MELLOW MOON 
Our 1950 Introduction 
MELLOW MOON - Class 420 (King Midas x Leading Lady) Seedling 
KMP C8. 
A beautiful light orange, nearly self color, for which the name 
MELLOW MOON is a natural and best describes its mellow glowing 
color. Truly a new era in golden color which is entirely different. 
Opens eight good facing well attached 4% to 5% inch florets with 
good substance on a 18 to 20 bud 28 to 30 inch flower head with six 
buds showing color. Medium very stiff spike, grows 60 inches and 
more tall. Florets are nicely ruffled and waved. Opens to tip of spike 
when cut in tight bud. 
Produces large amount of bulblets which germinate easily making 
fine-looking bulbs. Tops for both exhibition and commercial growing. 
Blooms in 80 to 85 days. 
MELLOW MOON so far has only been entered in three shows. Under 
seedling number KMPC8it wonablue ribbon in the three spike seedling 
class at Madison, Wisconsin, show 1948. During 1949 at the Maryland 
State Show, Havre de Grace, it received an A rating in the seedling 
class, and a blue ribbon in the basket class. At the Eastern Inter- 
national Show, Binghamton, N. Y., under seedling number it won a 
blue ribbon in the basket class (as per picture on front) MELLOW 
MOON was the only entry at the Maryland show that was spotlighted 
by the show officials. 
Judging from the great number of favorable comment both at the 
Maryland and Binghamton shows, MELLOW MOON is sure to go over 
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Prices during 1950 and 1951: 
Per each: L - $3.00; M - $2.00; S - $1.50 
Bbts.: 1 for .30; 10 for $2.40; 100 for $19.00 
in a big way. 
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