Rose-Pink to Deep Rose 
CINDERELLA (5, M)—Small open floret of 
delicate rose-pink with white throat and 
pale crimson blotches. 
popular retail item. 
SPRINGSONG (6-1, §E)—Large, crisp-ap- 
pearing, rosy pink. Large crimson blotches 
make upper petals appear quite dark. 
Lower petals have white base and slight 
veining. Springsong is very showy and a 
florist favorite. An excellent plant in the 
garden. 
VERA WATTS (Giant Venus) (5, VE)——Large 
round, flat floret of light rose-pink. All 
petals prominently veined crimson. Two 
upper petals blotched crimson. A favorite 
early variety, especially in the Pacific 
Northwest. 
ROBER’S IDEAL (6, £)—Large open floret. 
Four lower petals are rose-pink with white 
throat. Upper petals veined and blotched 
velvety crimson-black shading out to 
crimson, then evenly to rose-pink of lower 
petals. 
MACKENSEN (Von Mackensen) (6-8, E)— 
All petals slightly veined and upper petals 
have faint orange spots, but the petals 
overlap so much that florets appear to be 
totally rose-pink. Very showy and fine for 
pot or garden. 
RUTH ELENORE (5-6), C)—-Same plant and 
flower shape as its sport Waltztime. Large, 
very ruffled, soft rose florets appear semi- 
double. Very large flower heads on a large, 
heavy foliaged plant. Fine pot or garden 
variety. 
Unaccountably 
PRAIRIE FIRE (5, M)—Medium-sized florets 
of rose-pink changing to a_ bluish-pink. 
Cardinal red veins give this flower the 
novel appearance of a salpiglossis. 
Rose-Red 
RUTH ELLEN KELLOGG (5, E)—Medium- 
sized open flower of bright strong pink 
with narrow white edge on all petals. Large 
plant and very free blooming. 
CIRCUS DAY (Schmidt) (6, VE)—Very large, 
dark pink or pale red with blotches on up- 
per petals. Good ruffle. Similar to Azalea 
but lighter. Excellent pot or garden. 
AZALEA (6, E)—Leading variety in warmer 
areas. Large easily ruffled Azalea red (light) 
borne in big heads. An excellent plant for 
any purpose. 
MARIE VOGEL (6, VE)—-Exactly the same as 
Azalea and usually retailed under that 
name in the North. Marie Vogel blooms 
one to two weeks earlier than Azalea in 
the far North where it is a leading variety. 
LUIS McKAY 
rose, upper 
Plum veins 
coloring is 
area, 
GLENDALE (5, C)—Large, shrub type plant; 
the California version of Easter Greetings. 
Rose-pink flowers are almost the same as 
Easter Greetings. Good pot. 
PASO ROBLES (5, E)—Large single rose-cerise. 
Shrub type. Profuse but not fancy. 
CYRIL WARREN (6, E)—-Bright rosy-pink 
open floret, narrow very wavy edge. An 
excellent pot plant. 
LUCY BECKER (6, C)—-Soft cerise-rose sport 
of Easter Greetings. The same small, com- 
pact, continuous flowering plant, and one of 
the favorite varieties of the Far North. 
EASTER GREETINGS (5-6, C)—Medium-sized, 
deep cerise-rose, Orange-brown blotched. 
Not much used in the warmer belt of 
United States, but a favorite early bloomer 
in the North. 
FOOTE (Gloria) 5, E) — Large round florets 
with three lower petals soft rose-lilac. Upper 
petals appear much darker due to large 
velvety brown blotches overlaid with red- 
Orange leaving only a fine rose-cerise edge. 
A showy two-tone and a good pot or garden 
plant. 
ETHELYN (5, VE)—Medium 
open floret of crimson-red. Lower petals 
rose-lilac base and fine edge. Upper petals 
rich crimson with lilac-rose edge. Large 
garden plant. 
CHINA-ROSE (6, E)—-VVery large florets. Upper 
petals are much larger than lower. Rich 
crimson color shades to white throat with 
considerable veining. Brown blotches. Low 
branching, compact, pot or garden. 
MISTY ROSE (5, C)—Rich carmine-red. Lower 
petals have bright cerise base. Upper petals 
have white base and large brown-black 
blotches. Shrub. 
(5-6, E)—Lower petals soft 
petals rose suffused orange. 
and brown spots. Two-tone 
showy. Popular in Kansas 
sized, round 
to Red 
GRAND SLAM (5-6, C)—Large wavy-petaled 
rosy-red with slight salmon sheen. Upper 
petals blotched strawberry-black with touch 
of white near throat, veining below blotches. 
Very compact, free flowering plant. Typi- 
cal perfection of Schmidt hybrids (1950). 
FIREDANCER (Bode 1953) (6-8, E)—Rich 
cardinal, ruffled floret with chocolate 
blotches and rich dark red sheen over- 
laying the base color. Plant is upright, 
compact, and a profuse bloomer. Pictured 
in Saturday Evening Post, Oct. 10, 1953, 
in color, A cross of Andenken an London 
and Carmine Queen, it was bred to fill 
color gap represented only by the plainer 
Ethelyn or the straggly John Wintermute. 
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