PHLOX (offered by one nursery as Bright Eyes)—Single 
white with typical phlox eye of apricot rose-red. Excellent 
pot plant variety; for partial shade. Still the most popular 
of the varieties shown by us at the Exposition and one 
where the supply never seems to be able to keep up with 
the demand. See also 1942 novelty NEW PHEOX. 
PINK POINSETTIA—Double, soft orchid pink, two or 
three upper petals white near base. Closely resembles the 
red Poinsettia geranium, but the pink form has broader 
petals many of them peculiarly scalloped at the sides. 
Average flower almost 1% inches across, with twelve or 
more petals. Medium umbel, medium size leaves, free 
flowering. Almost lost to cultivation, now a limited num- 
ber of plants available. In 2% inch pots 50c each. 
POINSETTIA—Semi-double to double, narrow pointed 
petals red. Each flower closely resembles a miniature 
Poinsettia flower. Except for color, much like the preced- 
ing variety. 
RODERICK DHU—Variegated foliage. Color varies with 
exposure to sun, best in full sun. Typical leaf has a large 
yellow center surrounded by a broad, irregular, reddish 
brown zone extending to the narrow yellow border edging 
the leaf. Small single pink flowers. Colorful foliage 
effect. 
IVY-LEAF GERANIUMS 
(Ivy Geraniums) 
Pelargonium peltatum 
1942 INTRODUCTIONS 
Several years of breeding work with Ivy Geraniums is 
now beginning to show promising results. The two novel- 
ties we are introducing this year were selected from dozens 
of fine seedlings grown from carefully made crosses be- 
tween specially chosen named varieties. Their parentage 
alone should guarantee beautiful flowers and good quality 
habit of growth and bloom. 
PRICE: Instead of asking the highest price we feel the 
trade would stand for something new, we believe in dissemi- 
nating good varieties of all Pelargoniums as far as possible 
and so we are offering these two novelties for the low in- 
troductory price of 50c each for plants in 2% inch pots. 
BRIDESMAID (Diener’s Lavender X Col. Baden-Powell) 
Schmidt—Double (10 to 12 petals); soft orchid or cattleya 
pink, inconspicuous rose red veining and small spot in up- 
per petals. Large flowers (2% inches and over) of infor- 
mal petal arrangement on long stemmed umbels. Vigor- 
ous grower, blooms freely. This is an entirely new color 
in Ivy geraniums and that, plus its good all-around habit 
of growth and bloom, should make it a leading variety for 
years to come. It’s a ***** novelty. 
NEON (Admiral Byrd X Joseph Warren) Schmidt — 
Double (12 to 18 petals); glowing cerise rose with violet 
undertone, inconspicuous mark in upper petals. Large 
flowers (up to 2% inches) of informal petal arrangement. 
Vigorous grower, blooms freely. This is a new color of 
lively, luminous quality. If you like bright colors you'll 
like NEON— it fairly glows. 
GENERAL COLLECTION 
Here are listed the finest varieties available today, picked 
from one of the largest collection in America. Descriptions 
are necessarily brief, but as accurate as we can make them. 
Where short, medium and long growth it indicated, it stands 
for normal length of branches for the particular variety. 
PRICE: Except where marked otherwise, all of the fol- 
lowing in 2% inch pots at 25c each, $2.50 per dozen. 
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