Melrose (462) (Lins 1943) 
Ruffled rose red blending to American Beauty throat. A seedling of Picardy X 
Blue Seedling, its floret color leans slightly toward violet. The medium high, always 
straight spikes produce nice flower heads with good size, well placed, ruffled, wide 
open florets. 
Produces fair amounts of large bulblets, which grow easily. It blooms early mid- 
season. 
Melrose cutflowers are always in demand, due to its good color. One of our 
leading Twin City florists calls it the “Better Times” glad because the color of Melrose 
is somewhat like the color of the popular rose Better Times. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
A PA ee oy ite $ .20 $ 15 $ .10 10 for $ .20 
LO Stree 1.60 1.20 .80 100 for 1.00 
See wholesale list for quantity prices. 
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Black Panther (454) (Lins 1948) 
THE KING CF THE BLACKS 
This is the largest real BLACK RED. The plants are tall with long flower heads 
and large black red WIDE OPEN florets. 6” florets nothing unusual. Was derived 
from a pure Pfitzer strain, one of its parents being Moorish King; however unlike 
Moorish King, which was a poor propagator, BLACK PANTHER produces good 
amounts of bulblets from even large bulbs for us. A grower wrote, asking why 
this is classified in the 400 size class when it belongs in the 500 or giant class. It is 
an early midseason bloomer. 
Florists often claim dark glads are not wanted by the public. We, however, find 
the public glad to buy BLACK PANTHER whenever offered and this is certainly dark. 
We have some good seedlings coming on, resulting from the use of it, either as 
seed or pollen parent. 
Most people like the big black ones. We suggest trying at least a few this season. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
1 Reape ae os a $ .70 $ .50 $ 35 10 for $ 70 
LOSS ee 5.60 4.00: 2.80 100 for 5.60 
“BLACK PANTHER far and away best for us this year. Halloween—I really love 
this color. Melrose I’ve commented on this before. Aah! beautiful color. 
‘Herman Cappel, New York, N. Y., 2-4-47 
“Had my first blossoms of BLACK PANTHER from 1944 bulblets. What a 
Honey. Had one bulb of DREAM CASTLE and it lives up to all that is said of it 
so want to add more. 
O. R. Rietschlin, Boston, Mass., 2-16-47 
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Halloween (424) (Lins 1942) 
Large brilliant sparkling orange red. This is one of those satisfying brilliant 
varieties florists are eager to buy in quantity. Halloween is a good early commercial 
bright orange red and we plant more of it each year for our early cutflowers. It 
blooms a few days later than Rosa Van Lima, usually with Maid of Orleans. 
Recommended for early cutflowers only. If grown later and under drought and 
heat conditions it is not so good. ‘However if planted early and if other conditions 
are fair, it produces grade A spikes. 
Our wholesale florists have, up to now, not been able to get enough HALLOWEEN, 
its brilliant color is delightful. 
Current prices are low enough to try this in quantity. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
Les ere ee SeeerLD $ .10 5for$ .25 LOST ORES eae 5 
LO eee oe 1.20 .80 10 for  .45 100 for .50 
See wholesale list for quantity prices. 
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