GUIDEBOOK FOR 1953 
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533 DOLLY VARDEN (Harris 750) LM 
Huge, deep red salmon, occasionally 
slightly feathered and etched, large 
cream throat that extends on ribs. 
Strong plants, many open. Can make 
7 inches, 9 open, 21 buds. 
In ’51, two firsts at Ohio State, 2 at 
Binghamton, 4 in three Minn. shows, 
also a section champion. Largest floret 
at East Liverpool. 
In. 52 six firsts, 2 secy champs noted 
at Ohio state, NW Ohio, Ohio (Worth- 
ington, Minn. and Minn. North and 
Binghamton.) 
In C.G.S. Symposium rated A and 
runner-up to Boldface in salmon sec- 
tion. Maine Soc. symposium rates 
it 97! 
Vv test ratings, 88-A-B. 
Each L 1.00 M .75 S .50 Bits 4/.25. 
SCARLET—36 Series 
437 CARNIVAL (Butt-Evans ’47) EM. 
Bright, dazzling scarlet with clear 
white throat. Exhibition quality spikes 
are regularly produced and it opens 
7-10 well placed florets at once. At- 
tachment and substance are good and 
one spike is a bouquet in itself. Color 
is uncommonly attractive and the 
variety is well named. 
Our ratings, 90-A-B. 
L 2/.30 M 8/.25 S 4/.25 Blts 100/$1. 
437 PALETTE (Kooy ’50 (our ’51 im- 
port release) M. Clean, hot, deep scar- 
let, wide solid blue-violet brush in 
throat. Color will bleach some if 
allowed to open in intense sun. Seems 
to be a new and intriguing color com- 
bination only approached by _ the 
smaller blue throat mark in Tuts Both. 
For this it gained the Color Champion 
of the show at the Ohio (Valleevue): 
show, 750. 
In ’51 a first at Ind. (Wabash). 
Vv rating, 89-A-B. 
Each L .50 M .35 S .25. 
436 POPULAR (Salman ’48) (our ’51 im- 
port release) M. Color of the fresh 
florets is outstanding. A very velvety 
scarlet with a strong brownish tone 
and a hair line edge. As the floret 
ages there is a sort of dulling process 
and the hair line widens by a sort of 
bleaching process to about %-inch 
wide. Tall, wide foliage, tall spikes 
with 22-25-inch flowerheads. Florets 
slightly recurved, placement only fair 
at times, usually good. 
Vv test rating, 87-B-B. 
Each L .85 M .25. 
436 SANS SOUCI (K & M751) (our ’51 
co-introduction) M. Translated, with- 
out worry. Very rich glowing scarlet 
with a narrow creamy white pencil 
line on lip petal. The color glows with 
metallic lustre. Florets are 5-5% 
inches, of heavy texture. 
Strong, tall spikes, 60 inches and more. 
Placement, attachment, bud separa- 
tion, access to easy cutting, vigorous, 
healthy growth, splendid propagation 
all that can be desired. 8-8-3-19 spikes 
in the field. 
Grown here 3 years we are unable to 
discover a fault, so with outstanding 
color as well, we feel that this variety 
will dominate the scarlet color series 
for years to come. Top rated scarlet. 
“Without worry” is right. 
It has cleared the award hurdles in 
Holland and England with A. M. and 
F.C.C. in the former and A.M. by 
British Glad. Soc. after Wisley trials 
In 7523 
Vv test ratings, 89-A-A. 
Each L .75 M .50 S .85 Bits .05. 
LIGHT PINK—40 Series 
540 ARTHUR RANK (Visser) (our ’51 
import release) E. Light shell pink, 
faint buff suffusion. Tested a second 
year at Valleevue in order to give it 
a Commercial use rating and to as- 
certain its size in a more normal year. 
The excellent color is not far from 
that of the variety Greta Garbo, 
marketed about 15 years ago, still 
grown by many because of its beauty. 
However, the spikes of Arthur Rank 
stand uniformly straight and strong, 
their double row placement is so uni- 
formly perfect it may one day be 
recognized as the “perfect formal 
spike”. Moreover, the florets are larger 
and 8 open easily in the field, with 6 
in well tapered bud color and 4-6 green, 
blooming about 10-12 days earlier. 
About 70 days. 
Seems to us entirely possible it may 
deserve a commercial rating of AA. 
rere FCC by R.H.S. after Wisley 
rials. 
See illustration page 11. 
Vv test rating, 89-A-A. 
Each L .85 M .25 Bits 10/.25. 
540 .EVANGELINE (Palmer ’48) LM. 
Very pale, light rose, almost blush 
white with creamy yellow throat. This 
is the giant seedling that started its 
way to fame as seedling and grand 
champion at the big Cleveland ’46 
show. Both bulbs and bulblets make 
powerful growth. Winning its share 
of prizes everywhere. 
In 751 NAGC reports 43 firsts in color 
classes. Received most A votes in ’51 
CGS R.I. symposium. Grand Champ 
at C.G.S., East Liverpool, W. Interna- 
tional (Auburn, Wash.) Valleevue and 
likely more. Also no end of section and 
division champs. 
