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and very good propagator. Phyllis McQuiston made wonderful spikes, and is 
well worth while. Mildred Louise is giving Picttrdy a good run for top honors; 
and in some respects we like it better. Smiling Maestro, in the orange-salmon 
class, is another of Rev. Christ’s fine varieties. Sonatine, Pfitzer’s new pure pink, 
is a real super Glad; it is one of the finest colors we have seen in a long time. 
Margaret Fulton, a rich salmon-pink that makes an ideal spike for cutting, is 
one of our favorites. Good pinks are almost endless. We have Lotus for its 
delicate coloring, Jessie for dependability, Miss Greeley and Early Dawn for early 
flowering and Schwaben Girl for its pure pink coloring. 
Robert, the First, introduced by us three years ago, has received favorable 
comments throughout the country. Mr. E. W. Fisher of Glenns Ferry, Ida., writes: 
“I raise a few thousand Glads here for my own pleasure, and I can truthfully 
say that Robert, the First was the best Glad in my garden last year. This is an 
unsolicited testimonial. Robert, the First was offered last year as a good, depend¬ 
able Glad with only a short description 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. 
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If you are looking for the odd and unusual, we recommend Chippewa, an 
ashes of rose color with wide open flowers; Hinemoa, a chocolate brown; Union 
Jack, a Marmora with a red blotch, and Bagdad and Mother Machree as the best 
of the true smokies. Our color cut of Vagabond Prince is an exact reproduction. 
It is the finest we have seen in a long time. 
Something should be said about commercial cut flower varieties suitable for 
forcing, as well as those grown in the field during the summer months. The 
prerequisites of a good cut flower variety are numerous. 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, 
La Paloma, Al Smith, Melody $ Gloriana, Giant Nymph, Apricot Glow, Marnia, 
Break O' Day, Antione, Annie Laurie, Cara Mia, Rose Mist, and Mrs. Calvin 
Coolidge. In the larger floweringrclass the following are very useful as cut flowers: 
Picardy, Mildred Louise, Maid of Orleans, Carmen Sylva, Dr. Bennett, Berty 
Snow, Minuet, Mrs. F. C. Peters, Betty Nuthall, Pride of Wanakah, Veilchenblau, 
Margaret Fulton, Dream O' Beauty, Cadillac, and Johann S. Bach, just to men¬ 
tion a few. tf'ic n t 
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A new Glad, to get near the top today, must be a Glad for all general pur¬ 
poses. It must satisfy the florist ^ 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 temperature and environment under which 
it will be grown. The price does not always show the merit and beauty of any 
variety. When there is a quantity of stock in any variety, the prices drop as with 
any other commodity. New varieties are high only because of their scarcity. Of 
course, some may drop more rapidly in price than others, as they increase faster, 
while those that are poor increasers usually drop very slowly. 
It was my pleasure this pa$t season to attend several large Flower Shows 
♦hroughout the country. Many finej.yarieties were shown and the prize winners were 
