have come Gentle Florence, Chi-Yun, New Snow, Blizzard, White Ruffles and Glistenglow to 
mention only a few. Others are coming on the horizon. A host of fine Snow Flurry seedlings 
were seen last season here in Utah. Mrs. Crosby has several worthy of consideration from this 
fine parent by the use of Cloud Castle as well as Icy Blue and Great Lakes. Cloud Castle gives 
great width to the petals of its children. Miss Rees, the breeder of Snow Flurry has produced 
a host of fine seedling from this great variety—two of which | am introducing this year—the white 
one is worthy of consideration for its great size, fine form and other good qualities. Sierra 
Snow may prove a useful parent in whites. | had an especially beautiful, heavy substanced ruffled 
seedling last season No. 49-I7 out of Azure Skies x 45-42: Easter Morn x Stella Polaris—an inter- 
esting pedigree since Stella Polaris is a sister to Violet Crown and is, of course, an Easter Morn 
seedling. How useful the whites from the Lemon-white or plicata origin will be remains to be 
seen. These produce considerable yellow in the makeup—either in the beard or texture-veining. 
Blues 
The true blue has yet to be achieved, although some recent developments are strides 
forward, and among these we must list Blue Rhythm, Helen McGregor, Sylvia Murray, Azure 
Skies, The Admiral, Pierre Menard, Alicia, Blue Valley, and Chivalry. Of course | like the indi- 
vidual flowers of Mirror Lake, the unusualness of Sea Lark, and the beautiful form and quality 
of Sky Tint. Mary Clotilde is a smooth flower. Mountain Sky, Blue Spire and Anitra have pro- 
duced some fine seedlings. Great Lakes has become an important parent in this color class 
as have Gloriole, Blue Zenith, Lake George, and Azure Skies. There is texture veining in some 
of the seedlings of Great Lakes, although some of its seedlings are without this quality. Blues 
derived from Gudrun should have smoothness of texture. Helen McGregor will, undoubtedly, 
become a wonderful parent for blues, as will some of the other whites, blues, and blue-whites 
derived through Purissima, Great Lakes or Easter Morn blood. The Admiral x Great Lakes has 
produced the new Seafarer. and Pale Moonlight x Great Lakes gave Mrs. Corey Bay State. 
What the new blues trom Great Britain and Australia will do in breeding remains to be seen, 
but they should be extremely useful for color as well as blood refreshment. Perhaps some of 
the derivatives of regelia species |. hoogiana will prove a trail to better blues, for hoogiana 
carries considerable of the true blue we seek. | have used some of the Regelia seedlings of the 
Sasses in my work as well as my own Hoogie Boy and other hoogiana seedlings produced 
from Indian Chief and some from Mary Tharp by Souv. Madam Gaudichau. These seem. to 
be easy pod parents and their pollen is quite fertile on the Tetraploid tall bearded sorts. 
Although Hoogie Boy is poorly branched and the stems are rather weak its seedlings have been 
quite good when used with varieties like Snow Flurry with heavy stalks. One seedling from 
Polly x Hoogie Boy was the bluest of my 1949 seedlings—interesting too, because of the Susiana 
blood back of Polly and the Purissima blood as well. There is one with variegated foliage 
from a seedling of Alice Horsefall x Peshawar by Hoogie Boy pollen, however, this will not 
bloom before 1951. 
Blends 
This color class still offers great possibilities for | hardly think the surface had been 
scratched. The popularity of Sunset Blaze, the new Award of Merit winner Three Oaks, Miogem, 
Rilla Gabbert, Lamplight, Pathfinder, Campfire Glow, Gypsy Rose, Honeyflow, Cape Bon, Arab 
Chief or even the new Rainbow Room—all in various degrees of color, each a beauty in its own 
right, show modern trends. Brown Stain has been well liked in my garden—a large full flower 
that at last produced seed by my own Utah Sunset (soon to be introduced) and Campfire 
Glow. While Daybreak hasn't been very exciting here its seedlings possess a smoothness and 
quality to merit their use in further breeding work. | am introducing one of these this year 
as a potential breeder, and | have seen its seedlings, it has been named Dream Along. Both 
Tobacco Road and Prairie Sunset have been useful as parents and grandparents—these are the 
parents to 46-16 (Gems of Topaz, and Sunset Road being introduced this year), which crossed 
on Honeyflow gave me Utah Sunset and a host of other fine seedlings. Undoubtedly Cascade 
Splendor is to prove a wonderful new parent as is Chamois. | have been quite fond of Utah 
Special which | am putting out this year—it combines Dr. Kleinsorge's lines with those of Mrs. 
Whitings (as does Dream Along) and the combination is a dainty, delectable blend—delight- 
fully formed and somewhat ruffled, but as yet it has refused to set seed for me and it has no 
pollen. Sultan's Robe is producing some rich blends with fine form. Aztec Copper should be 
useful. It is the parent to Char-Maize, Honeytlow, and Tobacco Road. The Cross that gave 
Argus Pheasant (Casa Morena x Tobacco Road) produced fine things for me—a ruffled copper- 
brown blend that may be named and introduced in 1951, another season of trial will tell. Of 
course for richness of color my new Lady Albright will command attention in any planting—its 
‘pedigree is that Whiting-Kleinsorge combination. So you see there are still many possibilities 
awaiting the hybridizer who wishes to continue in this field. 
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