GEO. K. GROFF 746 New Holland Avenue 
LANCASTER, PA. 
Dearing Op Vibe Were for 1950 
STARBRIGHT 
Early intermediate golden yellow single, flower- 
ing with California Yellow Daisy. Excellent for the 
cloth house and May and June flowering in the 
greenhouse. 
GOLDEN CHORD 
Intermediate golden yellow pompon. The vari- 
ety ranks with Gold Coast and Sunnyside and 
flowers about November 10. 
FORTY-NINER 
High quality yellow round pompon. Flowers No- 
vember 15. A very satisfactory cloth house variety. 
A good variety to be cutting when the competition 
is tough. Yellow Bushnell 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 Decem- 
ber through March flowering. 
CINDERELLA 
Intermediate yellow single flowering in Yellow 
Cameo season. No tendency to blindness. Crowns 
readily, producing well on compound sprays. Can 
be flowered with Omega and Yellow Cameo from 
December through March. 
PRISTINE 
Early intermediate pure white pompon. Responds 
with rene 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. 
POPCORN 
Intermediate white pompon flowering with Pinoc- 
chio. Outstanding white cloth house variety. Re- 
sponds with Gold Coast. 
produced all other varieties. 
Has consistently out- 
The flower is com- 
pletely 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 November 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 ten- 
dency 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 |0-15 making it 
useful for a much desired white pompon at that 
season. A good keeper and quite productive. 


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