GUIDEBOOK FOR 1948 Page 21 


432 TUNIA’S FANCY (Both '46) (our °48 
import release) M. One could rate this 
No. 1 for sheer beauty and not be far off. 
Exquisitely ruffled, medium deep orange 
pink. Clean color. The florets are rig- 
idly held, well placed on stretchy spikes, 
medium tall, about 50 inches. Our 
starting stock was very small and priced 
very high “down under.”’ Our experience 
on propagation fairly good but not prolific. 
Each L $10.00 M $7.50 S $5.00 Blts per 
unit of 5, $5.00. 
432 WATERMELON (Evans ’48) LM. The 
name describes the color so perfectly that 
little remains to be said. It is definitely 
a deep, pinkish salmon with a _ small 
cream mark in the throat. Florets 4% 
inches and larger, 6 and more open, 
strong, stretchy spikes about 52 inches 
high. Good propagator. With habits 
well above average and color decidedly 
‘different,’ we believe there will be a 
place for Watermelon. Derived from the 
cross Bobby Dazzler x Sir Galahad, a 
“hot”? cross we have several times listed 
and from which many of our customers 
have seedlings of merit. One was seed- 
ling and color champion at the Solon 
(Ohio) show, 747. Weare making a very 
low introductory price in order to assure 
a prompt distribution. 
Each, any size bulb (state preference), 
$1.00 (no dozen rate) Blts (per unit of 
10, $1.00). 
SCARLET—36 Series 
437 CARNIVAL (Butt-Evans 747) EM. 
Bright, dazzling scarlet with clear white 
throat. Exhibition quality spikes are 
regularly produced and it opens 7-10 well 
placed florets at once. Attachment and 
substance are good and one spike is a 
bouquet in itself. Color is uncommonly 
attractive and the variety is well named. 
We joined in its introduction without 
invitation. We asked for the privilege 
having grown it as a seedling on test. 
Each L $3.00 M $2.00 S $1.25 Blts .25. 
536 DESTINY (Butt °43) M. Very tall, 
strong spikes of bright ‘house afire”’ 
orange scarlet with white arrows in 
throat. Florets not much above the 5144 
inch size. The plants are powerful and 
though only a medium propagator with 
us we rate it an excellent cut flower. 
L .30 M .20S .15 Blts (100, $1.00). 


SPITFIRE 
536 MRS. ALICE B. STREET (Both 46) 
(our ’48 import release) M. Warm orange 
scarlet with deeper red throat mark. 
Color is clean except for one cream pencil attachment to a very stiff stem. Our 
line on lower petal. Makes double row, starting stock was small and we are sorry 
exhibition type spikes, about 50 inches we do not have a large stock. What we 
tall with large, ruffled florets of 514-64 obtained has propagated fairly well. 
inches, well placed and having tight Each M $3.25 S $2.00 Bits .50. 
