GALLANT KNIGHT (Tompkins 1953) M. VL. 38 in. A deep mahogany blend that received 
an H. C. in our garden in 1951 and which attracted much attention and favorable 
comment again last year, both here and in the Jamison Harrison garden in the Boston 
area. From our Prairie Fire x Garden Glory, this emerged with a style, personality 
and coloring all its own. The medium large flowers are very beautifully formed with 
heavy substance and velvety, ruffled petals. The standards are glowing red brown 
with a smokey undertone and the falls are of rich chocolate red or mahogany. The 
flowers are beautifully displayed on tall, strong, very well branched stalks. | believe 
this should prove to be a fine parent, not only because of its rich coloring, cleanness 
and beautiful form, but also because of its stalks and branching. As many of you will 
probably recall, Far West had very nearly perfect branching on tall strong stalks. 
MEP gd le was inherited by Prairie Fire which in turn bequeathed it to Gallant 
nignt. 
No. 49-400. Prairie Fire x Garden Glory .________~ eae ate 15.00 
OTHER 1953 RELEASES 
AMULET (Sass 1953) M. 38 in. A very large flower with broad ruffled petals and semi- 
flaring form. The color is rich chamois tan that is overlain with the same pattern as 
Rainbow Room but in lighter, more smoothly blended shades of rose, golden orange 
and blue. One of the 
first to bloom, this has 
so many buds that it also 
lasts as long as some of 
the late blooming var- 
ieties. Very hardy and a 
good grower with strong 
well branched stalks. 
Sass No. 48-477. (Matula 
x Prairie Sunset) x (Rain- 
bow ROOM) 1226s 5,00 
BREAK O’ DAWN (Sass 
1953) M. 36 in. A new 
shell pink that we feel is 
appropriately named as 
in color it is the closest 
to red pink of anything 
we have seen. There is 
probably less of the ap- 
ricot yellow or lavender 
tones in this than in any 
of the pinks, and it does 
remind one of the pink 
skies that we so often see 
at dawn. The flowers are 
medium large and excel- 
lently formed with heavy 
substance and a_ satiny 
texture. Well branched 
stalks. This is proving to 
be a very fine parent. 
Sass No. 49-137. ((Melit- 
za x (Flora Zenor x Sea- 
shell)) x ((F. Zenor x (P. 
Sunset x Matula)) x (Flora 
SURRENDER Zenor x Seashell))) 10.00 
CARNIVAL LIGHTS (Sass 1953) M.L. 37 in. A flower of the same pattern type as Moonlit 
Sea and Cuban Carnival, this is larger than either of its prototypes. The color is deep 
violet over a cream ground which deepens at the throat to a bright golden lemon. 
A full, glowing orange yellow beard adds to the golden throat and gives the whole 
flower the appearance of being actually lighted from within. The standards are 
ruffled and nicely domed and the falls are extremely broad with the same delightful 
ruffling. Substance is heavy and the finish is rich and velvety. A good grower with 
strong, nicely branched stalks. 
Sass No. 50-155. From lines involving City of Lincoln, Elsa Sass, Aleppo Plain, Cardinal, 
Tiffany and Pretty Pansy ._____ 2 oe aaa eR 5.00 
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