LAUY WASHINGTUN GERANIUMS 
BUSP 
Also known as Show, Fancy or Martha Washington Geraniums, and often as just plain 
Pelargoniums, botanically Pelargonium domesticum varieties. 
We are giving the originator’s description of the four new varieties of Lady Washington 
Geraniums offered for the first time this season. Climatic conditions, exposure to too much 
sun and other factors have a great bearing on size and coloring of Lady Washingtons. The 
same rule applies to trailing and garden geraniums as well as Fuchsias. 
We have found in our experience that partial shade does much to improve the lustre of 
bloom on Pelargoniums and Fuchsias. 
nee much watering has ruined more fine Pelargoniums than having them too dry most of 
the time. 
We are glad to offer these four new Lady Washington Geraniums for this 1948 season. 
ALICE EASTWOOD (Schmidt). Resembles Faiss Triumph in form and color. Beautiful soft 
rosy pink, lower petals with two short dark stripes at the base, top petals slightly deeper 
colored and veined from base to the medium-sized deep velvety red spot in petal center. 
All petals heavily waved. Medium bushy growth, good foliage, free flowering. Features 
large umbels of large flowers. 
PRAIRIE FIRE (Schmidt). Resembles Prince Charming in flower form. Soft pink, lower 
petals conspicuously veined deep brown and flushed salmon-orange; top petals heavily 
veined, overlaid with deep velvety brown-black center, flushed and surrounded orange- 
salmon to the pink border. Medium tall grower, free flowering, large flowers. Remarkable 
for its “flame-like” coloring. 
MINIMUM RETAIL PRICES for these two varieties for the full year of 1948: 2!/,” pots, 
$1.00 each; plants in 4” pots, $1.50 each. 
JUNGLE NIGHT (Brown). Reddish buds darken to black and open to large flowers of deep- 
est maroon, overlaid velvety black, with a medium large velvety black petal center. Petals 
waved and curled. Strong upright grower, large light green leaves, three to five flowers 
per umbel, long blooming season. There is much deep wine or burgundy red towards the 
petal borders of the fully expanded flower. It gets very dark and large, is very rare, and 
has a tremendous attraction for Pelargonium fanciers. 
Although a few were sold at retail by the originator in 1946, and just a few at $5.00 each 
in 1947, it is still practically unobtainable anywhere. With the originator’s O. K. we are 
offering Jungle Night with the understanding that the retail price for 1948 is kept at a 
minimum of $2.00 each in 21,” pots. A few at $5.00 each in 6” pots. 
We will offer this new “Black’’ Novelty for 1948. 
RED VELVET (Brown). Black buds open to flowers of deep wine red, overlaid velvety 
black, veined black from base to the large velvety-black blotch in petal center. All petals 
waved, redder than Jungle Night, a better shaped flower. Good grower, free blooming. 
Many Pelargonium fans like Red Velvet because the redder color gives it a livelier ap- 
pearance. Be sure to try Red Velvet. Very scarce. 
The MINIMUM RETAIL PRICE for Red Velvet for the full year of 1948 has been estab- 
lished at $1.50 each. 
We offer this general list of Lady Washington Geraniums, many introduced only last year. 
Well grown plants. Larger sizes in stock at all times at the nursery. 
AZALEA. Red, faintly flushed salmon, dark 
blotches on upper petals. Buds bright red. 
Good grower, very large flowers with 
waved petals. Recommended as the best 
red. o0c. 
CITY OF OAKLAND. Large glistening white. 
feathered at base and with very small 
mark of pale mallow-purple, ruffled edges. 
Distinctive color pattern. 50c. 
EDITH NORTH. Light pink, edges white. 
Profuse bloomer. An old favorite. 
Two top petals veined from base to me- 
dium rose violet blotch. Low bushy 
growth, large umbels. Beautiful. 75c. 
DUCHESS OF CORNWALL. Wine red, fine 
white streaks, edges white. Very hardy. 
DUCHESS OF KENT. Lower petals pure 
white, waved; top petals white, slightly 
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. Rose maroon, each 
petal with very dark center and narrow 
white margin. Color varies considerably. 
Tall grower, and although an old variety it 
is so different that each year the demand 
exceeds the supply. 50c. 
FASCINATION. Light red with dark purple 
blotches. Free bloomer. 
