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whole flower has a frosty sheen. This is one 
of the best Pruitt varieties and proved this last 
year to be much better than | expected. Not 
too tall a grower but makes a huge spike with 
8-10 open. Two of the leading growers on 
seeing it immediately placed orders. Stock is 
still small. 
Fuchsia Bell (Almey) (462) (Midsea- 
— son) An exhibition type. 
Deep rose red of a glistening American beauty 
shade. Opens 8-10 on a tall straight spike. 
Becoming very popular. 
Gail (Farrington) (466) This is a_ light 
~~ lavender with darker lines. Very tall 
strong plant with a long stretchy spike of 
bloom with 7-9 open. Very strong attachment. 
Never crooks or flakes. Stands the heat well. 
Not too fast a propagator but otherwise a first 
class commercial variety. 
Gen. Douglas MacArthur 
(Hatch) (441) (Early) Light salmon rose. Tall 
strong grower with up to 8 6” round some- 
what ruffled blooms open. Good for early cut 
flower use. 
Gen. Eisenhower (Salmon) (562) Bril- 
liant clean shade of 
begonia rose. Opens 8-10 large blooms that 
occasionally reach up to 7”. Tall plant. Good 
placement and attachment. The cut flower 
growers are going after this one in a big way. 
Does very well in Florida where they are 
stocking it heavily. Will soon be one of the 
most popular varieties grown. 
Genghis Khan (Scheer) (432) (Early 
ithe ape ememicsecson) se Liedvily 
ruffled medium light pink blending to a light 
cream throat. Opens 6-7 on a medium height 
plant. A beautiful variety that is becoming 
increasingly popular. Will make a grand cut 
flower variety. 
Gerry (Hatch) (400) (Midseason) Finely 
“ruffled pure white. Ruffling is more 
like crimping instead of the heavy course 
ruffling as on some varieties. Tall straight plant 
with up to 10 5”” double row blooms. Fine for 
the home garden or local use. A little bit 
loose on the stem. 
Gilt Edge (Kuhn) (250) Small medium 
red with yellow picotee 
edge. 214" florets with 4-5 open on grace- 
fully curving spikes. Very fine for arrange- 
ments. Healthy grower and prolific. 
Glamis (almer) (532) (Midseason) Lus- 
—— trously beautiful ruffled clear 
salmon rose with cream lip. Opens 6 large 
wide open needlepoint blooms. Doesn't 
usually get over 4 feet tall but is an exquisite 
variety for cut flower use where extreme 
length of stem is not required. 
Golden Arrow (Pruitt-Bastian) (410) 
em icseason ina lear 
light yellow and is fast becoming a popular 
cut flower variety. Opens up to 8 with sev- 
eral showing color. Tall strong healthy grower 
and propagator. 
Golden Beauty (Costes) (512) (Mid- 
season) Beautiful 
deep golden yellow from Australia. Some- 
what like a yellow Picardy. Very nice for the 
home garden. Medium height. 
Gorgeous Deb (Wilson) (530) (Mid- 
season) Light salmon 
with clean yellow blotch. A seedling of Vic- 
tory Queen from which it has inherited the 
good points and exceeded them. About the 
most gorgeous colored flower you ever saw. 
Opens 9 large flowers often over 6’’ across 
on a long flower head and a tall plant. The 
originator calls it the most beautiful variety he 
ever produced. | certainly know of nothing 
more beautiful. Heavily ruffled and an all 
around fine variety for show or cut flowers. 
Grand Monarch (Salman) (554) 
Warm dark brown- 
ish red with purplish shading and a deeper 
purple blotch. Heavy texture. A giant in 
bloom and growth. My original stock of this 
from Europe was somewhat mixed with 
another dark red. It was replaced but is still 
somewhat mixed. But both varieties are equally 
good. 
Grand Opening (Kkvhn) (367) For- 
mal, medium size 
lavender with a creamy throat on which are 
darker lavender lines. Opens 10-12 perfectly 
