Type Dore (a Sea Shell seedling). The deepest pink I have had to date, No. 49-11-50, is out of 47-72: 
(Gold Ruffles x 45-64-1 A: Alice Harding x Dr. Loomis’ Type Dore) x (Pink Formal)—it being a sister 
to No. 49-11 C—a pink with the pink beard that was almo:t a lost chord, but. finally sent up 
increase late in the summer. Needless to say this 49-11 series has been put to heavy use in 
hybridizing. 1951 will see if any further developments along this line appear in the hundreds of 
pink crosses. 49-11-50 will be named—this has value for its size, form and strong pink color in 
the garden. It would appear from results obtained here that some out-crossing adds vigor and 
might add the qualities that have been lacking in so many of the new pinks. Both Party Dress 
ond Apricot Glory, which I am introducing this year, have a little ‘outside’ blood, although 
Apricot Glory has some Sass breeding through Prairie Sunset (back of Golden Eagle and Nylon). 
Chosen, Midwest Gem, Nylon, Painted Desert, Mount Washington, Jeb Stewart, Gold Ruffles, 
Purissima ond Pathfinder have all produced tangerine bearded pinks when used with them. Ed 
Watkins writes of some fine F.2 seedlings from Corporal Mary x Hall Sdlg. and S Q 72—surely 
good blood for adding fine qualities to the pinks. We would list the following as good prospects 
as parents in pink breeding: Cherie, Fantasy, Courtier, Pink Formal, Pink Salmon, Party Dress, 
Salmon Shell, Pink Sensation, Pink Tower (for size and clarity of color), V 20, SQ72, Spindrift, 
Twilight Sky, Pink Cameo and Premier Peach and its child Hi Time; and Melody Lane for peach 
and salmon toned things. Tally Ho, Gay Orchid Fantasy, Mary Randall, Persian Princess, etc., for 
Orchid and Fuchsia-toned things as well as pinks, and perhaps salmon-pinks. I have, in the past, 
praised Golden Eagle for its high breeding value for many colors and it is in the background 
of most of Hall's pinks and can still be highly useful, although one should choose a parent with 
strong stalks and sturdy branches. Strathmore, from England, offers new blood in this color and 
we are proud to offer a few plants this season. | 
AMOENAS 
This has been a rather slow class for improvement. Wabash has been the standard for some 
years, and is still good. Others approach neglecta coloring, yet these can be highly useful with 
amoenas for hybridizing purposes. Amigo x Wabash has been widely used and some fine 
seedlings have resulted, some of which have not been introduced. Extravaganza x Wabash has 
given Geddes Douglas a series of fine Amcenas, not yet widely distributed. Extravaganza x Louise 
Blake gave K. Smith Helen Collingwood that has received high praise. Since most of the 
Amoenas have lacked size, and their seeds have been difficult to germinate, some new blood is 
indicated. I would suggest Caroline Burr since one of its parents is a fine neglecta, and other 
mesopotamica derivities such as Purrisima, Snow Flurry or Snow Carnival. Nine Hearths is such 
a cross but to date it seems to have evaded seed production, so it may have an upset number 
of chromosomes. Maytime is large and should be useful in this color class, as should Rumba Rose. 
Others are probably on the horizon. Chantilly might be used for blood refreshment as well to 
add some ruffling. Imagination and hard work will reward hybridizers who have the courage to 
experiment and are not in too great a hurry to achieve success. 
VARIEGATAS 
As with the Amoenas really fine variegatas have been few and far between. City of Lincoln 
has long been a standard, but of recent years some fine things have come and it appears Staten 
Island will replace its parent as a leader in this color. Good, also are, Gypsy, Black and Gold, 
The Oriole, Top Score and some varieties not quite so great in contrast (yellow and red) are: 
Frank Adams, Red Torch, Rajah Brooke, Mary Vernon, Voodoo, Mary Ellen and Mexico. Aztec 
Indian looked good as did the English introduction, High Command. Still room for top quality in 
this class. 
OTHER COLORS 
Who knows where the next break may come? Surely the surface has just been scratched. 
When will the exotic bloom of the Oncocyclus be achieved in a tall, well branched iris? Can we 
put those striking signal patches on the toll bearded? Surely unusual color combinations may yet 
be achieved: Blue standards and pink falls, pink and yellow bi-colors, black and white combina- 
ticns, pink and white, chartreuse and pink. Just let your imagination run wild. Impossible? Not 
at all. These and other colors, as yet unheard of, will come in time. The expectancy and fun in 
the anticipation of them shall urge us on through the hard work and the years of waiting. 
RE-BLOOMERS 
Here is a class that will offer unlimited possibilities to those who have the patience to work 
for strains of re-bloomers. The warmer climates offer the easiest “workshop” for these, yet we 
who live in colder climates will welcome "'sure-fire’’ re-bloomers—that will show before heavy 
frosts prevent their blooming. Once these re-bloomers are established the color range will need 
widening for most that show this tendency run to the purple, blue, "red" or blend class, although 
Pink Lace shows a tendency to re-bloom as does Sunset Serenade and Lugano. Raidant, China 
Maid, Priority, Mount Timp, Gay Orchid, Autumn Flame, White Alone and many Purissima and 
Tiffany derivities show a strong tendency to re-bloom in many. localities, and Joseph's Mantle is a 
reliable remontaont. Ethel Peckham, Red Ray and Sultan's Robe produce a goodly number of 
re-blooming seedlings. Mrs. Kerr of Kentucky sen! us a seedling from Ormohr x Wabash that is a 
strong off-season bloomer, and we are proud to introduce Mrs. Brown's dependable re-blooming 
blend and believe it should be useful to hybridizers seeking this quality. 
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