1949 Descriptive List 
Commando (536) (43) Mid-season. 
Clear light scarlet of a dis- 
tinctive shade, a little darker than Valeria but 
larger, taller and better. Doesn’t propagate 
too fast. Opens 6-9 well placed wide open 
blooms on a very tall straight slender stem. 
Convoy (570) (42) Mid-season. A clear 
—_ ~~ true purple. Opens up to 7 huge 
lightly waved and ruffled blooms whose petals 
roll back giving the flower a round appear- 
ance. Should become very popular with those 
who like the real purples. 
Corona (507) (40) Mid-season. Creamy 
——_~ white shading to a cream throat 
with a rose picotee edge on all petals which 
gives it a very beautiful and distinctive appear- 
ance. This pink edge varies under different 
conditions from a pale pink to a real deep 
rose. Some like it one way and some the other. 
A very free easy grower, making a huge tall 
plant. Heavy propagator. A wonderful com- 
mercial variety and one to be grown for all 
purposes. Opens 6 or more very large wide 
open blooms. 
Some growers have had trouble with 
disease in this variety. But my stock here has 
been ‘clean and | am getting a lot this year 
from another grower who has had no trouble 
with it. It probably needs good conditions. 
But it is one that you should not pass up just 
because it can’t stand wet feet or some other 
adverse conditions. 

Eya ngeline (560) (48) Late mid-season. 
i are ery alight Tose. With 
creamy throat. Opens 8-9 and sometimes as 
many as 12 huge beautifully ruffled blooms ona 
head of 29-94 buds, with a head often 30” 
long. The plant is a giant growing 5 feet and 
over with broad leaves and generally all 
around sturdy growth. A grand variety destined 
to become one of the most popular commercials. 
Evangeline and Connie G. were two of the 
best of last year’s introductions. Clarence 
Fortnam who grew wonderful Evangeline said 
it was the best variety he ever grew and he 
grew all the best. 
Every variety has its faults and Evangeline 
is not immune. Its one fault that | know is that 
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you get an occasional misplaced floret. How- 
ever this is not enough to hurt it as a com- 
mercial or show flower. Evangeline will be in 
tremendous demand as soon as stock is avail- 
able. 
Glamis (532) (40) Mid-season. Re- 
~~ splendent!y beautiful ruffled clear 
salmon rose with cream lip. Opens 6 large 
wide open beautifully ruffled and needlepoint 
blooms on a plant about 4 feet tall. A beauti- 
ful variety unlike anything else. 
Grenadier (416) (44) Mid-season. A 
=.= a. soe newand distinctive shade of 
light orange buff. Opens 7-10 wide open 
blooms on a tall plant. Sometimes it is a little 
lacking in total buds but still a grand variety. 
Jonquil (312) Early. This is probably the 
"darkest yellow of any glad. Not 
large but 7 or 8 open. Good placement. | got 
out of this for a couple of years but had so 
many calls for it that | am stocking up again. 
For an early dark yellow it is the best. 
Kestrel (429) (45) Mid-season. Light 
salmon orange with a creamy 
throat which is bordered by a band of darker 
color. A unique color, different from any other 
orange. Opens 8-10 out of a total of 20 buds 
on a tall straight spike. Plain petals. A fine 
cut flower variety. 
King Lear (570) (8) Very early. 
—amiear aes Clear dark’ reddish purple 
with a silver line on edge of all petals. Opens 
5-6 huge beautifully ruffled blooms on a tall 
willowy stem. An old variety but very beautiful 
and one of the most popular. Does not open 
too well from tight buds tho | have shipped 
many to market with no complaints. 
Ladrone (433) (47) Medium late. Color 
———————_ is somewhat like Beacon but 
not so contrasty. It is more beautiful, larger, 
showier and a strong grower. By the color 
chart it is a light rose doree shading to scarlet 
petal tips with a large yellow blotch. Opens 
8 with 8 more showing color. Had the highest 
rating at the Canadian Test Gardens for two 
years. Everyone visiting my garden likes it. 

“| was delighted with OGARITA, purchased from you last spring. Will plant more next 
season 
—Leonard Mytton, Penna. 
