

STARBRIGHT 
Early intermediate golden yellow single, flowering with 
California Yellow Daisy. Excellent for the cloth house and 
May and June flowering in the greenhouse. 
GOLDEN CHORD 
Intermediate golden yellow pompon. The variety ranks 
with Gold Coast and Sunnyside and flowers about Novem- 
ber 10. 
FORTY -NINER 
High quality yellow round pompon. Flowers November 
15. A very satisfactory cloth house variety. A good variety 
to be cutting when the competition is tough. Yellow Bush- 
nell quality in Yellow Fellow season. 
GOLDEN HARVEST 
(DePetris) Deep gold small pompon. Matures from the 
end of November into the first week of December. Has 
excellent growth and substance. A fine productive variety 
which keeps exceedingly well on the plant or after being 
cut. 
CHAMPAGNE 
Intermediate yellow single. A freer grower than Lodestar 
and about the same season. Responds with Goldsmith 
and Sunnyside when lighted for December through March 
flowering. 
CINDERELLA 
Intermediate yellow single flowering in Yellow Cameo 
season. No tendency to blindness. Crowns readily, pro- 
ducing well on compound sprays. Can be flowered with 
Omega and Yellow Cameo from December through March. 
PRISTINE 
Early intermediate pure white pompon. Responds with 
Irene for July and August flowering. At its best when 
period from pinch to shade does not exceed 28 days. Does 
not spot. The best white for the earliest shadings in the 
cloth house. 
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POPCORN 
Intermediate white pompon flowering with Pinocchio. 
Outstanding white cloth house variety. Responds with 
Gold Coast. Has consistently out-produced all other 
varieties. The flower is completely double. Very resistant 
foliage. Clean upright growth habit. 
ENCORE 
Intermediate pure white pompon to flower with Little 
America and Sea Gull in the shading program. A more 
satisfactory variety than Vesper and is excellent for late 
September and October in the cloth house. 
~MOONGLOW 
Intermediate white pompon. Fine for October and Novem- 
ber flowering. Its natural season follows that of Vesper 
and finishes just ahead of Seafoam and Priscilla. 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY 
(DePetris) A large solid pure white pompon with general 
all round perfection. Good sprays on strong petioles. 
Stem tall and vigorous. Foliage somewhat large. Matures 
November 25-30. : 
SILVERSMITH 
Large very pure white decorative, immediately following 
Cameo. Strong, free growth with no tendency toward 
blindness. Responds with Goldsmith and Omega in the 
winter flowering program from December through March. 
SNOWCREST 
(DePetris) An intermediate solid white pompon with a 
green immature center, full rounded form and excellent 
substance. A fine and nice growing variety which matures 
December 10-15 making it useful for a much desired white 
pompon at that season. A good keeper and quite pro- 
ductive. 
