A.£2.C. Supreme Quality Reated Cultings 
DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW 1955 INTRODUCTIONS 
VESTA Oct. 25. (De Petris) A trim White 
button Pompon for summer and early 
fall flowering. Best during the long day 
period of the year June thru August. 
CREAM HALO Nov. 1. (Avon Valley) Ex- 
cellent cream colored sport of Halo with 
the same recommended season of flower- 
ing as Halo. 
CREAM SHASTA Nov. 10. (Delworth) 
Beautiful color addition to the Shasta 
group for year round flowering. 
WHITE MEMORIAL Nov. 12. Pure white 
sport except when grown cold. Fine May 
to November. 
WHITE TAFFETA Nov. 15. (Knouse & 
Cruden) Pure white sport of Taffeta. 
ILLINI STARFLOWER Nov. 18. (Univ. of 
Ill.) Semi-anemone form. A Novelty in 
white for the retail grower. 
SILVERCREST Nov. 25. Small white formal 
pompon. Markedly improves the appear- 
ance and quality of Snowcrest. Well 
adapted for flowering November thru 
March. 
ILLINI PEACE Nov. 25. (Univ. of Ill.) A 
productive White anemone for Thanks- 
giving. 
ORWAY Dec. 8 (De Petris) Large white 
single. An improvement over Yukon in 
flower quality and growth habit. 
WHITE SNOWDROP Dec. 8. Pure white 
sport of Snowdrop. 
GOLDFINCH Oct. 25 (De Petris) Smal] 
yellow golden button pompon with ex- 
cellent flower quality. Withstands high 
temperature well. An outstanding com- 
petitor of the variety Sunup for spring, 
summer and fall flowering. 
IMAMURA YELLOW Oct. 25. Intermediate 
yellow daisy for early cloth house. 
YELLOW SCULPTURE Nov. 15. (Avon 
Valley) Lemon yellow sport of Sculpture, 
as valuable in the year-round program 
as Sculpture itself. 
MINGO CHIEF Noy. 20. (Brehmer) Bronzy 
yellow anemone best described as a 
yellow Yolanda but with a stronger 
growth habit and heavier production. 
GOLD MEDAL Dec. 1. Small yellow button 
pompon for October to April flowering. 
YELLOW COTILLION Dec. 5. Lemon Yel- 
low sport of Cotillion. 
YELLOW SATELITE Dec. 10. Yellow sport 
of Satelite. : 
GOLDIE Dec. 10. Deep yellow small 
pompon. Preferred by some over Yellow 
Snowcrest. 
JETFIRE Nov. 5. Intermediate flaming red 
decorative. A color that holds even in 
high temperatures. Well adapted for 
spring and fall pot plants grown either 
as spray or disbud. Outstanding in the 
cloth house. 
FIREGLEAM Nov. 10. A fiery orange in- 
termediate decorative. An outstandingly 
brilliant color that holds beautifully. Is 
fine in pots with partial or no disbud- 
ding. 
BRONZE PANDORA Novy. 10. (Smith) 
Bright coral bronze sport of Pandora. 
BARBARA FULLER Nov. 10. (Fairfield) A 
dark coral red anemone. Dwarf compact 
growth habit. Excellent for flowering as 
a pot plant in October, November and 
December. 
RUBAIYAT Nov. 20. Velvety red inter- 
mediate formal pompon. Unequaled for 
October thru Christmas flowering. Im- 
proves Christmas Greeting in color, for 
and production. 
DK. BRONZE MINUET Nov. 23. A rich 
deep salmon bronze sport of Br. Minuet. 
RED HERITAGE Dec. 1. Salmon red sport 
of Heritage. 
ORANGE GALAXY Dec. 1. A color sport 
of Galaxy. Color very nearly that of 
Orange Beauregard. 
RED MINSTREL Dec. 13. (Delworth) A 
sport of Bronze Minstrel with a lively 
red glow added. This color is easier to 
use than that of Br. Minstrel. A quality 
pompon for November and December. 
TSUKUSHI PINK Oct. 20. Intermediate 
Hen pink single for the very early cloth 
ouse. 
PARISIENNE Nov. 5. (Delworth) Inter- 
mediate shell pink single. This variety 
grows and flowers satisfactorily at all 
seasons where Shasta is satisfactory (late 
March to November). The color is a close 
to true pink as exists in the chrysanthe- 
mum. The favorite pink single to rotate 
with Brocade and a color far better than 
that of Reward. 
CRITERION Nov. 8. Int. pink decorative 
with a vigorous compact growth habit. A 
New and valuable year round pink pot 
plant variety. Almost the equal of Bon- 
nafon DeLuxe in pink. Also a fine cut 
flower variety for spring and fall. Best 
grown disbudded. 
HUMDINGER Nov. 10. An intermediate to 
large formal pompon. Color has been 
described as a luminous violet purple. A 
perfectly ideal pot plant type of growth 
habit. An interesting disbud pot plant for 
fall, winter and early spring. 
DK. PINK MINUET Nov. 23. A deep pink 
sport of Minuet. 
IMP. PK. MINSTREL Dec. 13. (Delworth) 
From a designers and retailers stand- 
point, this is the best of the Minstrels. 
Its color resembles that of Pink Dot and 
it does not deteriorate rapidly with 
maturity. The shade and tone are both 
right. Minstrel had form and substance. 
Imp. Pk. Minstrel has form, substance 
and color. 
LYNDA MCLANE Dec. 25. (McLane) A 
late pink pompon with a growth habit 
that does not run into blind growth and 
a color that is highly acceptable. A much 
needed variety for the late natural crop. 
10 
SILVER QUEEN Oct. 25. (De Petris) White 
Fugi mum. Better than Rayonnante. Im- 
portant in the spring and fall program. 
WHITE MARY GARDEN Nov. 1. White 
sport of Mary Garden. 
SMITHS CREAM WHITE Dec. 13. (Schnei- 
der) A beautiful smooth cream colored 
sport of Smiths White. Excellent form 
and good depth of flower. 
LUYONA Oct. 25. (De Petris) Large yellow 
spider mum with quality blooms. 
YELLOW IVANHOE Nov. 1. Golden yel- 
low sport. 
YELLOW CURLY SPIDER Nov. 5. Clear 
yellow spider mum. Good shipper. 
ANTIQUE Nov. 1. A bronze spider mum 
for cut flower and pot plant use. 
DELAWARE Nov. 8. A large semi-in- 
curved reddish bronze standard. An out- 
standing pot plant for fall, winter and 
spring. The growth habit and the color 
make this the number one bronze pot 
plant. 
MRS. EISENHOWER Nov. 18. (De Petris) 
A vivid golden bronze spider mum with 
excellent substance and form. Vigorous 
grower. 
ILL. REGAL An unusual royal purple 
pompon which is quite striking. A very 
novel color. Maturing around November 
12. It is a pompon of good form. 
ILL. SPRINGTIME A warm rich truly pink 
single of good shipping qualities. Flowers 
are placed well on the stem. Hard to beat 
in its class for year round production. 
Matures November 12. 
ILL. WAMPUM An attractive bright yel- 
low anemone with unusually high pro- 
duction. Very stiff stems supporting a 
Ne placed flower head. Matures Novem- 
er 22. 
WEDDING BELLS (DEPTRIS) An in- 
termediate white pompon with bright 
green eye. Flowers have outstanding 
substance and are produced on well 
formed sprays with rigid pedicles. A very 
useful 13 week variety for extending the 
season. Flowers normally around Dec. 5. 
SNOWFLAKE (DePETRIS) A free grow- 
ing intermediate white pom with cream 
center good form and spray formation. 
Exceptionally good shipping qualities. 
Its uniform response makes this a very 
valuable variety for extending the season 
through February. Matures Dec. 5. 
RED ENCHANTRESS (KAWACHI) A 
vivid red sport of Enchantress which will 
make a valuable addition to the 13 week 
class. Should be very useful for extend- 
ing through the Christmas holidays and 
later. Matures Dec. 5. 
YELLOW ENCHANTRESS (KAWACHI) 
A lemon yellow sport of Enchantress, 
responds uniformly to lights and can be 
used December through February for 
extended blooming. Matures Dec. 5. 
