LARIME 
(90 days) ... One of the present day very best 
formal type large show oranges in its color section 
that is winning strong on little circulation to date. 
Fanciers and commercials should pull on their 
boot straps on this one this year. Very good per- 
former and propagator. With a fair stock we have 
made a fair cut in prices. Six inch floret, 9 open, 
20 buds, 60 in. tall. Strong straight stem. Ex- 
cellent proportioned flowerhead. Attachment 
very strong. About all one could desire in a good 
glad. Commendation Empire State; First S. E. 
Mich., 1941. Champion of show at Tri-State; 
Champion sdlg. Ohio State; sectional champion at 
both Penna. State and S. E. Mich. in 1942. First 
three spike, best Ohio origination and second day 
champion at Ohio State (Akron); First Ohio State 
(Cleveland) in 1943. 
First one spike Tri-State. First and second R. I. 
in class and first A. A. at Ohio State (Akron) in 
1944. Classy winning don’t you think? We pre- 
dict it hasn’t started yet. No. 2, $2.00; No. 3, 
$1.50; No. 4, $1.20; No. 6, $1.00; Blts., .15 each or 
10 for $1.00. 
FLYING FORTRESS 
(90 days) 1943 ... The FORT is always way out 
front in the mammoth smoky class. Many letters 
the past year stating we called this one right. A 
monster spike with a monster floret of a beautiful 
shade of soft lavender gray with a small attractive 
blotch. Customers are reporting 8 inch florets and 
over. 14 open, 21 buds, 60 inches tall, 30 inch 
flowerhead. So much has been said and written 
about this super glad that we will pass up extensive 
ballyhoo. If you do not stock it this year in fair 
quantity, that’s your misfortune and there is 
nothing more we can do about it. First and cham- 
pion formal sdlg. Tri-State; champion sdlg. Penna. 
State; American Home Achievement award S. E. 
Mich.; first Ohio State both Akron and Cleveland 
shows. All first year out in 1942 shows. First 
Ohio State with a three spike score of 92 points in 
1943, the highest score ever awarded by the Ohio 
Society. First A. A. and best Ohio Origination 
at Ohio State (Akron). First and most open flor- 
ets in show (13) at Ohio State (Cleveland) 
1944. Not bad. Watch its smoke when it 
gets better acquainted. Pretty fair stock 
so we are cutting prices a trifle. Sorry to admit 
being so clumsy but the writer dumped most of the 
Flying Fortress blts. into a container with another 
variety, therefore can offer no blts. this year. 
No. 1) 2:80; No. 2, 32:30; No. 3, $1:80; No. 4, 
$1.40; No. 5, $1.00; No. 6, .60. 
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