Randig Water Gardens, 941 Cardiff Avenue, San Bernardino, California 
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Golden West 
This gorgeous 
new hybrid is peach 
pink in the earlier 
part of the season. 
As the plant devel- 
ops size the color 
gradually changes 
to light apricot at 
the base of the pet- 
als running into 
neyron rose, using 
the royal Horticul- 
tural color Chart for 
color comparison, 
Blossoms are of 
good size and very 
bractantamradsware 
light green, heavily 
freckled maroon. Golden West 

This lily, the first of the apricot shades to be offered the public, is 
one of several developed in our gardens in 1934. We released a few to 
botanical gardens in 1939 and in 1940 it was first introduced to the public 
by us through various Eastern gardens and by our own gardens. 
For Only $3.50 
New York, 
September 3, 1940 
Dear Mr. Randig: 
I cannot let an opportunity go by to compliment you on’ the 
beauty of the two water lilies that I obtained from you this Spring, 
namely “Golden West” and “Mrs. Martin Randig.” 
These two were planted at the New York World’s Fair pools 
properly named, and I can assure you they created a great deal of 
admiration as they certainly are two of the handsomest water lilies 
so far created in my opinion. 
The one bulb of each that were also planted at The Gardens 
have been greatly admired by the public, and a lot of comments have 
been made on both plantings—in fact at the present time the water 
lilies both at The Gardens and at The Fair are outstanding exhibits 
of beauty and they are flowering profusely. 
I saw the pools at The Gardens two days ago and they just 
staggered me as to your two beautiful plants. I noted especially and 
counted the flowers and buds appearing above the surface of the water 
of the “Golden West.” There were two in full flower and ten buds 
ready to bloom within the next week. 
The plant of your “Fred Rossiter’’ also proved a great asset to 
the displays. 
Thanking you again. 
Yours very truly, 
SO LTANLCEYS GP RANGERS 
New York City. 
