8 TEN OAKS NURSERY AND GARDENS 
MADRIGAL. Vigorous, rather spreading bush to 
3% feet, with slénder quite evergreen foilage. 
Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 3% inches across, 
pale Rose pink with a blotch slightly deeper in color 
that extends beyond the uppermost lobe on to the two 
side lobes. Mid to late April. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
MARY MARGARET. Spreading habit to 4 ft. 
Leaves dark green. Flowers 1 to 2 in a head, freely 
produced, 3 inches or more across, broad lobes well 
imbricated, rose doree, with very heavy blotch on 
upper lobe made up of smal] dots of amaranth purple. 
Flower carries as a dull orange. Late May. 1949 
Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
NOCTURNE. Bush habit broad and spreading, but 
ing, but may reach up to 5 ft. in height. Leaves 
medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in a head, 3 inches 
across, between Rhodamine Purple and Aster Purple, 
blotch Tyrian Rose, tubes scarlet, a very brilliant 
clone. Early to Mid-May. 1950 Release. 
8 to 10 inch, 1.75 
ORISON. Bush habit broad spreading, but probably 
up to 5 ft. in time. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in a head 2% inches across, white 
flaked with magenta. Late May. 1950 Release. 
6 to 8 inch, 1.25 
PAPRIKA. Bush habit very compact and dense, but 
gradually building up to perhaps 5 feet. Leaves 
deep green, glossy. Flowers 1 to 38 in _ head, 
very freely produced, 2 inches across, white with eu- 
genia red stripes and flakes, green blotch. Cut out 
all branches that show solid red flowers. Mid-May. 
1951 Release. Available 1953. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
PARADISE. Erect to eventually overarching growth 
to 5 ft. Leaves dark green, glossy, small. Flowers 
2 to 3 in a head, 2 inches across, hose-in- 
hose, rose doree, with wide blotch of Tyrian rose 
dots. Late April, early May. 1949 Release. 
12 to 15 inch, 3.00 
PETER PAN. Bush wide spreading and over-arching 
to 5 ft. Leaves narrow, glossy, dark green. Flowers 
2 to 4 in a head, freely produced, 1% to 1%4 inches 
across, somewhat starry, deep rose pink, almost 
white in center, blotch not conspicuous. Late April, 
early May. 1949 Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
PICADOR. 2% inch flowers, single delft rose with 
blotch of darker spots. Mid-Season. 
10 to 12 inch, 2.25 
PINKIE. Rather wide branching habit but ascending 
to 6 ft. Leaves medium green, rather broader than 
most. Flowers 1 to 3 in a head, abundantly produced, 
234 inches across, deep rose pink, blotch of Tyrian 
Rose dots, faint yellow suffusion which makes the 
color particularly brilliant. End of April, early May. 
1950 Release, 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
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PIRATE. Erect to finally overarching habit to 6 ft. 
Leaves small, dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 
3 in a head, 1% to 2 inches across, irregularly 
hose-in-hose, a little lighter than scarlet red, with 
very heavy blotch of nopal red on upper lobe spread- 
ing over adjoining two lobes. Late April, early May. 
1949 Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
PRELATE. Bush with strong ascending branches 
to 6 feet, becoming dense and well filled out 
when mature. Leaves medium to dark green. 
Flowers 3 in head, some with six petals, heads some- 
times grouped, 2% inches across, freely produced, 
deep rose pink, few tyrian rose dots. Late April. 
1951 Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
PROGRESS. Bush habit very dense and twiggy, 
but slowly building up to 4 ft. Leaves medium 
green. Flowers 1 to 3 inh a head, 2° inches 
across, mallow purple darkening to rhodamine pur- 
ple. Some variation toward white at centers. Sta- 
mens far exserted. Early to mid-May. 1949 Re- 
lease. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
10 to 12 inch, 2.25 
12 to 15 inch, 3.00 
PRUDENCE. Erect to eventually overarching habit, 
to 5 ft. Leaves dark green, acuminate. Flowers 
usually 2 to 4 in a head. Late April to early May. 
1948 Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .99 
12 to 15 inch, 3.00 
PUNCHINELLO. Bush habit rather broad spreading, 
but probably not over 4 ft. Leaves dark green. 
Flowers-1 to 3 im a head, 3 to 3% “inches 
across, frilled, white sanded Rosolane Purple, blotch 
green. Mid-May. 1950 Release. 
4 to 6 inch, .99 
REFULGENCE. As compared to most, rather dwarf, 
twiggy habit, with heavy, dark green, “macrantha” 
type foilage. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, 1% to 
1% inches across, rose color (brighter in effect) with 
blotch of tyrian rose that appears like deep shading 
in corolla, faint yellow tinge at base of corolla. Mid- 
to late April. 1951 Release. Available 1953. 
4 to 6 inch, .90 
RISING SUN. Rose red color. Description later. 
8 to 10 inch, 1.75 
ROBINHOOD. Vigorous, rather upright growth to 
5 ft., leaves only semi-evergreen in this climate. 
Flowers in mid to late April. Usually 2 to 8 
in a head, 3% to 4 inches across. Deep rose red 
color (Ridgeways Tyrian Purple) with heavy dot- 
ting of rather small points to make the upper lobe. 
Pistil and filaments are scarlet. 1948 Release. 
12 to 15 inch, 3.00 
15 to 18 inch, 4.00 
Hybrid Rhododendrons give you that needed splash. 
