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showing color and about 19 total buds. 50’ 
tall. Very fine black red. 
Ruth Ann (Woods) (566) Beautiful rich 
——_ lavender with large dark 
orchid blotch on the lip. The blotch is har- 
monious with the rest of the flower and not too 
contrasty. Opens up to 8 6” blooms with 
several showing color. About 4 feet tall. 
Radiantly beautiful lavender that is a must 
have for those who can appreciate color. 
Sahara (Palmer) (490) A sort of smoky 
tan. Opens 6-8 well arranged 
blooms in double row. This variety will stand 
any amount of heat and never wilt a bit. It is 
something different and well worth trying. 
Salman’s Glory (Sc!man\(507)Large 
creamy white with 
large showy red blotch edged yellow. Very 
tall strong grower with up to 7 huge flowers 
open on a tall strong plant. Good propagator. 
Something like a glorified Margaret Beaton. 
Generally considered one of the best of the 
European varieties. Will be very popular. 
Salutation (8cerman) (440) (Early mid- 
~~~ season) Fresh clean light 
rose with a small darker spot in the throat. 
Opens 6-8 round ruffled blooms of heavy tex- 
ture. Fine cut flower variety. 
Sandman (Bett) (486) (Midseason) 
~~ Smoky rose with white throat 
and with shadings of tan. Opens 5-6 large 
blooms on a tall straight spike. Very popular. 
Never have enough to go around. 
Sequin (Palmer) (410) (Early) Clear light 
~~ yellow with no marking what- 
ever. Somewhat like a yellow Picardy tho not 
quite so large. Tall plant and several well 
placed blooms on strong straight spikes. The 
foliage sometimes shows lack of chlorophyll. 
But it is a very fine early variety in spite of that. 
It is really much better than | at first thought it 
was. Don’t know of a better early yellow. 
Sherwood (Pruitt) (470) (Midseason) 
Beautifully ruffled deep pur- 
ple shading to a darker blotch. Opens 5-6 or 

more large blooms which should really be in 
the 500 class. Have had a lot of good reports 
on this this past year from growers who know 
their glads. From small bulbs florets are some- 
times loose on the stem but from large bulbs it 
is gorgeous and alright in every way. 
Siboney (Allen) (566) Clear rosy heavily 
ruffled lavender. Good show 
flower and fine florist’s variety. Opens up to 8 
on a long flower head. More of a rose 
lavender and lighter shade than Elizabeth 
The Queen. Many good reports. Good propa- 
gator. 
Silentium § (fitzer) (401) (Early midsea- 
~ gon) White with a red spot 
on the lip. Color much like Margaret Beaton 
but the blooms are not quite so large. Stems 
always straight, slender and makes a more 
graceful and harmonious spike than Beaton. 
Silver Wings (Ritsema) (500) (Midsea- 
| ==,» a= ae —sonde White sport cof Pic 
ardy that is whiter than Leading Lady and the 
ruffling is finer. One of the best of the white 
sports of Picardy 
Sincerity (Errey) (407) Cream shading 
~— somewhat darker on the lower 
petals and with a scarlet blotch. Opens 10 
medium size well placed blooms, somewhat 
ruffled. Good exhibition variety and nice for 
any purpose tho not too fast a propagator. 
Sir Galahad (Salbach) (511) Soft 
creamy yellow with dia- 
mond shaped crimson blotch. Large flaring 
blooms with up to 6 open. Very tall slender 
stems. An old variety but still very popular. 
Patented, so increase cannot be sold. One of 
the parents of Falcon. 
Skyla rk (Palmer) (523) (Early midseason) 
—— One of the most brilliant and 
showy varieties | know of. One that stands 
out way across the garden. Brilliant vivid 
orange with very large golden throat. Blooms 
are large and opens up to six. 4 feet tall. Have 
had a lot of good reports on this and commer- 
cial growers are beginning to wake up to it. 

“| think a great deal of your stock. It has been the best that | have received.’ 
—J. P. Wood, Wash. 
