No. | AMERICAN EXPRESS—Oriental red (a 
shade lighter than 819) with fine even color with 
slightly lighter red stamens. The throat is dark red 
with a violet red reflection. 2 scapes 26 inches tall, 
each with 4 large, open eight to nine inch blooms. A 
good grower, coming easily in full bloom. A robust 
variety with much FLARE. 
No. 2 AMERICAN FASHION—A particularly 
fine and very welcome addition of a very peculiar 
color (rose madder 23) which is a welcome addition 
to the finest AMARYLLIS collection. The color shade 
which is found in the Rhododendron Flowers. 2 
scapes, 27 inches tall, each with 4 shapely seven to 
eight inch blooms with dark red stamens and a very 
dark rose throat. 
No. 3. ARDOR—A warm dark currant red 
(barely a shade lighter of 821) with darker vein and 
throat. 2 scapes, 29 inches tall, with 3 to 4 eight inch 
blooms. This early blooming variety of a flat shapely 
bloom belongs to be classed with the darkest of red 
AMARYLLIS. 
No. 4 BORDEAUX—A clear light scarlet, blend- 
ing to deep scarlet in throat, the pansy like bloom 
being somewhat flat and round and of good texture 
lasts well. 2scapes, 26 inches tall, with 4 eight to nine 
inch blooms. 
No. 5 BATON ROUGE—A glamorous signal 
red (719) with darker stamens and a very dark red 
throat, which is of an even color. 2 scapes, 30 inches 
tall, each with large 8 to 9 inch blooms. This variety 
blooms somewhat later than is normally the case with 
name varieties Amaryllis, but develops into particular- 
ly well-shaped blooms for reason of its slow growth. 
No. 6 BLEEDING HEART—A bright blood red 
(820) with very dark throat and vein. Particularly 
beautiful color, conspicuous for its blaze. 2 scapes, 
27 inches tall, each with 3 to 4 large 8 inch blooms. 
No. 7 BOUQUET—A very unusual peculiar col- 
or of particular charm. The color shade is a buff or 
a begonia pink (619) with a dark throat matching 
with Empire rose (0621) the throat being a glowing 
color, beyond which the color is a shade lighter than 
Empire rose (0621) the stamens of the same color 
shade (0621) being particularly effectual. 2 scapes, 
26 inches tall, each with 4 flat and faultless shape 8 
to 9 inch blooms held gracefully on their strong stems. 
No. 8 BRIDESMAID—A pure white variety with 
a light green tinge in throat. Somewhat fringed 
blooms. 2 scapes, 23 inches tall, which one blooms 
after the other making it a long period bloomer and 
ideal pot culture variety, as each scape has 3 to 4 
large 7 to 8 inch blooms. 
No. 9 BRILLIANT—Extremely fine trumpet- 
————-shaped variety of signal red (a shade darker than 
719) color, with dark red glossy deep throat. 2 scapes, 
24 inches tall, each with 4 blooms of 7 to 8 inches. 
No. 10 CARDINAL SPELLMAN—-A-~ecolor all 
of its own, a carmine rosy .red with dark carmine red 
throat and lighter carmine red stamens. 2 scapes, 27 
inches tall, each with 4 fine, round 7 to 8 inch blooms. 
No. 11 CARUSO—An excellent variety of Jas- 
per red (018) color, with a somewhat lighter (018%) 
edge and a Mandarin red (17/1) reflection in the 
center and upper part of the petals. The throat is dark 
red with a:slightly violet vein. 2 scapes, 25 inches 
tall, each with 4 to 5 large 8 inch blooms. 
No. 12 CASPER LUDW1IG—Pure white variety 
with fine flowers, slightly suggestive of lily flowers. 
Its color is intensely white with a faintly greenish tint 
in throat. 2 scapes, 22 inches tall, each with large 7 
to 8 inch blooms. A very early blooming variety 
AMARYEEIS. 
No. 13 CHERRY QUEEN—A very particularly 
fine variety of cherry-red (722) which is unique in 
this color. The bloom is suffused with a somewhat 
lighter cherry-red reflection (722). The stamens are 
of the same color shade. The flower shape is rather 
flat and round and is slightly bearded. all of which is 
very desirable. 2 scapes, 30 inches tall, each with 4 
beautiful 7 to 8 inch blooms which blooms have rather 
long stems that stand consequently wider apart than 
is normally the case, giving as a whole, however, a 
very attractive appearance. 
No. 14 DORIS LILIAN—This new variety was 
introduced in 1950 and which was highly appreciated 
by all who possessed it and may safely head the list 
of the most sought for variety during the next several 
years. It is peerless in its special Carmine Rose (21) 
color. The lower petals are somewhat lighter (21/1) 
and the petals end also in this lighter color shade. The 
throat is a dark glossy Carmine Red all of which gives 
it brilliant appearance. 2 scapes, 27 inches tall, each 
with 4 fine flat shape 7 to 8 inch blooms. 
No. 15 EARLY WHITE—A fine pure white va- 
riety, blooming early. The white is immaculate. suf- 
fused with a faint green tinge in the throat. The shape 
of which slightly resembles a lily, with a long and deep 
calix, standing elegently on the scape. 2 to 3 scapes, 
20 inches tall, each with 4 to 5 large 7 to 8 inch 
blooms. 
No. 16 FANTASY—A very outstanding variety 
which is hard to describe. The dominating color be- 
ing Delft Rose (020) with a faint light rose stripe on 
each petal, the tips of the petals being almost white to 
very light rose, rendering the shapely flowers very 
effectual. Further toward the center the stripes change 
into soft apple green and deep in the throat there is 
a faint red ring, the stamens being white. 2 scapes, 
25 inches tall, each with 4 large 7 to 8 inch blooms 
which stand gracefully on the slender stems. 
No. 17 FIDELITY—Lively spinel pink, very fine 
and clean color (0625-0625/1) appearing as a suf- 
fusion of Rose pink (0625/2) towards the center, of 
salmon and almost white, and of which is apple green 
in the throat. The bloom is very shapely, the inner 
petals standing slightly loose from the. outer petals, 
imparting the stamp of smartness to the bloom. The 
stamens are white ending in light pink. 2 to 3 scapes, 
23 inches tall, each with 4 to 5 large 7 to 8 inch 
blooms. 
No. 18 FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT—A dark cur- 
rant red (821) color, the upper petals having a blood- 
red reflection, the lower petals being a somewhat light- 
er color shade, a faint streak in the center of the petals, 
very dark red in the throat. The stamens are blood- 
red. 2 scapes, 25 inches tall, each with 4 large 7 to 8 
inch blooms. This variety is said to be the darkest of 
all red shades of LUDWIG’S name varieties. 
No. 19 HALLEY—A lively poppy red (16) with 
darker stamens and a very dark throat. All the petals 
are veined with a dark shade, imparting a special glow 
to the flowers as a whole. 2 scapes, 25 inches tall, 
each with rather flat and beautifully round 8 inch 
blooms. 
No. 20 HELEN—This glamorous new variety 
which made its first appearance in 1951 will gain in 
popularity as the years go by. The color is that of 
Begonia Pink (619-619/1) with a light carmine rosy 
stripe in the middle of the petals beside which there 
are some dark red veins, and deep in the throat a 
white ring, the stamens being a light rosy red. 2 
scapes, 27 inches tall, each with 4 to 5 very popular 
bloom shape somewhat loose an slightly bearded 7 
to 8 inch blooms. 
No. 21 INVINCIBLE—This beautiful Capsicum 
Red (715) which is a semi-trumpet variety and is an 
excellent one as its 2 scapes, gracefully bears each 4 
large 8 inch blooms which almost often flowers at the 
same time. One has to see this beautiful specimen 
before they can really appreciate it. 
No. 22 LIBERTY—This is a particularly beauti- 
ful novel in both color and shape. The peculiar Gera- 
nium Lake Red color (20) of the flower, the outer 
petals of which shading into Claret Rosv Red (021) 
constrasts favorably with the Claret Rose (21/2) 
stamens, which fade into white with a white ring in 
