'Lyric' 2-1/2 - 3, chartreuse Trying to Identify Those Glenn Dales 'Mary Helen' 2, chartreuse 'Moonbeam' 4 - 5 Jane Newman 'Niagara' 2-1/2, chartreuse Great Falls, VA 'Omen' 2 - 2-1/ 2, chartreuse 'Polar Sea' 3, chartreuse 'Safrano' 3-1/2, touch of chartreuse on upper lobe First of all, the emphasis is on the words "trying to." This is intended to be 'Seafoam 3, chartreuse yellow helpful to anyone who has acquired a property with a large collection of untagged 'Silver Moon' 3, chartreuse Glenn Dales or who has suffered a major disaster with respect to lost or illegible 'Snow Wreath' 3-1/2, faint char- labels-as I did. Basic source of the data is B. Y. Morrison's Monograph 20 as re- treuse printed in Lee's Azaleas. Several corrections or additions to descriptions have ap- 'Swansong' 3-1/2 - 4, yellow peared in THE AZALEAN (see particularly issue for October 1980). A "(c)" indi- 'Undine' 2 - 2-1/2, small green dots cates a variety for which such a description change is used. Asterisks (*) indicate on upper 3 lobes varieties about which comments or personal quibbles are listed alphabetically at `Vespers' 3, chartreuse the end of the article. `Vestal' 2 - 2-1/2, chartreuse Mid-May to Later `Snowclad' 3 - 3-1/2, chartreuse Color `Wavelet' 2-1/2, yellow Since most of us don't have access to a Ridgway color chart, it can be useful Mid- to Late May to group plants by color descriptions. Thus, if, for example, you have a plant 'Furbelow' (c) 2-1/2 - 3, Viridine whose identity you are pretty sure of and which is shown as having Nopal Red yellow flowers, your possibilities for a different plant with the same color blossoms are 'Moonstone' 2-1/2 - 3, chartreuse narrowed to fewer than half a dozen. 'Wisdom' 2, chartreuse White End of May Solid white Glenn Dales are listed below by bloom sequence, size of flower 'Snowscape' 2 in inches, flower form (if other than single) and color, if any, of blotch or throat Some white Glenn Dales are dis- (many of the blotches fade rather quickly). tinctive-'Moonbeam', for example, Early April because of its size. 'Angelus' (c) has a 'Samite' 2, hose-in-hose rare flush of pale purple when first Early to Mid-April opening. 'Arctic' is mostly six-lobed. 'Cantabile' 2 - 2-1/2 'Lyric' may have clusters up to 14 flowers. 'Vestal' has a strong tendency Mid-April toward petaloids, and the very dwarf 'Bridal Veil' 3, Chrysolite Green on upper 3 lobes 'Carrara' also has some petaloids. Late April 'Treasure' has long, pale pink buds. 'Angelus' (c) 2 - 2-1/2, purple Maybe one 'Vespers' blossom out of 'Glacier' 2-1/ 2 - 3 200 has a little purple. The dark green 'Ivory' 2 or 3 flowers in head, 4" high, 3" wide foliage of 'Glacier' is extremely lus- 'Treasure' 3-1/2 - 4-1/2, suggestion of pink trous and almost round. Sister seed- Late April to Early May lings 'Angela Place' and 'Polar Sea 'Ranger' 2 - 2-1/2, double, suggestion of chartreuse have wide open or flat flowers. Possi- bilities for other white unknowns may Early to Mid-May at least be narrowed by noting the 'Angela Place' 3 shape and color of leaves, whether `Cygnet' (c) 1-1/2, pale yellow blossom margins are ruffled or frilled, `Driven Snow' 3 and the number of flowers in a head. `Everest' 2, pale chartreuse 'Helen Close' 2-1/2 - 3, very pale yellow Variegated White 'Nativity' 2 - 2-1/ 2, very pale chartreuse Variegated white Glenn Dales are Mid-May shown by bloom sequence, size of 'Arctic' 2-1/ 2 - 3, greenish flower in inches, flower form (if other `Carrara' 2-1/2 - 3, yellowish than single) and variegation color. 'Damask' 2, hose-in-hose Early to Mid-April 'Eucharis' 3, chartreuse 'Minuet', Amparo Purple 14 • THE AZALEAN/March 1992 `Pastel' 1-1/2 - 2, hose-in-hose, 'Defiance' 2, Eugenia Red 'Patriot' 2-3/4 - 3, Phlox Purple Amaranth Pink 'Frivolity' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red 'Prodigal' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple 'Portent' 1 -1-1/ 2, Magenta 'Futurity' 2-1/2, hose-in-hose, Ros- 'Roundelay' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple Mid-April olane Purple `Scherzo' 2-1 /2 - 3, Hortense Violet 'Capella' 2 - 2-1/ 2, hose-in-hose, 'Gallant' 2-1/ 2, red 'Scholar' 2-1/ 2- 3, lavender Mathew's Purple 'Gnome' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red 'Silver Cup' 2-3/4 - 3-1 / 4, Light 'Cinderella' 2 - 2-1/ 2, Eugenia 'Goblin' 2, Eugenia Red Amparo Purple Red to Acajou Red 'Grandam' 3, Liseran Purple 'Silver Lace' 2-3/ 4 - 3, Purple (true) 'Delight' 3-4, Phlox Purple 'Joker' 3-3-1/2, Rosolane Purple 'Trinket' 2-1/2 -3, Pale Amaranth 'Dimity'* 1-1/2 - 2, Spinel Red 'Kohinoor' 3, Nopal Red Pink 'Duenna' 1 - 1-1/2, Rosolane Pur- 'Madcap' 2, Eugenia Red 'Whimsical' 2, Phlox Purple ple 'Masquerade' 2-1/2, Tyrian Pink 'Winedror 2-3/ 4 -3, Phlox Purple 'Fantasy' 2, dull red 'Memento' 2, Liseran Purple 'Zephyr' 2-3/4-3, Light Mallow 'Festive* 2 - 2-1/ 2, dull rose 'Moira' 2, Eugenia Red Purple 'Geisha' 1-1/2 - 2, Livid Purple `Motley' 2 Tyrian Pink Possibilities may again be nar- 'Limerick' 1-1/2 - 2, Spinel Pink to 'Paprika' 2, Eugenia Red rowed by noting the color of any Spinel Red 'Pinocchio' (c), 2, Nopal Red blotch, shape and color of leaves, 'Marmora' (c) 2 - 2-1/ 2, hose-in- 'Pinto' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red whether margins are ruffled or frilled, hose, red 'Presto 2-1/2, between Eugenia and number of flowers in the head, as 'Pied Piper' 2-3/4 - 3, Amaranth Red and Acajou Red well as amount and form (dots, flakes, Pink 'Puck' 2-1/2 -3, Acajou Red sanding, and/or stripes) of the varie- 'Satrap' 2- 2-1/ 2, Eugenia Red to 'Punchinello' 3- 3-1/ 2, Rosolane gations. 'Pied Piper' (c) usually has six Acajou Red Purple petals. Many variegated whites have 'Rogue' 3, Mallow Purple Mid- to Late April solid sports. 'Cadenza' sometimes 'Satyr' 3, Mallow Purple sports to a striking Rosolane Purple 'Caprice' 2, coral red 'Shimmer' 2, Rose Color 'Quakeress' 2- 2-3/4, Bishop's border with a white center. 'Consola- 'Silver Mist' 2, Magenta tion, 'Galaxy', and 'Scherzo' also may Purple 'Sorcerer' 2, Rosolane Purple 'Stardust' 2- 2-1/4, purple have occasional dark bordered sports. 'Spangles' 2-1/2, Jasper Red 'Prodigal' has sports of Pale Amparo Mid-April to Early May 'Taffeta' 2- 2-1/2, Rosolane Purple Purple with white edges and a crim- 'Alabaster' 2-2-1/2, hose-in-hose, 'Talisman' 2-1/2 Eugenia Red son blotch on the upper lobe. 'Delight' Spinel Pink 'Tomboy' 2, Eugenia Red has sports that resemble the Sekidera Late April 'Trousseau' 3, Spinel Pink form of R. 'Mucronatum'. 'Puck' 'Cascade* 1-1/2, hose-in-hose, bril- 'Vanguard' 2-1/2, Old Rose sports to branches with white flowers. liant Rose Pink 'Yeoman' 2-1/2, Eugenia Red Mid- to Late May White Center Late April to Early May Glenn Dales whose usual color pat- 'Glee' 2 - 2-1 /2, Mallow Purple 'Acrobat' 2-1/2, Mallow Purple 'Allegory' 2-3/ 4 - 3, Light Phlox tern is a white or near-white center Early to Mid-May Purple and a darker border are listed below 'Harlequin' 2, Phlox Purple 'Antique' 2-3/4 -3, Phlox Purple by bloom sequence, size of bloom in 'Lacquer' 3, Old Rose 'Ave Maria' 2-1/ 2- 3, Phlox Purple inches, and color of border. 'Novelty' 2, Phlox Purple 'Baroque 2-1/2 -3, Phlox Purple Early to Mid-April `Polonaise' 2, Magenta 'Blizzard' 2-3/4-3, Phlox Purple 'Caress' 2 - 2-1 / 4, pale pink 'Requiem' 2, Magenta 'Cadenza' 2, Magenta `Dayspring' 1-3/4 - 2, paler than 'Sonata' 2-1/ 2, Phlox Purple to true 'Cavatina' 2-3/4 -3-1/4, Phlox Pur- Rose Pink Purple ple Early to Mid-May Mid-May 'Consolation' 2-1/ 2 - 3, Light Am- 'Martha Hitchcock' 3, Magenta 'Altair' 3, Rose-Purple paro Purple 'Aviator' 2-3/4, Eugenia Red `Dowager' 3, Magenta May 'Chameleon' 3 - 3-1/2, Rosolane 'Egoist' 2-1/2-3, Phlox Purple 'Bravura' 2-1/ 2 - 3, Rose Pink Purple 'Folly' 2-3/4 -3, Tyrian Pink Mid-May 'Chum' 2, Eugenia Red 'Galaxy' 2-1/2 - 3, Light Phlox Pur- 'Boldface' 3, Light Phlox Purple 'Cinnabar' 3, Spinel Red ple 'Fawn' 2 - 2-1/ 2, Mallow Pink 'Cocktail' 2, Eugenia Red 'Killarney' 2-3/ 4 -3-1 / 4, Phlox 'Helen Gunning' 2-1 / 2, Tyrian 'Conquest' 2-1/2 - 2-3/ 4, Rhoda- Purple Pink mine Purple 'Niphetos' 2-1/2-3, Phlox Purple 'Picotee' 2, Liseran Purple 'Cream Cup' 2, red 'Orison' 2-1/2, Magenta `Susannah' 2-1 / 2, Mallow Purple March 1992/THE AZALEAN • 15 Mid- to Late May from the margins with Pale Amaranth 'Chanticleer' 'Luna' 3-1/2, almost Tyrian Rose Pink, often with a white area in the Aster Purple [deep purplish Red] 'Sarabande' 2-3/4 — 3, Light Phlox center of each lobe. 'Pixie' is white, 'Dauntless' Purple with central rays of Spinel Pink and a Begonia Rose [deep purplish Pink] Late May, Early June Spinel Red blotch on the upper lobe 'Ambrosia' 'Aztec' 3, between Rose Doree and and occasional stripes. 'Herald' is 'Bagatelle' Peach Red white, with some Magenta stripes but 'Copperman' "chiefly distinguished by the blotch of 'Delilah' Several of these varieties produce dull crimson dots on the upper lobe 'Elizabeth' solid sports.