1951 Descriptive List 
surrounded with an inconspicuous picotee 
edge of violet. Opens 9 5’’ blooms, on a long 
head. Very tall straight grower. Beautiful 
color and good for exhibition and for cut 
flowers. 
Cherry Jam (immer) (443) (Early) 
Ruffled salmon pink with 
a large brilliant cherry blotch. Opens up to 8 
well placed blooms. A must have for anyone 
who likes the blotched varieties. 
Cheyenne (Wilson) (536) (Midseason) 
———_ Wide open ruffled scarlet. 
Opens 8-10 with formal placement. Tall plant 
with a long flower head. Fine cut flower. 
Chief Pontiac (Snyder) (524) (Mid- 
~~ season) Bright orange 
scarlet blending slightly deeper in the throat. 
Very tall husky grower with 6 or more huge 
well placed blooms open on a long flower 
head. This is really good. Good doer and 
propagator. 
Chinook (Lines) (532) Pure rich clear 
salmon. Grows nearly 6 feet tall 
on an always straight stem. Opens 9 6” florets 
with several more showing. Very attractive 
and stands out in any company. 
Choctaw (Wilson) (491) (Late) Beautiful 
— light chocolate with a red 
orange blotch. An unusual combination. Tall 
strong husky grower with 10 open on a long 
head. Very heavy foliage with up to 12-13 
leaves. If you like the odd colors you certainly 
will fall for this one. Heavy propagator. 
Chungking (Wilson) (23) (Early) 
Huge orange with cream 
markings and yellow lip on which are fine 
crimson lines. Opens 8 blooms that are often 
- up to 7” in diameter. A very striking, unusual 
and distinctive variety. 
Citation (Beaton) (542) (Midseason) 
mae Glear geranium pink with a 
creamy white throat. Unusually tall strong 
plant with 5-6 huge blooms on a long head. 
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A very nice pink that you certainly should try. 
Is a grand cut flower variety. 
Clarence D. Fortnam (kode!) 
ae enn oes TAA) fl ote 
Midseason) Blush pink. One of the most beau- 
tiful varieties | know of. Strong grower with 8 
5’ blooms open on a 24” flower head. Has 
won prizes for being the most beautiful and 
also for best spike in the show. A grand 
variety well worthy of its name. 
Cleo (Youmans) (441) A distinctively beau- 
~_ tiful light pink with a peach red 
feather on cream ground. Opens 8-10 5” 
blooms. Makes a grand show flower and as 
soon as stock is available will be a popular 
florist’s variety. 
Coachman (Woods) (430) Deep sal- 
‘ity as mon | pinkis Opens 10~12 
blooms with the rest showing color. Medium 
height or better. Fine keeper and should make 
a grand florist’s variety as it has good sub- 
stance, good placement and attachment. 
Colonial Dame (Barrett) (467) (Late) 
= aaa Ruthed lavender with 
darker blotch. Opens 10 or more with the rest 
showing color. Blooms are not crowded but 
are nicely placed and spaced. This was very 
nice with me this past season and taller than 
the previous year. A spike is reminiscent of 
butterflies in flight. 
Color Marvel (Krueger) (390) Color 
“a> 2... =. is a beautiful blending 
of shades from yellow to bronze. Opens 5-6 
medium size blooms. Nice for the home garden 
but doesn’t open too well when cut. 
Commando (Palmer) (536) (Midsea- 
——————_— ... son) Clear light scarlet. A 
little darker than Royal Windsor. Tall slender 
straight plant with 6-9 well placed, wide 
open blooms. This is one of the finest reds but 
has never become as popular as it should as 
my stock got mixed early in its career. Can 
furnish clean stock now. 

“| was very pleased with the bulbs | got from you. The blooms were beautiful.” 
—Mrs Louis Sles, Ohio 
