


MEMORY OF HINDENBURG (Pfitzer) (Midsea- 
son) Speaking of red, my mind turns to those 
tall, rich, lustrous bunches of Memory of Hin- 
denburg we cut last fall. It sold at a premium 
at the florists. It is taller, richer, more velvety, 
much more prolific, and a better bulb maker 
than the older Commander Koehl. (L. 3-.25; 
Wen (M. 4-.20; 10-.40) (S. 10-.25) Bbts. .20 
pkg. 
MILFORD (Rides) (Midseason) The tallest and 
huskiest of all the blues but more or less at the 
bottom of the scale for color. Very large light 
violet with deeper throat markings. Sometimes 
not very attractively colored on reverse side of 
petals. (L. 3-.25; 10-.70) (M. 4-.20; 10-.40) (S. 
10-.25) Bbts. .20 nkg. 
MINSTREL (Palmer) (Midseason) Minstrel can 
well be considered the newest sensation in true 
lavender. Each spike was tall with the florets 
arranged like lacy butterflies up the stem. Ideal 
for large basket work. Destined to become 
very popular. (M. $2.50) 
MISS BLOOMINGTON (Kunderd) (Early) A tall, 
clear light yellow that has gone a long way as 
an early cut flower. Vigorous and a_ good 
propagator. (L. 10-.65) (M. 10-.35) (S. 10-.25) 
Bbts. .20 pkg. 
MISTY DAWN (Rich) (Midseason) Appropriately 
named since the brilliant throat blotch reminds 
one of the sun rising through the mists of a 
foggy morning. The large soft gray smoky 
florets are well arranged on substantial spikes. 
A leading smoky. (L. .20; 10-$1.60) (M. .15; 
10-$1.20) (S. 2-.15; 10-.60) 
MOHAWK (Stevens) (Late midseason) A welcome 
addition to the dark red class. Has a richer. 
more velvety luster than Black Opal, but not 
likely to displace it. Gave an excellent account 
of itself last summer. Opens a goodly number 
on a Straight stem. Fast propagator. (L. .25; 
19-$2.00) (M. .15; 10-$1.20) (S. .10; 10-.80) Bbts. 
25-.35; 100-.75. 
MOTHER KADEL (Kadel) (Midseason) A com- 
ing commercial yellow with no markings. Two 
generations removed from the older Golden 
Dream, of which it is reminiscent. More grace- 
ful and airy than its grandparent. Five to six 
rather plain florets on medium tall spikes. (L. 
.20; 10-$1.60) (M. 2-.25; 10-$1.00) (S. 2-.15; 
10-.60) Bbts. 10-.15; 100-$1.00. 
MRS. MARK’S MEMORY (Pfitzer) (Midseason) 
One of the largest red violet glads. Unhappily, 
it is too loosely attached to be of commercial 
value. It is a giant, opening 6 large round 
plain-petaled florets. (L. .35) (M. .25)) 
1945 BULB CATALOG 9 

MYRNA (Pruitt) (Early midseason) A_ ruffled 
symphony in white. Becoming more popular 
each year. Good propagator. Generally rec- 
ognized as being short. (L. 10-.65) (M. 10-.35) 
(S. 10-.25) Bbts. .20 pkg. 
MYRTH (Fischer) (Midseason) (LotusxM. Fulton) 
X Picardy. (Correction on last year’s parentage) 
Myrth is the happy combination of 3 great 
glads. From Lotus it inherits the sty]lng and 
delicate coloring of the Prestgard strain; from 
Margaret Fulton, its stalwart performance, and 
from Picardy, its tall, willowy spikes. Intense- 
ly frilled, mellow light pink blending to a large 
creamy throat. Heavy substance. Jim Odell, 
editor of the New England Year Book writes us, 
‘“Myrth has much that hundreds of glads sal- 
mon with a cream throat lack—it has stature, 
substance, charm, and a grand natural color 
and ruffling—surely quite a gal. Seldom has a 
glad with such prospect been offered so low in 
price. For me it grew about as tall as White 
Gold.” Show record for 1944—(Only times ex- 
hibited) Divisional champion Wisconsin State 
Show. Blue ribbon on 3 spikes at Iowa State 
Show. (L. $1.00; 10-$8.00) (M. .75; 10-$6.00) 
(S. .50; 10-$4.00) Bbts. .15; 10-$1.00. 
NEW ERA (Ellis) (Midseason) Exquisitely pure 
pink blending to a white throat. The feature 
of this stunning beautiful variety is the intense 
and uniform frilling of its petals. (L. 10-.65) 
(M. 10-.35) (S. 10-.25) Bbts. .20 pkg. 
OPHIR (Baerman) (Early midseason) Ophir is a 
flare of lacy frills, elaborate styling, and beau- 
tiful coloring. The clear crystalline yellow is 
strikingly set off by a sharp cherry spearhead 
in the throat. Highy recommended to the con- 
noisseur. Short in stature, though a good grow- 
er otherwise. Because of the drought, and being 
planted too near an oak tree, little was seen of 
Ophir last summer. (L. .50; 10-$4.00) (M. .40; 
10-$3.20) (S. .25; 10-$2.00) Bbts. 6-.25; 100-$3.00. 
PALERMO (R. Pruitt) (Late) Palermo may well 
be compared to Barcarole in its general tone 
effect. It is less refined, though much larger 
and taller. The florets are a little too loosely 
attached. (L. .25; 10-$2.00) (M. .20) (S. 2-.25) 
PARNASSUS (Ristow) (Midseason) Very pleasing 
shade of rich purple that is proving to be a 
good commercial. Produces many fine spikes 
hailed with a cheer by the florists. The large, 
round florets have a white feather in the throat. 
Run-away propagator. (L. 2-.25; 10-$1.00) (M. 
2-.15; 10-.60) (S. 4-.20; 10-.40) Bbts. 100-.50. 

In the spring I sent several orders of bulbs to 
you and I want to say I had the finest flowers I 
have ever had. At our flower show here, we took 
the show.—Esther Bengs, Okla. 


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