


TEN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS 13 


P.I. 160120—Bishop. Rather erect growth to 5 ft. 
eventually with broad top. Leaves not over 2 inches 
long, dark green. Flowers 2 to 5 in a head, the 
heads sometimes clustered, 144, to 1% inches across, 
rather symmetrical, margins waved. A rose color 
self, as the tyrian rose dots of the blotch count 
rather as a darkening of hue. There is an under- 
lying tone of yellow that enlivens the color. Anthers 
dark. Mid to late April. 
P.I. 160140—Sheila. Erect to ascending branches 
eventually forming a broad crown to 6 or 7 ft. Leaves 
medium green, not conspicuously hairy. Flowers 2 
to 4 in a head, 3 to 3% inches across, abundantly 
produced, palest at center almost to tyrian pink in 
margins. Blotch not conspicuous. Late April. 
P.I. 160141—Acme. Erect with ascending branches, 
eventually forming a broad crown to 6 ft. or 7. 
Leaves medium green. Flowers 2 to 3 in a head, 
2% to 3 inches across, fine form, at center pale rose- 
lane purple gradually darkening to rose color, near 
margins. Dots of blotch numerous but not conspicu- 
ous. Late April. 
P.I. 163929—Sprite. Very vigorous and somewhat 
spreading habit up to 5 ft. Leaves medium green 
and slightly hairy. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in a head, 
2% to 3 inches across, somewhat starry, in color 
mallow pink lightly shaded toward margins with 
light mallow pink that gives a bright tint to flowers. 
P.I. 163941—Peter Pan. Bush wide spreading and 
overarching to 5 ft. Leaves narrow, glossy, dark 
green. Flowers 2 to 4 in a head, freely produced, 
1% to 1% inches across, somewhat starry, deep rose 
pink, almost white in center, blotch not conspicuous. 
Late April, early May. 
P.I. 163942—Alight. Bush habit broad spreading, but 
probably not more than to 5 ft. in height. Leaves 
medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in a head, 2% inches 
across, spinel pink with blotch of roselane purple 
on upper lobes. The ground color carries as orange 
salmon, accentuated by the purplish color of the 
blotch. May throw striped sports. Early to mid- 
May. 
P.I. 163957—Progress. Bush habit very dense and 
twiggy, but slowly building up to 4 ft. Leaves 
medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in a head, 2 inches 
across, mallow purple darkening to rhodamine pur- 
ple. Some variation toward white at centers. Sta- 
mens far exserted. Early to mid-May. 
P.I. 163958—Harlequin. Bush habit broad spreading, 
but possibly up to 5 ft. in time. Leaves dark green, 
glossy. Flowers 2 to 4 in a head, 2 inches across, 
round with overlapping segments, white, flaked and 
striped with phlox purple. Cut out any branches 
showing self-purple flowers. Early to mid-May. 
P.I. 163962—Mavis. Bush habit compact and very 
twiggy, low spreading, but probably to 3 ft. in time. 
Leaves dark green. Flowers very abundant, 2 to 3 
in a head, 2 inches across, tyrian pink with tyrian 
rose dots on blotch, tube yellowish. Stamens ex- 
serted. Mid-May. 
We have many other varieties for next year. 
