Magazine  (Sep 1962)  Page(s) 47.  
 
The Secretary's "Trip" [by George Peyton, Rapidan, Virginia]
On the afternoon of May 8th, a talk was given to the Village Garden Club of Barboursville, Virginia, which is about twenty miles distant. I had expected to use live specimens to illustrate my talk but due to the lateness of the season, only a few blooms were out and so I could only take two to the meeting. One was of a new hybrid which Mr. Krekler has picked from seedlings sent him by the late Lyman G. Glasscock. He thinks it will be a formidable contender for the title of Best Hybrid. In my garden it was planted last fall. It sent up two strong stems about fifteen or more inches high, which made their appearance above ground in the midst of snows, freezes and intense heat. It took them all in stride and showed no ill effects. Its two blooms opened well. It is semi-double and of a pleasing shade of red. Mr. Krekler calls it "DAD".