FOR THE COMMERCIAL GROWER 
Every year we are asked our opinions of the varieties grown commer- 
cially on a large scale. Therefore we are presenting here our frank opinions 
of the ones we grow in large quantity for our local cut flower trade as well 
as for shipping purposes. 3 : 
Among the white and cream glads, we consider ANNAMAE the best 
early pure white. WHITE FANTASY has consistently been the first to 
bloom followed closely by MT. INDEX with its tall excellent spikes. LEAD- 
ING LADY and SURFSIDE take over our market as soon as they come into 
bloom. SNOW PRINCESS is valuable as an early all-around white with 
MARGARET BEATON and SILENTIUM the best of the blotched whites. 
VREDENBURG is another fine, pure white. For shipping we prefer LEAD- 
ING LADY, SURFSIDE, MARGARET BEATON, SNOW PRINCESS and 
WHITE FANTASY. 
Among the pinks there are so many fine varieties that naming a few is 
rather difficult. Of course, PICARDY is still near the top, but there are 
many others equally as good now. PINK RADIANCE is proving to be excel- 
lent for all purposes, and for the shipper, PIONEER will always bring pre- 
mium prices. PINK CHARM, GEN. DOUG MACARTHUR, ROSA VAN 
LIMA, and ACCA LAURENTIA we like as the early money makers. 
CORONA enjoys a very big demand while ETHEL CAVE COLE, MAG- 
NOLIA, and KING WILLIAM are always popular. For shipping we use 
PICARDY, PIONEER, CORONA, GRETA GARBO, and PINK CHARM. 
We like VALERIA as the best all-around red closely followed by STOP- 
LIGHT during extreme heat and MERCURY with its beautiful clear color. 
The bicolor effect of. BEACON is very popular and MOHAWK leads among 
the dark reds. OHIO NON PARIEL and RED CHARM are two other fine 
commercial reds. rae 
Lavender, once a rather weak color, now has three varieties of outstand- 
ing commercial value. ELIZABETH THE QUEEN leads the light lavenders. 
We never seem to have enough of them. LAVENDER PRINCE is excellent 
as a deep lavender and has the added advantage of shipping very well. 
LAVENDER QUEEN we have grown for years as our standard variety in 
this color. 
PURPLE SUPREME has taken over as the leading purple commercial, 
but also in demand is the older KING LEAR. Two other fine varieties are 
VULCAN and PARNASSUS. : i 
The yellow varieties will soon be led by SPOTLIGHT as the price comes 
down. CRINKLE CREAM we like for a light yellow while OREGON GOLD 
is valuable though quite late. GOLD DUST we grow as the first to bloom 
in its color. 
MISS WISCONSON has yet to be beaten as the leading rose commercial. 
FRANCIS M. IRWIN is very popular with its pleasing color combination. 
CHAUMONY is quite striking though tempermental. 
BLUE BEAUTY and MAX REGER we like as being the leading blue 
commercials. From Holland two new ones, HIGH LIFE and ABU HASSEN, 
will strengthen this group considerably. 
Two other excellent varieties which have limited commercial use are 
BUCKEYE BRONZE and HIGH FINANCE. : | 
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