Premum Seedlings 
For several years past we have been offering free bulbs of new named 
seedlings with orders of certain sizes. We are continuing this practice, 
but this year our premiums will be numbered seedlings not yet named. 
They are fully up to our usual high standard of selection, and if sufficient 
good reports are received on them after the 1949 blooming season, they 
will be named. Our 1949 selections follow: 
Seedling 7-12. <A sister seedling of Red Cherry, with less red and 
more rose in its makeup. Florets are of similar size and form, with 6 
open at once. We don’t like it quite as well as Red Cherry, but many 
people prefer this color. if we name it we will probably call it Maraschino, 
as its particular shade of rose-scarlet rather closely resembles a maraschino 
cherry. Not for sale this year, but we will give one bulb gratis with a 
retail order from this catalog amounting to $7.50 or more, Only one bulb 
to a customer. 
Seedling 763-1. A heavily ruffled deep pink which we seriously con- 
sidered naming and introducing at $3.00 per bulb this year. It is a tall 
strong growing variety opening 7 to 10 at once. Good stretchy flower- 
heads, floret size 5% inches or larger. Its parentage is (Token x Vista 
Bonita) x Angelus, A very heavy propagator and fine bulb maker. Only 
the fact that there are so many good pinks already on the market, and 
that we are introducing one ourselves this year, might keep us from adding 
this seedling to the list of named varieties, But if reports received after 
1949 blooming indicate that it performs as well elsewhere as it does here, 
it will probably be named. Not for sale this year, but one bulb given 
gratis with a retail order from this catalog of $15.00 or more. Only one 
bulb to a customer. (A $15.00 or larger order entitles you to a bulb of 
both 7-12 and 763-1). Late orders will receive other selected seedlings in 
case we should run out of the above two. 
General L:st 
ABIGAIL (Myers-Milo) (466) (EM) 
A medium shade of lavender similar to the color of Minuet. Its darker 
throat marking detracts somewhat and it is not as pretty as Elizabeth the 
Queen, but it blooms earlier and is a good cut flower with 7 or more 
medium large blooms open at once. Fast propagator. 
L $1.00, M .75, S .50, Bulblets 2—.25, 10—$1.66, 100—$8.00 
ABU HASSAN (K. & M., Holland) 378 (EM) 
Seems the best of the dark velvety blues. A much better grower than 
Leonardo da Vinci and other older glads in this color. About the depth of 
color of Pelegrina but texture is more velvety and it has a much better 
stem. A medium-tall grower with 6 or 7 open florets, 414 inch size. 
Pretty good propagator but bulblets don’t germinate w ell without special 
treatment. 
L .15, M 2—.20, S 4-—.20, Bulblets 20—.25, 100—$1.00. 
ADORATION. (Klein) 440 (VE) 
A nice early blooming blush or creamy pink. Near the same shade as 
Phantom Beauty, but different spike formation, and much earlier. Opens 
a large number of medium sized flowers on a fairly tall spike. If you like 
dainty pastel colors don’t miss Adoration. A fine grower, 
L $1.50 (1 large bulb and 12 bulblets $3.00) 
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