
NEW VARIETIES FOR 1948 
We are very pleased to offer the following twelve new varieties of Fuchsias for ane 
season of 1948. We have seen many of these in bloom and are sure that they will satisly 
the most rabid Fuchsia fan. These colors have been matched to the R.H.S. horticultural 
color chart. 
Prices range from 21/, inch pots, well grown plants $1.00 each; 6 plants for $9.00. 
VALENTINE (Victor Reiter, Jr.). This is a large semi-double of a new form and coloring. 
It is notable because of its very long tube and huge widespreading sepals. The tube 
and sepals are white slightly flushed rose and the inner surface of the sumptuous 
sepals is of an irridescent granular quality. The semi-double spreading corolla is of 
an irridescent granular quality. The semi-double spreading corolla is of the deepest 
the deepest Imperial Purple (33/-) fading to white at the base of each petal. As the 
flowers mature they fade to deep Cyclamen Purple (30/-). Growth is strong and loose 
and the plant is free-blooming for flowers of such size. A glorified Nonpareil with 
extraordinary sepals and huge size. It should be tested as a hanging variety. 
GULLIVER (Victor Reiter, Jr.). A large white-tubed single with dark Tyrian Rose petals. 
This plant is named for the breeder who obtained the first white tube and sepalled 
fuchsia, Venus-Victrix, in 1840. The tube and sepals are waxy white and the dark 
Tyrian Rose petals are full and overlap well. If anything, the plant is too free-blooming 
and it should be started early in the season. Best treated as a small bush. 
SEA FOAM (Victor Reiter, Jr.). A beautiful small bush with medium sized crispy flowers 
of semi-double petalage and upspread sepals. The tube and sepals are white 
and sometimes flushed pale rose and the petals are marbeled dark petunia purple 
(32/-) and white tinted rose in the manner observable on receding ocean waves. The 
flower is of a crisp, prim character which makes it desirable for those who scrutinize 
their flowers closely. A flower of jewel quality. Should have shade. 
IRISH ROSE (Victor Reiter, Jr.). An entirely new coloring in fuchsia. A logical sequence 
to the development of the white fuchsia, this variety represents the first new break 
resulting from the exploitation of the all whites. The medium sized flowers are fully 
double with pale chartreuse tube and sepals and with petalage of the tenderest rose. 
The perfectly proportioned pale rose and light chartreuse double flower and the light 
green foliage presents the most delicate coloring in all of fuchsia. There is no other 
fuchsia like it nor is there anything approaching its delicacy of color. Like the al] 
whites, it must be grown under cool conditions. 
MANTILLA (Victor Reiter, Jr.). A sensational new trailer which should grow to perfection 
in Southern California. For years we have tried to develop an F. triphylla trailer and 
in 1946 we presented a fairly good variety, the 25% F. triphylla hybrid, Trumpeter, This 
year we have finally created a 50% F. triphylla hybrid which is a perfect trailer. With 
soft willowy branching growth and beautifully shingled with bronzy foliage, Mantilla 
covers itself with long flowers of pure deep Carmine (21/-). The flowers have the 
longest tubes we have ever seen, some having measured better than three and a half 
inches in length. The petals are spreading and the sepals pagoda like. The entire 
flower, tube sepals and petals are of the one color, deep Carmine. During the trying 
1947 summer Mantilla alone seemed to revel in the heat. A breeding triumph, 
PINK SHOWER (Victor Reiter, Jr.). A trailer with plenty of small branches and with smal] 
semi-double flowers of palest rose. The well-formed flowers appear with abandon on 
