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2. To discourage the flood of mediocre introductions 
in already well filled classes, It will be a simple ~~ 
matter for the breeder to aquaint himself with the ~ 
leader of the class into which his own "Wonder of the 
World" falls. Then a mere comparison will give him some 
idea of the value of his pet, 
- 3, To encourage the retention of such wonderful old 
varieties as Crinkles, Picardy, Minuet, Margaret Fulton 
etc., at least until we have something definately better. 
Too many of us are led to supplant these fine varieties 
with new ones simply because they are new and described 
with bigger words. 
i. To encourage the growing, showing and use of more 
colors, sizes and types. Some classes have few if any 
qualifying varieties. (See Supplemental Information 
on Page 31.) \ 
5. To have a consise list of the recognized leaders 
for use in comparison and evaluation of any variety, 
old or new. This should be of particular interest to 
the hybridist, who must decide whether to pull that 
pretty seedling or carefully tend it, with the hope of 
its future introduction. Many a beauty, better than any 
disemminated variety in its class, has been pulled and 
thrown into the ash heap because its owner had no way 
of knowing its value. 
6.To aid the florist and cut flower grower in sel- 
ecting the best varieties for their use, for, contrary 
to the belief of many, the leading winners in class are 
nearly always the best cutflowers, Examples: Picardy, 
Corona, Margaret Beaton, Huntress, Leading Lady, Silver 
Wings, Red Charm, Elizabeth the Queen, Spotlight, 
Lady Jane, Margaret Fulton and others. 
We will be glad to hear of other uses you may _ 
find for the Bulb Buyers Guide. 
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EXPLANATION OF 
BULB BUYER'S GUIDE 
Using NEGS, NAGC and other show reports of the last 
two years, 1947 and 1948 (19k9 reports not all in at 
time of compilation) and considering only varieties that 
won a total of three or more lst prizes, the top winner 
in each class is shown, 
