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Those of us who have liv?d in or have visit'd 
during tho foil of the yoo.r know somathing of tho 
loaves in that a roc., for no where olso do our dosido us forosts soom more beautiful 
tho Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, 
gorgeous beauty of tho Lutumn 
to us. So when our seedling SEEN NDC'H appeared in our gardon v dth its wonder¬ 
fully rioh and entrancing combination of autumn colors it seemed the most natural 
thing to 
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blend 
hi any 
in throat 
open and 
it Shenandoah. Put its beautiful colorings are by ho reans all that 
it has. Florets are 5o M with eight r more open at one time, perfectly placed on 
a long straight spike. Its parentage (Marmora, x Mother Machree) both lovely smokies, 
may help you to visualize the charm of Shenandoah. Its blotch is indescribably 
unique. A vivid maroon or •vino red overlay on grayish terrerootta. 
Id DY .ASTOR is the name of the other seedling we are introducing and quite as 
fine as Shenandoah but in a decidodly different class. And again, as with Shenan¬ 
doah, because of its soft satiny texture and re ined colors, its name was at cnce 
sug estod t' us, so with Lady Asters gracious permission, wo are using her name for 
this most charming flower. 
The color is a clear orange salmon with soft cream to white 
without markings. Has finely textured petals, slightly ruffled, 
well placed on stem. A fine commercial as -veil as exhibition typo. 
'. : o arc offering a limited number of blooming size bulbs at ^5.00 each of 
either variety. Sublets at 50/ each or three for >1.00. 
/V'o honestly believe these two glads will become quite popular, so glad fans 
cannot go wrong with an oarly start on them. 
.Among tho new ones of other hybridists we desire especially to mention ARIADNE 
(Mitsch) introduced last year by Colonial Pardons. It was for us one of tho most 
promising f the new 'nos. A milk white with slightly pinkish tinge especially at 
the ties and more prominent at the back of petals. A rich crimson blotch on a 
golden yellow ground which extends well boynd the blotch and blends beautifully. 
The florets ar : large and wide open on a well proportioned spike. 
I think wo gave favorable mention to ZATJB 3RFL0 TE last year, wo still like it 
and believe it will become a popular commercial. The same may be said of ALAYNE 
because of its distinctive new shade ~>f light ros e which, as Elmer Gove says is 
always clear. It has a beautiful c 'lor range, chn.stc, and sweet. Somehow its 
ch rm gives us a feeling of personal acquaintance with its 'riginator, Mrs. Kinyon. 
Another lovely glad for us with similarity of color is LAIDL3Y but not as 
consistent in performance as Alayno. Still another distinctive now glad is WINGS 
OF SONG by Ellis. It is a delightfully ruffled rose pink with white in throat 
blending perfectly. Wo predict for it a great future and would name it among our 
favorites in a list of twenty five. 
While LAID OF ORLEANS is still mr favorito as the most consistent all- round 
HEILIGTUM impresses us on first acquaintance. It is a medium decorative 
white, 
white with a 
white with 
While 
trace of pink. I believe Herbert Evans describes it as an Alabaster 
greenish threat which seems to be a good description, 
wo havo to wait mention of a number of g^od now ones 
Coleman’s MINUET has nov.r been oven closely 
for lask of space wo 
iTer bo 
f them. 
do want to say that in our opinion Joo 
approached by any now light lavender and we have tried many o 
Airwng the yellows, while DESERT GOLD has been tho largest for us, GOLDEN CHIMES 
is still our favorite. Ye have n't as yet, seen better rods than AMADOR and DOMD’R 
KOEHL. LOTUS, MARY ELIZ ABET , SWEETHEART and MR. Wm. CUTHEERTSON are still to s 
in thv pastal class. 
While -‘O have n't grown Palmers AMRITA we saw it at the Akron 'GS show in 
k936 and think it may bo an improvement on .vAS/GA which for us is a groat favorite 
in tho buff class. 
BRIGHTSIDES is quite strong among the -ranges and was greatly admired by 
visitors. 
WILLIAM LEE PEARSON 
