. I Niobe Ten New Korean Crosses for 1936 Clio. Dwarf, compact plants of attractive habit pro- ducing great masses of deep carmine-rose flowers of a beautiful duplex form, Portnna. Very vigorous plants of medium height covered with unique curly-petalled ox-blood red flowers which measure 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Of very striking appearance. Hestia. Tlie nicely formed, semi-double flowers are very freely produced on compact bushy plants of medium height. Delicate rose-pink with white halo around a small yellow disc, Juno. Very dwarf, compact plants producing an abun- dance of single flowers w


. I Niobe Ten New Korean Crosses for 1936 Clio. Dwarf, compact plants of attractive habit pro- ducing great masses of deep carmine-rose flowers of a beautiful duplex form, Portnna. Very vigorous plants of medium height covered with unique curly-petalled ox-blood red flowers which measure 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Of very striking appearance. Hestia. Tlie nicely formed, semi-double flowers are very freely produced on compact bushy plants of medium height. Delicate rose-pink with white halo around a small yellow disc, Juno. Very dwarf, compact plants producing an abun- dance of single flowers whicli open as a coppery red gradually changing to a salmon flesh color as they age. Niobe. A vigorous variety of compact, dwarf habit. The flowers are over 2% inches in diameter. They are a glistening white with yellow disc. Produced in truly astonishing quantities. ITysa. A large, rather tall, upright grower, 2% to 3 feet in heiglit, producing a great abundance of showy, single, clear rosy lilac blooms measuring 3 inches in diameter. Feyche. Lively shell pink single flowers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, carried on wiry stems. A vigorous grower. Sappho. Compact, dwarf plants covered with good- sized single pure yellow flowers, Thalia. This forms compact bushy plants. IS to 24 Inches in height, covered with lovely duplex flowers of a lively orange shade. The blooms are exquisitely formed, Vesta. A plant of medium height and great vigor literally covered witli deep golden orange flowers of duplex form. The individual blooms measure over 2% inches in diameter. Anv of the above: 30c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100, Chrysanttaemnais are oontiiined on the next paffe. 61


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