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RIVERVIEW GARDENS. ST. PALL. MINN. 
Early Dawn for early flowering and Sehwaben Girl for its pure pink col¬ 
oring. Pinks will come and pinks will go, but Mr. W. H. Phipps will go 
on forever. 
Robert, the First, introduced by us last year, has received favor¬ 
able comment throughout the country. Mr. C. G. Young of Wis., writes, 
“Last spring I received five large bulbs of Robert, the First from you. 
I have just cut the last of eleven real exhibition spikes from these bulbs. 
There is no doubt in my mind that you have turned out a real Glad 
here. The heat and drought did not affect this variety at all—in fact, 
Robert, the First and Picardy came through best of all. I am sure you 
will enjoy much success with this new variety and I wish to congratu¬ 
late you.” This is an unsolicited testimonial. Robert, the First, was 
offered last year as a good dependable Glad with only a short descrip¬ 
tion and no “Ballyhoo” or whatever you wish to call it. The price is 
within reach of everyone and all we ask you to do is try it. It is our 
belief, that this is a Glad so outstanding it will advertise itself. 
If you are looking for the odd and unusual, we recommend Chip¬ 
pewa, an ashes of rose color with wide open flowers; Hinemoa, a choco¬ 
late brown; Union Jack, a Marmora with a red blotch, and Bagdad and 
Mother Machree as the best of the true smokies. 
Keep your eye on Rev. Christ new varieties. We are the only 
growers in the country that list both his 1935 and 1936 introductions. 
Canzonetta, Flamingo, Londonderry, Matador, Pensacola, Robert Burns, 
Blue Admiral, and Smiling Maestro are meeting with the approval of 
Glad fans. His 1936 introductions; namely, Blue Majesty, Bonnie Blue, 
Adelaide, Elfin Queen, Princess Ann, and Purity, will soon find their 
way into your garden. 
Something should be said about commercial cut flower varieties, 
suitable for forcing as well as those grown in the field during the sum¬ 
mer months. The prerequisites of a good cut flower variety are numer¬ 
ous. It must have a good length of stem, flowers not too massive nor 
too large, but should have all the qualities of a decorative type. A self 
color is preferred over mixed colors, the lighter shades over the darker. 
Such varieties as Orange Queen, Gold Eagle, Tiffany, La Paloma, A1 
Smith, Melody, Gloriana, Giant Nymph, Apricot Glow, Los Angeles, 
Marnia, Break O'Day, Antione, Annie Laurie, Cara Mia, and Rose Mist. 
In the larger flowering class the following are very useful as cut flowers: 
Maid of Orleans, Carmen Sylva, Dr. Bennett, Bertv Snow, Minute, Mrs. 
F. C. Peters, Betty Nuthall, Longfellow, Pride of Wanakah, and Veil- 
chenblau. 
A new Glad, to get near the top today, must be a Glad for all 
general purposes. It must satisfy the florist as well as the garden 
lover; it must be fine enough to exhibit in the showroom; and it must 
have substance and vigor to endure all of the different variations of 
