GUIDEBOOK FOR 1953 
MEDIUM ROSE—62 Series 
362 BRIER (Palmer 751) LM. Clear 
lavender rose. Cream mark in throat. 
Has a glossy sheen. Plants are medium 
tall, florets are somewhat ruffled and 
4% inches diameter. Petals are thick 
and of good substance. Twenty bud 
spikes with 8 open and 8 in color. 
Vv test ratings 88-B-B. 
Several growers are getting larger 
florets and the classification may move 
up to 462. Ohio heat in ’52 held size 
down, no doubt. 
Each L 1.00 M .60 S .40 Blts 4/.25, 
10/.50, 100/$4. 
462 FOLKLORE (Butt 749) E. Medium 
deep rosy lavender, creamy white 
throat. Color is on the order of Coutts’ 
Orchid but the rose is deeper, the 
florets smaller but opens more. For 
two years most of our spikes have 
opened an average of 8. 
Makes very beautiful arrangements. 
’*b1, firsts noted Binghamton and 
Rochester. In CGS tops its color 
section. 
In ’52 C.G.S. symp. rated A, topped 
its rose color section and stands 29th 
in its list of “best 50” glads. 
Firsts noted Empire (Elmira), Ohio 
(Worthington), W. Va. and P.Q. (Mon- 
treal) (also sec. champ). 
Vv test ratings 86-B-B. 
Each L .30 M .20 S 2/.25 Bits 10/.15, 
100/$1. 
563 ROSITA—New items, see page 19. 
DEEP ROSE—64 Series 
464 ARISTOCRAT (Salman) (our ’50 
import release) M. Purplish wine red, 
paling slightly to an almost blue edge 
about % inch wide. Round, smooth 
florets, very heavy texture. Attrac- 
tive color with a minute marbling 
throughout. Excellent exhibition and 
cut flower habits. Bulblets up fast and 
strong. A first at Tri State (Wells- 
ville), 749. 
In 750, eight firsts in Ill., Ohio, Ont. 
and Quebec. 
A rated in 52, C.G:S.. symposium. 
Best R.I. at Pac. N.W. 
Florets may be had up to 6 inches 
and if you could count on that this 
variety would undoubtedly belong in 
what we eall the “whopper” spike 
class. Though we have grown many 
thousands, we have never seen a 
crooked spike. 
See illustration. 
Vv test ratings 89-A-A. 
Each L .85 M .25 S .15. 
MENELIK 
564 NEW YORK (Salman 749) (our 751 
import release) EM. Very deep rose, 
deeper than blood red but definitely 
rosy. Strong habits. Long flower- 
heads with huge florets of great sub- 
stance. Of the 1328 varieties rated by 
Mr. Manley to date, only 14 have 
gained a double A. 
Do not confuse with another variety 
named ‘New Yorker”. 
In 751, firsts Ohio State, Central Ohio, 
Binghamton, Ind., W. Va., Fredericton, 
Nee bs 
Tops R.I. section, 62 series, 3-4-500 
sizes, NAGC Symposium, ’51. 
Rated A in C.G.S. symposium. Most 
open (10) Ind. State (Wabash). 
Vv ratings (2 year test) 89-AA-A. 
eZ 2b (LOMO een 3/225, (107.70) 
Blts 100/$1. 
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