POINSETTIA 
This beautiful medium scarlet-red_ is 
our idea of the perfect commercial in this 
color. It grows consistently tall, with long 
flowerheads of from 20 to 22 buds. 6 to 8 
large, round, frilled florets are open at 
once. Spikes are always straight, and it 
can really take the heat, in fact seems to 
thrive on it. We speak from experience 
here, as we have grown POINSETTIA as 
a seedling during two extremely hot sum- 
mers. It does not crook, and shows prac- 
tically no fading or burning in even the 
hottest weather. It will open nicely when 
cut in tight bud, and it seems to be an 
extra good keeper and opener in water. 
It is a very healthy grower and a good 
bulb maker. 
POINSETTIA has much of the same 
brilliance and richness of color as Red 
Cherry, with a little heavier substance 
and more frilling of the petals. Officially 
classified as a light red (450), it will 
greatly strengthen this class. It is a mid- 
season bloomer, about 90 days. Propaga- 
tion and bulblet germination have been 
satisfactory here, although the originator 
reports that bulblets have been rather 
hard to sprout for him unless held over a 
year. We have had good luck with them 
by giving them our usual spring treat- 
ment for bulblets — keeping them fairly 
warm and quite damp for about two 
weeks prior to planting. 
POINSETTIA has not yet been seen 
at any of the large eastern or midwestern 
shows, although it has won wherever 
shown here in the west. It was entered 
in the N.A.G.C. trial gardens, where it 
placed among 5 seedlings approved out 
of 61 tested and was rated third highest 
of the five. We consider POINSETTIA 
to be one of the finest of all the 1952 in- 
troductions that we know about, and 
heartily recommend it as a coming show 
and commercial variety. 
POINSETTIA 
