GUIDEBOOK FOR 1953 
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ARISTOCRAT 
563 ROSITA (Woods) ’52 M. Color is a 
medium depth of rose with a cyclamen 
blotch. The petals are banded with a 
whitish edging. The florets are wide 
petalled, immense, round and _ wide 
open. Petals are frilled and fluted and 
of heavy texture. A fast propagator. 
Our best bloom in the field held 9 
open 614-7-inch florets, 7 in bud color, 
5 green for 21 bud count. Height 
60 inches. 
Joe Hartman won with a better one 
at Worthington (Ohio), ’52. Looked 
like a sure grand champion until we 
came to his 8 spikes of King Size. 
Grown in 6 of the 11 N.A.G.C. test 
gardens, 752, Rosita was the highest 
rated glad, collecting 2AA, 3A and 1B. 
If you want the most spectacular 
“whopper type spike’ in the rose 
classification, this is it. 
Our ratings 88-A-A. 
Each L $2.00, M $1.00, S .60, Blts .15 
(100/12.00). The 10 Rate applies. 
278 TEHEMA (Diener) E. A small glad 
with 2%4-3-inch florets. Up to 8 open 
and 16 buds. Two things make it re- 
markable and outstanding. First its 
color is deep blue violet and it has 
won many awards for us in past years 
for “nearest to true blue’. Second, it 
is about the only full double row 
placement glad in the entire small 
decorative classification and its hy- 
bridizing value may be good accord- 
ingly. Propagation is medium to poor, 
but makes very healthy bulbs. Stock 
is extremely limited and will very 
likely be withdrawn next year for fur- 
ther propagation. Small and bulblets 
now reserved. 
Each, Medium size only, $1.50. No dis- 
counts. No 10 Rate. 
GOLD 
970 TRAFALGAR (Klein) 52 LM. A 
sister seedling of Heirloom. A_ bit 
taller. A lively, reddish purple, heavily 
ruffled. 55-60 inches tall, up to 30-inch 
flowerheads, best grown here 8-8-6-22 
with 6-inch blooms. Color value 89. 
All exhibition and commercial aspects 
appear sound. In 2 years no burning, 
fading or scald. 
Grown in 6 of. the 11 N.A.G.C. test 
gardens ’52 it collected 4 As, 1 B plus, 
1 B (third highest). 
Fach L $1.50, M $1.00, S .60, Blts. 15. 
470 WONDER BOY (Tyndall) ’52 EM. 
Deep blue toned purple with a rich, 
velvety sheen, feathered lighter toward 
edges of the 3 outer petals. Big, round, 
slightly ruffled 5-5%-inch florets, 
well placed on long  flowerheads 
8-7-5-20. Height about 55 inches. Prop- 
agation very satisfactory. 
After seeing dozens of spikes in Can- 
ada last summer with good stems and 
heads, all averaging as good as the 
best of our own growing we are satis- 
fied that this is one of the best of 
the new purples. 
Included in best 10 ’52 introductions 
in N.A.G.C. symposium. 
O. S. G. S. (Ohio-Vt.) test ratings 
84-A-B. 
Each L $3.00, M $2.50, S $2.00, Blts .35. 
