Pompons, Decoratives, Singles and Anemones 
NEW MUMS FOR 1952 
LYRIC Oct. 5. Pure white intermediate 
daisy. Short compact habit; very uni- 
form and showy. Very durable. An ex- 
cellent early pot plant or fine dwarf 
garden type. 
HORIZON Oct. 5. Pure white intermedi- 
ate pompon. Stronger plant than White 
Wonder. Whiter and more durable 
than Chris. Columbus. Larger, showier 
than Classic. An important early cut 
flower or landscape variety. 
MAESTRO Oct. 10. White pompon. 
Dwarf, compact 18” growth. Spreads 
well and is excellent for borders and 
pot plants. 
NORONA Oct. 15. (DePetris) White, me- 
dium, solid pompon. Very desirable for 
earliest shading under black cloth. A 
very free and productive variety pos- 
sessing good growth habits. Use in 
place of Irene for early shading in the 
cloth house. 
WHITE POPCORN Oct. 25. Cream white 
sport of Popcorn. No trace of pink in 
the flower at low temperatures. The 
most productive white pompon. 
KEEPSAKE Oct. 25. Cream white pom- 
pon. About the size and form of Pop- 
corn. Hard, durable flower. Taller and 
freer growth than Popcorn. For May 
through July in the greenhouse and 
August and September in the cloth 
house, Prompt and uniform response 
to shade. 
GARLAND Oct. 5. Intermediate yellow 
daisy. Compact vigorous growth, Gar- 
land has an exceptionally durable flow- 
er. A good early pot plant well adapted 
to gardens. 
POLARIS Oct. 5. (DePetris) An early 
yellow daisy. A new Arctic hybrid. 
Fine for cutting in garden, cloth house, 
or greenhouse. 
TREASURE Oct. 10. Small yellow pom- 
pon. Vigorous, upright habit. Fine cut 
flower growth. Flower is a small ver- 
sion of Gold Coast and very durable. 
SUNUP Oct. 28. Small deep yellow pom- 
pon. A little smaller than Gold Coast 
and larger than Pixie. Harder and 
more durable than Gold Coast. A good 
producer which withstands high tem- 
peratures and heavy cropping better 
than Gold Coast. Recommended May 
through October. Sharp uniform re- 
sponse. 
BRIGADOON Novy. 5. Bright heavily 
petalled Yellow Daisy. Excellent growth 
and production. Responds rapidly and 
uniformly, Wholesale shippers will wel- 
come this type of daisy. Good May 
through October. 
MARIONETTE Oct. 1. A small rust red 
pompon about 1%” in diameter. Very 
formal type. Strong plant. Grows to 
about 25” in height. Good cut flower 
variety. Holds well. 
FIRECRACKER Oct. 5. Mahogany bronze 
decorative close to burnt orange. Tall, 
cut flower growth. The flower holds 
color well and is quite frost resistant. 
White 
MADONNA Nov. 5. Intermediate white 
pompon of good clean growth. Variety 
just precedes Encore. Its place is in 
the spring program in May and June 
where it takes high temperature well. 
Will show light pink tinges at low tem- 
peratures. 
DYNAMO Nov. 10. White pompon. Very 
similar to Encore but greatly improves 
that variety in growth habit. Very high 
quality cloth house white pompon. Fine 
in May and June in the greenhouse. 
SCULPTURE Nov. 15. Large ivory white 
daisy. Excellent in May and June, Very 
close to a White Valencia for cloth 
house, responding much faster than 
that variety and with considerably bet- 
ter production. 
ESKIMO Nov. 15. Clear white daisy. Fine 
form and excellent substance. Stands 
cloth house adverse conditions well. 
Very fine keeper and a very durable 
flower. 
SNOWFLURRY Novy. 15. A small white 
button pompon. Larger than Pinocchio. 
Very productive. 
MONARCH Dec. 1. Ivory white large 
decorative. Larger, harder flower than 
Cameo. Clean, vigorous growth. Re- 
sponds rapidly and uniformly. 
Yellow 
THOROBRED Nov. 15. Large yellow dai- 
sy. Good growth habit, fine production. 
Very easily grown. Excellent form, pet- 
allage and substance. 
PIPPIN Nov. 20. Intermediate yellow 
pompon. Follows Lollipop and precedes 
Sunnyside easily making Thanksgiv- 
ing. Variety produces heavily on com- 
pound sprays. Shades well and lights 
well. Very dependable. 
GOLDENROD Nov. 25 (DePetris) Full 
round and solid yellow pompon with 
exceptional substance and _ keeping 
qualities. Can be kept on the plant for 
a long time without impairing the 
color, substance or form of the flower. 
Gives a heavy production of high qual- 
ity sprays. 
HIGHLANDER Nov. 25. Intermediate 
formal decorative. Better production 
and freer growth than Goldsmith. 
Highly dependable for production and 
quality. Very close to a Yellow High- 
brow. 
YELLOW VALENCIA Nov. 28. This is 
the sport of Valencia which was for- 
merly known as Golden Jane. 
Bronze and Red 
MONA Oct. 5. (DePetris) Very hard, in- 
termediate bronze pompon. Bushy, 
compact grower. A variety for border 
and pot culture. 
FIRESIDE Oct. 10. Burnt orange and 
salmon decorative. Attains a height of 
30” or more. Foliage very resistant. 
High producer. Fine cut flowers. 
(Three ] 
ACCLAIM Dec. 5. Large formal type pom- 
pon. Clean Omega type growth, no lat- 
erals. Follows Paramount and Fortune. 
Lights and shades well. As fine a for- 
mal pompon as exists. A white Cor- 
sair. 
COTILLION Dec. 5. Intermediate semi- 
formal pompon. Very clear white. Hea- 
vily petalled, extreme substance. Short, 
easily controlled growth. Responds well 
and cuts uniformly. A late Encore with 
a very hard flower. 
SPANGLES Dec. 5. Small white pompon. 
Best described as a late white Sunny- 
side, which it resembles both in flower 
form and growth habit. 
SNOWDROP Dec. 8. (DePetris) White 
button pompon with uniform growth 
and good production. Stems are strong 
and flowers possess a fairly good sub- 
stance. 
SNOW QUEEN Dec. 10. (DePetris) Me- 
dium large formal white pompon of 
the purest white. Possesses very good 
substance. Sprays produced on good 
stems are well flowered. Good healthy 
and free growth. It is not vegetative. 
Not recommended for shading. 
SATELLITE Dec. 15. Ivory White, for- 
mal, intermediate pompon. Vigorous 
Silversmith habit. Very high class 
flower, especially brilliant under arti- 
ficial light. Responds slowly but uni- 
formly. 
JACK-POT Dec. 5. Very large golden 
yellow decorative. A new peak in 
growth and form of flower has been 
achieved in this variety. It responds 
sharply and requires no disbudding. 
This variety approaches perfection in 
yellow pompons. 
GOLDTONE Dec. 5. A heavy-petalled yel- 
low single. Best described as a yellow 
Christmas Star. A good variety for 
flowering Oct. 15 to March 15. Toler- 
ates wide temperature range. 
CORSAIR Dec. 12. Large yellow pompon. 
Outstanding for quality, vigor and pro- 
duction. A “best” for Oct. 15 to March 
15 in yellow pompons. 
YELLOW SNOWCREST Dec. 15. A clear 
yellow sport of Snowcrest. 
REVELRY Dec. 20. Intermediate light 
yellow decorative resembling Yellow 
Revelation with an improved flower 
quality. A dependable, late, low temper- 
ature productive variety. 
CARMINE QUEEN Oct. 10. (DePetris) 
Brilliant carmine red pompon. Hard 
flower. For cut flowers in the garden 
or greenhouse. A beautiful red. One of 
the few varieties that retains full bril- 
liance to maturity. 
CALICO Oct. 10. Coral bronze daisy. 
Strong, tall plant. A fine flower for cut- 
ting. 
