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had some very good reports on this. Tall strong 
grower. 
Rangoon (Palmer) (471) (Midseason) 
——__ Pure deep glistening purple. 
Opens 8 heavily ruffled well placed blooms. 
Only a medium height plant but to me is the 
most beautiful purple | have ever seen. Not a 
very fast propagator. 
Ravel (K x M) (477) Violet blue with 
———_ reddish brown markings. Tall 
straight spike with several large blooms open. 
One of the best of the new blues. 
Rebus (Pruitt) (486) Mr. Pruitt called this 
his orchid smoky. A distinctive and 
beautiful large smoky. Only medium height. A 
nice color that | think you will like. 
Red Charm (Butt) (452) (Early midsea- 
Sap lena son) Aneeolde sfancard 
medium red that is still going strong. Very con- 
sistent and good propagator. Opens 8-9 well 
placed blooms on a tall straight stem. 
Red Cherry (Roberts) (450) Early bril- 
liant scarlet with darker 
throat. Opens 6-7 blooms which often are 
large enough to be in the 500 class. Some- 
what like an early red Picardy. Lots of good 
reports on this one. 
Redowa (Butt) (552) (Midseason) Very 
~~ fine scarlet somewhat darker 
than Red Wing. Opens 7-8 5”” blooms on a 
long head. Tall strong grower. | consider it 
one of the best of the newer reds. Bulblets 
often bloom. 
Red Plush (Bcerman) (536) Very early 
clear salmon scarlet. Opens 
5-6 on a spike of about 16 buds. Blooms are a 
little loose on the stem but coming in at the 
’ time it does before any other reds or hardly 
any other varieties are open it is a very valu- 
able variety. Simply gorgeous. Stock is limited. 
Red Wing (Graff) (436) Very fine 
~~ exhibition red variety and 
| think will be used as a commercial when 
stock is available. Opens up to 10 large 
blooms with 6 more showing on a head of 29 
or more buds. Opens well when cut tight. 
Color is a little lighter than Redowa but with 
me the blooms haven't been quite so large. 
Both are tops. 
Robt. Alan (Lorenz) (510) A fine new 
deep yellow. The darkest 
of the new yellows that | have seen. Opens 
up a big fine spike of bloom. One you certainly 
should try. 
Rose Charm (fischer) (360) (Very 
early) Pleasing shade of 
light rose with lavender cream throat and 
cream midribs. The only rose colored variety 
coming so early. Not large but a valuable cut 
flower variety. Heavy propagator. 
Roseglow (Klein) (560) (Midseason) 
Bright Neyron rose. Fine 
bright color. Opens 5 on a tall straight plant 
with 17-19 buds. Very good. 
Rose O’Day (Fischer) (560) (Early mid- 
season) An unusual shade 
of rose lavender. Opens up to 10 large blooms 
on an exhibition spike. Tall strong grower. 
Fine exhibition variety and also good as a cut 
flower and has proven valuable in breeding. 
Rose Ruffles (Hatch) (560) (Midsea- 
son) Large salmon rose 
which makes a big very attractive spike. Opens 
6-8 ona tall husky plant. It is not ruffled much 
and is not really a rose but is a good variety 
just the same. Stands out in the garden. 
Rosette (Kuhn) (260) A nice pink with 
“darker blotch, formal type spike. 
Somewhat ruffled. Opens 6-8 314” blooms 
and several more in color. Medium height. A 
really nice small variety. 
Royal Windsor (Becton) (550) Bright 
Solana esDecirums red. .Sone- 
what similar in color to Commando. Opens 
8-10 huge blooms on a spike of 20 buds. This 
past season this was very fine with me, much 
better than | realized. It was really gorgeous. 
Ruffled Night (Rich) (454) Early clear 
sparkling ruffled black 
red with small pencil lines in the throat. Blooms 
wide open and with heavy substance. Not 
affected by the sun. Opens 7 with 7 more 
