PHOEBE - ( Seedling [ Mrs. P. W. Sisson X Coryphee ] X Picardy ) 
An outstanding pink, robust and vigorous enough to take it, and with other qualities 
that make it a strong competitor in any company. Older growers will well remember Pfitzer’s 
Coryphee, a pink of some fifteen years back, that was considered by many as the most 
beautiful pink ever introduced. Coryphee did have wonderful color, but it had one fatal 
fault: it crooked so badly that a straight spike was the rare exception. Since Coryphee’s 
passing, several varieties have been introduced that were heralded as improved Coryphees, 
- but not one of them ever lasted more than a season or two. Phoebe comes the closest to 
Coryphee in color of any glad that I know, though it is perhaps just a little deeper. 
But color is not the only quality that commends Phoebe: its spikes are tall, strong, and 
straight - I have never yet seen a crooked spike; the flower-head is long, with 8-11 florets 
open, 5-6 more showing color. While not yet extensively shown, Phoebe has won its share of 
blue ribbons and has elicited favorable comment from everyone who has seen it. When 
stocks have been increased enough to permit of wider distribution it will ask no favors 
on any show bench since it will be well able to hold its own against all comers. 
If you have not yet tried Phoebe, you will be delighted by its performance. 
Description — 
A large, formal, tall pink, of most attractive color. 
Color - A very clear light pink, without conspicuous markings. 
Florets - Large, wide open, plain petaled, with 8-11 open, 5-6 in color. Well spaced and 
placed; size up to 6-6%”; substance heavy. 
Spike - Tall, medium heavy, straight, up to 60” or over. 
Plant - Strong and healthy and a vigorous grower, with deep green foliage, which has 
the characteristic of having the tips of the leaves bend over like those of cat-tails. 
Excellent bulblet maker and bulblets germinate and grow well. 
Season - Quite late, 85-95 days. 
Prices for 1946, per Each — 
Large - $1.50; Medium - $1.00; Small - $.75 
Ten bulbs of small only at eight times the single price. 
Bulblets: 2 - $.25; 10 - $1.25 
DELICLAF = (ivirs.S. Av Errey X-Picardy ) 
A new shade in salmon, Delilah has attracted much attention and favorable comment. 
Of very large size, with well ruffled petals of excellent substance, and of an unusual deep 
intense, clear salmon color, different from any other, it is conspicuous in any company, 
{t gives promise of becoming very popular as soon as stocks become more plentiful. 
Unexpectedly heavy demand during the 1945 season cut my stock of this one away 
down and, unfortunately, I planted all of my bulblets on a new piece of ground this year 
where there was no water available for irrigation, with the result that a prolonged period 
of drought was responsible tor an almost complete failure of the crop. I can, therefore 
offer no medium or small sizes of bulbs, and no bulblets during the present season. 
Price for 1946, per Each — 
Large only -$3.50. No medium, small, or bulblets. 
