Kingsville Nurseries — Kingsville, Maryland 
NERISSA (PI 160103). Bush erect to eventually over- 
arching to 4 feet; foliage narrow, dark green, shining. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, single, 1% to 1% in. across, 
Deep Rose Pink lighter to edges, dots of blotch Rose 
Color, faint yellow tones extend from base center along 
mid-ribs, making pink very brilliant. Like all of this 
class, example, Fashion, Signal, etc., makes best display 
when fully grown. Late April, early May. ABCDEFG. 
NIAGARA (PI 163853). Bush habit very dense and twiggy, 
but probably not over 3 feet. Leaves dark green. Flow- 
ers 1 to 3 in head, very floriferous, 214 in. across, frilled, 
white with chartreuse blotch, of as fine quality as tender 
azaleas. Mid-May. ABCDEF. 
NIPHETOS (PI 163769). Bush habit tends to be broad 
spreading, but probably not over 5 feet. Leaves dark 
green. Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 2% to 3 in. across, white 
with blotch of Neva Green and few stripes of Phlox 
Purple. Mid- to late May. ABCDEFG. : 
NOBILITY (PI 163880). Broad spreading habit like that 
of R. mucronatum though probably not over 4 feet. 
Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2% in. 
across, Pale Rose Purple ‘ground color with irregular 
white margins, heavy blotch of Rosolane Purple dots, 
occasional stripe of Liseran Purple. Mid- to late May. 
ABCDE. 
NOCTURNE (PI 163950). Bush habit broad and spreading, 
but may reach up to 5 feet in height. Leaves medium 
green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3 in. across, between 
Rhodamine Purple and Aster Purple, blotch Tyrian Rose, 
tube Scarlet; a very brilliant clone. Early to mid-May. 
ABCDEFGIJ. 
NOREEN (PI 160102). Rather spreading growth to 5 feet, 
with medium green foliage. Flowers 2 to 5 in head, 
1%, to 2 in. across, very perfect hose-in-hose, slightly 
deeper than Rose Pink, blotch Mallow Purple, anthers 
dark, almost black. Late April. ABCDE. 
NOVELTY (PI 163944). Bush habit dense and twiggy, but 
probably will not reach more than 4 feet in height. 
Leaves dark green, glossy. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2 in. 
across, very freely produced, white, Chartreuse blotch, 
lightly shaded and with few stripes of Phlox Purple. 
Early to mid-May. ABCDEFGIJ. 
OMEN (PI 202127). Bush spreading rather than tall, but 
probably to 5 feet in time. Leaves small, dark green. 
Flowers 2.to 2% in. across, 2 to 3 in head, white with 
chartreuse blotch on upper three lobes. Mid-May. Avail- 
able 1955. 
OPERA (PI 141911). Erect to eventually over-arching to 5 
feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 4 in head, 
freely produced, 1% in. across, irregular hose-in-hose, 
Begonia Rose with small, not very conspicuous blotch of 
Carmine dots. Late April, early May. ABCDEFGIJK. 
ORACLE (P1160107). Bush habit wide spreading with 
gently ascending branches, but in time up to 5 feet. 
Leaves dark green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, fine rounded 
form, 24 to 3 in. across, Deep Rose Pink, Tyrian Rose 
dots in blotch. Mid- to late April. ABCDE. 
ORIFLAMME (PI 163781). Bush habit broad spreading, 
but probably never over 5 feet. Leaves dark green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2% to 3 in. across, pale Tyrian 
Rose with irregular white margin and upper lobe 
blotched with dots of Tyrian Rose. Mid- to late May. 
ABCDE. 
ORISON (PI 163979). Bush habit broad spreading, but 
probably up to 5 feet in time. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2% in. across, white, flaked and 
with few stripes of Magenta. Mid- to late May. ABCDE. 
ORPHEUS (PI 160001). Bush broad spreading rather than 
tall, eventually to 5 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers 
2 in. across, 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, very round 
and well formed, Rose Pink. Late April, early May. 
ABCDEF. 
PADRE (PI 160041). Vigorous, erect growth to 7 feet. 
Leaves dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 2 to 
214 in. across, sinuate margins, between Liseran Purple 
and Pale Rosolane Purple. Late April. ABCDEF. 
PALADIN (PI 163948). Bush habit broad spreading, but 
may reach 5 feet in height. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2% in. across, somewhat ruffled, 
Mallow Purple. Mid- to late May. ABCDEFGIJ. 
PAPRIKA (PI 163838). Bush habit very compact and 
dense, but gradually building up to perhaps 5 feet. 
Leaves deep green, glossy. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, very 
freely produced, 2 in. across, white with Eugenia Red 
stripes and flakes, green blotch. Mid-May. ABCDE. 
PARADE (PI 163822). Bush habit rather broad spreading, 
but probably not over 4 feet. Leaves dark green. Flow- 
ers very abundantly, 2 to 3 in head, 3 to 3% in. across, 
frilled, Rhodamine Purple, Tyrian Rose blotch, scarlet 
tube. Mid-May. ABCDEFG. 
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