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E These seventeen varieties were selected to give a wider 
color range and to include different flower: shapes and heights, as well 
as excellent foliage and profusion of blooms. »This.entire collection 
blooms here in April, May and June, ‘which would make them May, June and... 
July bloomers in the colder sections. These plants are not ready for 
general release yet, not being listed in our catalogue, and only a 
limited number will be sent out this year. I believe these varieties —— 
are quite unlike any you may Already have, for they are* quite distinct 
even in our fields of nine acres.° ° Be. 
COLLEEN (Yellow)... © 5 xe > : ” 
». Tired of yellows?Not if you ha.ve this huge 6 inch flow-. 
er of the widest petals. An unusual shade of an indescribable yellow 
with the slightest, almost indiscernable halo. It is different from the 
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hundreds of yellows I have seen. Height 3 feet. June. 
DAWN O' DAY (Salmon) . : ashe 
~ .. ... & huge wide petaled salmon with slightly deeper salmon: 
veins throughout the whole, The throat is a greenish yellow and some- 
thing we hybridisers pray for. Bloom 6 inches, height 24 feet. May, 
June and again’ in the fall. | ate 
EL CAPITAN (Brown-red) 
. A beautiful wide bloom fully 6 inches.across. The petals” 
are a rich brown-red, very full’ and wnusually beautiful’ with a distinct 
green throat. The sepals are just a bit lighter. 2s feet. May and June. 
GOLD ‘EMPIRE (Gold-chrome) | . vel ttus mm os 
I never heard of a “gold-chrome", but this: one is be-. 
tween the two. Medium full, the petals are ruffled and 6 inches across. 
It is my choice in its color class, Height 3 feet. May, and June... 
HAVEN (Buff-chrome ) : : . iy 
GY tor | Not so large a bloom ~ only 34 inchés, but. most profuse 
blooming buff-chrome of: the most unusual: shade’ in my fields I would 
surely want this one. 3 feet. April and May. b GL Yar 
IN FLIGHT (Red) } 
je _ , This is an unusual little one. The blooms are. quite 
large, being about 4 inches. The petals are quite twisted, of a rich 
deep red. Eye zone is deeper shaded to’ wine with a green throat. A 
real little honey only 2 feet high. April and May. bop iehies , 
LAMAR RUSSELL (Chartreuse) | 
. This one is so pale it is almost chartreuse with thick, 
twisted petals in a shade all to itself. The substance is perfect. 
Bloom 5 inches. Height 2 feet. June and July.’ ee: Wi, 
MALCOLM RUSSELL (Canary) 
Huge bloom of leathery substance. Rich canary. Very 
tall and stately - quite wnlike the hundreds of yellow varieties we 
grow. Faint halo in eye zone. Petals wide, fully 6 inches. Height 
4 feet. June and July. , 
NEW ERA (Old rose) ~ : . . 
~~. This deep old rose of the most pronounced: color has a 
deep wine purple eye zone. The sepals recurve. The throat is orange. 
The best of my many such shades. Most prolific grower and a profuse 
bloomer. Tall and. stately. 5 inch bloom. A "must-have". Height . 
34 feet. May and June. eee 7 
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