RANDOM REMARKS ANENT 1948 PERFORMANCE 
Whites—Among familiar whites Annamae, Silver Wings and Leading Lady are always 
dependable. Florence Nightingale, a recent introduction, is a promising candidate 
for either show or commercial qualifications. It is tall, ruffled and habits of growth 
are excellent. 
Creams—White Gold and Lady Jane leave nothing to be desired as dependable com- 
mercials. 
Yellow—Golden Arrow, Spun Gold, Mother Kadel, Golden Beauty and Spotlight are in 
the limelight. 
Buff—Sunspot, Sunlight and the older Dr. Whiteley did best for us. 
Orange—Orange Gold, Daisy Mae, Bittersweet and Crackerjack are a very satisfying 
quarteite. 
Salmon (Emma Joy)—Dieppe, Pioneer, Spic and Span, Junior Miss and Mamie all made 
wonderful spikes for us. 
Scarlet-—Valeria and Algonquin are the only two we grow in quantity. 
Pink—Light and Deep—Miss Vermont, Phantom Beauty, Connecticut Yankee, Beauty's 
Blush, Cover Girl, Jeanie, Fabulous, Cherry Jam, all attracted much attention in our 
1948 garden. 
Light Red—If I grew only one in this color, it would be Red Cherry. Outstanding in 
color, size, growth habits and charm. 
Deep Reds—Red Charm, Stoplight and Hawkeye Red all in great demand by florists 
and fanciers alike. 
Light Rose—Topflite holds the stage, Rosea a close second. 
Deep Rose—Burma still tops. 
Lavender—Huntress, Myrna Fay, Elizabeth the Queen, Wedgwood and Zelladee elicit 
thrills throughout the season. 
Purple—Margaret Wood and Parnassus for color. Purple Supreme for general per- 
formance, Elanora as a maroon purple. Rangoon a highly ruffled massive spiked 
variety attracted much attention in our garden. 
Medium Blue—Blue Beauty is an oldtimer but always good. Blue Lagoon perhaps the 
best of the newer ones. 
Violet—Abu Hassan and Indigo both have excellent color; but, like most blues, do not 
produce too smooth a bulb. 
Smokies and Any Other Color—Our top demand in these included Hi-Finance, Dusty 
Miller, Wampum, The Owl, Voodoo, Siwash, Oklahoma, Sandman and Robinson 
Crusoe. 
