1950 Descriptive List 
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Lemon Ice (ack) (410) (Early) Light 
sulphur yellow with darker 
throat. Heavily ruffled tall strong grower with 
long flower heads and 6-7 open. 
Lidice (Palmer) (406) (Late midseason) 
Beautiful clear ruffled cream. One 
of the very best late varieties. Opens 6-8 
well placed blooms on a tall straight stem. This 
variety has been neglected for some reason. 
| don't know of a better late blooming glad. 
Linda (Baerman) (240) (Midseason) Very 
—_ beautiful medium size decorative 
light pink. Opens 5-6 on a medium height 
plant. Just the thing for nice floral use and for 
arrangements. 
Lipstick (Ballentine) (441) (Midseason) 
——_. Distinctive and striking. Ruffled 
pure shell pink with a bright rose red blotch. 
The large flowers have good texture, are well 
placed and have good attachment. Plant is 
tall and straight. A variety that stands out 
anywhere and when well grown has beaten 
Connecticut Yankee on the show table. The 
commercial growers are just getting awake to 
this variety and it is in big demand. 

Lucky (Jack) (366) Clear medium lav- 
ender with small cream throat. 
Opens 6-7 on a tall slender willowy stem. 
Good grower and propagator. A fine lavender 
for cut flower work where large size is not 
essential. 
Magnolia (Palmer) (440) (Midseason) 
sen. Light soft creamy rose. Oc- 
casionally flecked but not usually. Opens 6-8 
large round recurved blooms on a tall spike. 
Many cut flower growers say this is their best 
pink. 
Malta (Palmer) (562) (Midseason) Huge 
~~ begonia rose that is a sister seed- 
ling of Corona and much like it except in color. 
Opens 6-7 wide open blooms. A little loose 
on the stem but many people are calling for it. 
Manchu (Beatrice Palmer) (513) (Mid- 
season) Brilliant yellow over- 
laid with a flush of pink and with a small red 

blotch. Dazzlingly showy. Blooms are some- 
what ruffled and wide spread and well placed 
on unusually tall wiry stems. Opens 6-8 with 
a total of 18-20 buds. This is a variety that 
will stand out in any company. If you like the 
strong contrasty colors you will certainly like 
this. 
Margaret Beaton (Twomey) (401) 
(Early midseason) 
Pure snow white with a small orange scarlet 
blotch. An old timer but still in big demand. 
Color is somewhat similar to Silentium but 
much larger and with heavier head which 
sometimes causes the stems to bend over. 
Marimba (Palmer) (416) (Midseason) 
~~ Light buff pink with a small 
feather in the throat. Opens up to 8 or more 
well placed blooms on a very tall strong 
vigorous plant. Color is not so clear as | like 
but have had a lot of fine reports on it. 
Marionette (Butt) (213) Another one of 
> pee a... the Butt ‘sfrain..of~ small 
flowered varieties. Heavily ruffled yellow 
flushed red with a large darker red blotch. 
Medium height with 7 open on a spike of 
16-19 buds. This strain of small flowered 
varieties is going to be extremely popular 
when the price gets down. Several are on the 
market now and with lots more to come. Better 
get a start in this type of glads. They are the 
coming thing. 
Marjorie (Hatch) (542) (Midseason) For- 
~~ merly called Marjorie Phyllis. 
Pink shading darker on the edge with the upper 
throat lighter and a darker feather on the lip. 
Opens 8-10 huge blooms with a total of 18- 
90 buds. Tho the variety may not have the 
exquisite coloring of some others it is good 
and | think will make a wonderfully fine com- 
mercial variety. A color that is a relief from 
too much Picardy. Opens easily to the tip just 
like Picardy. 
Marlene Both (80th) (430) (Very 
TT early) Brilliant but deli- 
cate creamy salmon pink with a deep creamy 
buff throat. One of the most beautiful pastels. 

“Very successful with over 65 collections, surprising results from such small bulbs.” 
—C. M. Goodacre, Vt. 
