Bulblets 
Per Large Medium Small Per 
WHITE CHALLENGE (501) Arnett ‘47 (90) ul 1.50 1.00 50 1 .20 
An easy grower of Grand Championship caliber. 10 #8 12,00 8.00 4.00 10 + # 1.50 
White with a rose pink blush and rose throat. It 100 12.00 
opens up to 8 heavily textured florets on a tall 
stretchy spike. Spikes will stretch right along with 
Spic & Span. Florets are wide-open and strongly 
attached. Occasionally misplaced. Medium propa- 
gator. Does not make many large bulbs from bulb- 
lets but small bulbs will make excellent spikes. 
Among its 1949 winnings were the folowing: Grand 
Champion Illinois State show at Springfield; Reserve 
Champion Canadian show; single and 3 spike Cham- 
pion of Recent Introduction division at the Purdue 
Seedling and Recent Introduction show. 
WHITE CHRISTMAS (500) Fischer ‘48 (85) 1 -50 35 20 10 25 
Pure white shading into a cream throat. It opens 10 4.00 3.00 2.00 100 2.00 
up to 8 heavily ruffled waxy florets on a long 
flowerhead. Florets sometimes misplaced. Medium 
propagator of bulblets that make excellent growth. 
Old bulbs split badly and should have all but one 
eye removed. White Christmas can make sensa- 
tional spikes. It was Grand Champion at Northern 
California show at Sacramento and Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa, this year. (1949) 
WHITE GODDESS (500) Roberts ‘48 (80) 1 1.00 Py fx) 50 2 20 
A white shading to a light cream throat that opens 10 8.00 6.00 4.00 10 ae 
up to 9 heavily ruffled florets on a long flowerhead. 100 ~=6.00 
Sometimes the first floret is misplaced. Plant is 
very tall and healthy. Fine increaser and bulblets 
make very strong growth. Next to Evangeline, 
White Goddess makes the strongest growth from 
bulblets of any variety in our list. 
WHITE GOLD (506) Scheer ’41 (70) 3 .20 nS cLOMmeLOU .30 
Huge early blooming cream. Opens up to 5 very 10 .60 40 29 
large florets on a somewhat short flowerhead. Plant 
is strong and vigorous and disease resistant. Very 
prolific. 
YANKEE LASS (440) Schenetsky ‘46 (87) 1 1.50 1.00 50 2 35 
A beautiful light pink that opens up to 10 florets of 10 12.00 8.00 4,00 TOMO 
double row placement on long flowerheads. Some- 100 12.00 
what like Connecticut Yankee only without the 
blotch. Medium propagator and good germinator. 
Excellent show flower. 
YANKEE CLIPPER (540) Drake ‘48 1 2.00 1 25 
A giant blush ivory white of very heavy substance. 10 16.00 10 2.00 
Yankee Clipper was a standout in our field this year. 100 16.00 
Its 8 open huge (up to 7 inches) florets are heavily 
ruffled, fluted, tightly attached, and precisely ar- 
ranged on tall flowerheads. Its growth, propagation, 
and germination is like Picardy of which it is a sport 
and like other sports of Picardy will occasionally 
revert. 
From Riderwood, Maryland— 
The glad order arrived in fine condition and I want to thank you for your promptness and 
consideration. I am very grateful for your generous discount in Black Cherry and the extras 
in the other varieties. 
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