GUIDEBOOK FOR 1942 
JANET PURSELL (Pursell) 93 —{tit Exh. 
A beautiful, pure pink with some salmon 
tone and a pale cream throat marking. 
Strong grower. Double row exh. spikes 
with 12 open, 24 buds on a tall, strong 
spike. New Australian variety. Floret 
size about that of New Era, color not far 
apart but cleaner. Apart from the ruffling 
value of New Era we feel this is by far the 
better. L .75 M .50S .25 Blts .05. 
MERRY WIDOW (Evans) 100 ***—{{ Exh. 
Very light blush pink, approaching white, 
one ruby pencil stripe through center lip. 
Slightly hooded but widely flaring. Sub- 
stance fairly good for so large a floret. 
Though it was champion seedling Mah., 
31, with an 814 inch floret we did not 
attempt to propagate via bulblets until, 
at the Ohio-Great Lakes Expo. show it won 
for largest flower in the show (florets about 
the height of this page). Here one party 
declared it was reminiscent of the famous 
Merry Widow hats. So, with an appro- 
priate name, we listed it. Our bulbs sold 
out yearly, regardless of high prices and 
last year we withdrew it for propagation. 
It’s a real contender for largest floret 
honors, winning that distinction also at 
Mah., ’38, Mich. and Ohio, ’39. Now we 
have ample stocks, we hope, and at reas- 
onable price. L .30 M .20 S .10 Bits 
(100, 1.00) 
MISS AMERICA 95 **—7f{ Exh. Com. 
Delicatly toned, light pink, about pale 
flesh. A slight indication of hooding, un- 
commonly wide proportioned florets. Ex- 
cellent color value coupled with first class 
cut flower traits. lst and A. M. East Bay, 
’38. Our blue ribbon at Mich., ’39. East 
Bay, ’40. L .12 M .08S .05 Blts (100, .50)_ 
PACEMAKER 100 **—{tit Exh. Smooth, 
medium-light pink. Prominent, smooth 
white throat. 12-16 open. Immense 
flowerheads on medium length stems. Top 
score Exh. Seedling and Champion Seed- 
ling Bloom (all types), winning two blue 
ribbons and the large sterling silver 
Stella M. Antisdale Seedling Trophy, 
joint Ohio-Mahoning at Ravenna, Ohio, 
34. Without injuring frontal appearance 
its florescence is such that it sometimes 
fills out 24 around the stem instead of just 
Y%. With our cultivation the stem only 
approximates the length of the flowerhead. 
The spike shown in the illustration only 
had ten open but the florets were larger 
than usual, the first 7% and the tenth 
5% inches dia., the flowerhead 26 and 
the entire cut spike 501% inches long. 
Not a fast propagator and stocks still 
limited. Out 1st and Grand Champion at 
Mah. (2nd show), ’39. Our 1st (3 spikes 
each showing 12-13 open), Ohio, ’40. 
L 30 M .20 S .10 (Bits (100, 1.00). 
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BASKET OF PFITZER VARIETIES 
RIMA 85 *—tt{ Exh. Com. Smooth, pastel 
blend of very light lilac rose pink, gradua- 
ting toward very pale yellow in the throat. 
Florets around 5 inches, 6-7 open, 20 bud, 
spike tall, strong and wiry. Substance and 
delicate pastel color values indicate high 
commercial quality. Metro., ’37. Conn. 
and Yakima, ’38. Grants Pass, Wisc.,. 
E. N. Y. G. S. and our 1st Ohio and Mah. 
(2nd show), ’39. Calgary, Grants Pass, 
Iowa, E. N. Y., Sioux City and our {sts. 
at Mich. and Ohio, ’40. 12 firsts in ’41, 
including largest floret at Wash., “most 
beautiful” at W. Va. L .10 M .06 Bits. 
1004-30). 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER 85**—tttt Exh. 
Very light pink with faint flecks of creamy 
hue. Slightly ruffled. Round, ‘‘inverted’’ 
type florets (single lip, top petal back). 
Has exquisite beauty, very delicate in 
appearance yet of excellent substance 
and texture. Makes good blooms from 
the smaller sizes. Bulbs are soft and mar 
easily but perform well. A.M., Haarlem 
and Amsterdam. Wellsville, C.GS.,. 
Utah, Mich., our 1st Ohio, ‘‘Most Beauti- 
ful Blooms in thes onow, GCG... 'and 
Grand Champion, Calgary (2nd show) 
all ’39. Iowa, Hamilton Dist., Sec. champ 
Thunder Bay, Grand Champion (22 bud, 
10 open) and also ‘‘Most Beautiful Bloom 
in the Show” at C. G. S. and Grand 
Champ ist Calgary show, all ’40. L .07 
(100, 5.00) M .04 (100,3.00) Blts (100,.20) 
Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Blts any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
