OUR INTRODUCTIONS 
Giving year of introduction and classification 
ATALA (1948) (F454) 
Deep red, almost self color, showing somewhat the 
influence of the purple of King Lear, its seed parent. 
Hindenburg’s Memory is the pollen parent. The 60” stalk 
carries a head up to 28” with 18 to 20 buds; 7 or 8 5” 
florets are out and 7 show color. The plain petals are 
well faced and show faint edgings of lighter color. Award- 
ed trophy as Best Recent Introduction, and First Prize One 
Spike Open Class at 1948 Maine Show. Best Seedling 
Rhode Island Show in 1947. 
AQUILA (1949) (501) 
Color is white with a small feather of crimson. Plant 
is robust, producing a 50” or longer spike with a 22” to 26” 
head of 16 or more buds. The 51%” plain florets are flat 
open, firmly and closely attached and well faced. It was 
judged the Best Seedling in the 1948 Maine Show, after 
winning in the One Spike Open Class against strong com- 
petition. First prize Western Mass. 1949. First in Three 
Spikes Open and Recent Introduction Classes Boston, 1950. 
Just as this goes to press, we find that by accident, 
AQUILLA has been mixed with a seedling, so we can not 
guarantee bulbs true to variety. Better wait another year. 
It’s worth waiting for. 
CANOPUS (1947) (506) 
A prize winner in the ’47 and ’48 shows. It has pro- 
duced up to 8” florets that are waxy in texture, and heavily 
fluted. Color: light cream with faint crimson shading on 
light yellow lip. It crooks in some cases but we have had 
many reports of perfectly straight spikes that were sensa- 
tional. Asa parent it is producing some outstanding seed- 
lings for us which show the extreme vigor and floret 
quality of this parent. Three of its seedlings we are intro- 
ducing this year. 
CAPELLA (1948) (F406) 
Light cream suffused light pink with darker cream 
throat. The petals are wide open, fluted and slightly 
ruffled. In Vermont it has consistently grown over five 
feet tall with 29 inch head of 18 buds. It is among the 
few varieties to receive Commendation award in all four 
National Trial Gardens and was reserve champion at the 
Boston show in 1950. 
