MARYLAND MAID (E. B. Snyder) 440 
Clear pure pink cream throat and white mid-ribs. One of our 1945 
introductions. Formal type. Open 6 to 8 — 41 inch florets on 18 bud 
flower head. Blooms in 75 days. One of the better pure pinks. Good 
commercial. 
MAUREEN GARDNER (Preyde 51) 501 — 80 
Clean white with light-violet brush and somewhat creamy coloring on 
lower petal. Enormous and substantial giant size florets. Very long 
flower head, this received an A rating by the Valleevue test gardens 
in. 1950. 
MY DEAR (Sisson) (440) 
A ruffled shell pink with a deeper throat. Opens 7-8 wide-open florets 
on a 22 bud spike. Uniformly straight spikes 55-60 inches tall. “This is 
outstanding. Early. 
MYRNA FAY (Lines 42) 466 — 85 
An attractive medium shade of lavender, often flecked deeper. Opens 
8 to 10 on a medium tall spike. It blooms well from all sizes and is 
extra good for early bloom. 
NANCY (Arnett) 452 
Rich medium shade of red. Opens 7 well placed and firmly attached 
florets. An outstanding commercial and an excellent show variety. 
Mid-season. 
NECIA (Both) 
An Australian variety of great beauty. Soft salmon pink with lavender 
rose blotch makes it very attractive. 
NEW YORK 544 (Salmon ’49) 
Very deep rose, deeper than blood red. It makes long flower heads 
with huge florets of great substance. Has received highest test garden 
awards. 
OCTOBER SUNSHINE (Quackenbush) (420) 
Beautiful light orange shading to a yellow throat. Because of its 
beauty, its color value, its ability to open in water and its ease of 
propagation, it is of special interest to cut flower growers. Spikes al- 
ways straight. Early midseason. 
ORANGE GOLD (Marshall) 422 — 80 
Clear orange self color. Opens up to 6 large round well placed and 
attached blooms on a tall vigorous plant. 
ORANGE PRINCE (Snyder '45) 80 days —— 324 
Dazzling orange-flame with a slightly darker throat marking. Same 
habits of growth and floret shape as Vagabond Prince of which it is 
a sport. 
PATRICIAN (Scheer) 566 — 85 
Beautiful shade of lavender. Opens up to 7 very large well placed 
blooms on a medium tall straight spike. Has fine commercial and 
exhibition qualities. 
PENELOPE (Dream ’48) 466 (E) 
A dark shade of lavender. The clear white throat adds a neat and 
distinctive touch. A good early blooming glad. 
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