LACE PETTICOATS—(Tiret). Patent applied 
for. Double corolla white. Tube and broad 
sepals white. Corolla is composed of large 
central petals, surrounded by smaller ones 
that are attached to the base of the sepals 
and so are spread out horizontally as the 
sepals curve up. Inside of sepals and petals 
are faintly blushed, in warmer sections 
more shot with pink, enhancing an other- 
wise all white. Large double fuchsia. Up- 
right grower. Quite heat tolerant. 
MILLIONAIRE—1955 (Tiret). Fully double 
corolla deepest violet purple, short tube 
and broad sepals rose red to deep red, de- 
pending on exposure. Strong growing hang- 
er with good foliage. Very large flower 
with the richest coloring of any double 
fuchsia. 
PINK ELEGANCE (Patented).—Large single 
pink corolla with rose pink sepals. Thrives 
in warm sections. Best as a hanging basket. 
PINK PARFAIT—1955 (Schnabel). A _ de- 
scendant of Dorothy Louise, is somewhat 
larger and a shade lighter. The sepals are 
longer and tufts of guard petals appear at 
the base of the sepal edges. The entire 
flower is a clear shade of light ‘’strawberry 
ice-cream pink.’’ Upright. 
PINK POPCORN—1955 (Hodges). Large cor- 
olla with four white serrated and _ pink- 
veined central petals and numerous pleated 
outer petals of phlox pink. Long waxy 
tube and broad, light pink, green-tipped 
sepals. Medium strong hanger with good 
foliage. One of the showiest. 
PIO PICO—1955 (Tiret). Double corolla 
opens violet purple, turning to wine purple. 
Outer petals splashed with fuchsia pink. 
Short tube and broad reflexed sepals palest 
pink, inside of sepals deep pink. Strong 
grower as espalier or hanger. Very large 
flowers. 
PURPLE NIGHT—1955 (Waltz). A _ large 
double. Has short white tube and white 
buds slightly tipped with pink, the up- 
turned sepals are frosty white flushed pink. 
Corolla a deep royal purple in heart of 
flower, outer petals marbled with white 
and phlox pink. Should be pinched heavi- 
ly. A natural trailer. 
PLUM GLORY—1955 (Schnabel). Plum Glory 
is so named because of the globular corolla 
and the color, which is an “off shade’’ of 
petunia purple and plum-like in hue. The 
recurved sepals are broad, granular and 
deep carmine. An_ exceptionally free 
bloomer. Upright. 
ROSE CHIFFON—1955 (Schnabel). A semi- 
double trailer with apricot overtones. This 
natural trailer is exceedingly free blooming, 
and the medium-sized globular flowers are 
a blend of Rose Bengal in the corolla, with 
Rose madder sepals. The petals are apricot 
tinted, giving the flower a warm rose pink 
cast. 
SAN JOSE—1955 (Erickson). This is sport of 
San Pablo, identical in growth and size of 
flowers, but more trailing. The corolla is 
white, sepals rose pink to rosy red. This 
will be a good hanger with the popular 
red and white coloring and very large flow- 
ers. 
SEA SPRITE—1955 (Reiter). This is a strong 
upright double. The well-displayed flowers 
open into a burst of pale violet (blue), 
long spreading white sepals. The inner 
base of the blue petals is deep rose, mak- 
ing the transition from the white sepals to 
the blue petalage indescribably charming. 
One of the finest introductions for 1955. 
SHY LADY—1955 (Waltz). An exceedingly 
lovely double rose. Has short tube and 
broad, pointed, upturned sepals of ivory 
white. Corolla, a creamy ivory, opens into 
a symmetrical formal flower, as flower ma- 
tures, its many petals turn an entirely new 
delicate shade of pale peach. Upright. 
SO BIG—1955 (Waltz). A very large pink, 
so big, hence its name. A double flowering 
pink and white natural trailer, with long 
rosy pink tube. The corolla is creamy white 
with long upturned sepals of pale pink, 
which often measure five inches. Won Ist 
prize, double fuchsia seedling, 1954 San 
Francisco Flower Show. 
STREAMLINER (Patented).—Everything about 
this great fuchsia is streamlined, the long 
slender buds, long thin tube, extra long 
twisted and curved sepals. Red to crimson 
slight violet intertones. A real cascader. 
Produces sheets of large showy flowers 3 to 
4 inches. Loves the warm climate. 
TINKER BELL—1955 (Hodges). Long single 
white corolla, veined soft pink. Tube and 
long, spreading and then upturned sepals 
range from white to pink, deepening to 
carmine at tips. Best displayed as a hang- 
ing basket, 
VIE EN ROSE—1955 (Reiter). A double in 
pastel coloring in pale rose and blue. The 
broad sepals and dense full petals of pale 
tyrian rose mixed with light violet, and 
occasional flecks of white. As the flower 
ages, it becomes clear tyrian rose without 
apparent fading. Upright grower. 
VOODOO (Patent pending).—Double corolla, 
darkest of any large double fuchsia, a very 
deep purple violet. Tube and wide up- 
turned sepals darkest red. Strong upright 
grower, very large flowers. The deep richly 
contrasting coloring of Voodoo places it at 
the top. 
FAVORITE VARIETIES OF UPRIGHT TYPE FUCHSIAS 
Strong well established plants in 2¥2“’ pot size, 35¢ each unless otherwise noted. 
AURORA SUPERBA — Single orange peach 
and light apricot. We believe this to be 
the nearest to a yellow fuchsia. 
BLUE WAVE—1954. Double campanula blue, 
Sepals Neyron rose. Willowy upright grow- 
er. 50c each. 
BUNKER BOY—Double corolla long fluted 
geranium lake petals, thick waxy tube and 
long broad sepals white, flushed palest 
carmine. Strong upright grower with large 
flowers. Excellent in warm sections. 
