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This Year's New Varieties 
Marionette. Sept. 25. 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. 
Mona (De Petris). Oct. 5. Very hard, intermediate bronze 
pompon. Bushy, compact grower. A variety for border 
and pot culture. 
Monogram. Oct. 5. Pure white daisy approximately 21/2” in 
diameter. Compact growth habit. Excellent for gardens 
and pot culture. 
Polaris (De Petris). Oct. 5. An early yellow daisy. A new 
Arctic hybrid. Fine for cutting in garden or greenhouse. 
Sweetheart. Oct. 10. Light lavender pink daisy. Grows to 
height of about 3’. Fine for cut and holds well. 
Renown. Oct. 10. White daisy. Larger flower, improved 
form, and better keeper than Serenity. For gardens and 
pot culture. 
Serenade. Oct. 10. Magenta pink daisy. Strong upright 3’ 
stems. A fine cut flower variety. 
James Stewart (De Petris). Oct 10. Apricot gold pompon. 
Important for cloth house and early greenhouse flowering. 
Holds well. 
Joybringer. Oct. 10. Salmon rose decorative. Dwarf, com- 
pact, and spreading habit. Desirable for borders and 
pot culture. 
Goldleaf. Oct. 10. A bright yellow decorative. Grows over 
2' in height. Similar to Charles Nye, but with superior 
growth habit. 
Fireside. Oct. 10. Burnt orange and salmon decorative. 
Attains a height of 30” or more. Foliage very resistant. 
High producer. Fine cut flowers. 
Goldrush. Oct. 10. Yellow daisy. Vigorous 3’ growth. Re- 
sistant foliage. Good cut flower production. 
Carmine Queen (De Petris). Oct. 10. 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 brilliance to maturity. 
Calico. Oct. 10. Coral bronze daisy. Strong, tall plant. A 
fine flower for cutting. 
Bright Forecast. Oct. 10. Very formal yellow pompon. Out- 
standing flower quality. Somewhat similar to Gold Coast. 
Equal to greenhouse varieties in quality. 
Classic. Oct. 10. Small white semi-formal pompon. The 
flower quality is outstanding and compares well with that 
of the better greenhouse varieties. 
Maestro. Oct. 10. White pompon. Dwarf, compact 18’ growth. 
Spreads well and is excellent for borders and pot plants. 
Adagio (De Petris). Oct. 10. A brilliant raspberry coppery 
rose pompon. Useful for cut flower purposes in the garden 
and early cloth house. Similar in type to Mary Mc Arthur 
with more brilliant color. 
Bamboo. Oct. 10. A buff bronze daisy 21/2" in diameter. 
Vigorous 30" growth. Flower quality equal to that of 
greenhouse varieties. Fine keeper. 
Fashion. Oct. 15. A new pink semi-double decorative. A 
two-tone salmon and rosewood pink. An important cut 
flower variety. 
Lemonade. Oct. 15. Ivory yellow decorative. A must in the 
list of early cut flower varieties. Outstanding because it's 
different. 
Witchery. Oct. 15. A golden bronze decorative. Compact 2' 
growth. For border and cut flowers. A fine keeper. 
Carmelita. Oct. 15. Orange apricot decorative. Fine cut 
flower variety for the garden. 
Sweepstake. Oct. 15. A small formal yellow pompon. A cut 
flower variety with production, flower substance, and dur- 
able foliage. 
Nocturne (De Petris). Oct 15. An early crimson cut flower 
variety for field or greenhouse. A good hard pompon. 
Nokomis (De Petris). Oct. 15. Large bronze decorative. An- 
other outstanding De Petris introduction. 
Silverplate. Oct. 15. A white decorative. Vigorous and 
productive outdoor cut flower variety. 
Salute. Oct. 15. Deep orchid daisy. A cut flower variety. 
Beautiful form and substance. 
Robinhue. Oct. 15. A very double, large red decorative. A 
top-notch cut flower variety in every respect. 
Reward (60). Oct. 25. A very productive deep pink daisy 
that holds color in July and August. Easily the outstanding 
and early pink daisy for June 15 to Sept. 15 flowering. 
60-day response. 
Firefly (De Petris). Oct. 25. A Nipponicum seedling. Fine 
for cloth house. An early red pompon that holds its color 
exceptionally well. 
Buckskin (60). Oct. 25. A tawny bronze daisy. Easily re- 
places California Bronze Daisy in the early cloth house 
program. Production is outstanding. 60-day response. 
Songster. Oct. 25. An intermediate white pompon. With- 
stands heat well. A good variety for June, July, and August 
flowering. More productive and higher quality flower than 
Pristine. 
Sugarplum. Nov. 1. A hard pink mum. Improves the size 
and substance of J. W. Prince. 
Beauregard (76). Nov. 1. A reddish orange pompon. Some- 
what similar to Seneca but holds its color better. A very 
versatile variety that produces good flowers every month 
of the year. 76-day response. 
Mary Garden (De Petris). Nov. 5S. A pink spider. An in- 
teresting new addition to this increasingly popular class 
of novelties. 
Halo (66). Nov. 5. White daisy for cloth house. The most 
productive early white daisy. For best results the time 
between pinch and shade should not exceed 28 days. 
66-day response. 
Magician. Nov. 5. A large bronze pompon for September 
15 to early November. Flower about the size of well grown, 
partially disbudded Masterpiece. Color is superb under 
artificial light. 
Kolowa (De Petris). Nov. 5. White single similar to White 
Mensa. Excellent for shading. Better growth and response 
than that of Mensa. Best grown in sprays. 
Crescendo (76). Nov. 5. A beautiful large yellow pompon. 
An outstanding variety for the high temperature period 
from May 15 to Sept. 15. A very tall growing variety. Has 
a 76-day response to short day treatment but requires 10 
less long days for growth than is generally recommended 
for this group: 
Chevron (76). Nov. 10. An intense red pompon. Resembles 
a red Cassandra with a better spray formation and more 
decorative form. Holds color better than Red Rust or 
Seneca and is being used in flowering programs from 
May 15 to early November. 76-day response. 
Chanticleer. Nov. 10. A large reddish bronze pompon for 
September, October and early November flowering. An- 
other interesting bronze for the autumn season. 
Jamboree. Nov. 10. Best described as a Golden Yellow Mefo. 
Responds with Mefo in the shading program. Large flower. 
Does not shatter. 
Copperhead (70). Nov. 10. A large coppery bronze decorative. 
While it is very satisfactory grown as disbudded sprays 
it is best when disbudded to a single flower. Also ex- 
cellent for pot culture. For May and June as well as Sep- 
tember through November. 
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