“/ don't think I had any (/lad that took the florists' eyes like MRS. LANGFORD. 
It did wonderfully well for me. Not one spike crooked. 
“Some of the new varieties did themselves proud this summer. SHIRLEY TEM¬ 
PLE and REWI FALLU were, both very Jine. I still think it will take some glad to beat 
HECTOR and BEACON in their color classes. I had a lot of comment on KING AR¬ 
THUR//w?? people who liked the color as well as the ruffling. ROSEX made a very fine 
spike. HELENA is still my idea of an ideal glad and finally ALAYNE left me haunted 
with its beauty .” —Leslie Goss, Pa. 
King Lear 
Lady Winsome *** 
Palmer strain. See page 21. 
La Paloma ** 
(R. M. Palmer) (Ex) (HG) (90-95) 
Very beautiful luminous rosy salmon with 
small throat markings. Immense blooms on a very tall strong growing plant. 8 or 
more open at a time. The flower heads are so heavy that sometimes in warm weather 
they need staking. Have had many fine reports on this. If you want something 
beautiful and unusual in the pink shades try Lady Winsome. 
(Dusinberre) (Com) (HG) (70-75) Second early. 
Large bright vivid orange of heavy texture. 4-6 open. 
Good for the home garden or for local florist use but not a good shipper. 
T.dVPtllflpi* ★★★ (Arenius) (Ex) (Com) (Midseason) 
VLiCCll Clear violet lavender. 6-8 well placed 
blooms on a tall straight spike. Good grower. 
LflVinifl ★★★ (Prestgard) (Com) (HG) Early large deep pink of 
dirndl heavy substance. 4-5 well placed slightly ruffled blooms 
open. Tall, strong grower. 
(Gray) (Com) (HG) Early. Beautiful sparkling 
purple, nearly a royal shade. 6-9 medium size blooms 
on a spike of about 20 buds. Tall strong grower. A real addition to the purples. 
LfiZlfld.fel* (Errey) (Ex) (HG) Bright orange salmon with purple 
I^CCTimvI magenta blotch. 8-10 open. A nice variety but should 
be opened in the house as it burns somewhat in the hot sun. 
V 21m ★★★ (Jack) (Ex) (Com) Late midseason. White sometimes tinted 
****** with pink. Cream throat with small delicate lavender feathering. 
Somewhat ruffled. Blooms are large and with up to 10 open on a tall straight spike 
of 20-24 buds. Good placement, average good propagator, strong grower. Well 
worth trying. 
★ (Christ) (Ex) (HG) Bronzy orange over¬ 
laid with smoke. Tinge of carmine red in the 
throat. Giant spike and heavy flower head which sometimes in warm weather is 
inclined to crook or at least bend. Think you will like it if you like the orange 
shades. 
(Prestgard) (Com) (HG) Large slightly ruffled cream pink. 
Color somewhat like Reverie. 
Leah Ann *** 
Londonderry 
Lotus ** 1/2 
Loyalty *** 
sidered one of the best commercial yellows 
(Austin) (Com) (HG) Late midseason. Medium large 
clear deep yellow. Several open. Strong grower. Con- 
(Errey) (Rx) (HG) Bright orange with amaranth crim¬ 
son blotch. Good color and very showy. Long spike with 
Lucifer *** 
8-10 open. Because of the large flower head sometimes inclined to bend. 
¥ ||4>a V (Suttle) (Ex) (HG) (Midseason) Clear medium yellow. 
8-10 large blooms open. 15-20 total. Though this variety 
is worth trying for the home garden or for exhibition I have been somewhat disap¬ 
pointed in it as at least in warm weather it seems to have too strong a tendency 
to crook. 
“Bought a few of your bulbs last year and they were fine.” —W. J. Allan, Colo. 
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