INC. 
"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
EARLY OR WINTER 
SNAPDRAGONS 
L ONG stiff stems, attractive colors and no wilting are reasons why “snaps” are one 
of our big indispensable crops. Easily grown too, though, like all crops under 
the artificial conditions of a greenhouse in winter, they are susceptible to various 
forms of rot. This is largely due to lack of ventilation or the heavy damp air of a cool 
house. A raised bed gets away from much of this trouble, though a well drained bed 
close to the glass will produce fine snaps. Also, most forms of rot seem to come from 
the soil for if we plant in fresh or sterilized material little trouble develops, especially 
if attention is given to the atmospheric condition of the house. For the early or winter 
crop we prefer to sow seed during June and keep the young stock in an outdoor frame 
as much as possible. 
Snaps are steadily being improved. Very few of the new ones from responsible growers 
are a failure. In our estimation the following belong at the head of the list of standard 
kind: Cheviot Maid Supreme and the Yoder strain for a lighter shade of pink,-Coate’s 
Yellow, a rich deep shade, though, with us not quite so early as Ceylon Court. For 
mid-winter we believe Sun Tan should be preferred to Afterglow, that shatters for 
some and is not so early as Sun Tan. Terry’s Surprise is a very rich orange, rose tinged, 
fine heavy spikes too, but not extra early. On a raised bed and a 50° house Lucky 
Strike does well for most growers, though, we bel ieve Schneider’s new white “Pros¬ 
perity” will take its place. Velvet Beauty is making many friends,- we need the variety 
in color it gives us. For later planting use Rose Queen, New Cincinnati and Afterglow. 
They are outstanding for spring flowering. 
White Prosperity. (P ierre Schneider new). We believe this new white 
will take its place as the winter-flowering white and so do all ex¬ 
perienced growers who have seen it growing. Unlike other early 
whites, it is as free flowering as Ceylon Court or Cheviot Maid with 
flowers well placed and pure white. We have had no advance trial 
of White Prosperity, but from what we have seen of it we do not 
hesitate recommending it. 
Tr. Pkt., $2.00/ 3 Tr. Pkts., $5.00. 
Radiance. (W. W. Thompson Co. new). According to our trial of Ra¬ 
diance the past season it is a valuable commercial rose-pink. The 
flowers are quite large and particularly well placed on the stem, no 
brushy growth with us, with color and general effect outstanding. 
Tr. Pkt. # $1.50/ 3 Tr. Pkts., $4.00. 
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