Reds with Crimson or Ruby Tone 
HARTMAN—Fuil double, ball-shaped, light 
crimson-red flowers on a compact, dark- 
leaved plant. 
SPRINGFIELD VERMILION—Double, med- 
ium-sized light crimson or vermilion flow- 
ers with wavy petals. Plant is of medium 
rowth. 
ROYAL TIMES (Bode 1954)—Double, clear 
light American Beauty red. The color of 
this fine new variety varies from the dark- 
est crimson-pink to a vivid soft crimson. 
In most greenhouses the color is about 
midway between Pink Better Times and 
Better Times. Some growers who are fond 
of the Better Times plant, but find the 
color a little harsh, will find Royal Times 
a top seller. The best testimonial for the 
variety is the many repeat orders shipped 
to growers throughout the country. 
BETTER TIMES—Double, dark crimson with 
scarlet splash in center. Exceptionally free 
bloomer on a low growing, compact plant. 
Better Times is one of the two or three 
leading varieties. We grow 16,000 stock 
plants of this variety. Foliage is medium 
green and very neat. 
MARQUISE DE CASTELANE (Lady Jane)— 
Double, big round flower of rich crimson. 
This is a leading variety for both pot 
plant and bedder. The plant is very robust 
and looks it. 
RUBY KING (Ruby, New Ruby)—Double, 
large flowered, ruby or crimson red. Tall 
plant with slender wood and medium 
green foliage. Flowers are borne on long 
slender tough stems; and, either as a pot 
plant or bedder, this is one of the finest 
dark reds. 
PRIDE OF CAMDEN (Camden Nutt)—Full 
double, dark crimson-red which, with S. A. 
Nutt, is the darkest of Florist geraniums. 
Quite large plant with small straight 
wood. Camden is a very early bloorner. 
5. A. NUTT—Double, very large flat 
florets forming large flower heads. S. A. 
Nutt is as large as Camden, but with 
slightly heavier wood, a rounder leaf, and 
less pubescence. The flowers of S. A. 
Nutt are about the same size as Camden, 
but are made up of fewer but much larger 
florets. Although the base color is about 
the same as Camden, a _ velvety sheen 
gives the illusion of S. A. Nutt being 
darker. Camden is the earlier bloomer. 
NOTE: Some confusion between the two varieties 
arises from the fact that when Silver-leaf Nutt 
reverts, the resulting green plant is the same as 
Pride of Camden, except that some of the stem 
cells, by refusing to grow as fast as others, 
cause the stems to twist slightly. Some growers 
offer this reversion as S. A. Nutt. 
Purple Crimsons 
Magenta Ruby, A. M. Mayne, Madder Rose—Standard prices. 
Montmort, De Querille, Gypsy 
Unrooted, $3.75 and $35.00; Rooted, $7.25 and $70.00 
MARQUISE DE MONTMORT—Light purple- 
crimson considered dark purplish-pink in 
some sections. The flowers are good-sized 
and double. The plant is good and the foli- 
age very dark green with a heavy zone. 
DE QUERILLE—Difficult to tell from Mont- 
mort. The plant is identical, but often has 
slightly darker flowers. 
MAGENTA RUBY — Double, good-sized 
flower of dark purple-crimson with a 
splash of scarlet in the center of the 
florets. This is the only really hardy crim- 
son-purple we know of. Same plant as 
Better Times, it should be much better 
known than it is. 
WARNING. Geraniums will 
tolerate 5% 
A. M. MAYNE (Springfield Violet)—Double, 
larqge-flowered purple-crimson, sometimes 
violet. The plant is strong when watered 
and fed well. Should be well pinched. 
MADDER ROSE—Fairly large plant. Nice- 
sized flowers formed by small very double 
florets on long pedicels (tiny stem sup- 
porting floret from main stem). The color 
is dark crimson-red. 
GYPSY—Double, dark wine-red with white 
center. The flowers are good-sized, and 
the plant is low and compact. An excellent 
specialist’s variety. 
DDT dust or mild DDT sprays, but severe 
dwarfing results from heavy DDT applications. The organic phosphates have no ill effects and 
some, as in the case of systox, seem to aid growth. Severe damage to geraniums, due to the 
use of 2-4D as a weed killer, has been reported. Gasses will carry on a gentle breeze for some 
distance, and the weed killer should be avoided near the greenhouses. One report was due to 
spraying road margins in front of a grower’s range. 
SETA 
