1955 INTRODUCTIONS 
FIESTA 
Seedling 1524-1. Quite unique is this rather deep, bright red-orange with 
considerable veining and a yellowish glow in the throat and midrib area. 
From a distance it has nearly a true orange color. The thick-petaled florets 
are heavily fluted, needlepoint, and somewhat recurved; quite round in 
form. It usually opens about 7 of its 16 or 17 buds at once on a spike that 
measures 48 to 52 inches tall. An early bloomer, about 70 days. FIESTA is 
a good keeper when cut; it should be a good commercial orange when 
sufficient stock is available, as well as a potential show winner in its 
class. Propagation is good, germination fair to good. Parentage: Dieppe 
x Orange Gold. Size and color class, 424. Fiesta won the approval award 
of the Hybridizers’ Test Group in 1954. 
Medium bulbs only, $3.00 each. One bulb and 3 bulblets, $4.00. 
ARGENTINE 
Seedling 1538-2. We have made a few yellow crosses each year since 
we began hybridizing about twenty years ago, but Argentine is our first 
true yellow origination (Green Gold was intro- 
duced many years ago as achartreuse novelty). 
ARGENTINE is not the perfect yellow, but 
seemingly a step in the right direction, as it 
has an unusually clear color, and it opens 
more florets at a time than most yellows. The 
long flowerhead carries from 20 to 24 buds, of 
which 8 will open at once, with several more 
showing color, It averages 4 to 4% feet in 
height, occasionally up to 5 feet. Flowerhead 
is plenty long; it could stand a little more stem 
length below first floret, though usually quite 
well balanced as it grows here. Flowers are 
large, 5 inches or more in diameter, somewhat 
ruffied, with the broad thick-substanced petals 
forming a nicely rounded floret. It is a good 
propagator of easily germinating bulblets. 
Approval award, Hybridizers’ Test Group, 1954. 
Parentage: Orange Gold x Spotlight. 410 class. 
Blooms in 95 days. 
Medium bulbs only, $3.00 each. One bulb and 3 bulblets, $4.00. 
DOLL HOUSE 
Seedling 1417-4. An interesting break in form, DOLL HOUSE pre- 
sents a medium-small, very round, broad-petaled flower of metal-like sub- 
stance. The buds are exceptionally crinkled and ruffled, opening 4 or 5 
rosebud-like florets of clear deep salmon pink on spikes of medium height. 
Wonderful for distinctive arrangements, corsages, etc. Near the borderline 
between the small and medium size groups, it will likely be classed 332. 
DOLL HOUSKH, a sister seedling of Flashlight and Carmen Corliss, resulted 
from the cross: (Picardy x [Wings of Song x Maid of Orleans]) x (Incense 
x Beacon). An early-midseason bloomer, about 75 or 80 days from planting. 
A fair propagator; stock still scarce. 
Medium bulbs only, $5.00 each. Limit, one bulb to a customer. No 
bulblets for sale this year. 
(Note: With each bulb of Doll House, we will give, free of extra cost, 
a bulb of Gaiety—see next page.) 
