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1955 Introductions 
by 
Clement Schnabel 
For 1955 Mr. Clement Schnabel has chosen three fuchsias which are outstand- 
ing for color, vigor and garden performance. These are the originator’s descriptions: 
BURGUNDIAN. A double burgundy red 
flower with dark wine red shadings. The 
fully double spreading corolla is rather 
Short and of a dark maroon color. The 
granular sepals are deep carmine as is 
the medium wazy tube. Tough wirey 
stems. Burgundian is a seedling of 
Gypsy Queen and is best handled like 
Gypsy as a tall background plant. The 
branches are more arching than its 
parent but the leaves are equally dark 
and leathery. An unusual dusky ox blood 
color. 6-7 feet. Garden tested. 
PLUM GLORY. A well balanced flower 
on a naturally self branching trailer. 
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. There is no hint of 
blue and as the flower matures it 
changes to an acceptable shade of muted 
red. The recurved sepals are broad, 
granular and deep carmine. Plum Glory 
is exceptionally free blooming. Lateral 
branches appear spontaniously and flow- 
ers readily. Medium foliage. To 5-6 
feet. Garden tested. 
ROSE CHIFFON. 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 auxiliary 
petals are apricot tinted giving the 
flower a warm rose pink cast. Rose 
Chiffon will make a very large showy 
plant in a 12” pot. In the ground it will 
grow to 6-7 feet. Garden tested. 
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DOUBLE FUCHSIAS 
BLUE EYES (Reedstrom) 1954 intro- 
duction. Upright or will make a stiff 
basket. The contrast of the double blue 
corolla with the pale pink sepals is very 
effective. A good plant in the shade, it 
will stand lots of pinching. 
BLUE WAVES (Waltz) 1954 introduc- 
tion. Double corolla with waved petals 
of deep campanula violet, tube is flushed 
pink and upturned sepals are Neyron 
rose. The outer petals are splashed rose 
while the center remains deep violet 
blue. Can be pinched to make a basket. 
BLUE PENDANT. A medium sized 
double flower. The sepals are pale rose, 
petals pale campanula violet. Moderate 
branching growth. May be grown as a 
basket. 
BOUDOIR (Reiter) 1954 introduction. 
Large double flowers of daintiest color- 
ing, petals of pale Bishop’s violet which 
fades to pale orchid purple, sepals of 
creamy color. 
BERNADETTE. A fine upright plant 
whose lateral branches are held hori- 
zontally. Sepals are pale rose, double 
corolla in Veronica ‘“Blue.’ Medium 
sized flowers in the popular blue tone. 
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