NELLIE LOU (Lines ’49) 543 (M). One of Rev. Lines’ three best orig- 
inations, in our opinion. Nellie Lou is an extremely tall grower; six-foot 
spikes being a regular thing in our garden. Its color is a most pleasing 
clear pure pink with strawberry-pink lips. Florets are large and _ nicely 
ruffled, not too well expanded usually. 7-9 open at once on long flower- 
heads; tall, slender, straight stems. The calyx is a little long, altho attach- 
ment seems quite firm. Probably won’t stand as much handling as some 
varieties however. A giant glad with a likable color combination, it is 
also a very easy grower. It produces bulblets in fair quantities, but they 
need extra care to give good germination. 
L $2.50, M $2.00, S $1.50, Bulblets 2—.30, 10—$1.25 
NOWETA ROSE (Fischer ’50) 560-566 (M). A grand new exhibition glad 
that is already up among the top show winners. Its color, altho not as 
clear as it might be, is quite a pleasing shade of dark rose-lavender wiih 
a brighter rose throat spot. Its outstanding feature is its amazing flores- 
cence; it has been known to open practically the whole spike at once. We 
had spikes open from 10 to 12 in the field; cut and opened indoors it will 
do even better than that. The flowers are large, somewhat ruffled, usually 
quite evenly placed in formal double row. Occasionally there is an off-faced 
floret or a slightly crowded effect. A good grower; quite tall. Good propa- 
gator and bulblets sprout easily. Noweta Rose was a Championship win- 
ner as a seedling before introduction. Continuing last summer, it took 
Grand Champ honors at the large Central International and Northern 
Minnesota shows; Reserve Champion at Yakima. Don’t fail to get Noweta 
Rose this year if you don’t already have it. 
L $1.50, M $1.25, S $1.00, Bulblets .20, 10—$1.50, 100—$12.00 
OCTOBER SUNSHINE (Quackenbush ’47) 420 (EM). A fine cut flower 
orange of high color value and good growing habits. A beautiful golden- 
orange, smooth and glowing. Its only fault seems to be some floret mis- 
placement which is not serious. Opens 6 or 7 large flowers on good spikes. 
A florist’s delight; wonderful in baskets either alone or combined with 
other shades of buff and orange. A good propagator. 
L .35, M .25, S 2—.25, Bulblets 10—.20, 100—$1.50 
OKINAWA (Loar ’50) 381-481 (M). Introduced by us last year, this fine 
smoky from the late Mr. Loar of Iowa has already chalked up an imposing 
show record. We expect it will be one of our best sellers this year, Its 
color is interesting and quite attractive; a light rosy chocolate with the 
petals splashed deeper brown. There is a dark wine-colored spear in the 
throat. Opens 8 or 9 easily, in close double-row formation. A good grower, 
making fairly tall spikes. Florets measure 4% inches here, which would 
place it in the 400-size class. Good increase and bulblet growth. The smok- 
ies, always popular with the public, seem to be in increasing demand dur- 
ing recent years. Okinawa is one of the best newer ones we have seen. 
It won as Best Novice Spike in the show at Chicago; Sectional Champ 
and Best Formal R. I. at Boston, last summer. 
L .75, M .50, S .25, Bulblets 4—.20, 10—.40, 160—$3.00 
ORCHID LADY (Butt ’50) 442-460 (E). This early blooming glad with 
an appealing pastel coloring should make a fine early commercial. It grows 
tall on slender willowy stems that may occasionally crook in hot weather; 
most of ours were straight however. Quite a soft but effective orchid-rose 
with a large creamy center. Opens 6 large florets at once. Planted early 
it blooms among the first and is very fine; but not a deep pink by any 
stretch of the imagination. 
L .50, Bulblets 10—.30, 100—$2.50 
“SUN SPOT at the Ohio show was really a beautiful sight to behold. 
Seedling 171-6 a lovely ruffled white; you may name this any time as far 
as I am concerned. BENJAMIN BRITTEN is the best lavender I have 
ever seen; W. H. HOSMER a better Eliz. the Queen.”” A.C.S., Ohio, 9/3/50 
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