to perfection. We wished to make sure of their performance for 
your benefit. We have tried them on different types of soil and 
with assorted combinations of fertilizer, checked them for color, 
height, flower size, type and health; these hybrids have been checked 
and re-checked to make sure that we would not release something 
we would not like to receive ourselves. We wished to send out 
something that would be grand or unusual for you to grow and 
show. Now to define grand and unusual as it is seen in Our New 
Introductions: 
Grace Stewart Peet is grand because it is the whitest white 
when placed against any of the old or new ruffled whites; it makes 
all others we have seen look sort of grey. Unusual because it lasts 
so long in flower. U. R. Perrine, the new red. Color of Jules Amoth— 
an improvement on that variety and it has, also, a black throat. A 
new color combination for the book. Professor John Nickelsen is 
grand for its dark, wine-red color—a new, pleasing one, and it is 
unusual because of its being a wide-open, extra-heavy ruffled, easy- 
to-grow glad. 
Peggy Himler is grand because of its pastel Nassau orange color, 
a new tint, and unusual for this orange does not burn. Del Riley is 
grand because of its three-toned rose color and its unusual earliness. 
Kathleen Davidson is grand because of its new color combina- 
tion, and unusual in that they are edged with silver. Sue Trick is 
grand because of its pastel, sea-coral pink color (a new shade) and 
unusual because of its ruffling and can hold so many open florets. 
Dr. Wallace R. Teed is grand for its wide open, red-ruffled flower 
and unusual in that so many open at once. 
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