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1949 RYERSON LIST NUMBER ONE - SEED Page 3. 
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#568 C. Carmen (C. Gigas variety Sanderiana X C. Speciosissma ) 
This reversal of the Carmen offered last Summer is equally fine and highly vi- 
able. I just made a special flasking of it and already the green dots are begin- 
ning to show themselves, after three weeks in the flask. Carmen, and her half- 
sister, Enid, are excellent for impatient beginners. Carmen is such a fast grow- 
ing hybrid it has been known to bloom when out of the flask three years. 
q#o69 C. Enid (C. Gigas variety Sanderiana X C. Mossiae) 
With the same big, prolific mother as her half-sister, Carmen, this Enid is ex= 
pected to be as fine as any ever produced = huge, showy and fragrant, they us- 
ually bloom twice a year, as rapidly as the new leads can develop and mature. 
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#588 C. Amantic alba X ©. Lorna albe x C. Hesta alba 
This cross was made as another contrioution to fine Spring blooming Albas, al- 
ways in demand for BRIDES and Girl Graduates. Both parent blooms were large, 
welleheld, with crisp white, heavy=textured sepals and petals; rich purple lips; 
gold throats. May and June. 
#594 C. Megzie Ravhael alba X Le Colemaniana alba 
Most albas seem to favor the Spring blooming season, but this one should produce 
late Autumn and Winter clear white blooms with vividly colored lips; purple and 
gold veined throats. Both parents very free-flowering, seldom producing singles; 
usuelly producing three or more blooms per lead. 
#605 C. Edithiae X Le Queen Alexandra alba 
The old favorite, dependable pure white Bdithiae, with yellowish-green shadow 
high in throat, was a well-formed 7-inch bloom of crisp texture. Le Queen 
Alexandra alba, a cross of trianae alba and Le Bella alba, was medium sized, with 
pure white sepals and petals and rich Royal Purple lip, edged in white. Very 
large yellow zone in throat. Early Spring blooming season. 

q 606 C. Empress Frederick alba x C. Priscilla alba X C. Edithiae 
The seed parent was one of three 6-inch blooms on the stem; white sepals and 
petals of good shape and substance; bright reddish-lavender lip; pale yellow 
throat, veined with lavender. Pure white Edithiae provided the pollen, Winter, 
#613 C. trianae, alba X Le Aeneid 
A cross which should produce a grand display of Winter albas. The Le Aeneid is 
the same described above in #612. 
4573 C. December Snow X C. Unenamed White Hybrid 
On my last list there were two of these PURE WHITE Winter through Spring crosses. 
4572 seed is all sold, although available now in flasks. Whether it sold first 
because listed first, or because Mr. Benson refuses to name his crosses, I don't 
know. But I do know the “Benson's # 26" was a grand, big, glistening pure white 
bloom of heavy texture and fine, rounded shape. C. December Snow, a cross of 
C. trianae, The Baron and C0, Edithiae, was registered by the du Pont estate in 
1944, A wonderful, fast-growing PURE “WHITE of top quality. Recently re-flasked, 
the seed is highly viable. 
