever 
introduced, but we find that in some 
soils and some conditions it will pro¬ 
duce redish flowers absolutely worth¬ 
less. In our own conditions we bloom 
it in the fall where it comes as blue 
as any blue you can imagine. Will 
eventually be a gocd late planter for 
late blue blooms, when it will be val¬ 
uable. Stock limited. L., 75c; M., 50c; 
S., 25c; Bits., 10 for 50c. 
TERESA—(Christ)-—60 in. tall; 5-in. 
florets; opens 10 to 12. This is one of 
the most perfect exhibition varieties 
we grow, ranking with Red Lory in 
placement and form, although florets 
are more attractively shaped than Red 
Lory. Health is fine; blooming its best 
from number threes. Germinates good 
and propagates fine. The color is un¬ 
usual, to say the least; and to say the 
least again, it is one of the best com¬ 
mercial varieties w T e know of; will 
force, cut from the base, ship well; 
open after shipping and propagate fast 
We have moved it as fast as we have 
grown it each year. The color, as near 
as possible, is a golden, pure salmon 
wfith a halo, so to speak, of amber. 
Fine substance, perfect placing, make 
it very desirable. Stock, as usual, badly 
depleted already. L., 25c; M., 15c; S., 
8c; Bits., 15 for 10c. Blooms about 85 
days. 
VALENCIA—(Christ)—60 In.; 7 in. 
across; opens 6; substance much heav¬ 
ier than Pfitzer’s Triumph, of which 
this is a seedling. Germinates like 
Picardy; blooms from Bits, and moke3 
fine bulbs. A giant variety in an orange 
scarlet with smoky blue shadings. This 
variety is strictly a show flower, not a 
commercial, although baskets of it are 
very attractive. Will rank with Miss 
New Zealand in size. L., 25c; M., 15c; 
S., 10c; Bits., 100 for 50c. Blooms 
about 90 days. 
VESPER BELLS—(Neeley)—45 in. 
tall; 5-inch blooms; form perfect; 
opens 8 to 10, on an always straight 
spike. Take a look at the cut of this 
variety on the frontispiece of this cat¬ 
alogue. We consider this photo to be 
as nearly a perfect glad as w r e have 
ever seen anywhere. Color is rich apri¬ 
cot salmon; self—some class it as a 
buff or rich cream. Too dark for 
cream here, but perhaps a buff. Prop¬ 
agates like wildfire, and has excellent 
health. We expect it to become a fine 
commercial soon. Forces very fine; al¬ 
lows close planting, as plant is not 
heavy but rather slender but always 
straight—never a crook have I seen in 
five years with it. A decided commercial 
glad to yet be discovered by the big 
growers. L., 25c; M., 15c; S., 10c; 
Bits., 20 for 25c; 60 days. 
WINGS OF JOY—(Christ)—74 in.; 
7 inches across; opens 12 to 16. One 
year I grew a spike of this that with 
five sideshoots on the main spike had 
over 35 florets open at one time. This 
spike was, after cut, over six feet 
long, and did not sacrifice the plant 
either. “Belief it or nod, Sharlie,” but 
true it is. In Australia the past season 
saw this variety runner-up to the grand 
champion at Croydon Victoria Show, 
not winning grand champion due to two 
judges’ aversion to the giant classes. 
It nevertheless w r as the sensation of 
the show and brought us many letters 
of commendation. Should be bloomed 
in fall or cool weather a&t it is a seed¬ 
ling of W. H. Phipps and inherits its 
tendencies to club and crook in ex¬ 
treme weather. When well grown it 
cannot be beaten in the exhibition 
class. Color is a light flesh salmon 
more attractive than Phipps and in 
Australia is preferred to Picardy by 
