ABOUT WORD PICTURES 
Sr 
We are giving our own descrip- 
tion of each variety. For many col- 
lectors it is all too brief, and while 
we try to give an honest word pic- 
ture, we are not infallible when it 
concerns color descriptions. Also, 
IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDER- 
STOOD that cultural conditions 
(weather, exposure to sun, type of 
soil, fertilizers, water, etc.) and 
time of year influence many Pel- 
argoniums, especially the Lady 
Washington group, to such a de- 
gree that there will be found con- 
siderable variation in size, shape, 
coloring and abundance of flowers 
and habit of growth, not only with 

WALTZTIME 
Gayest, ruffliest, orchid lavender . 
. see page 5 

GAY NINETIES 
A ruffled sparkling beauty . . see page 4 
certain varieties or within one va- 
riety, but even in an individual 
plant. 
Please remember this when you 
find that your mind-picture of our 
word-picture disagrees with the 
actual picture of the plant in bloom. 
These comments apply not only 
to Lady Washington Geraniums, 
but also to Garden and Ivy Gera- 
niums—and Fuchsias. 
