566 TUNIA’S MASTERPIECE (Both) 
(our ’47 import release) M. Truly a 
masterpiece. Most perfect lavender, 
some occasional deeper flecks, vari- 
able, though often clear. Has a small, 
not very conspicuous, throat dart of 
medium light blue violet, edged a bit 
lighter. Florets hard faced and glisten- 
ing on a vigorous plant. Propagation 
only medium good. For us _ bulblets 
have made long, stretchy spikes with 
19 buds, 9 open, 5% inch florets, all 
about the same size. 
Four grand championships 
under, ’47-’50. 
Vv Test ratings 84-B-C. 
Each L .20 M .20 S .10 Bits (100, S20) 
466 W. H. HOSMER (Hatch ’49) M. 
Medium deep rosy lavender, feathered 
lighter. Deeper peppering on creamy 
throat. While the scratchy feathering 
pulls the color rating down close to 
“ordinary”, friend Elmer tells me “its 
the one glad I’ve got right down your 
alley for exhibition blooms with 12 
or more open in a weak color class.” 
Our 1st Ohio (state), ’50. 
Vv test ratings, 83- B-G, 
Each L .75 M .50 S .35 Bits .05. 
down 
LIGHT VIOLET—76 Series 
577 BLUE ICE (Butt ’45) M. Light 
oriental blue with some feathering of 
the color, throat carries a deeper blue 
mark edged yellow. Florets about 6 
inches, lightly creased and a bit 
ruffled, wide open, mostly single lip 
with top petal back. 6-8 open on tall, 
straight. spikes. 
Bulblet production fair but their ger- 
mination is difficult. 
Stock is in very short supply. 
Our ratings, 85-A- 
Each L .50 Bits (100, $2.50). 
477 RAVEL (K & M) (our ’47 import 
release) E. Medium blue violet, deeper 
than Blue Ice, with a reddish brown 
throat mark. Makes tall, straight 
spikes with large florets of good sub- 
stance, well placed and spaced. Unlike 
most blue varieties Ravel is a very 
healthy grower, an excellent propa- 
gator and the spikes stand up. 
N.A.G.C. reports 15 firsts in 49. 
Also 34 firsts in 750. 
In 751 CGS general symposium tops 
its color section and rates No. 5 in 
“best 50, all colors’. 
Each L .12 M .08 S .04 Bits (100, .50) 
CPt oa 00 )e 
DEEP VIOLET—78 Series 
PURPLE—70 Series 
470 ALJECHIN See new items, page 17. 
370 HAVELOCK (Julyan) (our ’48 im- 
478 WEDGEWOOD (K & M) See new 
items, page 17. 
SMOK Y—80 Series 
586 FLYING FORTRESS (Wilson-Evans 
port release) M. Medium size florets 
of about 4 inches, clear, rich, 
deep blue-violet toned purple. Strong 
grower and very consistent in its 
ability to open 8-10 on tall spikes of 
grand commercial quality. Good pro- 
pagator. 
A few section champs each year. In 
51, firsts N. Y. (Lima), two at Ohio 
State. Sec. champs at N. W. Ohio 
(Toledo), Pa. (Greensburg), Minn. 
and Ill. state. Stocks in short supply. 
Our ratings, 86-A-A. 
Each L .20 M .15 Bits (100, $1.50). 
570 VELVET DREAM (Salman) (our 
’50 import release) M. Velvety brown- 
ish garnet, a deep shade of violet-red 
purple. Silvery hair line edging. This 
is a real giant having 26-28 inch 
flower heads with 6-7 wide open, flat, 
round florets on long wiry stems of 
the Harmau and Mansoer type. At- 
tachment is extraordinary, consider- 
ing its size. 
Our first N. W. Ohio (Toledo) and at 
Binghamton it took our own good 
spike of New York to beat it, 49. 
A ist at W. Va. and our Ists at Tri- 
State and Toledo, ’50. 
Vv test ratings, 87-B-B. 
Each L .50 M .30 S .15 Blts (100, $2.) 
(1000, $12.) 
’43) LM (about 93 days). With great 
consistency, it produces the biggest 
bulk of flowerhead in our fields. A 
lavender toned smoky with carmine 
throat. Florets 6-8 inches, ribbed, 8-13 
open on tall, extremely long flower- 
heads. Award of Merit by Ohio 
Society. 
Our rating’s, 81-B-C. 
Each L .12 M .08 S .04 Bits (100, .50). 
486 GRAY SUMMIT (Butt) (our 1950 
introduction) E. Very clean, smooth 
gray with equally clean creamy white 
throat. The only smoky to come with- 
in a country mile of its color rating 
(92) is Tunia’s Mahomet (89). Pastel 
trailing at 84 but well ahead of the 
others. At excessive temperatures of 
105-110 about 1% of the spikes will 
do some slight crooking. Otherwise, 
its cut flower habits appear perfect. 
Very fast propagator. Vigorous, 
healthy plants and bulbs. Good blooms 
are had from the smaller sizes, 62 
inches tall, opens 8 florets 43%4 inches 
diameter easily, 20-24 buds on 28-inch 
flowerheads, good cutting stems. 
A first at Pa. state (Greenville), ’48 
and an A rating at Binghamton, 49, 
Our 1sts at 3 Ohio shows, ’50. 
Vv test ratings, 92-A-A. 
Each L .25 M .15 S .08 Bits (100, $1.) 
(1000, $7.). 
