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December 3, 2002 Purdue Poinsettia Day Download Photo Here Plant breeder Karl Trellinger, in center, leads a tour at Purdue University to give plant breeders from across the country a sneak peak at poinsettia research under way in the university's horticulture and landscape architecture department during Purdue Poinsettia Day on Tuesday (12/3). Poinsettia varieties – with exotic names like Christmas cookie, Amazone peppermint and Cortez burgundy – allow growers to make side-by-side comparisons to see what varieties they will sell next year. (Agricultural Communications photo/Tom Campbell) A publication-quality photograph is available at ftp://ftp.purdue.edu/pub/uns/trellinger.poinsettia.jpeg.   Related stories: Poinsettias demand special care for holiday beauty Event gives consumers a chance to pick their poinsettia