“| believe you made a good buy in KING MIDAS for it has been fine for me. And 
you should boom ROCKET up more. My bulblet spikes are gorgeous.”’ 
—Harold Janes, Wis. 


Bella Donna kkk, (PF) (Med. Dec) (Early) Light blue with 
; darker blotch. One of the best commercials. 
Lighter than Ave Maria. Considered by many growers as the best cut flower light 
blue. 
tex (Gray) (Med. Dec) (Very early) Deep golden yellow 
Bernece flaked with orange giving an appearance of bronze. 5 
medium large ruffled blooms open on a medium height plant. Growing in popularity 
every year. One of the best early ones. Very decorative. 
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Betsy Bob-Up kk, Bey ENT Talis Dec) (Late) Sport of 
/ Creamy yellow tinged 
with pink, real nice variety that has good color and all the good growing habits of 
its parent. 
Betty Nuthall KAR w& (SALBACH) (Large Dec) (Late) Warm 
coral pink with pale yellow throat. General 
effect is salmon. 6-8 medium large well arranged blooms on a very long flower 
head. Enormously strong, tall, vigorous plant and good propagator. In its day 
was the best thing of its kind but Picardy has largely superceded it. However, | 
get many calls for it yet. 
4 wk*&* (Fattu) (Large Dec) (Early mid-season) 
Bill Sowden Glowing deep blood red. Little lighter than 
Rewi Fallu. Opens 5-6 immense blooms. Not a tall plant and stems are somewhat 
willowy but the blooms are very beautiful. Nothing else just like it. 
* 9 *%#&*Y (Crow) (Med. Dec) (Mid-season) Very 
Bit o’ Heaven nice orange with yellow throat. Medium 
size but opens 9-12 at a time on a tall straight plant. This and Solita are the best 
commercial oranges. 
kK *&* = «(FE RREY) (Med. For) (Mid-season) Dark 
Black Opal glistening red. Opens up to 10 medium large, 
well placed blooms on a tall spike. One of the best dark reds and probably the most 
popular. Good propagator and an all-around fine variety. 
5 *%%*%%*%Y (BRown) (Med. For) (Mid-season) 
Bleeding Heart White tinged light pink with large 
scarlet blotch. Somewhat similar to Ariadne but a lighter blotch and not so large 
a flower. Opens up to 10 at a time. A good commercial variety. 
x %%%Y (CHRisT) (Med. Dec) (Mid-season) A 
Blue Admiral j dark blue but a little lighter than Pele- 
grina. Opens 5-6 at a time on a tall straight stem. Some people like this better than 
Pelegrina because the stem is always straight. It would be very popular if it only 
propagated faster. Stock is always scarce. 
KKK «6(PF):«6C(Large Dec) (Early) Medium blue 
Blue Beauty shading dark toward the edges. Large wide 
open blooms. Tall strong grower. Best medium blue I have seen. Makes a grand 
spike. Stock is very scarce. 
Blue Wonder Vonder Withdrawn for increase. 
LEFFINGWELL) (Large Dec) (Mid-season) Smoky 
Bolero hae iaftas Saas with dark Rete red blotch. Opens 7-8 large 
blooms which are not only of the heaviest texture but ruffled, fluted and needle- 
point and an artistic shape. A novelty that is very beautiful and unusual. Plant is 
tall and strong and attracts attention everywhere. I am retaining bulblets and small 
bulbs for increase as Bolero will become very popular. 
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