Va ipvescue Girl ~ ruffled dble. appearing florets, burnt oran¢ : 
tches and plum veining on uoper petals. Apricot-pink 
een - 
Ventura = 
Ven watts - light rose-pink, veined and olotched crimson 
valtztime <- double appearing brisht silvery orchid 
iaite Wings = 
wolf,ang Goethe ~ ruffled small orilliant dark red 
cuccatan - red, nearly like Grand Slam, large florets. 
All above varieties are .50 each from 2#-—% or 3" pots. The 
descriptions are as accurate as it is possible for us to get them 
at tois time. All orders are subject to propagation, we try to 
keep sufficient quantity of the more popular varieties on hand to 
take care of all orders. It would be physically impossible to pre- 
dict accurately the demand for the older and rarer varieties. we 
recommend th.t you pick several alternates in vour order, A card 
Will be sent informing you when to expect shipment on those plants 
which are out of stock, | 
later issues of Geraniumtown News will give further informat- 
ion on the descriptions of varieties not described in this list. 
They will also include our comments on these varieties. 
We have found that Martha Washingtons are among the most diff- 
icult of flowers to accurately describe, Not only are there sev- 
eral colors and many shades in most bloom but they vary consider- 
ably under different cultural conditions, One variety in partic- 
ular is brought to mind, Thirty-five miles from here on the coast 
it was a deep almost black red, Here it was a rich bright carmine 
red, many shades lighter. However all of these items are but small 
problems when the unbelievable beauty of the Martha Washing ton is 
considered. 
OLNEY OUTWATER OF LINDOMi\R NURS@RY has been doing quite a bit of 
work developing néw varieties of Martha Washingtons. sometimes 
we nave thought that a particular new variety did not merit int. >o- 
duction but in almost every case found that the publie disagree. 
with us. In some cases the ones we thousht very worthwhile we. 
not in the least popular. .Sometimes we could see no difference 
between certain new ones and existing varieties while others weu.d 
inform us that the differences were definite and positive. Ali in 
all we believe that these new ones definitely merit your consivcr- 
ation:‘and in the case of the first one listed we have a definite 
break, Mrs, Outwaters desciptions are used verbatim except for 
bracketed notes which are mine. 
LIL' ABNER - Larzest flowers of all - 4 to 5 inches. Rose and pink, 
upper petals dark blotched. A mutation. Must be seen, Plant med- 
ium low and compact (This plant truly has the largest florets I 
have ever seen in Martha washingtons, This is material that should 
be of interest to all who are doing breeding work.) 
ALL - MY - LOVE - a really new color combination. Upoer petals 
brick-red with white ruffled margin. Lower petals white with lav- 
endar and purple markings which are more pronounced in cold weather 
Good medium compact bush, 
ALICE LOUISE ~ Striking salmon and pink comoination with white 
toroat. Very bushy, medium low plant. For really beautiful flow- 
ers try this one as a pot plant in partial shade, 
BLVE ORCHID - Enouzh said. 
JAMBOREE - Rich purple with lighter edge. Very large and svectac- 
ular. Ruffled. Petals veined with deeper color. Low spreading plant 
pest purple... 
LOVELY LADY - Pink, large, very ruffled. Lady Leslie type, much 
more compact plant, 
MARILYN - Purple and lavendar. Upper petals deep rich rasberry 
purple. Lower petals lavendar. white center. Ruffled. A strik- 
ing flower. Foliage cut-leaved, Extremely thickly branched Dlant. 
NAVAJO ~ Another with very large flowers. More open than Lil' Ab- 
ner, both flower and plant. Flowers resemble Royal Robe in color- 
ation but darker. 
PIJAPORE ~- Salmon-red, somewhat marked. Good low bushy plant. 
PINK FROCK ~- Rich pink with rose blotches on upper setals, white 
center. Ruffled. Most prolific bloomer of all, Plant strong 
branched, compact. 
SANTA B-RBARA - Beautiful low, bushy, self-branched plant. Flov.ccs 
have all petals same shade of rusty red with black markings. 
SPITFIRE ~ One of the: small plant types similur to Lowell but so ce- 
what better foliage and much better flower form. A brilliant wix- 
dd Oi To Oe. black and Salmon, . 
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