LORELEI 
LILAC TIME 
FROM EDWARD HOWELL’S 
LILAC TIME 466 
Early translucent pastel lavender. 100% cutter. Always 
straight and tall. 26 to 28 inch flowerhead, 6 to 8 florets open. 
Makes plenty of bulblets whiich germinate 100%. Awards so far 
include American Home Award at Lebanon, 1954, B-+ single spike 
entry, blue ribbon vase at Binghampton and blue ribbon 3 spike at 
Burholme. Growers in my area are giving up on Elizabeth the 
Queen as a commercial. All who have seen Lilac Time want to try 
it to take the place of Elizabeth. It has been more dependable for 
me. The spikes that | took to Lebanon were not the best spikes of 
Lilac Time that | have grown. | had not intended to show it or to 
introduce it at present. | was going to propagate it and grow it for 
my wholesale cut-flower trade. The local florists grab it on sight. 
My wholesaler has been trying to get me to grow Lilac Time, Lorelei 
and Tafetta exclusively for cut-flowers. Retail prices will be $3.00 
any size bulb with 10 bulblets at $2.50 with the purchase of a bulb. 
TAFETTA 462, 1954 
Tafetta was introduced last year without much of a build up. 
It had never been shown at any major show until this year. | have 
had at least 3 blue ribbons with it this year. Tafetta can win when 
well grown. Its chief value lies with the florist. My wholesaler 
wants me to grow it exclusively for cut-flowers. The florists grab 
it on sight, at a good price. They say it is the best new color they 
have seen in a long time. The color is medium rose-pink, in between 
Mallow and Trails End, but without the faults attributed to these 
varieties. 6 to 8 wide open florets open on a medium sized spike 
of 18 buds. Excellent propagation and cutter even from small bulbs. 
Tafetta blooms in about 80 days. The color is a light to medium 
rose-pink with a creamy-yellow throat. The texture suggested the 
name. Retail—Large $1.00, Medium 75¢, small 50¢, bulblets 10 
for $1.00. 
TAFETTA 
