PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 21 
SS RS ST a 
GEISHA (141744). Tall, erect to spreading habit, but not 
over 6 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowering abundant, 
2 to 4 flowers in head, often massed, 114”-2” across, white 
with chartreuse blotch, flaked and striped with Livid 
Purple. All self-colored purple branches should be re- 
moved. Mid-April. 
GLACIER (160073). Vigorous, erect to spreading growth 
up to 5 feet, with very handsome lustrous, dark green 
leaves. Flowers usually borne 2 to 3 in head, 214”-3” across, 
shining white with a faint green tone. Late April. 
GLADIATOR (160024). Strong growing, rather upright 
with dense, heavy twigs in time. Foliage heavy, leaves dark 
green up to 244” long. Flowers 3 to 4 in head, heads often 
clustered, 154” across, Nopal Red with blotch of dots of 
Bordeaux that makes flower carry as very deep Bordeaux 
Red; striking. Mid-April. 
GLAMOUR (141908). Erect to broad spreading, to 5 feet. 
Leaves narrow, dark green. Flowers usually 1 to 3 in head, 
very freely produced. Color a very brilliant Rose Red. 
Mid-April to early May. 
GLEE (163881). Bush habit somewhat like that of R. 
mucronatum, probably up to 5 feet. Leaves medium to dark 
green. Propagated from a branch sport on the original 
seedling; striped and flaked Mallow Purple, very faint 
Chartreuse blotch. Late April. 
GNOME (163861). Bush dense, twiggy, but probably in time 
up.to 4 feet in height. Leaves dark green, glossy. Flowers 
2 to 4 in head, 2144” across, white, green blotch, striped 
Eugenia Red. Mid-May. 
GOBLIN (163974). Bush habit broad spreading, but prob- 
ably in time to 5 feet. Leaves dark green glossy. Flowers 
very freely, blooms of fine substances, 2 to 4 in head, 2” 
across, white, flaked and striped Eugenia Red. Cut out any 
branch producing solid red flowers. More brilliant than 
Madcap. Mid-May. 
GORGEOUS (160116). Erect to spreading to 5 feet. Leaves 
broad, medium green, soft, somewhat rough hairy. 
Flowers 3 to 4 in head, over 4” across, flat faced 
very showy, a little paler than Begonia Rose with heavy 
blotch extending to all three upper lobes, made up of clean- 
shaped mark of Rose Red. Mid-season. 
GRACIOUS (160028). Erect to eventually over-arching habit 
to 5 feet. Leaves heavy, dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 6 
in head, 2” across, between Tyrian Pink and Rose Color, 
blotch heavy Tyrian Rose; brighter than Evensong. Late 
April, early May. 
GRANAT (160091). Rather erect growth to 6 feet. Leaves 
medium green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 2” across, 
a little brighter than Eugenia Red. Blotch large but not 
conspicuous, made up of many fine dots of Tyrian Rose. 
EFarlv May. 
GREETING (141901). Erect to broad spreading to 4 feet. 
Leaves dark green. Flowers usually 1 to 2 in head, very 
freely produced, 1%4”-2” across, margins of lobes ruffled, 
coral rose. Mid- to late April. 
GYPSY (160058). Erect to somewhat spreading habit to 8 
feet. Leaves medium green, somewhat hairy. Flowers 1 to 
3 in head, 3”-3144” across, somewhat starry but very strik- 
ing, between Mallow Purple and Light Mallow Purple. 
Late Anril. 
HARLEQUIN (163958). Bush habit broad spreading, but 
possibly up to 5 feet in time. Leaves dark green, glossy. 
Flowers 2 to 4 in head, 2” across, round with overlapping 
segments, white, flaked and striped with Phlox Purple. 
Cut out any branches showing self-purple flowers. Early to 
mid-Mav. 
HELEN CLOSE (163961). - Bush habit very dense and twiggy, 
forming rounded crown as in florist’s azaleas, to 4 feet. 
Leaves rather small. dark green. Flowers very abundant, 
2to4in head, 214”-3” across, white, very pale yellow blotch 
fading to pure white. Early to mid-May. 
HELEN GUNNING (163967). Bush habit broad spreading, 
but probably up to 5 feet in height in time. Leaves medium 
green. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, 2%” across, flat faced, 
ruffled margins, white center, margins Tyrian Pink. Cut 
out all branches with self-colored flowers. Mid-May. 
HERALD (163980). Bush habit broad spreading, possibly to 
5 feet in time. Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in 
head, 2” across, white with some Magenta stripes, but 
chiefly distinguished by the blotch of dull crimson dots 
on upper lobe and pale Phlox Purple flush over the flower 
face. Cut out all sports. Mid-May. 
HOPEFUL (160016). Erect to eventually over-arching habit 
to 6 feet. Leaves small, pointed, dark green. Flowers 
usually 2 to 3 in head, very regular in form, 11%4”-1%” 
ries Rose Color, blotch inconspicuous. Late April, early 
av. 
ILLUSION (160018). Dense evergreen bush, upright to 
spreading to 4 feet. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 214” 
across, somewhat starry, Deep Rose Pink with Tyrian Rose 
blotch. Late April. 
