Pompons 
THE HILL FLORAL PRODUCTS CO., Richmond, Indiana 
MRS. R. M. CALKINS. One of the best commer¬ 
cial yellow varieties on the market. A good 
keeper and shipper. Sept. 20; Nov. 25. 
MRS. WOODROW WILSON. (Exhibition) A 
magnificent, snow-white variety. Wonderful for 
its date. Aug. 15; Oct. 15. 
NERISSA. (Exhibition) Rosy lavender, grand in 
size, and beautifully incurved; big and globular. 
Sept. 5; Nov. 5. 
NIAGARA. (Exhibition) Immense, snow-white 
blooms with very long petals and of rounded, 
massive form. Good foliage; stiff stem. Aug. 
15; Nov. 5. 
*OLD ROSE. Fine shade of deep pink which it 
holds unusually well. Comes equally well from 
late crown or terminal bud, the crown-bud open¬ 
ing a few days earlier. A good early Novem¬ 
ber pink. Sept. 1; Nov. 1. 
QUAKER MAID. A large, glistening white va¬ 
riety of extra value as it is ready to cut the first 
week in October. Straight stem and good foli¬ 
age. Aug. 20; Oct. 7. 
ROSANDA. (Exhibition) Color, old-rose; outer 
petals reflexing; center incurved. A fine large 
sort of very easy culture. Sept. 10; Nov. 1. 
^SILVER SHEEN. A splendid early white com¬ 
mercial variety. Good keeper and shipper. Aug. 
25; Oct. 25. 
*SNOW WHITE. Fine early white following Silver 
Sheen. Easy to do. The rounded, incurved form 
makes it a perfect shipper. Aug. 25; Nov. 1. 
*SUN GLOW. A brilliant yellow of Bonnaffon type 
but larger, very smooth incurved. Absolutely 
unsurpassed as a commercial and one of the most 
handsome. The best early yellow filling the need 
for this date. Aug. 15; Oct. 20. 
SUN GOLD. The brightest yellow; perfect in 
form. It is almost faultless. Fine for Thanks¬ 
giving and later. Sept. 30; Nov. 28. 
TEKONSHA. Grand large-flowering bronze for 
Thanksgiving. A valuable color for this date. 
Aug. 18; Nov. 20. 
THANKSGIVING PINK. A color needed for va¬ 
riety among the numerous whites and yellows of 
this late date. Do not bench before June 15; 
then use terminal bud. Splendid pot variety. 
Nov. 25. 
TIMOTHY EATON. Absolutely white. Can be 
spaced 6 by 8 inches. Late cuttings give fine, 
substantial flowers for Thanksgiving. Sept. 10; 
Nov. 10. 
WHITE CHIEFTAIN. White sport of Chieftain. 
The smoothest, roundest of them all. Sept. 10; 
Nov. 10. 
WHITE DISTINCTION. A pure white sport from 
Distinction, which it resembles in every way ex¬ 
cept color. A fine commercial white. Take 
terminal; Nov. 25. 
W. H. WAITE. (Exhibition) A magnificent scar¬ 
let and gold. One of the most brilliant. Aug. 
25; Nov. 5. 
WOOLF’S PINK. An unusually valuable commer¬ 
cial. Will pay to plant in quantity. Perfect in 
form and clearness of color and unusually wel¬ 
come about October 10. Plant in May. Aug. 20; 
Oct. 10. 
YELLOW CHIEFTAIN. Of fine form, like the 
other members of the Chieftain family. It is 
lemon-yellow in color. An invaluable commer¬ 
cial variety. Aug. 30; Oct. 25. 
YELLOW MONUMENT. This is a yellow sport of 
Monument which we obtained from Carl Engel- 
mann of Saffron Walden, England. Straw-yel¬ 
low in color, with all the good points of Monu¬ 
ment, including its unusually fine keeping qual¬ 
ities. Sept. 10; Nov. 10. 
YELLOW TURNER. (Exhibition) The yellow 
sport from Turner. A necessity in a collection 
where blooms for exhibition are being grown. 
Aug. 30; Nov. 5. 
POMPONS 
AMOS. Large Pompon. A splendid bronze of the 
autumn-foliage type. 
BETTY WATKINS. Large Pompon. The flowers 
are golden bronze, 1% inches in diameter, and 
carried well upon strong, sturdy stems. 
BOKHARA. Large Pompon. One of our favo¬ 
rites. Dark bronze. 
BRONZE QUEEN. Button type. A darker bronze 
than Hilda Canning. 
CAPT. COOK. Lai'ge Pompon. A lovely shade of 
rose-pink, free from lavender tones. 
CHICAGO PEARL. Large Pompon. Considered 
one of the best of all white Pompons. The sprays 
are large and the flowers carried well apart. 
CHRISTMAS GOLD. Small Button type. Very 
bright yellow. Quite productive. Early Decem¬ 
ber. 
CLARA JAMESON IMPROVED. Button type. 
A deep, vivid color of bronze and scarlet. 
CORA PECK BUHL. Large Pompon. An intense 
shade of yellow, somewhat brighter than Sun 
Glow of the larger-flowering Mums. Very popu¬ 
lar. 
^CRYSTAL WHITE. Fine pure white Pompon that 
can be grown very successfully either as a spray 
or a disbud. It follows the Dotys. 
DOROTHY TURNER. Large Pompon. A combi¬ 
nation of bronze and old-gold. An upright 
grower of medium height. 
DREAM. Large Pompon. Fine pink for a time 
when it is needed — Thanksgiving. Medium 
height. 
ETHEL. Button type. A splendid bright red 
miniature Pompon. 
FIREBIRD. Large Pompon. Best early red we 
have; color very bright. Strong, upright grower 
and productive. 
HILDA CANNING. Button type. Brilliant red¬ 
dish bronze. 
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