1950 Descriptive List 
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Pactolus (K & M) (417) Apricot cream 
with orange red blotch, Opens 
8-10 wide open well placed flowers with 
firm attachment. Only medium height but an 
exceedingly showy and beautiful variety that 
is bound to be immensely popular. 
Palisades (Beaton) (430) (Late mid- 
~~ season) Orange salmon that 
opens up to 12 large blooms in the field. Never 
wilts or burns in the hottest sun. Very tall 
straight slender stem with a long flower head. 
Good cut flower variety. 
Pandora (Beatrice Palmer) (342) (Mid- 
——_ season) Beautiful clear soft 
geranium pink with slightly darker lines in the 
throat. Opens 8-10 always well placed 
blooms with good attachment on a medium 
height or taller plant. Free bloomer and easy 
grower. Not so large as Picardy but preferred 
to the latter in many places. The florists and 
growers have just waked up to this variety the 
last two years. Last year | sold out much closer 
than | should so haven't near the stock this 
year that | could easily dispose of. 

Parma (Almey) (401) (Early) Soft creamy 
~~ White with purple lines in the 
throat. Opens up to 8 large blooms on a tall 
vigorous plant. Very good for early cut 
flowers. 
Parthiena (Hitchcock) (566) A giant 
~~ deep shade of lavender. 
Opens 6-8 slightly ruffled well placed blooms 
on a long head. The stem is sometimes a little 
short but under fairly good conditions is plenty 
long enough. This is something entirely dif- 
ferent from anything else on the market and 
looks to me like a real comer for any purpose. 
The florists like it. 
Pasteline (Kolb) (540) Beautiful light 
~— pink with creamy throat. A 
most refined and appealing color. Grows very 
tall with heavy spikes. Opens 7-8 51%” 
blooms on a long head. This comes from the 
same parents as Magnolia and is somewhat 
the same color as that variety but nicer and 
grows much taller and | think is a freer and 
easier doer. Looks as tho it would be a very 
popular and useful commercial variety and a 
must have for the home gardener. 
Patrician (Scheer) (566) (Midseason) 
~ Large clear lavender of a 
“different” shade. Somewhat like the old 
Minuet but yet a little different. Opens 6-7 
blooms on a medium height plant. This variety 
can be wonderfully fine but needs good 
culture to have it at its best. Heavy propagator. 
Patrol (Palmer) (416) (Midseason) Very 
~ beautiful clear apricot with yellow 
throat. Opens up to 10 or more with the re- 
maining 8 showing color. Tall strong grower 
with long flower heads. Stands hot weather 
well. The foliage sometimes shows lack of 
chlorophyll. But this doesn’t affect the bulbs at 
all. A very beautiful variety that is growing in 
popularity every year. Wonderful for exhibi- 
tion and will be a grand cut flower as soon as 
more stock is available. 
Paul Robeson (ove) (454) (Midsea- 
Pa “a eae. son) karoe s.dark® red 
that opens 8-9 on a tall strong plant. Don’t let 
the name prejudice you as it is really good. 
Paul Rubens (Salman) (470) (Midsea- 
—  §9n) Dark reddish violet 
with magenta cast. A new shade, sort of 
magenta purple. Opens several large blooms 
ona tall strong spike. A color the women like. 
Peggy Ann (Vasaturo) (240) Pink with 
white throat. Tall grace- 
ful spike with 6 butterfly florets open with 18 
bud total. A good companion for Dolores. 
Peggy Farrell (Barrett) (501) Ruffled 
and pointed petals. 
White with slight cherry throat. Large fine 
flower and a good commercial. 
Penelope (Deam) (466) (Midseason) A 
new shade of mauve that is 
bound to be very popular. Just the thing that 
the ladies like. Opens 6 large well placed 
blooms with a total of 18-20 buds. Stands the 
sun well, opens well and is a good show 
flower. But its main value will be as a cut 
flower variety and for the home garden. This 
is something entirely different from anything 
else. Don’t miss it. 
Perdita (Grout) (13) (Midseason) Ruf- 
fled deep yellow with scarlet 
throat markings. Many well placed blooms 
