1951 Descriptive List 
somewhat darker in the throat. Healthy 
vigorous plant that should be a welcome addi- 
tion to the dark reds. 
Venida (Milo) (460) (Midseason) A 
distinctive shade of rose with a 
clear creamy throat. Opens up to 8 large 
blooms with several showing color. Tall 
straight vigorous grower. 
Victory Queen (Wilson) (532) (Late 
midseason) Clear 
rich salmon orange with deep cream yellow 
throat. Opens 6-8 beautifully ruffled well 
placed blooms on a very long flower head. 
This was really wonderful for me this past 
season. 
Violet Dickinson (orrett) (501) 
Opens 8-10 ruf- 
fled and pointed blooms of a clear white with 
small violet throat marking. Ordinarily | don’t 
like a white with dark markings in the throat 
but the small feathers in this variety are dainty 
and enhance its beauty. Tall strong plant. 
Voodoo (Kadel) (480) (Midseason) A 
—__ distinctive smoky. Opens up 
several 5” ruffled needlepoint blooms. Color 
is somewhat different from other smokies having 
a stipling of bronze and plum. A big seller and 
| never have enough to supply my customers. 
Wayfa rer (Butt) (460) Light rose blend- 
—————_ ing to a creamy white throat. 
Opens 6-8 5” blooms with formal placement. 
Grows 4 feet or over with flower heads of 
18-20 buds. A good cut flower variety that 
will go places. 
Wedgwood (Fischer) (366) (Early) Live- 
~~~ ly new shade of lavender 
with a cream throat. One of the most beautiful 
varieties in existence. Opens 4-5 waxy ruf- 
fled blooms at a time. A must have not only for 
the home garden but for every up to date 
florist. Becoming tremendously popular. 
W. H. Hosmer (Hatch) (466) A rose 
seems tinged with lavender. 
Bright clear shade with large cream white 
lip. Flecks sometimes tho not usually. Opens 
8-12 with a head of 19-21 buds with formal 
double row placement and good attachment. 

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Have had a few complaints about this variety 
but this past season it was very nice for me and 
| have had a lot of good reports from others 
also. 
White Challenge (Amet). (01) 
nia ieee = a SCLC se Ors Girt 
White with a pink flush and with a small light 
rose feather in the throat. Opens many large 
blooms of good texture on a tall straight plant. 
A very fine variety in spite of occasionally 
having a misplaced bloom. 
White Christmas (Fischer) (500) Tho 
in, Sistas we Ahisis called a’500 
with me it has been more nearly a 400. A 
beautiful ruffled white often tinged with pink 
with many open. Has been a great prize 
winner and enjoyed great publicity. | think it 
does its best from young bulbs. 
White Goddess (Roberts) (500) (Early 
— midseason) A fine tall 
strong growing creamy white variety. Opens 
9 heavily ruffled blooms on a long head. At 
the Grants Pass, Oregon Show this past season 
there were some of the most gorgeous White 
Goddess anyone could ask for, up to nearly 6 
feet tall with tremendously long heads. Will 
surely be a very popular variety. 
White Magic (Kuhn) (500) (Midsea- 
son) Heavily ruffled clear 
white. Opens 6-7 well placed blooms with 
several showing color on a medium height 
plant. One of the best and whitest of the new 
whites but not so tall as White Goddess. 
Wilma Dittman (Meier) (16) This 
nae Tia eee MOOK. likerd -sort-of 
buff Picardy. Tall and about the same growing 
habits as Picardy and somewhat the same color 
as Marimba but a little more buffy. Very strong 
grower. 
Xanthia (Hatch) (412) Deep yellow 
—_—_——"_with a darker line in the 
throat. Nicely waved and ruffled and pro- 
duces a large spike with 8-10 open but often 
with rather short head. In spite of this tendency 
to short heads it is very popular with the public 
and with florists. 
