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short stems on only about half of the plants. 



STOCKS 'Brilliant Double Mix' had no flowers at all at 

 the last observation on September 1 5th. 'Miracle Mixture' 

 did not perform much better with only 4 of 20 12"-15" 

 plants flowering. 'Cheerful White' had a 100% bloom 

 record by mid-September on l8"-24" plants. 



TRACHYMENE 'Blue Lace Flower'— 1 l/2"-2 1/2" sky blue 

 flowers on 20"-28" plants. Many plants fell over late in 

 the summer, causing some crooked stems to form. 



XERANTHEMUM 'Mixed' — A type of "everlasting" grow- 

 ing 14"- 18" tall with lavender and white daisy-shaped 

 flowers in early September. 



ZINNIA 'State Fair' — still the best large dahlia-flowered 

 type in our trials when it came to disease-resistance and 

 yields. Grows 30"-4b" tall and good producer of usable 

 stems. 'Canary Bird' — 30"-40" bright golden yellow flowers 

 produced in quantity. 'Dark |ewels' — 30"-42" plants, large 

 flowers with twisted 'fantasy'-type petals. 'Bright Pink' 

 (Luminosa), 'Enchantress', 'Exquisite Pink', and 'Royal Gi- 

 ant Orange' all grew between 30" and 46" tall and had 

 fair resistance to bacterial blight. Of the smaller flowers, 

 the older 'Cut and Come Again' and 'Sunrise Rose', with 

 plants 28"-40" tall, had the least disease problems and 

 produced the most usable stems. The cultivars that 

 ranked the lowest as far as season-long performance and 

 disease resistance were 'California Giant', 'Crego Mix', 'Gi- 

 ant Double Mix', and 'Common Cactus Flowered'. 



Dr Charles H. Williams is Extension Specialist, Ornamentals, UNH 

 Cooperative Extension, Nesmith Hall, University of New Hampshire, 

 Durham, NH 03824; the phone number is 603-862-3207. 



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