1950 Descriptive List 
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Bold Face (Evans) (533) Deep salmon 
~~ pink with a very dark red 
feather on a white throat. An unusual and 
spectacular color. Large florets with up to 8 
open. Tall straight plant. Fine show variety 
with its double row placement and long head 
with so many open. 
Bolero (Leffingwell) (425) (Midseason) 
~—— Smoky orange with dark red 
blotch. Nothing else like it. Opens 5 or more 
heavily ruffled fluted and needlepoint blooms 
of heavy texture. Fine for the home garden. 
| would not ordinarily think of this being a 
florist’s variety and yet the florists are calling 
for it. Very distinct. 
Bo-Peep (Butt) (217) Very early buff 
— pink with yellowish — throat 
faintly dusted red. Heavily ruffled and good 
substance. Medium height with 5-6 open. This 
is one of the finest of a special strain of small 
size blooms that Mr. Butt is developing. These 
are bound to be very popular, everyone likes 
them. 
Boulogne (Salman) (462) (Midseason) 
————~__ Dark reddish rose or wine red. 
Opens 8 well placed blooms. Tall strong 
grower and propagator. Very nice. 
Brocade (Palmer) (470) (Late midseason) 
——_ Beautiful heavily ruffled clear 
reddish purple. Opens 6 or more on a medium 
height plant. Am sure you will like it. 
Buckeye Bronze (Wilson) — (490) 
Large rosy bronze 
that is very popular. An old timer but still 
going strong. 
Burlington (Hatch) (560) (Midseason) 
ja teu Large rosy scarlet with a 
large cream throat. Tall husky grower with 
6-8 well placed blooms open. A very showy 
variety. Its only fault being that sometimes the 
heads are a little short. Very spectacular. 
Burma (Palmer) (562) (Midseason) 
—————__ Heavily ruffled dark rose blend- 
ing to a somewhat lighter upper throat and 
with a beautiful velvety red blotch. Opens 7 
or more on a medium height plant. This is 
about the most beautiful deep rose variety | 
know of and extremely popular both for the 
home garden and as a cut flower. Sold out all 
| had last year. 
Calico Queen (Sommers) (341) (Mid- 
fan ueat ys eee. season) .Whitet back 
ground streaked with rose colored lines. A 
color that | don’t care for but that many people 
do. It is different and showy. 
California (Salbach) (543) (Early mid- 
—. geason) Huge clear ger- 
anium pink with slight markings in the throat. 
Tall strong husky grower with large blooms. 
Fine cut flower variety. Patented, so increase 
cannot be sold. 
Cameo (Paul) (440) A very beautiful 
~~ light pink with a whitish throat. 
A daintily beautiful variety that is sure to 
make good as a cut flower. Spikes are medium 
height but always straight and with 6-7 
414-5” blooms, wide open slightly ruffled and 
needlepoint. Stands heat very well. A fine 
new variety that you certainly should try. 
Canopus (Chase) (506) A giant light 
— ¢ream with a light crimson 
feather on a light yellow lip. Heavily ruffled 
and fluted. Blooms run up to 7”’ or over ona 
tall plant. This is a very nice variety but some- 
times in hot weather is inclined to crook. Had 
very little crooking in my own field. One of 
the best and most popular of the Chase 
varieties. 
(Chase) (406) Formerly called 
Circe. Very light cream suf- 
fused with faint pink as tho a red light was 
reflected from the petals. Throat is darker cream 
and the stamens are lavender. Petals are wide 
open, creased and slightly ruffled giving it a 
pointed effect. Grows about 5 feet tall with a 
long flower head and open 9 5” blooms with 
5 more showing color. 
Capella 
Ca pistra no (Hatch) (420) (Late) Clear 
~~ orange shading thru deep 
yellow to a gorgeous throat. Heavily ruffled 
with long needlepoint petals. This is one of 
the most beautiful pastels but probably too 
late for some of the northern tier of states. 
