GUIDEBOOK FOR 1937 
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PREVIEW OF 1937 RELEASES (U. S.) 
For prices and further description consult general variety list. 
BLUE BEAUTY (Blaue Schonheit). Pfitzer here produced a variety in the Blue sec¬ 
tion that won Champion bloom at Haarlem (Holland) show, 1936, competing against all other 
types and colors. First blue in history to achieve show championship. Comparing it to Ave 
Maria, hitherto leader in the light blue section, Blue Beauty is somewhat darker, florets a bit 
bigger, averaging two more open florets, having considerably more buds. A few days earlier. 
Good propagator and undoubtedly destined to become a popular cut flower variety. 
FROSTPINK ornatus (First retail offering). Just average medium size florets and spike 
but color, form, ruffling and general charm to make it, nevertheless, a beauty desired by all 
who have seen it. Soft shades of pink. Intensely ruffled. Cut flower of very lasting quality. 
An authentic Seedling Champion and one of the rare instances where a Decorative type beat 
the larger Exhibition type. 
GREEN LIGHT (Grunes Licht). We hesitate to expect Mr. Pfitzer to produce better 
whites than Star of Bethlehem or Matterhorn (for release 1938), or whiter whites than Polar 
Ice, but it is clearly established that Green Light and Heiligtum give two differing versions of 
white and green, combined with general qualities sure to make them popular. Green Light 
has a greenish gloss pretty much overlaying the entire floret area on ground of milky white. 
Florets of fine form. 
HEILIGTUM. Here we have pure, alabaster white, the greenish cast being in the throat. 
We hope our illustration is able to disclose the throat marking. The variety will hold more 
open florets than shown, when grown from large bulbs. Strong grower, long, straight spikes. 
LOUIS D’OR. With Oeganda and Harlekin, this is the first glad with primulinus char¬ 
acteristics Mr. Pfitzer has introduced since Orange Queen a dozen or more years ago. Its 
bronze shading gives it a depth of yellow deeper than Jonquil. 
OEGANDA. Silky, almost solid black. No markings. Pfitzer’s own improvement on 
Marocco. Small florets but unmatched color. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE. Color not far removed from that of Magna Blanca and Mary 
Elizabeth, preserving most of the height of the former as well as the size of its florets and pre¬ 
serving if not improving the beautiful ruffling of the latter. Beautiful floret form and color. 
Excellent cut flower habits, immense blooms from smaller sizes and frequently from bulblets. 
See illustration of 6j^-inch florets from bloom produced from bulblet. Blooms from larger 
bulbs set closer and approach full double row formation. A wonderful acquisition to the light 
cream to white class, with deep cream blotch. We understand Mr. Pruitt has another fine 
seedling up his sleeve. 
