GUIDEBOOK FOR 1953 
TOPS BY COLOR GROUPS 
The foregoing symposium tabulation 
of ratings appears to indicate that the 
following varieties are the all-purpose 
tops in their respective colors: 
00 Prof. Goudriaan and Flo. Nightingale. 
06 Leif Ericsson and Leading Lady. 
10-12 Catherine Beath. 
16 A. B. Coutts and Hugh Price. 
20 Circe. 
30 Luxury and Polynesie. 
82 Boldface. 
36 Sans Souci. 
4) Tivoli. 
42 Silcherlied. 
44 Necia. 
50 Mid-America. 
52 Firebrand and Red Charm. 
54 Menelik and Marshall Montgomery. 
60 Miss Holland. 
62 Rosita. 
64 Aristocrat and New York. 
66 Heirloom. 
68 Benjamin Britten. 
70 King David and Aljechin. 
76 Gustav Mahler and Ravel. 
78 Salman’s Sensation. 
80 Gray Summit. 
90 Afrika (K&M). 
“WHOPPER” SPIKES 
The following make _ stupendous 
flowerheads with many immense florets 
open at one time on tall, heavy plants. 
Inches Inches 
516 A. B. Couts 6 8-8-8-24 60 
533 Boldface 5% 10-7-4-21 64 
533 Bdwy. Melody 6% 8-10-7-25 70 
545 Cotillion 6 10-7-6-23 66 
533 Dolly Varden 7 9-7-5-21 66 
540 Evangeline 6 9-7-6-22 172 
511 Golden Flute 7% 7-7-6-20 68 
566 Heirloom 6 9a =6=20mo oO 
530 King Size 74% 10-10-6-26 75 
506 Leif Ericsson 6 10-9-6-25 72 
5380 Luxury 6 9-7-5-21 66 
507 Melbourne 7 8-8-6-22 72 
554 Menelik 6% 9-7-7-23 68 
550 Mid-America 7 10-7-5-22 66 
552 Mty. Monarch 6 9-9-7 25 64 
506 Reg. Leahy 6 10-7-5-22 60 
563 Rosita 6 10-9-3-22 62 
578 Sal’s Sensation 7 6-6-6-18 70 
517 Sheherezade 6 8-7-5-20 64 
500 Strathnaver 6% 10-9-6-25 70 
501 Sun Valley 8 8-8-6-22 60 
570 The Rajah 6 8-7-6-21 68 
582 Tun. Wizard 8% 828-622 2m Oe 
ARTHUR RANK 
VALLEEVUE BEAUTIES 
The following varieties topped their 
color classes with 90-up color ratings. 
500 
312 
420 
532 
412 
400 
520 
480 
416 
410 
530 
506 
440 
566 
470 
310 
466 
554 
550 
430 
Strathnaver 96 
Catherine Beath 94 
Boccherini 93 
Boldface 92 
Bouton d’Or 92 
Calvary 92 
Circe 92 
Gray Summit 92 
Hugh Price 92 
Lodestar and Sequin 92 
Luxury 92 
Salman’s Glory 92 
Tivoli 91 
Attraction 90 
Dinos 90 
Gold Chevron and Goldruff 90 
Lavender Dream 90 
Marshall Montgomery & Menelik 90 
Mid-America 90 
Polynesie 90 
The 1952 trials produced no upsets in 
the above list except that in 310 Gold- 
ruff tied Gold Chevon. 
