The red class has been augmented by such sterling varieties as BIG JOE, DEE TWELVE, 
LEAH GORHAM, and POINSETTA. From the reports reaching us, DEE TWELVE is destined 
for a great commercial future because of its tall, strong growth and purity of color. POINSETTA 
also has commercial value. Of the older ones, still going strong are MID AMERICA, easily 
winning blue ribbons; GRACIE ALLEN, beautiful clear red; FIREBRAND; BIRCH RED; 
NANCY; and RED CHARM. 
The best dark red in our garden this summer was DARK DAVID which will give HAMLET 
competition for top honors. Other varieties that performed well and won many Blue Ribbons 
were RUFFLED KNIGHT, best ruffled dark red, BLACK CHERRY, CAPT. KIDD, and 
BLACK PHANTOM which also produced fine spikes. 
GLAD TIDINGS, our introduction this year, gave us our biggest thrill in the rose class. 
I’m sure you'll agree when you see it. ROSY FUTURE and ELMER’S ROSE produced 
splendid spikes. For exhibition purposes it is hard to beat a well grown spike of NOWETA 
ROSE. MACHUSLA and MADELINE HEFTY both made tall spikes of well placed blooms. 
The following old timers performed well this summer: TOPFLITE, cut hundreds of beautiful 
spikes; MISS WISCONSIN; BURMA, constant Blue Ribbon winner; GIANT CYCLAMEN; 
MODERN TIMES; PREVIEW; and VENIDA. LILA WALLACE is unexcelled for baskets 
and home arrangements. 
Of the newer lavenders, SUBLIME and ORCHID FANTASY impressed us most. SUBLIME 
is a clear medium lavender on a tall slender spike. ORCHID FANTASY, pale orchid shade of 
perfect placement with 6-8 open, should prove valuable commercially. BRIDAL ORCHID 
flecked some, but is a strong grower with many open, making good exhibition spikes. SUNDAY 
BEST, perhaps more lavender than rose, is proving an exceptional commercial because of its 
strong growth and good color value. It never crooks and is an exceptional propagator. 
ORCHID MARVEL gave us lovely, clear lavender spikes; ORCHID LADY is a tall, early 
commercial; LAVENDER LACE, a beautiful, ruffled light lavender. Of the older varieties and 
still good are PARTHIENA, a winner in its class; BENJAMIN BRITTEN; ABIGAIL; LAVEN- 
DER PRINCE; and ELIZABETH THE QUEEN — all fine commercials. WEDGEWOOD, a 
300 glad, is acknowledgerd one of the most beautiful lavenders and a must-have for arrange- 
ments and a useful glad for Florists. 
In one short year KING DAVID seems to have reached top place in the purple class. 
KASHMIR also impressed us — a very beautiful and ruffled glad with wonderful color value. 
Watch KAREN go places because of its distinctive coloring, although I’m not sure it belongs 
with the purples. The following rank in our older favorites: SHERWOOD, DOROTHY ARM- 
STRONG, LANCASTER, PURPLE SUPREME, KING LEAR, and VULCAN — these still win 
at the shows. 
BLUE DEVIL seems to be the most talked about blue because of its striking color com- 
bination of deep violet with a rose blotch on a cream throat. BLUE BONNETT and 
LIBRETTO are the best of the light blues. RAVEL makes the best spikes but its health seems 
questionable. We grow BLUE BEAUTY, HIGH LIFE, and MAX REGER for commercial use. 
This is still our weakest class. 
Of the newer smokies and any other class, we like STORM TERROR and SALAMANCA, 
both light orange smokies of strong, tall growth and seemingly capable of winning at the 
shows. I think GRAY SUMMIT the best of the gray smokies. PERSIAN RUG is a blending of 
deep brown tones that is unusual and beautifully striking. Other smokies which rate high with 
us are: CHOCTAW, TUNIAS, MOHAMET, FLYING FORTRESS, DUSTY MILLER, HIGH 
FINANCE, and BUCKEYE BRONZE. 
‘The bulbs you sent me last year were lovely, and I am going to try them again this year. The colors were 
simply grand, and folks down this way had not seen such unusual colors before.’’ — Great Falls, So. Carolina. 
