LARGO (Roberts ’53) 411 (M). Light chartreuse yellow, flushed pink on the 
top petals; lower petals having pink tips only. A unique combination of pastel 
shades that is somewhat reminiscent of the lovely pink and cream tints found 
in the Peace rose. Six ruffled florets are open on tall stems with rather short 
flowerheads. A beautiful garden flower and unexcelled for arrangements and 
corsages. If you appreciate delicate and unusual shading’s in flowers, Largo 
will give you a real thrill. It has personality and charm that can’t be 
measured by a judge’s ruler. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00, 100—$15.00. 
LAVENDER BEAUTY (Kolb ’50) 466 (M). A beautiful pinkish lavender of 
nearly a self color; markings are a couple of faint cream lines on a barely 
perceptible darker lavender throat. Just a shade pinker than Tyrone, and 
very close to the color of Falcon; a true orchid color. The seven open florets 
are nicely frilled, carried on fine tall, straight spikes. Lavender Beauty is 
our best cut flower lavender; we cut hundreds of magnificent spikes last 
summer, 
L .20, M 2—.25, S 4—.25. Bulblets 25—.25, 100—.75. 
LAVENDER BLUE (Henderson ’53) 576 (EM). Fine pale grayish-blue sport 
of Elizabeth the Queen, with somewhat modified throat markings character- 
istic of that variety. Really a lovely thing; almost a smooth dove gray, but 
with enough of the pale blue and lavender tints showing through to place it 
with light blues, though there may be some argument on this point. It will 
open up to 7 or 8 large ruffled flowers on stems that seem a little taller and 
better proportioned than the Elizabeth we are able to grow. Lavender Blue 
will gather in a lot of blue ribbons at future shows. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00. 
LEAH GORHAM (Gorham ’51) 451 (EM). The best red and white combina- 
tion; an improvement on Carnival and other older ones. A clear medium red 
with snow white throat and faint white midrib streaks. Opens six large 
florets on tall slender spikes that are always straight. Becoming very popu- 
lar. A vigorous grower and fast increaser. 
L .30, M .20, S 2—.25. Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
LEIF ERICSSON (K & M ’52) 506 (M). Huge light cream with slight darker 
throat markings that do not appreciably detract. Should be a fine exhibition 
variety and probably a good cutflower glad as well. It opens a lot of big 
flowers at a time on fine spikes, and is a good propagator. 
L .30, M .20, S 2—.25. Bulblets 15—.25. 
LILA WALLACE (Fairchild ’47) 464 (EM). Medium deep rose with some 
darker shading's, especially on the lip petals. A fairly dark rose but quite 
bright in appearance. Rather an unusual shade and one the florists love, as it 
makes up beautifully in vase, basket, or spray. In effect a somewhat smaller, 
more informal Burma, but stands up longer in hot weather and opens better 
in water than Burma. A fine propagator. 
L 2—.30, M 2—.20, S 4—.25. Bulblets 40—.25, 100—.50. 
LODESTAR (Palmer ’50) 412 (EM). A lovely yellow that is our first choice 
for beauty, though not quite as deep in tone or as tall growing as one or two 
other newer yellows. Clear pure medium yellow without a streak or fleck 
to mar its perfection of color; a somewhat deeper almost golden yellow over- 
lay on the lip petals. It will open at least six nicely waved full-petaled flowers 
of fairly good substance on spikes of medium height. Makes large bulblets 
in goodly supply. 
L .25, M 2—.30, S 3—.25. Bulblets 20—.25. 
“WHITE CLOUD is in bloom now and it is really white. I picked a ROYAL 
SCOT this morning, and it is a dandy!” —Minnesota. 
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