Modern Ribbons of Color 


1947 Introductions 
PHANTOM BEAUTY (Bastian) 
Light pink, like a Blushing Bride, formal type. Perfect facing and 
placement, 5%-inch ruffled and wide open florets; 22 buds, 12 florets 
open, 6 showing color. Flower head 32 inches, height in field 60 inches. 
Bulblet production and germination excellent. Stands hot weather well 
and is excellent shipper. Never crooks, blooms in 80 days. Grand Champ- 
ion of Shows and Seedlings at Great Falls, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois. 
in 1945. Best recent introduction at the 1946 Springfield, Illinois, show. 
No. 1, $10.00 each. No. 2, $7.50 each. No. 3, $6.00 each. 
Bulblets, 10 for $10.00. 
Grower’s Unit—3 No. 1, 4 No. 2, 5 No. 3, and 20 bulblets for $100.00. 
THE BRIDE (Pruitt, Bastian) 
Pure white with slight lavender feather in throat that tends to dress it 
up. Formal type, 54-inch florets, 18 buds, 8 florets open, 6 showing color. 
Perfect placement and facing, florets firmly attached to stem. Grows tc 
60 inches in the field. Medium propagation and good germination. Ex- 
cellent shipper and stands heat well, opens perfect when cut tight. Never 
crooks, blooms in 85 days. 
No. 1, $6.00 each. No. 2, $5.00 each. No. 3, $4.00 each. 
Bulblets, 10 for $5.00. 
Grower’s Unit—3 No. 1, 3 No. 2, 3 No. 3, and 20 bulblets, $50.00. 
WAR PAINT (Kadel) 
A new scarlet which opens up to 10 large florets on a 22-bud spike. 
A Red Penny and Regent cross. Height 54 inches, flower head 27 inches. 
Because of its strong straight stem and long flower head, it makes an 
excellent garden Glad as well as cut flower variety. Blooms in 85 days. 
Does not burn or crook. Bulblets germinate well and make strong plants. 
Winner of the American Home Achievement Medal. Eight entries in 
shows of the last two seasons netted eight firsts, plus one special award. 
Price each, any size, $5.00. One bulb and 10 bulblets, $9.00. 
Bulblets not sold separately this year. 
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