W. H. HOSMER (Hatch °49) 466 (M). A good looking new lavender that 
we liked last summer. About midway between Elizabeth the Queen and 
Tralee in color and floret form—nearer the former in its rosy lavender 
coloring. Unusually heavy ruffling and petal substance. Opens 9 to 11 in 
the field on spikes of medium height. The stippled throat markings remind 
one of Minuet, altho the flowers are much improved in every way. We hope 
it will stretch up just a little taller next year. A truly beautiful flower, and 
its parentage (Gen. MacArthur x Elizabeth the Queen) indicates that it 
might be useful in hybridizing. 
L $4.00, M $3.00, S $2.00, Bulblets .50, 10—$4.00. 
WHITE CHALLENGE (Arnett ’47) 501 (EM). An immense blush white 
with diffused soft rosy spot in the throat. One of the giants of the glad 
world, and a top show winner with several grand championships to its 
credit. Quite reliable in making good uniform spikes with 8 or more huge 
bell-like flowers open at once. A very tall husky grower. Not a fast propa- 
gator, but fairly good bulblet production from the smaller sizes. Grand 
Champion, Illinois and Indiana, and 2nd Day Champ, S. E. Michigan, 1949. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .50, Bulblets .20, 10—$1.50, 100—$12.00. 
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Fischer ’48) 500 (EM). A beautiful heavily ruffled 
white. A little closer to pure white than White Goddess, altho this too has 
a slight creamy cast. Placement is not always perfect, but a good spike is 
really something to see. Large bulbs often split; we get our best spikes from 
medium bulbs (we have some fine 3’s to sell this year). A beautiful flower 
with intense ruffling and heavy substance. A fair propagator, but small 
stock gives good increase. Bulblets sprout and grow exceptionally well. 
Grand Champion spike at Cedar Rapids and Northern California, Reserve 
Champ Wisconsin Seedling and R.I. show, voted ‘most beautiful,” Minne- 
sota, all 1949. 
L .50, M .35, S .25, Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
WHITE GODDESS (Roberts ’48) 500 (EM). The tallest strongest growing 
heavily ruffled white. Regularly gets up to 62-66 inches in our plantings, 
occasionally to 6 feet. A beautiful creamy white with from 7 to 9 nicely 
ruffled 54-inch florets open on long flowerheads. A very dependable 
grower, its main fault is an occasional misplaced or loosely attached lower 
floret. A fine bulblet producer, except that large bulbs often do not give 
so many bulblets. Near 100% germination and exceptionally strong, vigor- 
ous bulblet plant growth. White Goddess was 2nd Day Champion at the big 
Ohio state show last summer. 
L $1.00, M .75, S .50, Bulblets 2—.20, 10—.75, 100—$6.00. 
WHITE MAGIC (Kuhn 747) 500 (EF). Another fine ruffled white, and one 
of the first good whites to bloom for us. Seems reliable and good in every 
way except that it is only a fair propagator. Takes a little time to work 
up a stock, but it is worth it. Medium height. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00, Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00, 100—$16.00. 
WILMA DITTMAN (Maier 749) 516 (EM). While we haven’t seen much 
of this yet, it looks as if it would be a good one in the giant buff class. A 
promising show variety, with at least 7 large lightly frilled florets open 
on good plants. There are faint deep pink or scarlet markings in the 
throat. 
M or S, $3.00 each, Bulblets .30, 10—$2.50. 
YANKEE LASS (Schenetsky ’46) 440 (M). A very nice tall light pink, 
small dark pink feather. A good show variety and a nice cut flower, altho 
propagation is not very fast. Can make an extremely beautiful double 
row exhibition spike, even from medium bulbs. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .50, Bulblets .20, 10—$1.50, 100—$12.00. 
ZEPHYR (Butt ’50). See 1950 Co-Introductions. 
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