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of good size and texture. Grows four to five feet from June Planting. 
Blooms first week in November. Take terminal bud. 
SECRETARY NEHRL1NG. Very perfect in form, of the true com¬ 
mercial type. Bright yellow, same shade as Mrs. R. M. Calkins. Stem 
heavy and strong with the foliage extending up to the bloom. Reserve 
bud August 15th to 20th. Later buds, while fully double, produce less 
globular flowers, more intense in color. Height from early May planting 
4 V 2 feet. Flowers 5 y 2 inches in diameter. Mature November 15th to 20th. 
C. S. A. Certificate $1.00 per doz., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000. 
FRIENDLY RIVAL. This is acknowledged the finest yellow ever 
produced considering its size, color, stem and foliage. Maturing No¬ 
vember 10th. to 15th. It is the brightest yellow of its season. 
MAJOR BONAFEAN. Closely incurved, clear yellow of very fine 
substance. Its perfectly formed flowers are supported on strong stems 
with good foliage. Matures middle of November and later from buds se¬ 
lected September 10th. 
MARIE DePETRIS. A wonderful golden yellow, incurved. Matures 
November 20 from buds selected August 20th. A perfect commercial in 
every respect. 
YELLOW PEARSON. Ours is the clear bright yellow sport of the 
popular bronze variety, Gladys Pearson, introduced to the trade by Baur- 
Steinkamp Co. Like its parent, it comes just right for Thanksgiving Day 
and should be planted heavily for that time. 
GOLDEN MRS. ROSS. (E. D. Smith). This sport is identical in 
every respect with its parent, except color, which is a much darker yel¬ 
low, nearly approaching the color of Friendly Rival. Height, four feet. 
Matures November 28. 
MRS. NELLIE T. ROSS. Light yellow, 
possibly a shade lighter than that of Bonaf- 
fan. Its late flowering period, November 
30 into December greatly enhances its value. 
A wonderful keeper. Do not reserve bud 
until early October. Height 4y 2 feet. 
GOLDEN CHADWICK. When high-class 
blooms are the chief object this variety 
reigns supreme. Its rich yellow color, 
combined with good characteristics of the 
Chadwick’s places it as one of the best late 
yellow varieties. Late plantings produce 
superior flowers from Thanksgiving to 
Christmas. 75c per doz., $3.50 per 100, 
$30.00 per 1,000. 
YELLOW CHATTANOOGA. A sport of Chattanooga, identical to its 
parent in every respect except color, which is an even shade of yellow, 
about same shade as Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, but blooms one week later from 
terminal buds. 
GOLDEN MISTLETOE. A sport of the Mistletoe. It is not a deep 
golden, but has more of the tints found in Indian Summer and can well be 
recommended as one to be planted largely, it coming in at a time when 
there is a brisk demand for high grade flowers. 
Mrs. Nellie T. Ross 
