
Cloth of Gold (Shirley Briggs 1949) Class 420. This first introduction by Miss Briggs, 
granddaughter of Mrs. Eliz. Briggs, proved most popular last summer. Won first in 
3spikes first time shown at Southern California show. A yellow-orange, very colorful 
and distinctive, blooming in 85 days. Opens 6-8, 4% to 5” florets on flowerhead of 
medium length. (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
Danny (Cave 1949) Class 430. Formal exhibition type. Mr. Cave releases DANNY 
in the belief it will prove an outstanding commercial. Color La France pink with white lip. 
Floret size 442”, somewhat ruffled. Grows evenly in field to 48” height. Strong, straight, 
but not heavy, stem . Opens 8 florets on spike of about 17 buds that lie back flat to the 
stem. Excellent substance and keeping quality. Reproduction very good, both as to 
quantity and germination. Blooms in 90 days. (Ue7.5c) (M250) (Sie35c) 
Nancy (Arnett 1949) Class 452 formal. Floret size 42-5 inches; total buds 19; open 
florets 7; buds in color 5; days to bloom 88; height in field 56.” Excellent attachment; ship- 
ping toughness; perfect opening to tip after cutting; always straight. Good propagator. 
Won grand championship in 1948. Has won American Achievement Award at Michigan, 
and was high average scorer in the four NEGS test gardens in 1947. A glad that will go 
places; a top score commercial in bright scarlet-rose red. - (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
THE ORIGINATIONS OF PERCY BURNS OF AUSTRALIA 
Last season we were selected as distributors for the war-period originations of Percy 
Burns of Australia. Because of the high pricing customary with new releases in Australia, 
relatively few of these were destributed except as bulblets. Our own growing of these 
this season completely satisfied us as to their merits, but we plan this coming season to 
obtain a check over a greater country-wide area. For this reason we make the special 
offer below: 
Six of the remarkable originations of P. Burns of Australia. Our own choice would 
be, if we could only have 6 of the 14 varieties, Eclipse, Burns’ Success, Princess Margaret, 
Pure Gold, Stained Glass and Snowy River. These sold last spring for $42.00. Now by 
special permission of Mr. Burns we offer this set, all in large American grown bulbs, for 
$10.50. If you prefer you may substitute others of these 14 releases of equal value for 
any or all of these. We want to get a country-wide test of these this coming summer, and 
we ask that you let your friends see them in bloom and please report to us your frank 
opinion of their quality and performance. 
The 14 releases, which are described in the color class section, consist of the 
following varieties: 
Adagio (580), Adobe (407), Burn’s Success (477), Eclipse (550), Miraculous (560), 
Princess Margaret (466), Pure Gold (412), Rosy Dawn (442), Scarlet Major (552), Snowy 
River (300), Stained Glass (370), Vindicator (460), Wondrous (540), and an earlier 
release, Dr. Pryor (550). 
All of the 14 varieties (excepting Dr. Pryor) have been priced at only one-fourth of 
last year’s schedule to make this test planting appealing ot you. 
THE INTRODUCTIONS OF E. H. LINS 
This year in spite of our efforts to condense catalog copy, we are giving Mr. Lins’ 
fine releases a full page. Our only co-introductions of U. S. releases will be his two 
introductions for 1950. 
Magic Wand — Class 440. An entrancing apple blossom pink, merging into a white 
throat with that formal placement which makes such a colorful spike. We have grown this 
for 2 years, and our record of performance showed an average of 9 4%4” florets open, 
6 buds in color of 22 buds on 28” flowerhead. Field height 60”. We rate this as “A+” 
which is our top rating. 
Flame Girl — Class 536. This is the most brilliant of all scarlet glads. Florets slightly 
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