1951 Descriptive List 
blooms open on about a 41% foot plant. Don’t 
pass this up. 
Lipstick (Ballentine) (441) (Midseason) 
Distinctive and striking blotched 
pink. Somewhat ruffled shell pink with a 
bright rose red blotch. Good texture, place- 
ment and attachment. Tall straight plant tho 
some say it has a tendency to crook but hasn’t 
crooked with me. A grand variety that when 
well grown has beaten Connecticut Yankee 
on the show table. | like it very much. 
Lodestar (Palmer) (412) (Early) Medium 
—— yellow shade, darker on the 
lip. Only medium height but opens 5-7 some- 
what ruffled very beautiful blooms. One of 
the prettiest yellows | know. Good propagator 
and fine cut flower variety. 
Lovelace (Grout) (440) Beautiful light 
— rose with yellow throat. A 
very nice pastel. Opens 8 heavily ruffled 5” 
blooms on a 21 bud spike with 7 showing 
color. Very fine cut flower variety and a must 
have for the home garden. 
Lucky (Jack) (366) Clear medium laven- 
~~ der with small cream throat. Opens 
6-7 on a tall slender willowy stem. Good 
grower and propagator. A fine lavender for 
cut flower work where large size is not 
essential. 
Macushla (Pau!) (460) (Midseason) A 
~— distinctive shade of bright 
rose with a light cream throat on which there 
is a somewhat darker feather. Color is some- 
what like Topflight. Tall strong healthy plants 
with 6-7 blooms open on a head of 20-91 
buds. Usually well placed and firmly attached. 
Opens well in water. 
Madeline Hefty (Woods) (566) Ruf- 
fled large rose with 
a darker rose blotch. Opens up to 10 blooms 
with 8 showing on a long flower head. Plants 
are good easy growers getting up to 41% feet 
37 
or over. Wonderful propagator and good 
shipper and opener. This has been outstanding 
in my garden this past season. American Home 
Achievement winner. 
Magic Wand (Lins) (440) (Late mid- 
season) Very beautiful 
clean light pink. Opens up to 9 434” florets 
with 6 more showing on a 5 foot plant with a 
total of about 22 buds. One of the finest light 
pinks. Blooms are well placed and have 
strong attachment. 
Magnolia (Palmer) (440) (Midseason) 
sce)  Lightsott creamy-rose: Oc- 
casionally flecked but not usually. Opens 6-8 
large round recurved blooms on a tall spike. 
Many cut flower growers say this is their best 
pink. 
Majestic (Rowse) (532) (Late midseason) 
~ Pastel orange scarlet. Opens 
6-10 huge blooms of heavy substance on a 
very long head. Unusually strong grower. 
Looks like a comer. 
Manchu (Beatrice Palmer) (513) (Mid- 
~— season) Brilliant yellow over- 
laid with a flush of pink with a small reddish 
blotch. Blooms are somewhat ruffled and wide 
open on an unusually tall wiry stem. Opens 
6-8 with a total of 18-20 buds. One of the 
most striking varieties you can imagine and 
becoming increasingly popular. Its one fault is 
that the blooms are not always well placed 
but they are good from any angle. 
Mansfield (Hatch) (540) Flesh color 
shading to pink, somewhat 
similar to Mt. Baker but with a little more 
color. Opens 7-8 large blooms on a long 
spike. Nicely ruffled and good placement and 
attachment. Good propagator. A really nice 
variety. 
Margaret Jean (silvie) (520) 
(Early) A new or- 
ange that has won oodles of prizes. Said to 
be the best in the light orange class. 

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