ORCHID MARVEL (Jack ’47) 566 (EM). A fine show glad with an excep- 
tionally attractive color; also a grand cutflower. Medium lavender rose, 
practically a self color. A medium tall grower, about 7 large round florets 
open at a time. Resembles Astrid in some ways, altho more of a lavender, 
and we like it better. A fine propagator. 
L $1.20, M .80, S .40, Bulblets 2—.25, 10—$1.00, 100—$6.00. 
ORIENTAL PEARL (Carlson ’46) 506 (M). Immense tall ivory white. We 
have always liked this variety, and it is a favorite with visitors. Stands 
heat better than most of the giants; fine for large baskets and massive 
effects. 
L .20, M .15, S 2—.20, Bulblets 10—.20, 100—$1.50. 
ORPHEUS (Roberts ’48) 423 (EM). One of the most striking blotched 
varieties in existence. If you like the unusual in glads, Orpheus is one you 
should try. The nicely frilled large round florets are salmon-orange with 
orange red in the throat, surrounded by a clear yellow area. Good place- 
ment, fair attachment, 6-7 open. Variable in height, averages about 42 
inches. Good propagator. 
L .75, M .50, S .30, Bulblets 4—.25, 10—.50, 100—$4.00. 
PACTOLUS (K & M ’47) 417 (EM). A very spectacular new variety; one 
of the best from Holland. A medium yellowish apricot or buff with a very 
prominent throat splash of deep orange red. A little deeper color than 
Sparks, both in throat and ground color. Not as tall as that variety, but 
the florets are more formally arranged on the spike. Nicely ruffled, about 
8 open at a time. A grand novelty. 
L $1.75, M $1.25, Bulblets .25, 2—.45, 10—$1.75, 100—$14.00. 
PARTHIENA (Hitchcock ’49) 566 (EM). A dark mauve lavender that 
seems to be an outstanding new exhibition variety. The color is quite clear, 
altho the darker feather detracts a little. It opens many large florets, 
usually well placed with fair attachment on good spikes. Was a great 
prize winner at the 1947 and 1948 shows as a seedling, and made its debut 
last summer as a named variety by capturing the Grand Championship of 
the Boston N.E.G.S. show, among other high awards. In spite of the 
drought (two months with no rain or irrigation) it made an outstanding 
record at the R.I. trial garden, scoring 83 points. 
M $1.25, S $1.00, Bulblets .20, 10—$1.50, 100—$12.00. 
PASTEL (Both °42) 486 (EM). This smoky is different and attractive, 
being a sort of light gunmetal shade with an undertone of pale salmon, 
shading to dusty rose toward the center. Not a brilliant or showy glad, 
but a most unusual and refined smoky in soft tones. Good increaser, 
L .20, M 2—.20, S 4—.20, Bulblets 20—.25, 100—$1.00. 
PASTELINE (Kolb 749) 540 (ML-L). Growing this from extremely small 
(No. 7) bulbs we did not see it in bloom. Buds showing color just before frost 
gave promise of being an attractive shade of light pink. Said to be a fine 
variety from Canada. 
M or S, $1.50 each, Bulblets 2—.30, 12—$1.50, sold only with bulb purchase. 
PATRICIAN (Scheer ’47) 566 (M). This lavender glad last summer gave 
us the best spikes we have yet seen of it. In spite of the hot weather the 
color was quite smooth, altho it still didn’t stretch in flowerhead as much 
as we would like. Our stock seems very healthy. Nice medium lavender 
sometimes flecked deeper, 6 good sized plain petaled flowers open at 
once. A fast propagator of small bulblets which sprout easily and make 
strong growth. 
M $2.00, S $1.00, Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00, 100—$16.00. 
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