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Champlain View Gardens 

Betty Duncan (Benedict) (422) a new 
>a memes clearorange with clear 
golden throat. Does not burn in the sun. Tall 
plant with up to 7 414”’ blooms open. This is 
very nice, probably the best of the new 
oranges. 
Big Top (ich) (541) (Midseason) Light 
—~ pink with small carmine feather. 
Tall strong husky grower with huge blooms. A 
good cut flower tho blooms are a little loose 
on the stem. 
Birch Red (Rich) (552) (Late midseason) 
—__ This is one of the best medium 
dark reds | know of. Always tall and straight 
with 7 blooms open and about as many show- 
ing color. Very consistent variety. Its main 
fault is that sometimes the heads are a little 
short. 
Black Cherry (Rich) (554) Black red 
ipa. aiae 0 from a 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 Opal (Errey) (354) Very tall 
ner wont awit allot olwell 
placed blooms open. Dark red, the most 
popular dark red | have. Always a big seller. 
Have only large and medium this year. 
Black Panther (Lins) (554) (arly) 
pi ee el Opens. > of more wide 
open black red blooms. One of my very best 
sellers. 
Blessed Damosel (8cerman) (440) 
anna nanan( | Cis) A neglected 
variety. Glowing shell pink that is as pretty as 
any pink | know of. Opens 8 or more large 
round blooms that are exquisitely ruffled. This 
last fall when most everything else in my 
garden had either gone by or was spoiled by 
the fall rains | cut quantities of beautiful spikes 
of this variety from No. 5 bulbs. | consider it a 
very fine florist’s variety for late in the season. 
Bloemfontein (K & M) (430) (Mid- 
i eSCSOn as loroom buy 
salmon with pale yellow blotch. Opens 6-7 
blooms of heavy texture. Tall strong plant. 

Bats 
Ted Woods one Doc Graff with a few prize 
winners. 
Blue Beauty (rfitzer) (476) (Early mid- 
season) An old medium 
blue but still one of the best. 
Blue Bonnet (Beardmore) (576) Anew 
medium blue with darker 
throat mark. This is a fine clear color and con- 
sidered one of the very best of the new blues. 
Blue Boy (Butt) (476) (Early midseason) 
— > > -Déep “violet. blue m withmed 
darker throat mark. Medium height but opens 
up 6-7 large blooms on a long head. | had 
magnificent spikes of this this past season from 
bulblets. A very fine variety. 
Blue Ice (Butt) (476) (Midseason) Light 
——_ blue with slightly darker throat 
edged pale yellow. Opens 6-7 ona tall spike 
One of the best light blues. But not quite so 
strong as some of the others. 
Blue Lagoon (Snyder) (478) (Early 
midseason) Medium deep 
blue shaded somewhat lighter in the upper 
throat. Darker than Blue Boy. Always. tall 
straight healthy plant. Opens 4-6 good sized 
blooms. Better performer than most blues. . 
Boise Belle (Roberts) (343) (Late mid- 
season) A unique variety 
of pink and yellow. The yellow lip petals have 
a dainty picotee edging of pink which ex- 
tends to the outer edges of all petals. Opens 
9-12 4” florets on a tall spike. A variety that 
is fast becoming popular for the home garden. 
Should be planted early to hit the shows. 
