BALL BRANCHING STOCKS 
One of our leading specialties 
L ong graceful stems and flower spikes with extra large flowers, also 
^ an earlier flowering habit than the branching Bismarcks, are the 
strong points for this strikingly fine class. Furthermore, our records 
and that of other growers clearly prove them more profitable than the 
branching kind, especially for market growers. Their cultural require¬ 
ments do not differ from the branching class, except that they must be 
spaced close. 
Not all varieties generally listed as such are really non-branching. The 
intermediate varieties produce two or three, sometimes more, strong 
breaks with flowers poorly spaced. Thru extensive single plant selection 
work on all the six colors we offer, we have made them 98% or better, 
non-branching, except our Ball White and Malmaison that belong to the 
Champion Long-stemmed Column type. This class differs from the Excel¬ 
sior Column type in being longer stemmed, also in producing a few weak 
breaks from about the base of the flower spike, — none at all below that 
point, and these few breaks are easily rubbed out. 
PROPORTION OF DOUBLES 
It is more difficult to maintain a dependably high percentage of doubles 
in the non-branching than in the branching class, except in the variety 
Lilac Lavender that remains comparatively high year after year. The 
percentage of doubles given for each variety we offer we find depend¬ 
able, except Chamois Pink that we find exceedingly difficult to maintain 
with a fair percentage of doubles. It will be noted that we are offering 
two strains of this. 
Please remember that double flowering strains can only be selected 
from the singles, double flowers being entirely sterile in all stocks. When 
we realize the determined effort nature makes to produce seed and that 
this must be done thru the singles only, the difficulty of maintaining high 
percentages of doubles will be appreciated. 
In conclusion, do not pass judgment on a strain until it is in full flower, 
because the singles are the first to open and are followed by the doubles. 
KaihcW 7-3s"’. XS31 
Medal Awarded “Ball Stocks” 
S, A. F. National Show, 1931 
FLORISTS'' 
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Young Stocks exposed to much hot tveather tcill come blind. 
