Pelargoniums 
Lady Washington Geraniums 
We are offering several new varieties of Pelargoniums this year—the choice selections 
from hundreds of our crosses in the last two years. 
We have actually “‘lived’’ with these beauties at our growing grounds so that you may 
add rich, new brilliant hues to your collection. 
increased interest and charm to your garden. 
These new colors and new types will bring 
Because we specialize in Pelargoniums, we can offer one of the largest collections of the 
finest varieties. This year we have discarded many of the older types and are keeping only 
varieties that either have become favorites at many flower shows or have been most admired 
by visitors at our gardens. 
In the following descriptions, we try to give you a picture of the natural, colorful beauty 
of our Pelargoniums as they appear in our gardens. 
NEW 1951 AND OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
The varieties under this heading are individually priced for strong well-established plants 
in 242" pot size. 
BALLERINA—Shell pink, apricot undertones. 
Upper petals veined from base to center 
spot of crimson. Strong grower with large 
umbels of large ruffled flowers. 50c each. 
BLACK PRINCE—Black; very velvety. Shows 
a slight dark wine undertone edging each 
petal, particularly dark at throat. Petals 
waved and curled. Strong bushy upright 
grower with strong stems that hold the 
large umbels upright. Heavy long bloomer. 
The darkest of pelargoniums. Best in par- 
tial shade. 75c each. (See page 4.) 
CARNIVAL (1951)—Rose Red. All petals 
have large elongated velvety black blotches 
with red flare. Very large umbels, heavy 
bloomer. 50c each. 
CONSPICUOUS—Shining oxblood red. Up- 
per petals waved, edged with a black hair- 
line, veining and blotches. Lower petals 
elongated black spot. Very large flowers, 
long keeping quality, long bloomer. A fine 
well-shaped plant. Well named as Con- 
spicuous. 50c each. 
COVER GIRL—Soft pink, white throat. Upper 
petals veined from base to medium sized 
deepest crimson spot. Lower petals no 
markings. Medium large round and beauti- 
fully ruffled flowers. Very free flowering. 
50c each. 
FIERY EMBERS—Black. Upper petals red 
border surrounding each petal. Lower petals 
red overlaid with black, feathering. Re- 
markable flame - like coloring. Medium 
bushy grower. Very different. 75c each. 
(See page 5.) 
FIFTH AVENUE (1951)—Black and red. We 
consider this one of the finest varieties yet 
developed, being outstanding in color and 
superior in all characteristics. The rich 
velvety red petals are heavily overlaid at 
center with a black sheen which lessens as 
it extends to outer edges giving the whole 
flower a rich iridescence. A very florifer- 
ous variety producing large umbels of very 
ruffled fluted flowers on a_ well-shaped 
plant. Has a long blooming period. This 
is a cross from Jungle Night to Conspicu- 
For prices of larger plants see back page. 
ous, and has undoubtedly inherited the best 
qualities of each on a finer shaped plant, 
making it suitable for either garden or pot 
plant. $1.00 each. (See front cover.) 
GAY NINETIES—White. Upper petals med- 
ium sized claret blotches, feathered. Lower 
petals few broken claret lines to center. 
Ruffled. Beautiful large round glistening 
flowers. Fine as a cut flower. 5Q0c each. 
GOLDILOCKS—Light golden apricot. Upper 
petals small dark blotches, feathering. 
Lower petals no markings. Frilled. Medium 
bushy plant. We had a few plants last 
year, they sold on sight. We believe this 
is the only pelargonium having this soft 
color, the nearest to yellow. 50c each. 
(See page 5.) 
GRACE ARMSTRONG — White. Glistening. 
Upper petals small mallow spot and a few 
veins. Round flowers. Large and beautifully 
ruffled. Almost pure white. Good petal tex- 
ture. One of the loveliest pelargoniums. 
50c each. (See page 4.) 
GRAND SLAM—Rosy red, slight salmon 
undertone, base of lower petals with light 
marking and two or three purple lines. 
Top petals veined deep violet red from 
base to medium sized red-brown spot in 
center, flushed salmon to petal edges. 
Moderate growth, medium sized leaves. 
Color varies some throughout the season, 
but always has handsome umbels of large 
flowers with heavily waved petals. 75c 
each. (See page 4.) 5 
JOHN WINTERMUTE—Roaspberry rose. Vel- 
vety. Upper petals deeply colored, feath- 
ered. Petals arranged in pinwheel fashion. 
Ruffled. Edge of petals and center of flow- 
ers lighter with lilac undertone. Luxuriant 
coloring. 50c each. 
JUNGLE NIGHT—Deep maroon. Reddish buds 
darken to black and open to large flowers 
of deepest maroon, overlaid velvety black 
with a medium large velvety black petal 
center. Petals waved and curled. Strong 
upright grower, large light green leaves. 
Three to five flowers per umbel. Long 
blooming season. 50c each. 
