PRINCESS (EM 466 Larus 53) Probably the easiest way to present this is to give a 
brief description and then a summary of the record. The 5”-514” florets are rose 
lavender with a cream lavender throat and a deep rose spear. Opens 8 to 11 perfectly 
placed blooms on a 19-24 bud spike that is 23” to 28” long. The husky plants are 50” 
to 60” tall. Propagation. germination, health and growth are all excellent. 
As a seedling Princess won 2 Grand Championships, was runner-up twice and was 
best seedling at 6 shows. This last summer — its first year under name — we missed 
the shows completely with it, but others won numerous blues and a reserve champion- 
ship. In the NAGC Symposium Report, the 79 voting growers throughout the U. S. 
and Canada gave it more points than any other 1953 introduction. 
Here are quotations from three leading amateur showmen: 
“Princess finally came into bloom at Cross River, and all [ can say is it 
is the best spike of the year — you can quote me.” — Mike Sherman 
“From what I saw of the 1953 introductions at the shows, and in my 
garden, Your Liberty was top, Princess a close second.” - J. Howard Cook 
“T believe that Princess is one of the best if not the best introduction during 
the past three years.”’ — Lee Fairchild 
Princess has been the best show variety in our garden and we are convinced that tt 
will be a top commercial. 
Large $2.00 Medium $1.50 Small $1.00 Bulblets $.30 
$10.00 Unit 1 Large, 2 Medium, 3 Small, 25 Bulblets 
$25.00 Unit 2 Large, 5 Medium, 8 Small, 75 Bulblets 
RED FEATHER (M 552 Butt 51) A bright medium red with a narrow light rose line 
in the throat. Its ability to open up to 9 well placed 51%” florets on very good spikes 
makes it one of the best of the exhibition reds. Grows 60” tall with 22 buds on a 27” 
head. This variety was handicapped by being originally introduced at the high price 
of $10 a bulb and has not yet been widely grown. 
Large $1.50 Medium $1.00 Small $.60 Bulblets” — 2=$.25 
ROSITA (EM 563 Woods 52) We believe that this is definitely the outstanding variety 
among the light and medium roses. The 514”-6” heavily ruffled florets are a light rose 
at the outside, blending deeper toward the center and with a lavender rose blotch. 
Produces tremendous spikes up to 70” tall with 19-22 buds on a 28”-32” flowerhead 
and with 7-9 open. A strong propagator and vigorous grower which is an excellent 
commercial prospect and a potential grand champion at the shows. 
Large $1.00 Medium $.75 Small $.50 Bulblets — 4-$.25 
ROUGE FLAME (M 436 Unknown) Here is a variety which we believe is from 
Australia, but have been unable to find in any catalogs. We have been so impressed 
with its performance in our garden the past 3 years that we decided to build a stock 
to permit us to list it in our catalog. The 5”-514” florets are lightly ruffled and are a 
bright light scarlet with a deeper scarlet blotch. Spikes have grown up to 58” tall with 
18 buds on a 30” head and 6-7 open. Makes a fine husky spike with very attractive 
florets. We believe that this is a real find and we are keeping the price low to encourage 
good distribution. 
Large $.50 Medium $.35 Small $.25 Bulblets — 5-$.25 
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