16 THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN CoO., INC., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
ALL PURPOSE CUT AND DECORATIVES — Continued 
RED DIAMOND. New. A strong, 18” sturdily formed and 
formally proportioned plant, foliaged deep healthy green 
right to the bottom. It flowers a closely knit, fully double 
pompon. Bi-color silver grey and maroon. The height of 
the silver is at the high center. The maroon frames it with 
excitement. Par-excellence for cutting. Early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
RED FEATHER. An able successor to Red Velvet. Flowers 
are a more livid red — fully double on a 2 ft. plant. The 
graceful airiness of the petals inspires the name. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
REVERENCE. New 1955. Extremely large light chamois 
yellow. Gives very early individual flowers on 6 to 8 inch 
stems. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
RONNIE. Grows a symmetric 18”, each plant a twin of the 
one next to it. Flowers are a close knit, exotic purple pom- 
pon with a twinkling varnished texture that makes this one 
of the best. Early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
ROSITA. D. (Kraus). Compact, light Persian-rose button- 
pompon. Bush completely covered with pink buttons. 26 
inch, Sept. 24. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ROYAL ROBE. (Kraus) Double, beet-root purple with a 
really different and distinct bluish sheen. Mass of blooms 
are symmetrically distributed over a compact, healthily 
foliaged plant. Early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
RUBY POMPON. The 2% foot plant carries its ruby crim- 
son flowers in remarkable profusion. In full flower early 
October. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
RUSTY RED. (Lehman) A smashing impact! Heavy load 
of Cherry Red fully double bloom shimmers atop sturdy, 
cutting stems. Starts among the earliest, is in perpetually 
renewing flower until frost. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
SALUTE. A perfect deep purple, the memorial tribute 
shade, soft and fluffy, yet so double the petals seem to be 
tightly woven. Extremely bushy, twelve inches tall, com- 
pletely covered by bloom in the first week of September. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
SEPTEMBER DAWN. Distinctly new and different, the 
first really good double pink.. Flowers are about 3 inches 
across, hardy, vigorous and healthy. Starting to bloom in 
early September, it continues until frost, brightly and free- 
ly flowered. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SEPTEMBER WINE. The scintillating red of sparkling Bur- 
gundy wine. Full duplex flower atop a compact branchy 
plant, each branch a perfect cut stem. Early. 14% to 2 feet. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SILVER PLATE. In full bloom in early October, its large 
white makes sight sale sure. It too needs mulching to carry, 
but its exceptional decorative ability more than compen- 
sates. 6 inch flowers, 24 inches tall. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SILVER SHEEN. A medium incurved white. Somewhat 
tender to handle but its superlative cut flower qualities re- 
pay the effort liberally. It is 36 inches tall, and blooms mid- 
October. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
SONNY. New 1955. A fine addition to the garden cut flow- ; 
er class. A true pink, clean growing pompon that holds its 
color well. Oct. 1. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
SPELLBINDER. New 1955. Huge, fluffy 312” blossom of 
smooth canary to butter yellow, slightly recurved. Cuts 
nicely on supple 2-212 ft. stems. Mid-season. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
SUCCESS. Ex_‘y. 24”. A beautiful, rich, never fading deep 
crimson. Fully double, flowers stand en masse of branching 
sprays atop superb, light green foliage. Very good. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SUNAPE. From the University of New Hampshire and a 
tribute to their work. Professor Holley’s select golden yel- 
low grows 24 inches high, blooms full double, stays bright 
without fading from September Ist to frost. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
TIME. Splendidly conceived sparkling orchid lavender, 
huge sprays and blooms. 30 inches tall, 4 inch blooms, early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
VALIANT. New 1955. Large, light yellow incurve, mid- 
season’s bloom. Luxuriant dark green foliage and a robust 
habit make this valuable in the garden or spring pot sales 
from the greenhouses. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
VISION. (Bristol) New. A tight double in a wonderfully 
graceful mold of petal formation. Color is a soft and live- 
ly pearl and ivory in perfect complement, a genuinely new 
color departure. 2 ft. Early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
WHITE BOUNTY. (Kraus) A small white pompon with a 
sulphur yellow center, tightly knit, formally formed, and 
appearing in profusion atop a crisply foliaged, sturdy stem. 
Early. This is one of the novelties that always sell. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
WHITE CLOUD. This was new in ’52. There wasn’t suffi- 
cient stock to warrant the description that it deserves. It 
is early, topped with magnificent, fully double, four and five 
inch pure white blooms. It will sell with the best of the 
whites and before most of them. You will like the array 
atop the good stems, and your garden customers will like 
its 18” tall and strong 24” spread. This is destined to lead 
the parade for a long time! 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100 $18.00 
WHITE WONDER. Here is the perfect early flowering, 
white, garden pompon, coming into full flower about Sep- 
tember 25th. The exquisitely formed, ball-shaped blossoms 
with broad petals are first soft creamy white, then open to 
a crisp clean white, lovely in all stages. The plant, about 3 
feet in height, is husky and tremendously free, the spray 
so heavily branched that a few stems are a fine bouquet. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100 $18.00 
YELLOW AVALANCHE. A clear soft yellow bud sport of 
the white variety. 24 inch, Sept. 4. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
YELLOW BLANKET. Mid-season. 18”. The improvement 
over Judith Anderson that is bound to keep its popularity 
for as many years. Tiny, button flowers are perfectly 
formed and cover the top completely. This is the finest. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100 $18.00 
