1950 Descriptive List 
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Janet Lee (Fairchild) (420) (Midseason) 
"Peach shading to a deep 
cream throat. Heavily ruffled and fluted. A 
very rich color and beautiful form. Opens 
several large blooms on a plant of about 4— 
414", Alright in every way but needs good 
culture to get long heads of which it is capable. 
Janice (Hatch) (441) Pink with deeper 
“—— blotch. Opens 8-10 5” blooms 
with several more showing color with a total 
of 20 buds. Tall straight plant. Has double 
row placement and | think a very nice color. 
Often has extra petals making a double or 
semidouble flower. 
Jolly Roger (Hatch) (562) A ruffled 
and needlepoint dark rose 
with scarlet shading and darker blotch. Tall 
strong giant plant with 6-7 blooms of heavy 
substance open on a long head. This is one of 
the best new ones of last year’s introductions. 
Jonquil (Palmer) (312) (Early) Darkest 
~~ yellow glad | know of. Not 
large but opens 7-8 with good placement. An 
old timer but still one of the best early yellows. 
Journey’s End (Kade!) (432) (Mid- 
———se = |) season) Deep reddish 
salmon pink with darker throat markings and 
shading deeper toward the edge. Nicely 
ruffled. Very pretty variety but slow propa- 
gator. 
Joyce (Hatch) (440) Rose and pink with a 
lavender sheen in throat and mid- 
ribs. Tall straight plant with 23”” head of which 
6-8 large blooms are open at once with 6 
more showing color. 18-20 bud total. Fine 
florist variety. 

June (Vasaturo) (360) (Early midseason) 
White with wide rose border or a 
rose with a large white throat whichever you 
want to call it. Opens up 6 medium size florets 
on a 16-20 bud spike. A beautiful variety. 
Nice for arrangements. 
Kardinal Spellman 675 (Sal- 
ee eos  mdn) Large 
reddish purple. Opens several huge well 
placed blooms on a good spike. Supply 
limited. 

Kawatiri (upich) (516) (Midseason) 
~ One of the most beautiful 
pastels. Tinted pink on the edge shading buff 
to a creamy throat. A very nice variety tho | 
have never been able to get the seven foot 
plants and eight inch flowers that they claim 
for it in New Zealand where it originated. 
But it grows large enough and the color and 
other qualities are very satisfactory. 
Kestrel] (Palmer) (4292) (Midseason) Light 
~~ salmon orange with creamy throat 
which is bordered by a band of light orange. 
A unique color. Opens 8-10 with a total of 
20 buds on a tall straight spike. A first class cut 
flower variety. 
King Alfred (Hobbs) (532) (Early 
i255) = 9) gmeemidseason) Orange sal: 
mon with cream blotch. Opens 6 wide open 
blooms with a total of about 16 buds. Color is 
not so much diferent from some others but the 
vigor and size of the variety and of the blooms 
make it stand out in any company. 
King Click (Wilson) (452) (Midseason) 
~ Bright scarlet. Opens up to 
9 wide flaring blooms on a long flower head. 
Sometimes the bottom bloom is misplaced. How- 
ever it is one of the best light reds. 
King Lear (Palmer) (570) Dark reddish 
~~ purple with a silver line on 
all petals. Opens 5-6 huge ruffled blooms on 
a tall willowy stem. An old variety but still 
one of the best and most beautiful purples. A 
good breeder. 
King of Hearts (Salbach543)(Mid- 
season) A huge vari- 
ety sometimes producing flowers up to 8” or 
so in diameter. One of the largest glads 
grown. Opens up to 8 with a flower spike 
reaching 30’. A huge spike of bloom with a 
good stem. But under certain conditions and 
in some places the stem bends over. Color is 
a deep salmon or coral red shading to salmon. 
Great variety for the show table. Patented, so 
increase cannot be sold. 
Ladrone (Palmer) (433) (Medium late) 
—_~ Color is somewhat like Beacon 
but softer and with less contrast. By the color 
