

The largest class of all is, of course, pink and in this class we find 
many of our most outstanding glads. The one that impressed us most 
was SKYWAY because of its extreme earliness, besides being a clear true 
pink, tall and straight. While it’s a good increaser we are not anxious 
to part with very much of it as yet. Not much need be said of the follow- 
ing which are all topnotchers: CONN. YANKEE, FABULOUS, MARION 
PEARL, PHANTOM BEAUTY, PINK CHARM, and YANKEE LASS. 
BEAUTY’S BLUSH is good in every way except perhaps it does not blush 
enough. EVANGELINE is one of the most beautiful, but most of our 
blooms have a tendency to place around the stem. GEN. EISENHOWER 
is large and robust, but flecked some with us. There are at least a dozen 
of the older ones in this class that are fine, probably some of your favorites. 
In the red class FIREBRAND, GRACIE ALLEN, MID AMERICA 
and RED WING were all impressive and won several blue ribbons for us. 
Both FIREBRAND and GRACIE ALLEN have that clear velvety shade 
of red that glistens in the sun. MID AMERICA is probably the largest 
red and grows very tall. RED WING opens many at a time and should 
become a great exhibition glad. In the dark shades BIRCH RED is the 
most outstanding. ROYAL WINDSOR has a precise double row placement 
of light red that also wins at the shows and is beautiful. 
TOPFLITE still retains top rating with us in the rose shades and at 
the shows has won for us many times as most beautiful in the show. And 
how the florists go for it. PROSPERITY, about the shade of BENGASI, 
but straight and robust, was very fine this summer. PREVIEW, VENIDA, 
and TIVOLI appealed to us as coming commercials in shades that are still 
scarce. MISS WISCONSIN of course you all know now. BURMA and 
BUENA VISTA still are tops of the deep rose glads. 
In the lavender shades ELIZABETH THE QUEEN is still the most 
beautiful and only needs more height. SIBONEY with its huge beautiful 
florets also could stand a little stretching. PATRICIAN was impressive 
but its health is in doubt. PEGGY fills the bill as a florist’s glad — tall, 
many open with a fine clear light color. BENJAMIN BRITTON, about the 
shade of LAVENDER PRINCE, but with smaller florets and more open. 
ABIGAIL bloomed clear with very little flecking. 
The purple shades have been augmented by DOROTHY ARMSTRONG 
and SHERWOOD, both of which look like great improvements. MAR- 
GARET WOOD is the largest but misplaces. 
RAVEL seems to be the best all around blue or violet; tall and straight 
but it still retains the reddish throat marking. Think HIGH LIFE is the 
most beautiful and will open 8 medium sized blooms, but has a bad ten- 
dency to crook. In the deeper shades BLUE LAGOON looks good. ABU 
HASSEN has real deep color but is temperamental and a weak grower. 
In the smokey and any other color classes TUNIAS MOHAMET, FLY- 
ING FORTRESS, CHOCTAW, BUCKEYE BRONZE, and DUSTY MILLER 
produced fine spikes and all can win at the shows. ROLLA is certainly 
different. 
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