SCHEER Introductions for 1942 
PHOEBE - ( Sdlg. ( Mrs. P. W. Sisson X Coryphee ) X Picardy) 
A tall, large-flowered, pink, mid-season. Exhibition. Phoebe opens from 8 to 12 six inch 
florets on a 28-30 inch flower-head; overall height 60 inches and up. Florets are ruffled, of 
good substance, and excellent placement; 22 - 25 buds on straight spike; color a clean pink, 
blending to soft cream in the throat. Plants are strong with heavy foliage and produce bulblets 
abundantly; bulblets germinate very well. Bulbs clean and healthy. 
Prices: Any size bulb - $3.00 
Bulblets - @ .35, 10 - $3.00 
SHOOTING STAR - ( Maid of Orleans X Picardy 
Cream sister seedling of White Gold. 
Opens 8-11 on a long flowerhead on tall, straight spike; florets 4%-5 inches, excellent place- 
ment, good substance; color rich cream with very faint lavender feather. Plant healthy and 
robust grower, making spikes of 60” and producing bulblets freely; bulbs apparently immune 
to disease. 
Shooting Star was given an Award of Merit by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society under 
its seedling number and was scored 89 by the seedling judging committee of the Wisconsin 
G. S. 
Prices: Any size bulb - $3.00 
Bulblets - @ .35, 10 - $3.00 
BURGUNDY - ( Commander Koehl X Picardy ) 
A ruffled, velvety, deep red. Opens 9-12 medium size florets, perfectly placed on straight 
spike; florets strongly ruffled and of heavy substance; color rich, velvety, deep, pure red, with- 
out admixture of any other color, with very narrow cream line on lower petals. Plants and bulbs 
healthy and bulblets of more than average size are freely produced. 
Burgundy’s only fault is that it lacks somewhat in height: I have not been able to get spikes 
of more than 40-45”; however, under the field culture by which my stock is grown my stock 
never approaches the height to which the same varieties are grown by others and Burgundy 
may do much better under more favorable cultural condition. 
Because of its somewhat short stature, I have felt hesitant about introducing it, but so many 
visitors at the Midwest Show who saw it displayed in baskets and vases, and especially com- 
mercial growers, urged me to introduce it by all means, that I finally decided to do so. 
Prices: Any size bulb - $2.00 
Bulblets - 10 - $1.00 
From a famous Oregon breeder and grower— ‘'’'WHITE GOLD came through the best. I had some 
grand spikes: from the few bulbs you sent me--- It is a real variety.” 
