THE ORCHID (260) (Early) 
Outstanding old timer of light lavender. Visitors 
at our field always fell in love with this beauty. 
it looks very much like a real orchid. 
L 2-.25; M 3-.25; S 5-.25; Blbts. pkg. .25 
TWINKLES (232) (Butt ‘48) (E) 
Probably the most popular miniature today. 
Heavy textured and ruffled bittersweet orange 
with a yellow throat feathered scarlet. For 
startling color it is a knockout. Now moderately 
priced. 
L .25; M 2-.30; S 3-.25; Blbts. 10-.25 
WEDGWOOD (366) (Fischer 1947) (E) 
This probably should not be listed in among the 
miniatures, but we have always felt it belonged 
here despite its slightly larger size. A _ truly 
beautiful lavender with a creamy yellow throat. 
Heavy substance and delightfully ruffled. 
L 2-.25; M 3-.25; S 5-.25; Blbts. pkg. .25 
WHITE LACE (300) (Fischer 1951 (E) 
Another that probably should not be classed as 
a miniature, but we believe 300 class is too 
large for it under average conditions. About 
the best, most reliable, heavily ruffled, waxy 
white. A very beautiful and useful glad for 
arrangements. 
L 2-.25; M 3-.25; S 5-.25; Blbts. pkg. .25 
YELLOW BIRD (210) (Kuhn ‘46) (Med.) 
Clear medium yellow. Tall and always straight 
grower that can open 10-11. Florets are recurved 
and well spaced. 
L 2-.25; M 3-.25; S 5-.25; Blbts. pkg. .25 
ZIG ZAG (251) (Pierce ‘54) (Med.) 
A light red with splashes of gold in the throat 
of the 31%4 inch florets. Up to 21 buds with 
6-7 open on long flowerheads. Very outstand- 
ing variety. 
L $3.00; M $2.00; S $1.25; Blbts. .40, 10-$3.00 
mk 
Variety Comment... 
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care, no fertilizer, no mulch and no extra water other 
than that which nature provided us with). 
Lavender Beauty, Barrett’s Beauty, Regina, Spark- 
ling Eyes, David Warr, Francesca, Great Day, Brier 
and Malabar. 
10 best miniatures were: 
Yellow Bird, Daintiness, Atom, All Blotches, Sono- 
pal, Brown Orchid, Toytown, Bambi, Babs, Jingles. 
Test Gardens 
To further test some varieties, and also because we 
were running short of space to plant all of our growing 
stock, we rented two separate unused city garden 
lots. The soil types were distinctly different and 
quite different from that soil in our regular field. 
Fortunately most of the land around our city is 
a sandy loam which makes for ideal bulb growing 
soil. It does dry out quite rapidly tho and we have 
hopes of securing the necessary equipment this season 
to irrigate some sections of the field. 
Realizing that soil conditions vary considerably over 
the country and finding this vast difference in the 
soil types in these two different city lots we decided 
to conduct this little experiment of our own. 
Each of these plots chosen were about 200x120; 
one being a soft fluffy peat and the other good old 
hard pan—black, but when dry hard as coal and when 
wet just like greasy clay. In each plot we planted 
about an equal number of size 3, 4, 5 and 6 bulbs 
of Elizabeth the Queen, Sherwood, Red Charm, Straw- 
berry Peach, Burma, Florence Nightingale, Angel 
Wings, Spic and Span, Dieppe and Friendship. They 
were left to shift for themselves—no water, no nothing, 
except cultivation, and only enough to keep them 
weed free. 
It was amazing the difference in flowers cut from 
the two plots and those coming from the field planted 
from the same bulb stock. Most all varieties grew 
well in the hard pan, tho stunted and short from lack 
of water during the hot and dry summer months we 
had, and when compared with the field grown spikes 
of the same variety were almost miniatures. 
The peat ground, which we originally thought would 
produce the better bloom turned out to be the biggest 
disappointment. The soil was scour, and while it 
held plenty of moisture the bulbs had to produce such 
tremendous root systems trying to capture food on 
which to grow on left little for making growth above 
ground. All varieties grew short, foliage was yellow, 
and those which did bloom were pale in color. If 
your blubs produce unusually large root systems no 
doubt your soil needs building up with fertilizers. 
From this little experiment we are convinced that 
repeated cultivation will tend to improve growth and 
quality of bloom nearly as much as any one single 
thing if your soil is normal. Cultivate often, close to 
the plants but not deep enough to injure the root sys- 
tem, so that soil gasses can come up and feed the 
small root system glads have. If your plants show 
a “yellowing” apply small side dressings of a good 
plant food such as Vigaro, and for extra growth, both 
to flower and resulting new bulb being formed, water 
liberally during the dry season—good, deep water- 
ings. 
Yours for Better Bulbs, 
KEN AND MARY HECHT 
MANS’ COLLECTION 
DARK COLORS 
A choice assortment of the reds and deeper 
colors which the men like to grow. All are 
very fine varieties and not usually available 
in a special collection and at such a favor- 
able price as this. 
10 ABU HASSEN (378) 
Deep violet blue 
10 BOULOGNE (564) 
Giant silky wine red 
10 BURMA (564) 
Ruffled rose-red 
10 FIREBRAND (452) 
Medium red with darker throat 
10 HAROLD K (536) 
Giant deep red 
10 OKINAWA (381) 
Light rosy chocolate 
10 RAVEL (477) 
Best of the violet blues 
10 RED CHARM (452) 
Finest red 
10 THE RAJAH (570) 
Ruffled purple 
10 VAGABOND PRINCE (391) 
Mahogany Brown 
10 FREE SMOKEY 
(Our choice) 
Separately Labeled) 
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110) “neowm” = $8.50 
Y2 COLLECTION (55 blubs) $ 4.75 
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