Florets - Heavily ruffled, perfectly placed on a very long flowerhead, 10-12 open make an 
imposing ribbon of color; florets 4%2-5”. 
Spike - Always straight, with perfect flowerhead, 40-45”. 
Plant - Strong, healthy grower, with lush foliage. Excellent producer of large bulblets, 
which germinate and grow well. 
Season - 80-90 days. 
Prices for 1945, per Each — 
Large - $1.00; Medium - $.75; Small - $.50 
Ten of one size at eight times the single price. 
Bulblets: 1 - $.10; 10 - $.90 
Burgundy’s one fault, to date, has been its rather short stem, which was out of pro- 
portion. It seems that Burgundy has decided to make amends for its shortcoming in the 
past, for during the 1943 season a number of spikes appeared whose proportions were 
nearly normal, and during the season just ended nearly all spikes were well propor- 
tioned. Burgundy has impressed florists very favorably, ever since its first showing at the 
1941 Chicago Midwest Show. As a matter of fact, it was because of the requests of 
several florists who saw Burgundy at this show that I finally decided to introduce it, after 
I had hesitated for several years about doing so because of its short stem. 
From a letter recently received from a well known Oregon breeder and_ grower: 
“Might say that Burgundy showed up as a fine red this year. Had it a long stem I would 
have thought it the best red I have. As it is, I regard it as among the best.” 
After my experience with Burgundy in 1943 and 1944, I feel quite confident that 
there will be little cause for complaint about its short stem from now on. But even with 
a rather short stem, it is a very fine red, hard to equal for color and flowerhead. 
SHOOTING STAR - ( Maid of Orleans X Picardy ) 
A formal deep cream, with long flowerhead. 
Description — 
Color - Rich, deep cream, with faint lavender lines deep in throat. 
Florets - Wide open, plain petalled, well placed and spaced on a long flowerhead, with 
9-11 open and 6-7 showing color; 23 buds; 4%”. 
Spike - Straight, 50-55”. 
Plant - Strong, healthy grower and good bulblet producer; bulblets germinate and grow 
well. 
Season - 80-90 days. 
Prices for 1945 season, per Each — 
Large - $1.00; Medium - $.75; Small - $.50 
Ten of one size at eight times the single price. 
Bulblets: 1 - $.10; 10 - $.75 
