those 7” blooms and three spikes of either make, a bouquet. One of the tallest varieties is King 
Alfred and Cordova is a fine early commercial. I have seen Glorious with 12 open and it usually 
wins in the 300 class. Twinkles is our favorite miniature in the salmons. 
In the scarlet class we were impressed with two new ones, David Warr, a ruffled early 
scarlet and Red Skin, another early commercial prospect. Red Wing leads for exhibition purposes 
and Esquire and Harold K grow the largest florets. Sans Souci has grand clear color and tall 
reliable growth. Carnival and Scarlet Glory catch the eye with their contrasting cream throats. 
Both Dancing Flame and Flame Girl can make outstanding spikes of rich scarlet. Dieppe rates 
second to Red Wing as a blue ribbon winner. Pallette is very distinctive with its large purple 
blotch. Bonfire and Valeria are very fine commercials. 
The light pink class continues to grow and of the new ones this year we especially liked 
Look, a very tall glad in Evangeline shade but with better placement; Pink Chiffon, a most 
beautiful glad of the old Rima shade with a touch of cream in the throat; Susan K a ruffled 
beauty similar to Heart’s Desire. One of our favorites is Pennant which we think is an improved 
Evangeline, perhaps not as tall, but with up to 10 formal, perfectly placed florets open and 
more consistent in producing perfect spikes. Another beauty is Clarence D. Fortnam, ruffled 
tall, and an easy cutter. For exhibition purposes Evangeline continues to lead as it will produce 
that occasional spike that wins blue ribbons and grand championships. A variety that surprised 
us with its pale pink beauty this year was Mt. Baker with its 8-10 open blooms on tall straight 
spikes. As light pinks are so popular with the florists we grow quantities of Magnolia, Beauty's 
Blush, Deborah Sampson, and Phantom Beauty. 
We have not found anything in the light pinks with a blotch that will beat a well grown 
spike of Conn. Yankee for exhibition. We also like the contrasting large throat blotches in 
Sheherazade, Richard Crooks, and Manon. The blotched or orchid throated varieties seem to be 
growing more popular. 
In the deeper pinks Spic and Span is tops for both exhibition and commercial purposes. 
Jessie Mae is a lighter Spic and Span and should make a fine cut Hower variety. Two very fine 
Holland varieties which seemed to have been overlooked are Benares, tall deep pink with 
carmine throat and Silcherlied, a lighter pink with a bright cherry blotch and up to 10 open. 
The giants in this class are Citation, Cover Girl, Kokomo Giant, and Gen. Eisenhower. Necia 
is a distinctive novelty. Two very early cut flower pinks are June Day and Friendship. For 
chaste beauty, it is hard to beat Sweet 16, one of our best cutters. 
Three good light reds lead this class for exhibition purposes — Mid-America, Leah Gorham, 
and Poinsettia, the last two also being fine cutters. Early Red has proven to be just what its 
name implies. We also like Dr. Pryor for its striking blotch. 
One of the highlights of the past season was Harrishurger, a tall, ruffled, late red. Another 
outstanding variety last season was Festival which consistently produces those formal exhibition 
type spikes. For clean clear color Dee Twelve stands out. Garnet Ruffles is a beautiful ruffled 
variety with an exquisite sheen. The largest reds are probably Big Joe, Redowa. and Birch Red. 
The latest symposium shows that Red Charm is the leading exhibition as well as commercial 
variety. We also find that Firebrand and Nancy are good commercials. 
In the new dark reds, we liked Ruffled Ebony, very ruffled, of heavy substance, and con- 
sistent performance; Thunderbolt, an attractive, clear, deep maroon with a long flowerhead but 
perhaps lacking a long enough handle. For exhibition purposes the leading varieties are Black 
Cherry, Dark David, and Hamlet. Not too well known as yet but that rate high with us are 
Menelik, Ruffled Knight, Krishna, and Black Knight. The older favorites are Mrs. R. G. Errev. 
Black Phantom, Velvet Mantle, and Black Opal. In the 300 class is Negus, a real beauty with 
its sheen and a sure winner in its class. 
The rose class has now been divided into light, medium and deep rose. The new ones 
in the light rose that seem worthwhile are Rosario which makes a symmetrical spike of pleasing 
light rose with a deeper pronounced blotch; Lynne Hill another outstanding addition to the 
class with 8 well placed open blooms. It pleases us to find that Andrena, one of our favorites 
and a much over-looked variety is now leading the symposium for exhibition purposes. We 
think it is even better for commercial use. Other fine varieties are Miss Holland, a robust tall 
grower; Machushla, a reliable blotched rose; and Topflight which we still think one of the most 
beautiful. We also grow Rosa Van Lima and Venida for cutting. 
We can easily get quite enthusiastic about several varieties in the medium rose class: 
Seneca, a most beautiful rose that opens up to 10 with very formal placement; Rosita ,another 
beauty that produces large blooms in double row placement: Burma Rose, a rose sport of Burma: 
Margery, a very bright rose of medium size that is a fine commercial prospect in_ spite of 
occasional flecking; Glad Tidings, a beautiful self color that consistently produces tall straight 
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