


bloom, but you will get some nice glads and there is always the chance 
that you may get a “world beater” in a large deep yellow, a true blue, or a 
genuine improvement in lavender, white, or other desired colors. But most 
hybridizers will tell you that the chance for a real good one is something 
like 3 or 4 in 10,000! The real skill in hybridizing comes in picking the 
most desirable parent varieties, or combinations that will give the best 
seedlings. Some varieties that are generally recognized as good parents 
are Maid of Orleans, Myrna, Picardy, Wings of Song, King Lear, and 
Elizabeth the Queen among the older ones. Many of the newer varieties 
have not been used enough yet to determine their value in crossing. 
1949 Yntroduction 
MERRY MAID 
Formerly our seedling 564-12. Parentage: Wings of Song x Puritan. 
In working for a better early-blooming pink some years ago, we selected 
35 seedlings out of more than 400 raised from the above parentage. While 
many nice glads resulted from this cross, only one approached the ideal we 
were seeking — No. 12, now named Merry Maid. You may recall the older 
variety Puritan as a rather small early flowering ruffled pink and white, 
with 3 or 4 blooms open at once. Merry Maid is quite similar in color, 
perhaps a little deeper, but with larger florets (4% inches), more open 
(6 or 7), and improved substance and ruffling. Grows about 4 feet in 
height, blooms in 70 days. It resembles Susannah in many ways but of 
course blooms much earlier. An average propagator, bulblets germinating 
readily. We believe Merry Maid to be a step ahead in early cut flower 
varieties, as there are few good early ruffled pinks. 440 class. 
Large bulbs only, $3.00 each. A large bulb and 6 bulblets for $5.00. Bulblets 
not sold separately this year. 
1949 (o-introductions 
NANCY (Roger Arnett) 
A new medium red that has made a wonderful record in the various 
Trial Gardens during the past two years, scoring between 81 and 85.2 in 
five times entered. In trial ground ratings any variety scoring 80 or more 
is considered very superior. Its parentage is Picardy x Rewi Fallu. A mid- 
season bloomer, about 88 days. Strong healthy grower. Opens 6 or more 
medium-large florets on fine spikes, Bulblet production and germination 
are excellent. Highly recommended as a coming commercial red. 452 class. 
Bulbs, Large $1.00, Medium .75, Small .50, Bulblets 2—.25, 10—$1.00. 
LA VALLE (N. H. Lines) 
A fine new deep cream or light ivory buff, with an attractive diamond 
throat marking of orange red. An extremely tall strong grower, with 
7 to 9 very large (51-6 inch) florets open on long flowerheads. We have 
grown La Valle in our garden as a seedling, and do not hesitate to recom- 
mend it strongly. In our opinion it is much superior to such varieties a: 
Coventry and Salman’s Glory. Greatly admired by everyone who visited 
our plantings. It should be a heavy show winner when stock is well distri- 
buted. Stock is not large as yet, although it is a good propagator. Color 
classification, probably 507. . 
Bulbs, Large $5.00, Medium or Small $4.00. No bulblets this year. 
