DEEP PINK—42 
If you grow for exhibition, BOISE BELLE is indispensable. A variety that opens 10 or more 
and with so many buds in color is just naturally a show Glad. It's a fine florist flower too. 
CITATION is very tall. FABULOUS is a nice grower and very striking. Color will peel in 
adverse weather conditions. We suspect that there are quite a few who don't grow PANDORA. 
If you are one of these you are missing something nice. SPIC & SPAN seems:-so: eager to 
produce those long tapering spikes. It is rapidly taking over as the standard commercial pink. 
LIGHT RED—5S0 
ROYAL WINDSOR is a wonderful soft color. A longer flower-head would be desired. Prob- 
ably the No. 1 exhibition red is MID AMERICA. A giant in plant and spike formation, it can 
win for largest floret, longest flower-head, most open, and, when well grown, be a contender 
for highest honors. 
DEEP RED—52 
Florists really like the smooth, satiny, deep color of BIRCH RED. It does unusually well from 
small bulbs too. For something entirely different, try CRIMSON TIDE. Its rich red velvety florets 
are gorgeous. We've grown KENWOOD ever since its introduction and like it better each 
year. It is such a nice smooth shade of red. NANCY is more of a commercial than show 
flower, although it has some major awards to its credit. It stands the heat well and is an 
exceptionally good keeper. 
BLACK RED—54 
Not many of the black reds will stand the hot sun but BLACK CHERRY and VELVET MANTLE 
don’t seem to mind it. BLACK CHERRY, the larger of the two, was a sell-out the past two 
years except for bulblets. However, it's a good strong grower from bulblets and we have 
some nice bulbs to offer again. VELVET MANTLE grows tall and straight and is a little 
smaller in floret size. It too is a good producer of bulblets. 
LIGHT ROSE—60 
With the price down this year we're going to hear more from EVANGELINE. It is one of the 
few that combines a giant size with rare beauty. What a pleasure it is to grow such a strong, 
healthy variety. GWEN is an attractive shade of rose that has good possibilities. The color 
of LADY MARIAN is much better when opened indoors. MISS CHICAGO is entirely different 
with its rose, lavender, and yellow shades. One that we are going to hear a great deal 
from is NOWETA ROSE. It's a natural show flower. The clear soft rose-pink of TIVOLI marks 
it as a fine florist variety. Those fortunate enough to have a stock of TOPFLITE find it much 
sought after as a cut-flower variety. TRALEE blooms at a time when not many rose shades 
are on the market. VENIDA produces fine formal spikes consistently. Its colors of rose and 
cream are very pleasing. W.H. HOSMER is more on the lavender side of rose. It's a fine, 
strong grower and does exceptionally well from bulblets. A longer flower-head would put 
it near the top. With exceptional culture it probably would make a long, tapering spike. 
DEEP ROSE—62 
This past summer was a BURMA year. It just seemed to outdo itself producing fine spikes and 
it was much in evidence at the shows. MAUVIE ROSE will burn and fade in the heat so 
plant it early for best results. 
LAVENDER—66 
BRIDAL ORCHID gave us some stunning spikes. Sometimes the florets are a little crowded 
and the color is streaked but the larger percentage were outstanding. It is a very strong 
grower. The improved strain of ELIZABETH THE QUEEN was certainly an improvement over 
the other. 90% of the spikes of this were of show caliber. FALCON has caused much com- 
ment at the shows. It's.so different! For outstanding performance GAIL is near the top of 
the lavender class. It is so consistent and those formal spikes give it top rating as a show 
flower. It has: already proved itself as a commercial. HUNTRESS does fine when bloomed 
early. MYRNA FAY also does best when planted early. It is taller in growth and spike 
than Huntress. Many fine reports were received from customers this year on ORCHID MARVEL. 
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