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GUIDEBOOK FOR 1944 

LIGHT VIOLET—76 Series 
BLUE BEAUTY (Blaue Schonheit)80 *—tf{t 
Com. Medium light blue with edges of 
petals overlaid violet blue. Throat some- 
what lighter on upper petals, darker on 
lower containing a small white mark, V- 
shaped. Large, wide open florets, 8 open, 
20 buds, on a long, strong spike. F.C.C., 
Haarlem. Won Certif. of British GS. 
offered at Haarlem, ’36, for champion 
bloom of the show. First blue in history 
to achieve show championship. 18 firsts 
in 18 shows we are reporting. Tops its 
color section. in.C. G: S: and N. E. G.S: 
symposiums and 7th best glad, all colors, 
in the latter. L .10 Blts (100, .40). 
SMOK Y—80 Series 
FLYING FORTRESS (Wilson-Evans) 93 
(tavsie aoe of. it xh, eel he very first 
spike we saw, at Mahoning Soc. show, ’40, 
satisfied us that it qualified for inclusion 
in our list when introduced. Later study 
corroborated. An extremely large, round 
floret, 8 and more open, extra well supplied 
with buds. Color a lavender toned smoky 
of satisfactory color value. Won a 
first at Ohio, exh. section champ seedling 
at Wellsville, winner of American Home 
Achievement Medal at S. E. Mich. and 
champion seedling at Pa., all ’42. Award 
of Merit, Ohio, ’43, scoring 92, the high- 
est Ohio score to date. Each M $2.50 
S $1.25 Blts .30 (4 for $1.00). 
GRAY DAWN (Both) 95 *** — tft Exh. A 
medium light gray sport of the variety 
Jalna, which also feathers its color but we 
believe the color effect of Gray Dawn will 
please more critics than has Jalna. Each 
L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .15. 
HIGH FINANCE (Wilson) 95 *+ ttt Com. 
Smoky light violet orange, cream throat. 
Light flecking at tips of petals. Some 
ruffling. 5 inch up florets, 8-9 open, 21 
buds, flowerheads almost all over 2 ft. 
long, entire spike 5 ft. tall. Strong stem. 
Was champ seedling and grand champion 
of the show at 2nd Mah. show, ’37. Won 

in Recent Intro. sec., Ohio and for longest / 
flowerhead at W. Va., ’41. Award of TUNIA’S MAHOMET 
Merit, Ohio, 42. M .25S .15 Blts (100, (42 in. in. flowerhead, top open floret near 
$2.00). 8 in.) 
