tional Show in Binghamton. 1st Open at Cortland, 
ING eat 
Hach-—Ls. 62.00 View S eo Umis wb L.0U 
Bits. 8 for 50e — 10 for $1.00. 
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BIG TOP 
(1942) 541 Class. 75 days. This is one of the lead- 
ing winners, and Grand Champion from Coast to 
Coast. Grand Champion at Tri-State, Ohio, 1944; 
Callispell, Mont. 1946; Portland, Oreigan, and Hart- 
ford, Conn. 1947. The color is medium to light PINK 
with an attractive carmine feather in the throat. The 
huge florets are of good texture with petals slight- 
ly creased in the center. It is one of the top giants 
in growth of plant, florets, and foilage. It grows 
easily over six feet tall with fl. hd. up to 44”, blooms 
714%”, 22 - 26 buds, 6 open. It makes an excellent 
commercial from all size bulbs, opening perfectly 
eut in bud. Prolific and excellent bulblet germina- 
tion. This is one: of the easiest and most satisfactory 
glads to grow for show or commercial. 
EACH—L. 15c M. 2 for 20e S. 4 for 25c. 
Blts. 100 for $1.00. 
BIRCH RED 
(1945) 552 Class. 90 days. The beauty, purity of 
color, and the satin sheen of this giant deep red, 
along with its excellent habits and vigorous growth, 
place it in a class alone. It is always straight, with 
blooms having excellent formal placement and fine 
attachment on a strong graceful spike. It opens very 
well when cut in bud and will make a good com- 
mercial in a color that should be in great demand. 
In the field it grows up to 60” tall with 22” fl. hd, 
542” blooms, 19 buds, 7 open and 6 in color. In our 
home garden it grew over 72” tall this year. Our 
1947 winnings were lst R.I. Cortland, E.S.G.S. An- 
nual; lst Open and Best 500 class, and 1st R.I. at 
Lima, N. Y. 
EACH—L. $3.00 M. $2.00 S. $1.00 
Blts. 30c each. — 10 for $2.00 
BLUE SKIES 
(1945) 476 Class. (Blue Danube x Dulcimer). 80 
days. A clear light blue with small purple feather. 
It has fair texture, growing always straight, and 
generally with good placement. While healthy, it 
is a very poor propagator, so we have usually in- 
creased by cutting large bulbs. This should be val- 
uable for hybridizing as it is an excellent seed pro- 
ducer and has two blues and Minuet in its parentage. 
About 48” tall; 20” fl. hd., 5 - 5%” blooms, 18 buds, 
5 - 6 open, 6 in color. Florists ask for this one. A.M. 
1948 E.S.G.S. 
EKACH—Large only 40c. 
