A.£8.C. Supreme Quality Reeted Cuttings 
DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW 1953-54 INTRODUCTIONS 
CITATION Oct. 15. Intermediate pink 
pompon. Dwarf, compact but very sturdy 
growth. In color and growth it improves 
Queen of Pinks. A pot plant disbud. Rec- 
ommended April through June and again 
in October. One of the best late garden 
varieties. 
MIRTH Oct. 20. Intermediate light pink 
single. Larger than Reward. Especially 
valuable in spring flowering April 
through June. Durable and uniform 
response in July through October in the 
cloth house. 
PRELUDE Oct. 24. Intermediate coral pink 
single. Clean growth habit. A beautiful 
pastel color, extremely effective under 
artificial light. Recommended flowering 
period April through June, and mid Sep- 
tember through October cloth house and 
greenhouse. 
PINKETTE Oct. 25. Intermediate pink 
pompon. A bread and butter variety to 
grow with Keepsake and Gold Coast. 
Recommended for May and June, and 
again in September and October in the 
greenhouse; also ,August through Octo- 
ber in the cloth house. 
VOGUE Oct. 25. Large pink single. Beauti- 
ful form and substance. Especially val- 
uable June and July. Rigid growth habit. 
Improves Ballerina and Soprano. Good in 
August — September cloth house. 
PORTRAIT Nov. 8. Large pink pompon. 
Very heavy producer of beautiful high 
quality flowers. Growth is strong, com- 
pact with excellent sprays. A versatile 
variety that can be grown anytime 10- 
week varieties are used. Also responds 
well to partial disbudding. Tolerates a 
lower minimum temperature than Pan- 
dora. Excellent pot plant March through 
December. 
BLUE CHIP Novy. 1. Intermediate pink 
decorative. Vigorous growth and heavy 
production; very pleasing color. Recom- 
mended May and June in the green- 
house, and August through October in 
the cloth house. Also a good spring pot 
plant disbud. 
LOTUS Nov. 3. (DePetris) Intermediate 
pink pompon. Mary McArthur growth; a 
high quality flower for the shading pro- 
gram. 
TEMPO Novy. 3. Intermediate deep pink 
decorative. A 9-week Masterpiece. Rigid 
stem; very hard, durable flower. Rec- 
ommended April through June in the 
greenhouse, and August and September 
in the cloth house. 
PENNANT Nov. 10. Intermediate pink dec- 
orative. A dark pink Masterpiece; fine 
form and substance. Tolerates low tem- 
perature well. Vigorous growth. Recom- 
mended April through October in the 
greenhouse, and August through Octo- 
ber in the cloth house. 
COVER GIRL Nov. 10. (Winkler) Light 
pink anemone with salmon pink cushion. 
Good color and form. Short, compact 
growth with good production. For cut 
flower and pot plant use. 
NOBILITY Nov. 10. Intermediate light 
pink single. Very flat form. Medium to 
tall with free, easy growth. A quality 
daisy. Recommended May, June, October 
and November in the greenhouse, and 
August through October in cloth house. 
CAROLE Nov. 15. (Winkler) Light pink 
anemone with salmon pink cushion. Re- 
sembles Majorette. Definitely smoother 
color plus more substance. 
POLKA Nov. 20. Intermediate pink anem- 
one. Essentially a pot plant; equally val- 
uable as a spray or disbud. Beautiful 
form and color. Compact growth. Recom- 
mended October through June. 
NUGANO Nov. 20. (DePetris) Inter- 
mediate pompon. Excellent growth and 
production. A high quality flower. One 
of the most important pink pompon for 
this season. 
DK. PK. MAJORETTE Nov. 20. Dark sport 
of Majorette. Lively, intense color. Same 
habit as original variety. 
ILLINI FORMAL Nov. 23. (Univ. of II.) 
Intermediate rose pink pompon. Fine 
growth and production. Excellent sub- 
stance. Flowers for Thanksgiving. Very 
novel form that should be popular. 
PINK CLOUD Nov. 25. (Winkler) Light 
pink decorative. Greenish overcast until 
mature; very fine form and substance. 
ARGYLE Dec. 10. (DePetris) Small pink 
pompon. Fine clean growth; hard flower 
plus very acceptable pink shade. An out- 
standing late pink pompon. 
DK. YEL. CHATTANOOGA Nov. 25. 
(Wolfe) Deep yellow sport from Chat- 
tanooga. Same habit as original variety. 
WHITE ENCHANTRESS Dec. 5. Sport of 
Enchantress. 
YELLOW ACCLAIM Dec. 5. Bright yellow 
sport of Acclaim. 
NEW GARDEN VARIETIES 1954 
OSTOSA Solid pure white medium large 
pompon type. Vigorous semi-dwarf habit. 
Very free flowering with good substance. 
Blooms Sept. 25th. 
BUTTERCUP (HB) Large golden yellow in- 
curving bloom. Free growth and good 
foliage as well as free flowering. Blooms 
Oct. Ist. 
REGINA Large decorative blooms of a 
pleasing coral apricot bronze color. Very 
free flowering. Blooms Oct. Ist. 
LIMELIGHT Very free and productive 
solid white pompon with a greenish cast. 
Excellent substance and form as well as 
placement. Good clean straight stems 
makes it an excellent cutting variety. 
Beautiful growth and foliage. Blooms 
Oct. 5th. This variety should be out- 
standing for cutting besides making a 
very showy white pompon for the 
garden, very vigorous and easily grown. 
CORONA (H) An outstanding vivid pink 
daisy shading to wine. Of good size and 
excellent substance. Very good clean 
stem freely produced and perfect place- 
ment. Very good growth and foliage. 
Blooms Oct. 5th. Excellent both for cut- 
ting and garden decoration. 
SUNSTONE Very free and vigorous plant 
producing many blooms of soft yellow 
spoon or spider like blooms on good 
stems. Very good foliage. Somewhat tall 
growth habit. Useful for cutting as well 
as garden decoration. Blooms Oct. 8th. 
CALUMET (H) Outstanding full decora- 
tive blooms of good size and substance 
produced on strong clean stems of good 
length. Color is a lively apricot with a 
luminous glow. Beautiful foliage with 
very free and vigorous growth habit. 
Blooms October 8th to 10th. This is a 
Rubellum hybrid which produces high 
quality blooms with almost perfect stems 
and sprays without shading. 
CHOPIN Large incurved light bronze 
averaging 4” to 444” which grows 20 or 
more blooms to the plant. Very strong 
stems and vigorous semi-dwarf growth. 
Blooms October 15th. 
SARASOTA Lively yellow solid pompon 
with good size and substance. Vigorous 
and productive, therefore suitable for 
pra iees Medium tall. Blooms October 
15th. 
ARVIS Vivid bronze small pompon. Free 
eae and good stem. Blooms October 
15th. 
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