MY TRIAL GARDEN 
During the 1948 season, I as fortunate in having 241 new and 
recent introductions, plus some seedlings on trial in my trial garden. 
You might be interested in a report on them. 
In whites, Fiorence Nightingale was tops, and will be grown by every- 
one eventuually. Mary Kathleen is perhaps the finest dead white 
performer, White Magic, White Christmas; and White Goddess; easily 
the finest heavily ruffled whites; and all good performers. Violet 
Dickinson and Stratosphere, also Leading Light are tops for basket 
work, and exhibition; and will be grown by everyone; whe stock is 
cheaper. White Challenge with it’s rose tint is a topnotch performer; 
and a MUST for the commercial grower. Peggy Farrell with its 
ruffling and pointed petals, and cherry throat, is one of the finest. 
In yellows; hard to beat Spotlight for a commercial yellow, and the 
price is now down to where everyone can and should grow it. Golden 
Arrow is Tops, Rauschgold from Pfitzer very fine, Golden Standard 
opens 10 with balance in color, Gleam has a fine flowerhead, could 
be taller; while Yellowbird is the best of the miniatures. Perdita is 
one of the best new originations. 
In, reds, the new Syrocket topped the list for brilliance, and height; 
Royal Windsor, one of the finest recent introductions, Red Cherry 
will eventually become a topnctch commercial, Red Charm always 
dependable, Aliqonquin our best low priced exhibition. For an early 
cutter, and basket glad; Rhett Butler tops the entire list. 
In pinks, we have a tremendous choice; but certain varieties stand 
out in my mind. Straussenfeder, from Pfitzer was superb with its 
ru-fling, and pointed petals; and tremendous size. Evangeline was 
tops in its class; Cleo very fine, Regal Lady, perhaps the most 
beautiful spike; the new Jini Marie will leave you breathless, Joyce 
Beverly, slated to become a great commercial, Yankee Lass is one to 
be reckoned with; Heart’s Desire; is the most heavily ruffled pink 
and cream, Pink Lady, one most growers have overlooked; but will 
beat a lot of the pinks; June Day the earliest pink; comes in for me 
in 55 days. The new Seashell is trully a seashell pink; Gaylore 
should be a great commercial, and Citation, will bring home the bacon 
for a tali, clean pink commercial or exhibition. Phantom Beauty; the 
finest blush pink in the class. 
Lavenders are showing up in quantity now, and Huntress still tops the 
list for earliness. Siboney is grand, especially for exhibition; the 
new (Myrtie Grace is almost as early as Huntress; and a _ better 
commercial; while Colonial Dame is later, but a true lavender with 
long flowerhead and straight as a gunbarrel. Wedgwood is tops 
in its class, a great basket glad; while Grand Opening is still hard 
to beat for exhibition. Abigail is a great commercial, and propagates 
like mad. 
