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420 LANTANA—Orange, shading to orange salmon, with a golden throat. A definitely new vivid 
color. Opens 7 to 9 well placed 5 inch florets with 5 buds showing color. Flowerhead 20 inches. 
Height in field 48 inches. Good propagation and germination. Fine commercial cut flower variety 
and a beauty in the home garden. 
466 LAVENDER PRINCE—A new and distinct shade of lavender mauve. Opens 6 medium 
sized florets on long flowerheads. Splendid tall spikes. Fine propagator. Germination good. 
Becoming very popular as a commercial. 
406 LIDICE—Beautiful clear ruffled cream. Opens 8 nice large florets on long flowerheads. Tall 
always straight spikes. My best late cut-flower cream. 
366 LUCK Y—Nice clear lavender with creamy white throat similar to Badger Beauty which it 
will probably replace as it blooms earlier. Fine commercial informal type. 6 to 7 open 4% inch 
plain florets, 21 buds, 10 show color. Flowerhead 25 inches. Height in field 60 inches. Bulblet 
production and germination excellent. 
340 MARGARET JANE—Very beautiful light pink shading to creamy white throat with small 
lavender blotch. Opens 8 florets with five buds showing color. 20 inch flowerhead 16 to 18 buds. 
Florets are 4inches. Height in field 50 inches. Bulblet production and germination good. Florists 
want every spike that I can produce. 
470 MARGARET WOOD—Deep wine purple of unusual color. Very attractive. Flowers too 
large for commercial and sometimes poorly placed and spaced. Can’t be beat for color. Very 
fine garden flower. Very showy. 
510 MARTHA DEANE—Clear medium yellow with small red line in throat. Opens 8 florets 
with 5 showing color. 18 to 20 buds on 24 inch flowerhead. Grows 60 inches tall in field. Bulblet 
production and germination good. A fine addition to the yellows. Good commercial and show 
variety. 
400 MARY KATHLEEN—Truly a fine truly white. Just a trace of lavender in throat. Opens 
10 to 12 florets, making a fine show flower. 414 inch florets. 18 to 20 buds. Flowerhead 28 inches 
Height in field 55 inches. Fine exhibition and commercial variety. Good propagator. Germina- 
tion good. 
416 MAYLING—Pale light pinky buff with lavender tint. Opens 8 perfectly placed 41% to 5 
inch florets of heavy substance and beautifully ruffled. Tall slender straight spikes. Fine com- 
mercial and show flower. Good producer of bulblets. Germination good. 
566 MINSTREL—A georgeous light lavender. Sometimes flecked darker. Giant sized 6 to 614 
inch ruffled, needlepoint butterfly formed florets. 5 to 6 open on 24 inch flowerhead. Height in 
field 55 to 60 inches. Bulblet production and germination good. Excellent commercial. 
540 MISS VERMONT—Light pink tinted lavender shading to somewhat deeper throat. Opens 
8-10 ruffled wide open 6 inch florets. Flowerhead 22 inches. 21 buds, 6 showing color. Height in 
field 50-55 inches, good propagation. Good germination. Good substance. Opens well in water. 
Fine commercial and show variety. A really beautiful variety. 
460 MISS WISCONSIN—A beautiful bright new shade of lavender rose. Opens 6-8, 5 inch 
florets. 24 inch flowerhead. Five buds show color, 20 buds. Height in field 50 inches. Propaga- 
tion and bulblet production too slow to keep up with the tremendous demand. And it will be 
some time before supply will be caught up on account of its superior quality as an exhibition and 
cut flower variety. Introduced in 1943 it is still winning grand championships. A consistant 
performer in a class by itself. 
436 MOUNTAIN GEM—Fine new scarlet red, with florets often having a light picotte edging. 
Six or seven open, formal type, 514 inch plain round and wide open florets. 18 buds. 5 showing 
color. Flowerhead 25 inches. Height in field 60 inches. Bulblet production and germination 
excellent. Fine floret shape and good attachment. Considered an improvement on Algonquin. 
466 MYRNA FAY—Grand orchid lavender, slightly darker in throat. Formal type 5 to 5% 
inch ruffled wide open florets. 19 buds 9-10 open, 5 showing ¢ ‘or. Flowerhead 30 inches. Height 
in field 55 inches. Bulblet production and germination good. This will make a fine commercial 
cut flower variety as it is just the color florists want. Blooms early. 


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