IN CLOSING— 
A Few Hints About Things to Come... 
We do enjoy issuing this little catalog. And we do 
enjoy our reputation for being “first to offer” the very 
choice and new varieties. 
Last year, we were privileged to offer a double flower 
ing, named Duchess, to collectors for the first time, at 
the same time as we introduced Blue Girl Supreme, which 
we consider is the largest flowered variety we know of. 
And the variety Rosy-Blue, as the most free-flowering 
of all. 
In our Spring 1948 catalog we introduced the F-1 Hy- 
brids, plants grown from seed, in a riot of shades and 
leaf patterns, and they were received with much en- 
thusiasm by collectors who were interested in hybridiz- 
ing, to produce finer, more improved modern types. 
And in this, our Fall 1948 Catalog, though we offer 
no new introduction of our own, we have added 8 new 
varieties for your consideration—each one distinct and 
a worthy addition to your collection. We will try to 
keep our catalog “up to date” by dropping varieties which 
are umsatisfactory under home conditions, because we 
know very few of our customers do have a greenhouse 
to pamper the stubborn ones. You can rely on our des- 
criptions of the varieties and those which are almost 
similar will not be offered, as we wish our catalog to list 
only truly distinct types. 
Under propagation at this time are several varieties 
which are distinct but which cannot be named unless 
they propagate true-to-type, which is very important. 
And, we have some very choice named seedlings, but due 
to the plants being too small for Fall delivery, will wait 
to offer them in our Spring 1949 catalog. They will be 
large plants and in full bloom for Spring shipment, but 
rather than offer them for Fall delivery and have them 
not up to our high-quality size and standard, we feel it’s 
best to wait. 
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