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one of the best for florists use. One of Mr. 
Jack’s best. 
Atala (Chase) (462) (Midseason) Deep 
—————_ red self color. Tal! strong grower 
with head up to 28”" with 7 or 8 open and 7 
showing color. Shows somewhat the influence 
of its seed parent King Lear. Very beautiful. 
Athlone (Beatrice Palmer) (416) (Early 
midseason) Buds are pinkish and 
open up to a clear flesh color with as many as 
11 open. A beautiful distinctive variety for 
show purposes or for cut flowers. One of the 
finest pastels. 
Atom (Hedgecock) (366) (Early) Beau- 
——____ tiful medium size scarlet with a gold 
edge around all petals. Distinctive and one 
of the very best for corsages and small ar- 
rangements. Also very useful for landscape 
effect. Medium height and sturdy and a clump 
blooms over a long period. Try these in your 
perenial border and | am sure you will be 
very well pleased. Will be extremely popular. 
Aureole (Pruitt) (410) (Early midseason) 
———— Very beautiful light yellow. 
Opening 6-8 heavily ruffled blooms on a tall 
willowy stem. Have had a great many fine 
reports on this variety. Distinctive and fine. 
Beauty’ s Blush (Fischer) (400) (Early 
ititivaainn aa IWidseason,) Cool solt 
blush pink. Opens 7-8 5” round florets out of a 
total of 18-20 buds. Tall straight willowy 
stem. One of the best for early cut flowers. In 
some places it is so light colored that it can 
pass for a white early in the season. 
Bengasi (Cave) (530) Clear salmon 
~~ rose pink with white throat. A 
few slight lines in the throat. Nicely ruffled 
with many open. Not a fast propagator so 
there is not much stock around but | think it 
is one of the best, tho in some places the 
growers say it crooks but has never crooked 
for me. Has won many prizes including grand 
championships. 
Benjamin Britten (Kk « M) (360) A 
deep mauve with 
a white stripe. An unusual shade that | per- 
sonally don’t care for but most everyone else 
does. Seems to be very popular. Opens sev- 
eral well placed blooms. Good strong grower 
and fine propagator. 
Betty Duncan (Benedict) (422) Clear 
— orange with golden 
throat. Tall plant with up to 7 414”” blooms 
open. Stands the sun well. Will make a good 
commercial. 
Big Joe Wilson) (552) Huge ruffled 
~~ medium red. Blooms large, 614”, 
with a plant up to 51% feet tall with 8 of the 
292 buds open and 8 more in color. Strong 
sturdy grower with heavy foliage. Sometimes 
shows a little irregular placement but not at 
all bad. Won at the Canadian National Show 
in 1949. 
Birch Red (Rich) (552) (Late midseason) 
So Lonueoew oLhtse. iS «One. ofthe, ‘oest 
medium dark reds | know of. Always tall and 
straight with 7 blooms open and about as 
many showing color. Very consistent variety. 
Its main fault is that sometimes the heads are a 
little short. 
Black Cherry (Rich) (554) Black red 
aa = 6» fromza: hybridizer, who 
specializes in the dark ones. This is one of the 
very best of all. Opens up to 9 on a 24” 
head. Great show variety and healthy. 
Black Panther (Lins) (54) (Early) 
a. ais (care ODES Oo: LOT “more 
wide open black red blooms. One of my very 
best sellers. 
Black Phantom (Cave) (454) (Mid- 
season) This was for- 
merly called Paul Robeson but under that name 
did not sell. So it has been renamed Black 
Phantom. Large dark red that opens 8-9 
blooms ona tall strong plant. One of the very 
best dark reds and one that under the new 
name should become extremely popular. 

“The corms | had from you in the spring have done exceedingly well and | hope to send 
you another order when your list comes to hand.” 
—Percy S. Todd, England 
