BERMUDA (Roberts ’52) 531. New many-open light coral pink. See 1952 
Premium varieties. 
BIG JOE (L. Wilson ’50) 552 (ML) Nice color and a fine big glad. Its 
only fault seems to be floret misplacement on some spikes. The flowers 
are huge and somewhat ruffled and waved; 7-9 open at once. Stems are 
tall and straight, with stretchy flowerheads. Tom Manley, the well-known 
Ohio horticulturist and test garden supervisor, had a spike of Big Joe 
at last summer’s Central International show that actually measured 50 
inches from lower floret to tip of spike—naturally it had no trouble in 
winning the “longest flowerhead” award! Color is an extremely brilliant 
scarlet-red with a little darker color in the throat on which are super- 
imposed a couple of cream lines. 
M $2.00, S $1.50, Blts. 2—.35, 10—1.50 
BIRCH RED (Rich ’45) 552 (M). One of the finest of all the reds, with a 
richness of color that is unmatched by any of them, old or new. A strong, 
sturdy grower with plenty of height in the stem; flowerhead could use 
a few inches more length. Florets are round and well-opened, slightly re- 
curved, with 6 or 7 open at once. If you are looking for a beautiful and 
dependable red, grow Birch Red. A fine propagator. 
L .25, M 2—.25, S 4—.25, Blts. 20—.25, 100—$1.00 
BLACK CHERRY (Rich ’48) 554 (EM). A grand dark maroon from that 
specialist in the black-red shades, Marion Rich. As with all his origina- 
tions, Black Cherry has a very clear, rich color and smooth finish. Perhaps 
not as large or quite as dark as Ace of Spades, but it opens more florets, 
7 or 8 usually. The large plain-petalled or very slighty waved florets are 
well spaced and placed on spikes of good height. Lower stem is of good 
height, flowerhead adequate. It stands heat better than many of the blacks. 
A fair propagator and germinator. Black Cherry was Best Recent Intro- 
duction at the 1951 Kentucky show; voted Most Popular variety at Pitts- 
burgh and also at the early Pennsylvania show. 
L $1.00, M .75, S .50, Blts. 3—.25, 10—.75 
BLUE BONNET (Beardmore ’48) 476 (EM). Large pale blue with a 
narrow dark violet feather which is tipped with a still deeper blue-violet 
dart. By far the largest blue we have grown; in fact we believe it would 
not be hard to grow it to 500 size. We saw a few crooked stems last 
summer—not many. The 5-5%-inch florets are not always well-placed 
but average pretty good here. Stems are of good height for a blue. A 
good producer of bulblets but they are apparently hard to sprout. We 
advise pre-planting treatment (keep bulblets warm and damp a couple of 
weeks before planting) to get better germination. 
L $1.00, M .60, Blts. 4—.30, 10—.60 
BLUE BOY (Butt ’48) 476 (EM). Not the perfect blue we are all looking 
for, but one of the best for color, and its other attributes are good al- 
though we might wish it would grow a few inches taller. A clear medium- 
light blue with dark violet-blue lip petals. Opens 6-8 large flowers on 
spikes of medium height. A good increaser with fairly good bulblet 
germination. 
M .20, S 2—.25, Blts. 20—.30, 100—$1.25 
BLUE DEVIL (Larus ’51) 479 (EM. Probably the best exhibition blue, 
and one of the most striking new varieties to be introduced in many a 
moon. There may be a few ultra-conservative folks who will not care 
for Blue Devil, but 95 out of 100 who saw it in our garden last summer 
were very enthusiastic over it. It strikes an entirely new color note in the 
symphony of blues, with its very prominent rose-violet blotches on a 
white center, ground color a medium-dark blue violet. A tall grower, 
opening 7 or 8 good-sized flowers on straight, graceful stems. For the 
second consecutive year Blue Devil was chosen Most Popular variety by 
public vote at the Connecticut show. It is almost unheard of for a blue 
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