GUIDEBOOK FOR 1953 
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506 LEIF ERICSSON (K & M) (our ’52 
import release) M. What a beauty we 
have here! Clean, light sulphur cream 
blending to a stronger cream on lip 
petal. The color is outstanding and has 
the unusual soft suede, pastel finish 
so admired in Leading Lady, Luxury, 
Record and Pastel. 
A good proportion of the spikes run 
single lip throughout, a habit most 
unusual and much to be desired since 
it maintains true color “balance” in 
the spike. 
Florets are 5-6 inches, slightly ruffled, 
well recurved, flaring wide open. Their 
substance was well tested in 3 long 
rows of bloom by the all-time Ohio 
high temperature records of ’52 
without any wilting and no sign of 
a crook. 
Strong, uniformly straight spikes up 
tomsixerect tall9 orel0 or 11 open 
florets at eye level right out in the 
field with about 8-9 more in color 
and 5-6 green for 20-25 buds. We are 
still waiting to see the first spike 
from any size bulb with poor place- 
ment. Number 4 bulbs made hun- 
dreds of spikes with 6-8 open, with 
18-20 buds. To cap the climax we add 
that it is now a well proven fast 
propagator, with no faults, exhibition 
or commercial, that the test garden 
judges have been able to discover so 
the commercial rating has been raised 
to AA accordingly. 
In 750 a Ist Vv show. 
In ’51 two ists at Binghamton, one 
in R. I., other “best foreign introduc- 
tion”. Also at London, A.M. by R.H.S. 
after trial at Wisley Gardens. 
In ’52 we offered no large size bulbs, 
however firsts were had at Elmira, 
Cleveland (2), N. W. Ohio (2), Wash- 
ington, D. C., Northern Calif., Ind. 
(Wabash) , Rochester, Rome _ (2) 
and Lima. 
Tested 3 years running because of con- 
stantly increasing appreciation it has 
emerged with what approximates a 
tie with Catherine Beath for the all 
time Vv-Ohio top rating. Leif Erics- 
son’s 90 A AA may get the nod from 
the Commercial Growers and Catherine 
Beath’s 94 AA A the nod from the 
show exhibitors. Each must decide for 
himself. They are both “tops” for 
either use. 
O.8.G.S. (Ohio-Vt.) 
90-A-AA. 
See illustration. 
Hace Lou ..50;.5. 20. Bits 05, 
100/4.00. 
Propagating units: 
3 L, 5 M, 15 S, 200 blts for $10. 
5 L, 15 M 33 S, 300 blts for $15. 
test  rating's 
LIEF ERICSSON 
507 MELBOURNE — See new items, 
page 17. 
506 REG. LEAHY (Both 745). A some- 
what greenish cream with a light pep- 
pering of purple deep in the throat. 
The florets are ribbed and ruffled 
slightly and are round and flat. For- 
mal, exhibition placement, well at- 
tached, stems very rigid. Medium tall. 
For us it is definitely a slow propa- 
gator but the spikes it can make 
causes us to carry on. Was grand 
champion at the So. Australian B. S. 
main show (largest in Australia) 
Nov. ’47, with a spike carrying 6 inch 
florets, 7 open, 28 inch head. 
Every spike looks like a_ potential 
champion. In ’50 hereabouts Manley’s 
first at Toledo, ours at Tri-State, East 
Liverpool and section champion at Pa. 
(state). 
Has had 3 more grand champs down 
under since 747. 
We have had numerous spikes with 
10 open in the field, 22 buds, one in- 
side opened 14. 
Our rating, 84-AA-C. LM. 
Each L .30 M. 20 Bits 10/.30, 100 /$2. 
