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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
15 Geet Sua Vartettes 
(80% of Our Snap Seed Sales are From This List) 
This tist of recommended varieties is made up of the 15 best according to our flowering trials 
and growers’ reports. No unproven varieties are included in these recommendaticns. 
LIGHT PINK ‘bey Psi WHITE Wire kts 
@ Hercules (Ball Hyb. No. 21—-New, formerly Exp. Hyb. @Snowman (Ball Hyb. No. 5). Midseason. This pure white 
No. 78X). Light pink, extra hard stem. See page 1. is a top-notch Snap in all ways. We consider it the best 
TOStTMDK tae p25 OO seer ee Ve ae enn yn ep ee eae ee toe he ae $3.50 white for single stemmed culture, and it is also excellent 
@Christina. HYBRID (J. S. Yoder). Midseason. Best all- for pinched crop. Good producer, hard, clean stem, grace- 
purpose light pink on our list. % tr. pkt., $1.75 3.00 ful spike. % tr. pkt., $2.00 .....................4.. $3.50 
© Margaret. Midseason. Clean ivory-white; very productive. 
MEDIUM PINK The most popular variety on our entire list. .......... 2.00 
@ Dorcas Jane. HYBRID (Burkey). Midseason. Good stems 
and long spikes of silvery rose-pink. 1% tr. pkt., $1.50 .. 2.50 indi hi Ball H BRONZE . ; 
@ Pink Ice (Ball Hyb. No. 31—New, formerly Exp. Hyb. No. ee re Cc ic ( ay re A. 6). ames pre we 
77X). A bright, medium rose with nearly white lips. A edhe perigee td ae ey agence are ema eeat as Cee 
Hie see net 2 : winter and spring. Deeper, brighter shade than Barbara. 
clean, strong grower with outstanding flower spikes. Do 1 tr. pkt., $2.00 3.50 
not flower before February in the North. See page 1. 4 BS Fs ee Sez fhen Glee hain bey cei eaten ca eg Rog : 
tree DEEAIS 2:00 .Be ey tee ae eistkee ms rhatareieen ae sr sacks 3.50 @Barbara. HYBRID (J. S. Yoder). Large flowered bronze 
With ppiskes throdtvere etree pkt. $1475 oe een ent 3.00 
ROSE RED 
@ Rosanna (Ball Hyb. No. 9). Our best all-purpose deep rose @ Navajo (Ball Hyb. No. 8). We consider this the finest all- 
for winter -orvspring. Yo. trs pkt.5$2.00 (enc. 3.50 purpose red Snap available. It combines an excellent 
© Christmas Cheer. HYBRID (Windmiller). Early and pro- bright, true Snapdragon-red (no blue or purple tones) with 
ductive, bright rose-pink. 14 tr. pkt., $1.75 ............ 3.00 an extra long spike and hard stem. Blooms a little ahead of 
@ Peggy Schumann. Late. Beautiful creamy rose-pink .... 2.00 Nabe aes cours Caen pepo ghee yo tice 3.50 
YELLOW LAVENDER 
@ Golden Spike (Ball Hyb. No. 1). Midseason. A rich, deep @Lavender Lady (Ball Hyb. No. 71—formerly Exp. Hyb. 
golden yellow with long, tapering spikes and heavy stems. No. 95X). A deep, BOSY, lavender shade with excellent 
Best yellow for late winter and spring. 1% tr. pkt., $2.00 3.50 Hate and stems. This is Se ae oe finest eee 
eerie, HYBRID (IS. Yoder), Mldseeon. Medium (= St4p, weve ee sxn or Int winter and sping Se 
yellow. Excellent for midwinter yellow. Habit similar to 
Margaret. % tr. pkt., $1.75 
See Next Page for Complete List-»»— 
SINGLE STEM 
More growers each year are turning to it. Reasons: 
1. Saves time—from same sowing date no-pinch crop starts to 
cut 3 weeks sooner than pinched crop. Beds can be cleared off ; 
up to 6 weeks earlier. Time saved can be used for more efficient ; 
rotation, bedding plants, etc. 
2. Production as good or better than pinched Snaps, depending 
on spacing. 
3. Uniformity. You eliminate many of the culls that come with |! 
a pinched crop. 
Culture 
1. Spacing—3 x 6 inches (18 square inches) for crops to flower 
December-January. We go to 3x5 inches (15 square inches) for 
March thru June. Some growers space 3 x 4 (12 square inches) for ! 
May. Wider spacing than 3x6 gives extra quality, but less pro- Fa 
duction. 
2. Stagger your sowings! Successive crops that bloom 3-4 weeks | 
apart will give steadier cut than a pinched crop. Our ’52 schedule: 
(All dates refer to northern Illinois latitude.) 
Sow Seed Bench Seedlings Start to Cut (50°, 
Direct raised benches) 
Aug. 18 Sept. 7 Jan. 1 
Aug. 25 Sept. 14 Jan. 20 
Sept. 8 Oct. 2 Feb. 10 
Sept. 24 Oct. 16 Mar. 8 
Oct. 3 Oct. 30 April 3 
Oct. 15 Nov. 15 April 17 
Dec. 1 Jan. 18 May 8 
Feb. 20 (Band March 12, June 15 
Bench April 20. 
Sash house or cloth 
protection from 
frost.) 
MED SNAPS 
George K., Carl and Vic Ball examining a mid-February 
cut of Snowman grown single stemmed. Sown September 8, 
seedlings benched October 2, spaced 3x6 inches, on raised 
benches, 50° nights. 
3. Hardly pays to band or pot for single stemmed crop—we bench 
directly except for June (sash house) crop. Good market, low over- 
head—worth the cost on that crop. 
4. Best ones for single stemmed culture (our experience): 
White, Snowman; Yellow, Golden Spike (Patricia for January 15 
to February 15 in very cloudy areas); Pink, Christina, Pink Ice, 
Hercules; Rose, Rosanna; Bronze, Barbara; Red, Navajo; 
Lavender, Lavender Lady. 
More Cultural Notes on Page 5. 
