6 VENTURA EPIPHYLLUM GARDENS 

DARLENE. Deep pink, scarlet center. 
Larger than Gay Senorita, with similar 
plant growth. $1.00. 
DRYAD. Deep rose inner petals; outer 
petals darker. Form of Deutsche Kaiserin. 
Texture firm; lustre high. Plant growth 
a and triangular. Color like Rosetta. 
1.50. 
FILIGREE. Pink lilac tones. Pattern 
and color of this tiny flower is indescrib- 
able. 
GAY BAGATELLE. Tyrian rose —so 
much color in so small a flower, the small- 
est developed so far in this “Rosetta” form 
and color. Plant very small and compact. 
GYPSY DOODLE. Pink mottled with 
white. Back petals deep pink, with round 
tips. Growth and form like Deutsche Kai- 
serin. 
KINGLET. Extra small orange red flow- 
er. To be further described at a later 
time. 
LITTLE PADRE. The name tells the 
story. A 3 to 4 in. flower with the pink 
color and form of the old favorite Padre. 
ceo ae plant, small to medium growth. 
150: 
MAY DAY. Persian rose of even color. 
Small, very brilliant flowers. Plant stems 
small, excellent form. 
MAGIC WAND. Medium pink with rose 
throat; flowers similar to Darlene borne 
rather rigidly on small stems. 
MONMONIER’S PINKIE. An all pink, 
medium sized Deutsche Kaiserin form. Ex- 
cellent plant. Released in 1940. None 
available at present. 
PEGGY O’NEIL. Large rose-pink, a per- 
fect Deutsche Kaiserin form. Color deep- 
ens on outer petals; filaments and pistil 
white; fine small plant stems. 
PETER PAN. A red Kaiserin cross, ro- 
sette type with very double flowers. Larg- 
er than Wendy or Tom Thumb. Fine 
plant growth. 
PURIFLORA. Pink tones. Inner petals 
open white and deepen to delicate pink 
on successive days. Outer petals deeper 
pink. Buds appear to be white when 
forming. Plant growth and flower both 
beautifully formed and give a very aa 
effect. 
RED GARLAND. Delightful and grace- 
ful 3 in. crimson flower with fuchsia base 
opening flat with crimped edges. Flowers 
carried on extra small flat stems. Fila- 
ments and pistil tinged cerise. One of the 
finest for cut flowers in these strong colors. 
Best grown as a cascading plant. This and 
Belle Rogers are both larger in flower and 
plant growth than the others in this list. 
SIERRA SUE. An all pink flower which 
we find so delightful we are at a loss for 
adjectives to describe it. 
STARLET KAY. China rose self-col- 
ored. This color resembles a watermelon 
pink. Plant growth like that of Red Ro- 
setta. Filaments and pistil a light rose. 
VELVA-SHEEN. Rose purple, flowers 
form perfect rosettes of exceptionally high 
lustre. Larger than Gay Fen Lee Small 
plant growth. 
WENDY. Oriental red, very charming 
and the smallest of the red flowers, even 
smaller than Tom Thumb. Perfect rosebud 
form. Plant growth more like Deutsche 
Kaiserine than like Tom Thumb, which 
has a very distinctive growth habit. 

SEED. German Empress Hybrid 
seed is available. These seeds are 
from the full color range of this 
group. Cultural instructions with 
each packet. $1.00 per packet. 

CHOICE SMALL FLOWERING EPIPHYLLUM HYBRIDS 
ERNST UDET (C.K.). Rosetta type flow- 
er, color blending from violet outer to rose 
pink inner petals. This plant is not widely 
known, and belongs in all collections of 
this type as it is a compact plant with fine 
flowers. 50c._.. 
MANFRED VON RICHTOFEN CK). 
Flowers of the Kaiserin type, beautiful 
orchid pink with darker outer petals tinted 
lavender. Inner petals much frilled. Ex- 
cellent. Name changed by OO ror -to 
Frau. Maria Ruhl. 50c.: 
-MARIE VAN HOORDE. Delicate laven- 
der pink, often having short stripes of lav- 
ender. Excellent.as.a corsage flower; 4 to 
6 .in..in.. diameter: Small plant growth 
deeply: crenated. Basket plant. 50c.-... 
MARINKA. (T.M.M.). Deep red, waxy 
texture, 3-inch flower. Because of its fine 
color and form we have used this variety 
extensively for corsages. Small plant 
growth; hanging basket type. 50c. 
MIMI (T.M.M.). Excellent flower in 
tones of red and violet. 3-inch. Opens 
flat. Fine cut flower. 50c. 
RED ROSETTA. Crimson, shaped like 
Rosetta with — slightly larger flowers, 
growth a little heavier. 50c. 
ROSETTA. Clear rose of a bright, solid 
tone; shaped like a rosebud with incurved 
inner petals and recurved outer ones. An 
ever popular variety. 50c. 
