Observations in My Gardens in 193 3 
Just a mention of some of the visitors’ favorites: 
I think Prince of Persia was the most popular and at¬ 
tracted the most attention, as they all grew about 6 
ft. high and the blooms were 10x6 in. and held high 
to the top of the bush on strong stems and had such a 
wonderful different shade of red. 
New Glory was another, as it had bi-color blooms of ox- 
blood red, tipped white, and some solid colored blooms 
of oxblood red at the same time. 
Indiana Moon was wonderful, also, with huge blooms held 
high above the foliage on long, stiff stems. 
Grace Curling, a large flower of delicate lavender, and 
having cleft petals, was the favorite of the lavenders- 
and the ladies’ favorite. 
Kemp’s White Wonder received a lot of attention on 
account of its mammoth size and vigorous growth. 
Snowcap, a new white formal decorated, was of good size 
and perfect formation; and Star of Bethlehem, 
although not quite so large, but a semi-cactus of purest 
white of star-like appearance, was picked out for bou¬ 
quets or flower baskets. Champoeg always came fine. 
Kathleen Norris still is holding its own as one of the 
best pinks and grows large without special attention. 
Marshall’s Pink was a favorite of the pinks for cut 
flowers. 
The Salmon Pinks—Buckeye Bride came first on account 
of its beautiful color and extra long stems, and Ken¬ 
tucky came next. 
Rudy Vallee had beautiful semi-cactus flowers of large 
size. Mary Baker was one of the outstanding yellows, 
always large and a constant bloomer. My plants of 
Amelia Earhart, Palo Alto and La Fiesta were a little 
late but made wonderful growth and had large flowers 
from September 15th on until frost. Many other of the 
newer varieties that were fine are as follows: Good¬ 
night, Shahrazade, Gabriel, Murphy’s Masterpiece, 
Mabel Douglas, Orinda Jean Trimbee, The Commo¬ 
dore, Achievement, and City of Trenton. Of the older 
varieties that still hold their own were Jersey Beauty, 
Siskiyou, Rose Fallon, Sanhican’s Peach, The Lemon¬ 
ade, Brocton Beauty, and Dad. 
Every one should have a few pom poms for table deco¬ 
rations or bouquets as they have such wonderful form 
and keeping qualities. The best bloomers and growers 
were Achilles, Little Edith, Elizabeth, Kittv C. Bronze 
Beauty, Johnnie. Yellow Gem, Pothart, Phyllis, Joe 
Fette, Spy, and Sunset. 
Mignons or English Bedding Dahlias are long stemmed 
singles and are also fine for table decorations or wall 
vases. We use them for borders as they are low grow¬ 
ing bushes and can be planted close together. 
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