How to Select Varieties 
Many people ask me to recommend varieties to them. I cannot do any better then refer 
you to my catalogue descriptions and star ratings. Some people seem to be under the im- 
pression that an advertising man or the office boy or somebody writes the descriptions and 
that they do not reflect my own personal opinions. I assure you this is not so. In the descrip- 
tions I try to be as accurate as possible and tell you what I think of the various varieties. — 
And I rate them according to what I think they deserve. Just note whether they are large, 
medium or small and the type and the season of blooming and then refer to the price list 
and see if the price is in the range that you want to pay. 
I cannot tell you what you would like as tastes differ so much. Some people don’t like 
the very best varieties and no matter how poor a variety is some people will like it. 
Some people seem to think that if I write a personal letter telling them what I think 
about a variety it would be much more accurate than what I say in the catalogue. But if 
you cannot believe my descriptions I don’t see how you can believe a personal letter that I 
dictate to my stenographer. And I just haven’t the time to write a personal letter to all my 
thousands of customers. My own personal opinions are right in the descriptions. 
TO HELP YOU 
TO SELECT VARIETIES I am giving you my personal opinion on certain points that 
characterize some of the leading kinds. I might say that these varieties might not act the 
same in your garden as most varieties will vary more or less according to growing conditions. 
But the following notes will help to guide you. 
Tallest Barbara Jane, Beacon, Big Top, Capistrano, Commando, Corona, Crinkle 
Cream, Fort Ti, High Finance, Kestrel, King Lear, Lancaster, Leading Lady, Lorna Doone, 
Manchu, Marimba, Maxwelton, Mystery, Ogarita, Palermo, Picardy, Sensation, Sir Gala- 
had, Spotlight, Titan, Valedictory. 
Earliest Abnaki, Babs, Bernece, Bella Donnas Cordelia, Dolores, Early Rose, Jon- 
quil, King Lear, Lantana, Lavender and Gold, Lavender Ruffles, Margo, Ophir, Prelude, 
Red Plush, Salutation, Truelove, Vangold, Winston. 
Largest Aladdin, Bengasi, Big Top, Burma, California, Carrara, Commando, Corona, 
‘Dover, Eglantine, Fair Angel, Flying Fortress, Fort Ti, Irak, King Lear, Laddie, Lorna 
Doone, Malta, Minstrel, Miss New Zealand, Mystery, Palermo, Picardy, Pioneer, Recado, 
Red Plush, Rose Ruffles, Sensation, Sir Galahad, Titan. 
Longest Flower Head Ballad, Bengasi, Big Top, Black Opal, Burma, Carrara, 
Dr. Whiteley, Flying Fortress, Irak, King Lear, Margaret Beaton, Marimba, Minstrel, 
Ogarita, Palermo, Sensation. 
Most Heavily Ruffled Amulet, Babs, Ballad, Barcarole, Bengasi, Bolero, 
Capistrano, Discovery, Eglantine, Glamis, King Lear, Mary Elizabeth, Minstrel, Moneeta, 
Myrth, Ophir, Rose Ruffles, Sensation, Snowbank, Susannah, Valedictory, Winston. 
Opening Most Blooms at Once Algonquin, Athlone, Avalon, Benison, 
Black Opal, Blessed Damosel, Burma, Chamouny, Cover Girl, Damaris, Fair Angel, Flag- 
ship, Flying Fortress, Golden State, Grenadier, High Finance, Lancaster, Lantana, Leading 
Lady, Lucifer, Margaret Beaton, Marimba, Maxwelton, Mayling, Mermaid, Mother 
Machree, Myrna, Pandora, Pillar of Fire, Purple Supreme, Recado, Rose O’Day. 
Most Ideal Stem Algonquin, Athlone, Ballad, Beacon, Commando, Corona, 
Crinkle Cream, Dover, Firebrand, Laddie, Leading Lady, Manchu, Marimba, Mystery, 
Ogarita, Pillar of Fire, Spotlight. 
Most Striking and Unusual Aladdin, Athlone, Beacon, Bolero, Burma, 
Capistrano, Chamouny, Commando, Corona, Cover Girl, Dieppe, Dr. Whiteley, Elizabeth 
the Queen, Flying Fortress, Grenadier, King Lear, Lantana, Malta, Manchu, Margaret 
Beaton, Memoir, Minstrel, Miss Wisconsin, Ophir, Pillar of Fire, Recado, Red Plush, Rose 
O’Day, Sahara, Sensation, Spotlight. 
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