Edgewood Introductions for 1948 
China Boy (Shippy) Low grower; stems smooth, reddish; leaves med- 
jum green, smooth, rounded, two inches wide, veined red above, red 
beneath with darker veins; flowers white. A nice bushy little pot plant 
where a smaller variety is desired. $2.00 
Juliana (Nisbet) Medium tall, much branched, stems smooth; leaves 
light green edged red, broad ovate-pointed, symmetric, large, to four 
inches long and about half as wide, notched and crinkled, emerging 
from large transparent sheathes, held at various angles; flowers pink, 
male flowers are of two types on same cluster, one being almost square. 
three-fourths inch in diameter and filled with large staminodes, the 
other being smaller with ordinary stamens, large clusters on five inch 
peduncles. A very fine variety that is easy to grow. $2.00 
Pink Parade (Nisbet) Medium tall, erect, branching; leaves large lan- 
ceolate, waved, to ten inches long, spotted above, beneath flushed red; 
flowers large in large clusters on short peduncles, produced in abundance 
over long periods, from shell pink to salmon according to intensity of 
light. Very decorative. $2.00 
Shippy’s Garland (Shippy) Scandent, long tendrils, freely branching; 
leaves broad-ovate pointed to four inches long; glossy light green, deeply 
veined, irregularly notched and crinkled; flowers cherry rose, very large, 
female flowers to one and a half inches long and as broad with petals 
expanded, freely produced and well displayed on long peduncles. Very 
showy for hanging baskets and other suspended containers. $3.00 
Introduced in 1947 
Alpha Gere (Shippy) Medium to two feet, smooth trailing stems, light 
waxy green leaves obicular-pointed, very shallowly and almost evenly 
two-pointed. Flowers small white in large airy, erect, terminal heads. 
Handsome for a single plant stand or suitable for a suspended container. 
True clonal variety. $1.50 
Grey Lady (Shippy) Stems thick, branched, leaves peltate and slightly 
cupped, prominently veined. Similar to B. Kellarmani but a larger and 
stronger grower. Flowers large white in clusters. $1.50 
Niagara (Shippy) A rhizomatous type with leaf stalks about a foot 
long covered with silky golden brown hairs when young. Leaves ob- 
liquely heart-shaped, pointed to 7 inches long, thick, olive green, red- 
veined beneath. The flower stems are more than a foot tall and carry 
large heads composed of many large individual flowers. They are white 
and similar to those of B. Popenoi florida except that the 2 narrow petals 
are finely edged with pink. It is in bloom over a period exceeding 2 
months. Pronounced fragrance of primroses. $2.00 
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