NEW VARIETIES FOR 1954 
PINK—Continued 
CAROLE November 15 
(Winkler) Light pink anemone with salmon pink cushion. 
Resembles Majorette. Definitely smoother color plus more 
substance. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
POLKA November 20 
(Yoder) Intermediate pink anemone. Essentially a pot 
plant; equally valuable as a spray or disbud. Beautiful 
form and color. Compact growth. Recommended October 
through June. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
NUGANO November 20 
(DePetris) Intermediate pompon. Excellent growth and 
production. A high quality flower. One of the most im- 
portant pink pompons for this season. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
DARK PINK MAJORETTE November 20 
(Yoder) Dark sport of Majorette. Lively, intense color. 50 
cuttings, $5.00. 
ILLINI FORMAL November 23 
(Univ. of Ill.) Intermediate rose pink pompon. Fine growth 
and production. Excellent substance. Flowers for Thanks- 
giving. Very novel form that should be popular. 50 cut- 
tings, $5.00. 
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PARADISE 
New, and a most unusual warm coral red shade. Normal date October 
20; fine shaded for August-September or for April thru June. This 
unusual arrangement and Portrait (p. 51) were by Brown’s Flowers, 
Aurora, Ill. Art Brown uses Mums and Pomps heavily in his shop. 
Says Art, “They are our best-lasting, most satisfactory cut flower. 
We find them in good demand thruout the year.” 
PINK CLOUD November 25 
(Winkler) Light pink decorative. Greenish overcast until 
mature; very fine form and substance. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
ARGYLE December 10 
(De Petris) Small pink pompon. Fine, clean growth; hard 
flower plus very acceptable pink shade. An outstanding late 
pink pompon. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
BRONZE 
BUCKEYE October 8 
(Yoder) Intermediate salmon bronze pompon. Dwarf, 
compact, very sturdy growth. Striking new color, well suited 
to the garden and Mother’s Day pot plant program. 50 
cuttings, $5.00. 
MOONMAID October 14 
Intermediate salmon bronze pompon. A new and useful 
color with good growth and production. Late garden va- 
riety or outdoor cut flower. Recommended for spring and 
fall flowering. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
TALISMAN October 20 
(Yoder) Talisman bronze; intermediate single. Color holds 
exceptionally well. Recommended April through October 
in the greenhouse and August and September cloth house. 
50 cuttings, $5.00. 
PARADISE October 20 
(Yoder) Intermediate coral red single. Color holds well. 
Recommended April through mid-June in the greenhouse, 
mid-August through October in the cloth house. A tall 
variety of outstanding new color. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
PALETTE October 20 
(Yoder) Intermediate dark salmon single. Heavy petalage 
with good substance. Fine in spring and fall. A new pastel 
shade. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
GAIETY October 25 
(Yoder) Intermediate coral bronze single. This variety in 
combination with Paradise and Prelude constitute a trio 
bred to widen color range, adding new and lively pastels, 
especially valuable in the spring. Good growth and pro- 
duction. An exciting new color. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
HILARITY November | 
(Yoder) Intermediate golden bronze single. Small daisy 
of wide petal and very lively color. Tolerates a wide range 
of conditions. Recommended May through October. Growth 
habit lends itself to pot culture. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
FLAME GLOW November 5 
(Winkler) Intermediate golden orange single. Fine growth 
and production. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
ORANGE BEAUREGARD November 5 
(Yoder) Lively, light orange or golden bronze sport from 
Beauregard. Valuable in a continuous year ‘round program. 
In the early cloth house or under high temperature condi- 
tions it is a deep golden yellow pompon. Growth habit and 
response is same as that of Beauregard. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
RED KING November 13 
(Poesch) Intermediate red single. Good growth and pro- 
duction; short, compact plant with compound spray. A 
good red pot plant variety. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
CADET November 14 
(Yoder) Intermediate red anemone. Short, compact, and 
free breaking. Approximate size of Gypsy. Recommended 
as a spray but useful as a disbud. Season is October 
through March, especially effective at Thanksgiving and 
Christmas. A pot plant variety. 50 cuttings, $5.00. 
ILLINI REDWOOD November 25 
(Univ. of Ill.) Intermediate red pompon. Hard, durable, 
well formed flower. Fine red pompon for Thanksgiving. 
50 cuttings, $5.00. 
For prices for more than 50 of a variety, see page 53. 
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