FUCHSIAS 
Please note that our fuchsias offered at wholesale are well-rooted plants grown in 2!/,"’ 
pots (not 2” or 214" pots, but 21/2" pots). It costs us more in time, materials and space to 
raise and ship 2!/)" stock, but it pays. When they reach you, our 2)/." pot plants are ready 
for 4" or larger pots. They are stronger, better grown plants that come along faster and sell 
earlier. 
Our fuchsia plants are clean. No cyclamen mites, two-spotted mites, red spiders, white 
flies, mealy bugs or other bugs on the stock we ship. We use the latest specific insecticides, 
properly applied. This refers not only to fuchsias, but to other plants listed here—all from 
2," pots and all clean stock. 
Most of the plants we raise are grown for regular yearly repeat orders from well known 
nurseries on the coast. If you want to see why, we suggest you mail us a trial order. Just 
a small order—the minimum $5.00 worth. Chances are good that you will order again THIS 
season. 
1951 INTRODUCTIONS 
BY HODGES, SCHMIDT AND TIRET. 
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hodges of Pacific Grove have again appointed us as their 
exclusive wholesale grower and distributor and we are, of course, equally pleased to be 
able to offer the new fuchsias of Mr. Horace M. Tiret of San Francisco. 
Merle and Ray Hodges raise their new fuchsias in their famous Pacific Grove Fuchsia 
Gardens, from where the 1949 varieties Junior Miss, Oregon Trail, Puget Sound and the 1950 
introductions Blue Bonnet, Merle Hodges and Miss California originated. 
Horace Tiret is, of course, well known for his originations of former years, such as Rubeo, 
Santa Cruz, Jack Shahan, Yuletide, Bouffant and Moth Blue; not to forget his new ones of the 
1950 season we mention just two—Du Barry and Swingtime. 
Our own 1951 introduction “Carioca” joins the other varieties originated by Wm. E. 
Schmidt, namely Wood Violet, Inca Maiden and Gay Senorita, all three well known to 
gardens of the Pacific Coast. 
The new seedlings are listed alphabetically in order to make it easier to compare them 
by descriptions: 
Price Schedule is at end of descriptions, next page. 
BEWITCHED (Tiret) Patent applied for—Double corolla dubonnet or deep violet purple, 
petals near-white at very base. Tube and outside of long, spreading, green-tipped sepals 
white, inside sepals flushed palest pink. Long white buds open into large flowers, pro- 
duced in abundance. Vigorous willowy grower with lush-green medium sized leaves. 
Excellent as a hanger where dramatic color contrast shows to best advantage. This will 
be a top seller. 
CARIOCA (Schmidt)—Single spreading corolla with petal edges notched; long green-tipped 
upturned sepals. Buds open with purplish shading to petals, but change to large flowers 
in color close to the variety “Display’’—almost self-rose shadings. Strong grower with 
medium sized leaves, free flowering. Best displayed as a hanger. Heat resistant. 
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