Sargeant, Pequot and Redwyne very much and believe they hold promise as breeders. Char-Maize 
might be combined with reds, too, with pleasing results. Wm. J. McKee has introduced the blood 
of Radiation into his “red’’ line to get “reds with red beards’, and already some success has been 
achieved. A little imagination will undoubtedly bring surprising results (one way or the other) and 
who knows where the break for true red may come. The yellows such as Moontide and Bellerive 
wll take out much of the purple influence of some of the reds, as will the browns. 
THE PINKS 
Great strides have been made in the pinks since Dr. Loomis’ Sea Shell first appeared about 
1936, followed by Melitza, and then David Hall's Flamingo Pinks in 1942. They are assuming depth 
of color, better form, ruffling and considerable substance as attested by almost any of the newer 
introductions. Personally we like ihe ruffling and form Midwest Gem blood has given us through 
the use of Gold Ruffles. Ruffled Gem and its sister, Salmon Shell, are both giving fine pink and 
salmon seedlings; their children are usually blessed with the heavy stalks and wide flowers 
associated with Midwest Gem blood, but, of course, we use pinks with these Midwest Gem children 
to insure a good percentage of pink flowers. Some recent introductions will give the hybridizer a 
* better chance to produce quality over the very earliest introductions. Among these we would sug- 
gest: Pink Formal, Cherie, Pink Sensation, Paradise Pink, Party Dress, Salmon Shell, Cloudcap, Dolly 
Varden, Vanity Fair, Ballerina and Mary Randall. The latter is in the orchid-toned pinks and will 
surely be a wonderful breeder for its own coloration as well as pinks and salmon-toned flowers, 
and it may help to intensify the pink coloring; and for this reason I am introducing Raspberry Ice 
Cream. Ola Kala blood with the shell pinks may help to brighten and deepen the color for us. The 
deep blends are too strong in their coloring and ‘‘overpower’’ pink in the first generation or two. On 
the other hand light blends such as Midwest Gem, Prairie Sunset and Nylon have shown their 
compatability with the pinks and often deepen, or enhance, the color in the first or second generation. 
As mentioned before we have tried to avoid the use of Flora Zenor and Melitza blood, although the 
latter is a much better progenitor than the first. Flora Zenor has a strong tendency to produce small 
flowers often marked at the hafts or possessed of unclean falls. While SQ 72 has been a good 
breeder I feel its seedlings, like Pink Formal and Cloudcap, are steps forward and much more 
likely to give the quality necessary to compare favorably with seedlings being produced today. 
Things like Paradise Pink and Strathmore are different breeding lines, not closely related to the 
pinks descended from the Loomis and Hall lines, and will, therefore, be good blood refreshment to use 
for vigor or to intensify coloring. We look forward to the descendants of Moonlight Serenade for 
surely when bred with the pinks it will throw some of that coloring and when they carry the size 
and form often found in Snow Flurry’s lines some really good things may be expected. I rather 
suspect Ruffled Organdy will be a fine breeder with the shell pinks. Some blood refreshment will 
be most desirable to insure vigor and other qualities we hope to incorporate into this color class. 
ORANGES 
With the advent of the shell and flamingo pinks came their by-products and gave the break to 
give us true oranges. The road to orange via the deep yellows, etc., gave us some rich yellows but 
nothing really approaching true orange. Hall's Melody Lane, described as apricot, should produce 
this color. Salmon Shell, Pink Formal, Pink Salmon and Apricot Glory produce these colors. Apricot 
Glory has the strongest tendency to throw the ORANGE color and this year we are introducing 
the first of its children, Orange Creamo, and, happy to say, it has as grandparents both Salmon 
Shell and Pink Formal. It should be a top notch breeder for oranges and apricots. Hall’s new June 
Bride and Temple Bells will be good for these colors. New Horizon and Apricot Supreme should 
also prove grand breeders for these shades as well as other colors, including pinks. 
WHITES 
Little may be added to last year’s comments. Snow Flurry and its parent, Purissima, and their 
seedlings, still hold preeminence in the white-breeding line. One cannot go wrong using Snow 
Flurry or its seedlings. We are happy to have added Mrs. Alita Scott's Two Snows to this fine 
collection of whites. The blues, as well, from this fine parent will be good white breeders. Although 
Cahokia is a light blue it is so strong in white bloodlines it makes a superb breeder for whites 
when mated to such things as New Snow, Lady Boscawen, Spanish Peaks, etc. Mrs. Sidney Mitchell, 
Silver Tower, White Sprite, Jack Frost and High Seas should be fine white breeders. And from L. W. 
Cousins I am fortunate to offer Canadaway that is sure to be a great addition to this class because 
of its size, width, form and substance. 
BLUES 
I am finding Sky Song one of the finest breeders for blues. Cahokia is unquestionably great as 
is Helen McGregor. Snow Flurry and Azure Skies combined have produced some good blues, one 
of which, High Tor, by Roy Fielding, was introduced last year. Great Lakes has been a truly great 
influence in our modern blues. Blue Rhythm is proving a superb parent with the right choice of the 
other line. Tosca and Jane Phillips will be grand parents. Azure Lake will give some ruffling, 
perhaps, and should combine well with the better-branched Snow Flurry seedlings like Dark Tower 
and High Seas. Chivalry and its later introduced sister, Laddie, should be excellent parents. Blue 
Ensign, and now its bluer child, Arabi Pasha, from England, cannot be overlooked as breeders 
and are not closely related to most of the American blues. Gracious Lady is the same breeding as 
Blue Valley and Keene Valley and all are known good breeders. My best blue to date may be from 
Sky Song x Gracious Lady. I thought at first this was from a hoogiana seedling, however, after 
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