This year I am including some additional information in my descriptions. 
As in former years the number preceeding the variety name indicates the official 
show classification. This can also be used by those who buy just for home use, as 
a guide in making their selections as to color and size of florets. 
For example the number preceding Ruby, is 252. The 200 means that the 
floret size is 200 (florets 2%4 inches through 314 inches) and the 52 designates 
that its color is deep red. 
SIZE CLASSES: Miniature (100 series), florets under 2% inches. 
Small (200 series), florets 2% through 3% inches. 
Medium (300 series), 3% through 4% inches. 
Large (400 series), florets 4% through 5% inches. 
Giant (500 series), florets 54% inches and larger. 
COLOR CLASSES: 
00—White 32—Deep Salmon 62—Medium Rose 
06—Cream 36—Scarlet 64—Deep Rose 
10—Light Yellow 40—Light Pink 66—Light Lavender 
12—Deep Yellow 42--Medium Pink 68—Deep Lavender 
16—Buff 44Deep Pink 70—Purple = 
20—Light Orange 50—Light Red 76—Light Blue-Violet 
22—Deep Orange 52—Deep Red 78—Dark Blue-Violet 
24—-Red-Orange 54—-Black Red 80-86—Smoky shades 
30—Light Salmon 60—Light Rose 90—Any Other Color 
An odd number as the last digit denotes a conspicuous marking. For ex- 
ample, 120 Elda is a miniature light orange without markings and 221 Flicker 
is a small light orange with a conspicuous red blotch. The conspicuous marking 
does not necessarily mean a blotch as other markings may also be conspicuous. 
Immediately following the name of the variety is the originator’s name 
and the year of introduction (this is not available for all varieties) and the letter 
following E, M, or L denotes maturity as early, midseason, or late. I prefer this 
designation to giving the number of days to bloom which is quite misleading 
since so many things make this vary, even in the same climate or locality. For 
instance, the earlier you plant the longer it takes to bloom and not only that, but 
weather conditions vary in different years so that a variety planted on the same 
day of the year in your own garden may vary from one to two weeks in different 
years. So the best we can do is to indicate early, midseason, or late. If you are 
anxious to hit a particular show with a particular variety, the best thing to do 
is to make about three plantings, a week apart. Occasionally my maturity listings 
may vary from other listings for they are based on my own records over several 
years from large bulbs planted in early May. 
