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Bulbs and Hand Pollenized Seed 
1940 Seedling Introductions 
‘BLUE RUFFLES' 1-inch Bulbs, $10.00 Small, $3.00 Bulblets, $.50 
(Heavenly Blue x Amethyst) x (Salbach’s Orchid x Ave Maria) The first blue introduction with well ruffled and wavy petals. 
The color is unusually fine for this color class, being entirely devoid of the dullness common to most blues. Up to eight 4 • 
4l^ inch florets open in double row on 16-18 bud spike which is straight as a ramrod. Substance very good. Pollen fertile and- 
has given me a number of exquisite light blues also ruffled. Healthy grower and average propagator but stock is still 
limited. 
‘FINLANDIA' Large, $3.00 Medium, $2.00 Small, $1.00 Bulblets, 10 - $2.00 
(Inspiration x Picardy) One of my greatest favorites among my seedlings but a color hard to describe: a very deep rich sal¬ 
mon self, not a pink-salmon, but closer to a red-brown-salmon but still a self color. Color, texture and substance close to ideal. 
Opens 8-10 five-inch florets on fine spike. 
‘CADET' Large, $1.00 Small, $ .50 Bulblets, 10 - $1.00 
(Miss New Zealand x Rosemarie Pfitzer) A light pink with small red feather. Up to eight 5-5^ inch florets open on straight 
stiff spike. Floret arrangement and spike is so precise and perfect that a spike in bloom suggests nothing so much as a cadet 
frozen at attention. I want to continue to introduce each year a really good glad at a low price so have placed a low price 
on ‘Cadet.’ 
‘KALUAH’ Premium — a Free Bulb on All $5.00 Orders 
(Mauve Royale x Picardy) A huge, waxy, misty pink with a soft mauve throat mark. Up to six 6-inch florets open on tall 
spike which, however, often crooks. In spite of this fault, the grand color of this seedling has prevented me from discarding 
it — so I offer is as a free premium, confident that a color cool, soft and serene as ‘Moonlight in Kaluah,’ will be appreciated. 
‘TANTALUS’ Premium —■ a Free Bulb on All $2.00 Orders 
(Gate of Heaven x Picardy) A rich gold and orange with 9-10 iniffled florets open on straight spike. Stunning when at its 
best but at times gives some short spikes. Because of a large stock, I want to give this a wider trial and would appreciate 
reports on its performance. 
FRAGRANT SEEDLING 338-5F 1-inch Bulbs, $1.50 Small, $ .60 Bulblets, 3 - $ .50 
Incense Seedling. Fragrance sweet and lasting. A ruffled, clear, yellow Prim Grand with good substance. Five open on four- 
foot spike. 
1939 Seedling Introductions 
‘Battleflag’ — Large, $1.50; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00, 100 - $7.50. (35-65) Marmora x Moorish Bang) 
A dark red that, however, is flashingly brilliant for a deep color, differing in this respect from any other deep red with which 
I am familiar. Spike and florets resemble Marmora with five to six 5-5^4 inch florets open on fine straight spike 4^4 to 5 
feet tall. Its heighth and distinct color is suggestive of its name, for it stands out just as vividly in the field. Healthy grower 
and good propagator. 
‘Carved Ivory’ — Large, $1.50; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00, 100 - $7.50 (Rosemarie x Picardy) Sister 
seedling of Gaiety, but a clear warm white self. A round, wide petaled floret of very heavy substance. Five-inch florets with 
five to six open on tall rugged spike. The floret and spike habits make this variety equal to any white on the market. Add' 
to this that it blooms very early and you have a white that any cut flower grower will value. Healthy and a rapid propagator. 
‘Cynara’ — Large, $1,00; Medium, $.60; Small, $.30; Bulblets, 10 - $.50, 100 - $4.00 (35-38) (Erica Morini x Picardy) An 
unusual clear cerise pink self, with small blue toned throat mark. Up to six 5-inch florets open on tall and willowy straight 
stem, making it ideal for cutting. Its unusual and beautiful color and good stem have made a hit with local florists as well 
as other visitors. Healthy and strong grower and a very rapid propagator. 
‘Fantasia’ — Large, $1.00; Medium, $.60; Small, $.30; Bulblets, 10 - $.50, 100 - $4.00 (Seedling x King Arthur) A melting 
medium pink self of irresistable color. Small deeper feather in throat; petals thick and very heavily ruffled. Up to six 4^4" 
5 inch florets open on very straight spike. Not as tall as most of my other seedlings, but will average 3 to 3% feet. Healthy 
and a fine propagator. Fantasia is larger than any other heavily ruffled pink I know. 
‘Gaiety’ — Large, $1.50; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00, 100 - $7.50 (36-61) (Rosemary x Picardy) An¬ 
other variety which attracts first by its distinctively beautiful color. Crisp, glistening white which harmonizes rather than 
contrasts with the clear scarlet feathery blotch. The very heavy ruffling and thick substance add to its beauty. Five to six 
4% inch florets open in fine double row on tall straight spike, ideal for cutting. A variety which I feel outclasses anything 
else in similar color. Good grower and propagator. 
‘Jimgrim’ — Large, $1.50; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00, 100 - $7.50 (35-53) (Wuertembergia x Picar¬ 
dy) A huge flashing scarlet whose size and color are accented by the huge snowy white throat. Four to five 6 inch florets 
open on straight, medium tall spikes. This comes from a cross which, by report, has produced outstanding seedlings for three 
or four breeders, chief of which is F. O. Chamberlain’s “Caroline Werner Gannett,’’ a grand smoky which will make history. 
The huge florets and striking color of Jimgrim never fail to attract attention. 
‘Rimmon’ — Large, $3.00; Medium, $1.50; Small, $.50; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00 A very tall deep velvety rose-red with 6-7 
ruffled 4% inch florets open. One of the finest in this color and well liked by those who grew it as a trial bulb last year. 
Received an Honorable Mention at The Empire State Show in Ithaca in 1936. 
‘Rendezvous’ — Large, $5.00; Medium, $2.50; Small, $1.00; Bulblets, 10 - $2.00 (Inspiration x Picardy) A lovely buff-pink 
with a deeper edge, resembling Lotus in color, but opening about 10 florets in perfect double row arrangement, making a 
perfect cut flower. 
Fragrant Seedling Introductions 
‘Summer Breeze’ — Large, $3.00; Medium, $2.00; Small, $1.00; Bulblets, 10 - $2.50. First Prize, Fragrant Class, ‘Gar¬ 
dens on Parade,’ World’s Fair, New York City. (1938) (Seedling 36-22F) (Mibloom x Triumph) x (Mibloom x Mammoth White); 
A fragrant rich pink Prim Grand with heavily ruffled petals of heavy substance. Opens four to five 4-inch florets on a medium' 
tall spike. Fragrance is sweet and rose-like, strong and persistent, throughout the day. A distinct advance in fragrant glads. 
Stock still scarce. Summer Breeze and Honeysuckle are not chance fragrant seedlings, but were developed by selective crossing; 
with the direct aim of increasing fragrance, with the result that these two seedlings are the third successive generation in 
which fragrance appears. Healthy grower and good propagator. 
‘Honeysuckle’ — Large, $1.00; Medium, $.50; Small, $^30; Bulblets, 10 - $1.00 (1938) (Seedling 36-43F) (Sister seedling 
of Summer Breeze) Carries a spicy fruity fragrance like that of some hybrid tea roses. Not quite as fragrant as Sununer' 
Breeze. A deep pink with an orange tone, somewhat ruffled, good substance, .four 4-inch florets open on a medium tall spike. 
Healthy grower and a rapid propagator. Stock limited. 
‘joli’ — Large, $2.00; Medium, $1.50; Small, $.75; Bulblets, 10 - $2.00 (1937) (Triumph x Mibloom) Sweetly and per¬ 
sistently fragrant. Fragrance is rose-like and noticeable within a few feet of the plant, constantly present during the entire 
blooming season of this variety. Color is light pink' with a vivid orange-scarlet blotch. Five 4%-inch florets open on a tali' 
slender stem. Good propagator, but stock is limited.. This variety seemed more fragrant than ever this past season, the fifth 
season that we have had it in bloom. Pollen is fertile, but does, not bear seed well. £ 
‘Seedling 34-2F’ — Large, $.30; Medium, $.20; Smail, $.10; Bulblets, 10 - $.25 (1937) (Mibloom x Triumph) ‘Light bright 
red self of Triumph type, but with more slender stem. Tall with four 4% to 5 inch florets open. This past season this waa 
much more fragrant than heretofore. One of the parents of Summer Breeze and Honeysuckle. , , 
‘Seedling 36-58F’ — Large, $.75; Medium, $.50; Small, $.25; Bulblets, 10 - $.50 (1939) Sister seedling of Summer Breeze. 
Not quite as fragrant but taller and our best red seedling showing fragrance. Opens six ruffled 4-inch florets on a 4%-foot spike. 
