Edgewood 
1953 - 1954. INTRODUCTIONS 
LAVENDER JOY A vigorous growing early commercial lavender. 
Florets 5” with creamy throat and rosy spear. 21 buds, 8 open. Spikes 
straight and tall. 
L. 75c, M. 50c, Sm. 25c, Bts. 4/25c, 10/50c 
LEPRECHAUN Here’s something entirely new, a most attractive 
chartreuse yellow. Good, tall spikes with 20 buds. 8-10 large florets open, 
5 in color. Good placement. An outstanding new color which will attract 
much attention, at the shows and for retail florists use. We need more 
new and attractive colors such as Leprechaun. This is a vigorous, easy 
growing variety. I rate it highly. It will have a good future. 
Any Size, $3.00, Bts. 25c, 10/2.00 
LORETTA (class 343) Loretta is a gorgeous rich, clean pink with pure 
white throat—no markings of any kind. Medium in height but excellent 
for cutting. 7-8, 444” waxy florets open on 17 bud spike, 6 in color. Many 
bulblets which germinate and grow like weeds. Florets medium sized but 
wax-like and very beautiful in ruffling and color. 
L. $2.00, M. $1.00, Sm. 50c, Bts. 25c, 10/2.00 
MARGERY A most vigorous grower, gorgeous tall spikes with 8 5” 
florets open on 20 bud spikes and many showing color. Bright cerise rose 
with lighter throat. Margery is valuable because of its earliness and is at 
perfection when it blooms early. Sometimes shows some flecking during 
hot weather, but this doesn’t affect its commercial value. Retailers love it. 
Has a long list of awards. Time will prove this to be one of our very best 
commercial varieties. 
L. $1.50, M. $1.00, Sm. 60c, Bts. 20c, 10/1.50 
MOTHER ANNE Here is an extra fine rose lavender with great com- 
mercial promise. The spikes are tall, 56” and wiry. It carries 7-8 open on 
20 bud spike, 6 in color. Color value almost identical to Heirloom but its 
vigorous growing habits easily give desired height for commercial cutting. 
Beautifully ruffled florets of rose lavender with clean cream throat. 
L. $1.50, M. $1.00, Sm. 60c, Bts. 10/1.50 
ORCHID BLUSH The beautiful picture elsewhere in this catalogue will 
tell you several important things about this fine new introduction. First: 
that spikes are uniform and well balanced; second: that placement is near 
to perfection; third: that they hold 8 open florets on 20-22 bud spikes with 
8 in color. The name is descriptive of its color, a pure, clean orchid 
lavender, just a trifle lighter than Tyrone. Attachment and substance are 
both excellent as is bulblet production and germination. Orchid Blush 
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Mother Ann 
