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Madeline Hefty (033° °° 
An American Home Achievement winner, reg- 
istered under the color of rose lavender, blending 
from orchid in the center to a deep rose at the 
outer edge. There is a darker rose marking on 
the lower lip. 
The flowerhead is moderate in length with 
twenty buds having eight to ten open and eight 
showing color. The florets are wide open attain- 
ing a size up to 54 inches, which places it in the 
256 class. There is some ruffling on the petals. 
Its substance is heavy. The stem is willowy and 
the placement is excellent. The total length of 
the stem from the ground to the tip varies from 
fifty-eight to sixty inches. The flowerhead is 
twenty-eight to thirty inches, a length which pre- 
sents a very balanced spike. The bulblet produc- 
tion is very heavy and the germination is good. 
By all means grow this one. 

10 Selected bulblets__ Se ee $4 
Bulbs: Large oe 00 Medium $4. 00 Small $3.00 
Bulblets: 10 _ 2 EP 2s 7 eee, 54.00) 

Grower’s Unit: 
2 large, 2 medium, 5 small, 100 bulblets____$ 50 
4 large, 4 medium, 10 small, 200 bulblets___$100 
6 large, 6 medium, 15 small, 300 bulblets___$125 
° (Woods, Gove, Graff) 
Field Master 441 (80 days) (Margaret 
Beaton X Vreden) (Seedling No. 198-43) 
Field Master is a tall beautiful clear cameo pink 
with heavy raised mid ribs and a yellow lip. The 
petals are heavily frilled and recurved. The foli- 
age is dark green, sturdy and healthy. It is very 
vigorous and attains a height of sixty-four inches 
with a flowerhead of thirty-two inches, car- 
rying twenty-two buds 
on a willowy, straight, 
perfectly - balanced 
stem. 
(This is classed in the 
441 class) The Florets 
are five inches in width, 
wide open, with excel- 
lent placement. The 
texture is leathery and 
the flower has an excel- 
lent lasting quality. It 
opens eight to nine 
florets in the field and 
ten to eleven inside. It 
is very healthy. The at- 
tachment is firm. Bulb- 
let increase and germi- 
nation excellent. Stock 
extremely scarce. 
Any size bulb___---- $5 
10 bulblets and any size 
bulb $10 



Madeline Hefty 

Madeline Hefty and Her Brood 
