SWEET SIXTEEN (440) Fischer ’51 
A sport of Beauty’s Blush that appeared in both our field and that of Mr. Fischer at 
Noweta Gardens the same year. 
Sweet Sixteen is appropriately named, being a pure, lovely pastel pink. While in the 
same color classification as Beauty’s Blush there is no comparison with that variety as far 
as depth of color is concerned. From a distance it appears somewhat similar to Rosa Van 
Lima in color but it is more artistic and “classy” than that variety. The soft pink shades into 
a very light cream on the lower petal and this adds to its beauty. 
The same healthy, vigorous growth and other fine qualities of Beauty's Blush are retained 
in Sweet Sixteen. These features plus the beautiful deeper shade of pink make it extremely 
valuable to the cutflower grower. Its blooming date is the same as Beauty’s Blush. Sweet 
Sixteen is made to order for florist work! 
Any size, each $2.00; 12 for $20.00. 1L, 1M, 1S, 10 bulblets for 
$6.00. 
5L, 5M, 15S, 100 bulblets for $40.00. %% pint bulblets for $100.00. 
This spike of La Valle was ‘’Best Recent Introduction” at the 
1950 Purdue show. While at the show it was taken out into the 
hot sun for photographing several times. After the show it was 
brought back home, a round-trip distance of 365 miles, and placed 
in water that night. This photograph was taken the following 
morning. 
