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1953 Retail Price List 
Proprietors: 505 Riverside Drive 
Colin Livesey Lawrence, Massachusetts 
Marjorie Ward Livesey Tel. Lawrence 5984 
Large--3 of any One variety, 25¢, 10-80¢; Medium~-4-25¢, 10-50 
Small--1U-25¢3; Bulblets--lug-zo¢ 
ALGONQUIN--Bright scarlet. A popular red. Clear. 
BLACK OPAL--Very popular black-red. Rich texture. Buds true black. 
BURMA--Large, heavily ruffled deep rose-red. 
CAPE COD--Lovely.lilac-pink. Beautiful shade. 
CHAMOUNY--Beautiful cerise-rose with silver edge; not too big. 
CUBANA--Very black-red; very striking and unusual. 
ETHEL CAVE COLE--Large, delicate pink. 
GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR--Lovely pink with cream throat; early; not large. 
COLD DUST--Glear yellow; pretty; earliest to bloom; not too bie. 
HARMAU--Very large; brilliant light searlet; rapid propagator. 
HAWKEYE RED--Brilliant, medium red; smngtuer rapid propagatr. 
KING LEAR--Deep reddish=purple with sibter line bordering; ruffled. 
KING WILLIAM--Delicate apricot-pink with cream throat; large; a beauty. 
LANTANA--Striking orange blended with yellow; bright’, but not very big. 
MALT A--Enormous flower; very tall; not too many florets on stem; pink-red 
MARGARET BEATON--Clear white with red throat; large, and very lovely. 
MARGARET FULTON--Clear coral pink; a beauty, though not too large. 
PANDORA--Light geranium-pink; a favorite, though not too large. 
PICARDY--Most popular glad 6f 311 times; shrimp-pink; large; a must. 
PURPLE SUPREME--Very tall reddish purple; excellent grower; very lovely. 
RED CHARM--Large, rich red velvet; a favorite and a must; gorgeous. 
SNOW PRINCHSS--Pure Whites siighnt cream throat; fairly large. 
SPOTLIGHT--Very fine yellow with red,throat; tall and large; beautiful. 
VOODOO--A smoky with stipling of bronze and plum. Not the best smoky. 
Large--2 of any one variety, gon, 1O=%1 00; Medium--3-25¢, 7-504; 
Small--3-25¢; Bulblets--100-25f 
ASTRID=-Fine deep rose-pink. Tall plant; lone flower-head. 
BARBARA DEE--Fuschia purple; good propagator. 
BUCKEYE BRONZE=-Very nice smoky rusty bronze; ruffled; you'd like it. 
CONNECTICUT VYANKEE--Beautiful, large clear light pink; reddish throat. 
DAISY MARF--Very large orange-pink with cherry throat blotch. 
DUSTY MILLER--Smoky 01d rose with distinctive cream lines; very good. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN--Exquisite pink-lavender; just like an orchid. 
FIREBRAND--beautiful red satin texture; very desirable. 
GOLDEN ARROW--Clean light somewhat ruffled yellow. 
HIGH FINANCE--One of the best smokies; light orange-gray; cream throat. 
LEADING LADY--Huge, exquisite creamy white; well-placed florets; lovehy. 
LIPSTICK--Striking, ruffled shell-pink with bright rose-red throat. 
MISTY DAWN--Lovely smoky, naded gray, with pink throat; very nice. 
SILVER WINGS--Exquisite ruffled creamy-white; almost like Leading Ladye 
SPARKS--Glistening light yellow with scarlet feather in throat. 
SPIC AND SPAN--Tall ruffled salmon-pink. Very popular. 
SUNLIGHT--Ruffled brilliant light orange shading to golden center. 
TUNTA'S MAHOMET=-Big rich smoky velvety plum-rose; orange-scarlet blotch. 
VAGABOND PRINCE--Unusual smoky; garnet bfown with scarlet blotch. 
