x * * (540) (Lins, 
Treasure Island 22 (3) (Ur 
days) (Rosa van Lima x California) This light sal- 
mon-pink opens 6-7 round blooms on massive flower- 
heads. Treasure Island is not especially distinctive 
but has a hearty constitution. A good commercial. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.60) 
(S 2-.20; 10-.80) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
Twinkles * * * (232) (Butt, 1948) (70 
days) (Harlequin x 
Crinklette) A provocative little pixie of a glad whose 
intense ruffling and gaudy yellow and bittersweet 
orange tones make it a gem for sophisticated arrange- 
ments. Highly popular. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-3.00) 
Washington: ‘Your handling of 
my order was two-hundred per- 
cent satisfactory.’-—J.H.D. Tucker. 
Nebraska: “All the bulbs from 
Noweta Gardens have been very 
satisfactory; hence repeat orders 
from year to year.’—Mrs. Nick 
Carstensen. 
Ontario: “I might say that this 
is the third consecutive year Mr. 
Ficht and I have ordered together 
and that we have been pleased 
with your new ones, most particu- 
larly Wedgwood, Heart O’Gold, 
Little Gold, and Bonfire.’—H. W. 
Clark. 
Illinois: “I surely like your 
1950 introductions; in fact, I like 
all of your introductions that I 
have, which total 33 without the 
ten new ones for 1951.”—Wm. C. 
Martin. 
Indiana: ‘I have found that 
one can’t go wrong when order- 
ing from you.’’—Mrs. Moine Kef- 
faber. 
New York: ‘“‘Your bulbs and the 
blooms from them were outstand- 
ing. I have never been so entire- 
ly satisfied...—Robert Fietz. 
Tennessee: “I appreciate very 
much the quality of the bulbs as 
well as your generous overcount.” 
—Dr. W. T. Henderson. 
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ABOUT VASES 
The vases used by Mr. 
Starker in his arrange- 
ments were obtained at 
various florist shops and 
department stores with 
the exception of the one 
on page 35 and the in- 
verted “hat” on_ this 
page. These are hand- 
made vases made to 
order by the Ro-Mar 
Pottery of 309 N.W. 
Grayson Road, Portland 
Il, Oregon. The price of 
the vase on page 35 is 
$8.50 and of the “hat”, 
$7.50. If interested in 
securing duplicates of 
either of these vases, or 
of other Ro-Mar vases, 
please write the Ro-Mar 
Pottery direct. 
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Vanguard * x * (501) (De Groot, 49) (70 
o@ days) Vanguard is a 
larger, whiter version of Salman’s Glory and has a 
more distinctive spear in the throat. Vanguard spikes 
do not seem to be affected with that magnetic pull that 
seems to draw Salman’s Glory heavenward, each 
straight as a ramrod, one or ten thousand. Slow prop- 
agator thus far. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
( S 1-.35; 10-2.80) (Blbts. 2-.25; 100-4.00) 
ww * * (454) (Fischer, 
Velvet Mantle ° © © 1949) (85 days) 
(Dr. Hoeg x Black Opal) Next to Dark David and 
Red Velvet, this is the outstanding maroon in our 
fields. Velvet Mantle varies somewhat in the number 
of florets it will open—5-9 being typical. An excep- 
A Starker Arrangement of STARLET with Small 
Caladium Leaves and Gladiolus Foliage. 
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