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VALKYRIE (160057). Somewhat spreading up to 5 feet. 
Leaves medium to dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in 
head, 3” across, almost self Mallow Purple, slightly deeper 
at margins. Late April. 
VANITY (160030). Bush erect to eventually over-arching, 
to 5 feet. Leaves dark green, narrow, shining. Flowers 1 
to 2 in head, heads sometimes grouped, single, 1144”-13%4” 
across, somewhat starry, Deep Rose Pink, the Rose Color 
blotch not conspicuous. Mid-season, after Kurumes, late 
April, early May. 
VELVET (160134). Very erect habit with ascending branches 
but eventually a well-filled bush to 6 feet. Leaves medium 
green, narrow, pointed. Flowers rather bell shaped, 2 to 
3 in head, sometimes clustered, very brilliant in effect, 
Begonia Rose with conspicuous blotch of Rose Red, anthers 
almost black. Late April. 
VESPERS (163848). Bush habit rather broad spreading, but 
probably not much higher than 5 feet. Leaves medium 
green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3” across, frilled, white, 
Chartreuse throat; only an occasional flower with Mallow 
Purple stripes. Mid-May. 
VETERAN (163889). Broad spreading rather than upright. 
Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 214”-3” 
across, Light Rosolane Purple, blotch of Mallow Purple 
dots. Through May. 
VINTAGE (160072). Vigorous, rather wide spreading growth 
to 4 feet. Leaves rather broad, glossy, dark green. Flowers 
usually 2 to 3 in head, 2” across, rounded and well imbri- 
cated, Pale Rosolane Purple, no blotch. Late April. 
VIOLETTA (160079). Erect to wide spreading to 4 feet. 
Leaves fine dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 
2”-2%4” across, Light Mallow Purple, blotch Rhodamine 
Purple. Mid-April. 
VISION (160050). Erect to wide spreadimg to 8 feet. Leaves 
medium green, somewhat hairy. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in 
head, 3” across, very brilliant Tyrian Pink, slightly paler 
in center, few dots in blotch. Mid-April. 
VOLCAN (160061). Erect with gradually spreading top to 
5 feet. Leaves medium yellowish green. Flowers 3 to 4 in 
head, 144”-2” across, between Liseran Purple and Magenta 
but brighter than that in appearance. Blotch not con- 
spicuous but definite; dots a little brighter than Aster 
Purple but not as bright as Rhodamine Pink. Mid-season. 
WARRIOR (160101). Strong, rather erect, growing to 7 feet. 
Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 3 to 5 in head, 2” 
across, somewhat ‘‘hooded’’, Mallow Purple; blotch Rose 
Red covering upper lobe and part of two adjoining lobes 
gives great warmth. Late April. 
WAVELET (163951). Bush habit broad and spreading, but 
may reach up to 5 feet in height. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2144” across, but rather more broad 
shaped than many, white with yellow blotch. For garden 
effect this is an excellent but much later counterpart of 
R. mucronatum. Mid-May to later. 
WHIMSICAL (163878). Broad, spreading habit, but perhaps 
up to 4 feet. Leaves dark green, somewhat rough. Flowers 
1 to 3 in head, 2” across, white with very little Chartreuse 
in blotch area and flakes of Phlox Purple. Mid- to late May. 
WINNER (160023). Habit dense, erect and spreading to 
eventually over-arching to 5 feet. Leaves small, dark green, 
and shining. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, heads often grouped, 
freely produced, hose-in-hose (?), 1%4”-2” across, Pink. 
Late April. 
WITCHERY (182880). Bush spreading rather than tall but 
up to 5 feet. Leaves large, medium green, somewhat pubes- 
cent. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 27-234” 
across, Clear Pink. Mid-April. 
YEOMAN (163865). Bush habit very dense and twiggy, but 
probably making bush up to 4 feet. Leaves dark green, 
glossy. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, very abundant, 214” across, 
white, wide Chartreuse blotch, stripings almost Eugenia 
Red. Mid-May. 
YOUTH (163966). Bush rather like that of an excellent R. 
mucronatum, spreading rather than tall, but up to 5 feet. 
Leaves medium to dark green, only somewhat pubescent. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, freely produced, 2” across, Liseran 
Eurple with very little dotting in the blotch area. Late 
ay. 
ZULU (163935). Typical poukhanense habit to 5 feet, with 
somewhat similar, less semi-deciduous leaves. Flowers 2 
to 3 in head, freely produced, superb form and substance, 
3”-31%4” across, Mallow Purple with very showy blotch of 
distinct dots of purple, between Aster and Amaranth 
Purple. Late April. 
