“| have the finest bulbs that | have ever seen and my glads were planted on the same 
plot of ground that | have used for several years. Needless to say that | shall not be with- 
out DELBETAR as long as | raise Glads and shall advise my friends to use it also.”’ 
—E. Fonvielle, North Car. 
Helena *&k*«* = (Medium Formal) (Late) Lavender pink with dark lines 
fod Sead tet betbortatoe in the throat. 8-9 or more good size, well placed blooms 
ohgy we a medium height straight spike. Not a fast propagator but very nice 
avender. 
Jalna *&%*%&*Y, (Large Dec) (Mid-season) Iridescent salmon and ashes 
iti tecteeta raat of roses. Opens 10 large, but odd, beautiful and unusual 
smoky blooms at a time on a medium tall spike. In previous years this variety has 
been a little inclined to be short, but this past season it was the best I ever had it 
and with plenty of height. Everyone likes it. 
< wk*&* (Large Dec) (Early) This is called yellow but it is 
Jasmine really a distinct shade of lemon yellow like the inside 
of a lemon. Soft clear color, beautifully ruffled. 6-7 large blooms open on a tall 
strong spike. A beautiful flower. Must be seen to be appreciated. 
wk *&* (Medium Dec) (Early) Clear deep yellow. The deepest 
Jonquil yellow I have seen. Opens up to 8 medium size blooms 
on a tall, straight, slender Sai Fine early cut flower yellow. 
*&*&*&* «(Large Dec) (Very early) Clear deep reddish 
King Lear purple with silver line on the edge of all petals. 
5-6 blooms open on a tall strong slender spike. Finest purple on the market. Very 
valuable for hybridizing as it gives a large proportion of wonderfully fine seedlings. 
Very large and heavily ruffled. There is nothing else like it. See cut on page 8. 
Lombardy Holding for increase. 
Magnolia KKK, epee Dec) (Mid-season) Light soft creamy rose, 
paibactated — peta natant’ but sometimes streaks in warm weather. However, 
it is usually a beautiful clean smooth chaste color. Blooms are large and the petals 
roll back at the edge. 6-8 open on a strong spike. Fine propagator. Very fine variety 
either for the home garden or for cut flowers. Makes a very imposing spike of ploom: 
Malta New Introduction. See page 11. 
Marimba New Introduction. See page 11. 
Maytime *&*&k* (Medium Dec) (Early) Beautiful light creamy sal- 
_mon with cream throat. A good commercial, blooms 
two weeks or more before Picardy. And in its blooming season it is the best thing I 
have in my fields. Is used by many cut flower growers for an early pink. 
< K*k*Y, (Large Dec) (Mid-season) True medium pink 
Mermaid with cream blotch. Opens 8-10 large wide open 
lightly waved blooms on a long head with balance of buds showing color. An enor- 
mously tall strong grower that is always straight if the bulbs are planted deep. 
Heavy propagator. A fine cut flower variety. One that you will eventually grow. 
Mermaid and its sister seedlings Marimba and Trylon, and others that come from 
the Maid of Orleans and Picardy cross are very tall growers, and should be planted 
deep. Any variety growing around 6 feet tall must be planted deep in the soil or 
else it will fall over unless supported in some way. See cut on page 32. I should have 
taken the picture a day later as it naturally opens several more blooms than shown 
in the picture. 
“MAGNOLIA bloomed today. It is chastely beautiful. | hope | can afford a dozen 
next year.” —A\lbert Gifford, Mass. 
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