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VALERIA is still tops with us. Taller MERCURY has beautiful clear 
color, and BEACON and ALGONQUIN are also both well liked. NEW 
EUROPE we think is too soft. MODERN TIMES from Holland was well 
received, while REDOWA of the new ones has what it takes. 
PINK — 
We grow PINK CHARM, GEN. D. MACARTHUR, and INVICTUS for 
early blooms. PINK RADIANCE is fast gaining popularity. COVER 
GIRL and BIG TOP, giants of this class, are hard to handle. ETHEL 
CAVE COLE, GRETA GARBO, and MAGNOLIA receive great demand. 
TRUE-LOVE is beautiful and a fine cutter. New ones that have gone over 
well with us are BEAUTY’S BLUSH, CONNECTICUT YANKEE, FABU- 
LOUS, SUMMER GAL, YANKEE LASS, and GEN. EISENHOWER. SKY- 
WAY looks like the best early yet — tall, good color, and a wonderful cutter. 
RED — 
RED CHARM is the most consistent cutter. STOPLIGHT sure takes 
the heat and goes over big. OHIO NON PARIEL and FIREBRAND have 
excellent commercial qualities. ROYAL WINSOR is a comer in this color 
and GRACIE ALLEN has been overlooked. MOHAWK is the best dark 
red while BIRCH RED will soon rival it. 
ROSE — 
ROSA VAN LIMA is the earliest in this class to bloom. MISS WIS- 
CONSIN is the best cutter while BUENA VISTA takes honors for being 
the largest. FRANCIS M. IRWIN has unusual color as has CHAMOUNY. 
BURMA is fine when opened in the field. CORONA, of course, always 
goes well. TOPFLITE, VENIDA, PROSPERITY, and PREVIEW will 
soon take their places in this color. 
LAVENDER — 
The leading light lavender is ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. LAV- 
ENDER PRINCE is of deeper color and ships well. Older LAVENDER 
QUEEN is a very consistent cutter. ABIGAIL, SIBONY, and PEGGY 
are the better new ones. 
PURPLE — 
Among the purple glads PURPLE SUPREME stands out as the best 
all around cutter. VULCAN was unusually good this year and enjoyed a 
big demand. KING LEAR is the earliest and the most ruffled but has 
poor attachment. DOROTHY ARMSTRONG looks like a sure thing among 
the new ones. MARGARET WOOD is perhaps too big to handle well. 
BLUES — 
BLUE BEAUTY still rates as the best ‘‘blue” cut flower. MAX RE- 
GER, though smaller, has better color value and is early. HIGH LIFE 
made many “crooks” this year while ABU HASSEN seems to be a poor 
bulb maker. RAVEL and BLUE LAGOON should become leaders in this 
color. 
SMOKIES — 
Among the smokies BUCKEYE BRONZE, HIGH FINANCE, and 
VAGABOND PRINCE are useful in limited quantities. Most glads in 
this class lack good attachment and keeping qualities but are becoming 
more popular with many florists. 
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