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SEEDLINGS 
When one grows an acre of seedlings, one just doesn’t know what to do with them 
all. Some are on the border line. Last year we offered you a collection of these border- 
line glads. The following is a report on their performance last season: The tall slightly 
ruffled white, 744-41, we intend to introduce next year. It looks very promising as a 
commercial white. We have a large stock of it, but thought we’d wait for a good 
picture for next year. 896-41 and the “Delicate Ruf. Prim” were just too short this 
year. “Like King Arthur” crooked all over the place. We had several chances to sell 
the stock of 515-41, featured in last year’s catalogue, but this was so exceptionally 
good for September cutting last season that we expect to name and introduce it. It 
has admirable growing qualities. The color of 229-42 was delightful, but it’s too short 
in the flowerhead. 389-41 was nice, but not nice enough. The tall, husky, red, 800-41, 
opens but 3 or 4 large florets at a time, but it showed up well enough to be an 
introduction for next year. 275-41 is just too beautiful to throw away. We are offering 
this again for further trial. We feel the seedling collection we are offering for your 
trial and final judgment this year is of a higher quality even than last year’s. Your re- 
sponse will be greatly appreciated, in fact is urgently requested. Each variety will 
come properly labeled in separate bags. Large bulbs will be used first and so on down 
the line. Here they are! 
68-40 (BRIGHTSIDE X SHIRLEY TEMPLE) 
Featured on the opposite page. This sprightly 
orange is probably the headliner in this collec- 
tion. This one is pretty well tested; we 
have a pretty good stock of it.—Just 
waiting for some fanfare and a name. 
It is similar to Gratitude in many ways. 
It is closer to true orange in color, has a little 
more refinement, is more lacily frilled, but is not 
as tall. Some prefer it to Gratitude. Good grow- 
er and propagator—Decidedly heat resistant. The 
414 in. florets have a sharp cream blotch. Really 
a delight in bouquets. 
83-40 (AMRITA X ARETHUSA) 
A sister seedling of Gratitude and quite similar 
to it. Have had a chance to sell the entire stock 
of it, but we’re holding back on it because there 
were quite a few short spikes this past season 
and the bulbs were subject to dry rot. We cut 
some wonderful bunches of this for the florists. 
Have a couple of trays of young bulbs in which 
we place our hopes. Offering 1 L. 1 M. 
79-40 (BRIGHTSIDE X ARETHUSA) 
And still another orange. The florets don’t open 
as wide as desired; however, during some very 
dry weather last summer, this flower was among 
the very best in the patch. It was surely wel- 
come as a cut flower. I expect to carry it for 
cutting even though I don’t name it. Appealing. 
Florets measure about 415 inches. 
147-40 (MIX) 
A contender for most beautiful in light pink. 
Reminds me for all the world of my favorite 
Myrth, when it grew well. Opens about six 4” 
ruffled florets on tall spikes. Though this flower 
will never be named (it doesn’t propagate) it’s 
far too beautiful to throw away, so I’m passing 
it on to those who are looking for something 
new and different. 
167-409 ARETHUSA X (MAID of ORLEANS 
X PICARDY) 
We had this on the discarded list as it first 
came into flower last summer. The first 50 spikes 
crawled all over the ground. Then for the rest of 
the season it was just fine—tall and _ straight. 
The same performance a year ago. My theory is 
that some time back a bulb which had been 
affected by a virus was allowed to propogate. 
The weak stemmed ones (about 5%) have been 
weeded out, as far as we could. Otherwise it is 
well worthy of introduction. A tall vigorous light 
apricot. Finely tailored and a lovely color. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. Prolific. 
Here they are, take ’em or leave ’em; you 
72-41 (BEACON X LIBERATOR) 
To see this seedling you’d say it’s not one of 
mine. It is not representative of the delicate 
coloring and immaculate styling found in so many 
of my seedlings. In fact it is just the opposite. 
A good friend of mine suggested the name 
“Rusty’’ which describes it exactly. It’s a henna 
colored smoky with a large sharp cream throat. 
Garish to be sure, but usually you like it for the 
different language it speaks. Plants are about 
4 ft.: 16 buds with 4 or 5 open at a time. 
271-41 (INCENSE & SWEETHEART) X NEW 
ERA) (Offered last year) 
The most beautiful ruffled light pink in the 300 
class really. Spikes tend to be a little short, but 
what beautiful color and ruffling. Very prolific. 
Not as fragrant as a year ago. 
69-41 (SNOW PRINCESS X MYRNA) 
A contender for the most beautiful again. The 
waxiest, purest, and one of the most daintily 
ruffled whites I know of, but rather a slow 
propogator, though it was pretty good this year. 
Tivos burn in hot dry weather. Unexcelled for 
artistic arrangements. 
727-31 (CARILLON & NANCY ANN) 
You wouldn’t expect 5-foot spikes from this 
cross, but such is the case. A rich cream beauti- 
fully blended with pink at the tips of the petals. 
Fancily ruffled. But it doesn’t propogate so we're 
dividing the stock that it might live on anyway. 
294-41 (MARGARET BEATON X ROSEMARIE 
PFITZER) 
We have admired this flower every year for 
its beautiful pink coloring—intense and lively. It 
is just beautiful brought in the house. Has many 
admirers. We think very highly of it. Fine in 
every way, but has been shy on propogation the 
last 2 years. Was just fine the first years. Time 
will tell. 
878-42 (MIX) 
A beautiful shade of rose-red. Color of the old 
Dream O’ Beauty. Makes a tall plant but rather 
short head. We like it as a cut flower. Has com- 
mercial possibilities. 
965-41 (BEACON X CENTENNIAL) 
From my seedling notebook: 
“Tremendous scarlet, darker throat blotch with 
small white line. Very full spike; keeps size way 
to tip. Giant in every way. 5 ft. tall. Stiff and 
straight. Six open.’ The 3 spikes at the Iowa 
State Show at Ames were very impressive. 
Though it’s a slow propagator, it is to be appre- 
ciated. 
’1l pay more money next year. 
12 Varieties, ene of each for $2.00 
(More Seedlings on page 20) 
