THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1934 
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WHITE BUTTERFLY Pr. 76—| Tall spike of airily 
placed florets, white, shading into cream. Un¬ 
excelled in tip work and wedding corsage, har¬ 
monizing with most everything. Worthy of sev¬ 
eral plantings to extend the cutting season. 
N.D., N.E.G.S. and Mah., all ’33. L.05(100, 
3.00) Bits (100..10) 
WHITE GIANT 100 **—ft The “Madonna Lily’’ 
gladiolus. Long, lily like, pointed petals. Pure 
waxy white. Stiff, straight spike, all open at 
once. Exceptional substance but so slow a 
propagator few large growers will take the 
patience to grow a stock. We have been offering 
it on alternate years. L.05 M.03 
CREAM 
MAGNA BLANCA 95 ***—ftt Huge, clear ivory 
with vivid creamy yellow throat. Immense 
florets with long, pointed petals. 6 open making 
a handsome spike set in airy fashion on a slim, 
wiry stem anywhere from 5 to 6J4 feet high! A 
wedding decoration supreme. Certain to become 
popular for massive decorations. Calif. ’31, 
C.G.S. ’31, Our 1st Ohio ’32, Ohio ’33. L.15 
M. 10 S.05 Bits (100,.35) 
MAID OF ORLEANS P. G. 89 *— f Milky white, 
light cream throat. Fine cut flower habits. 
A.M. British R.H.S., F.C.C. Haarlem, N.E.G.S. 
’32, ’33, A.G.S. ’33, Wash. ’33. L.35 M.25 S.15 
Bits (100,2.00) 
MARY ELIZABETH 105 *—ftt Pure, opaque white 
with strong, rich, creamy yellow throat. Beauti¬ 
fully ruffled. Thick, waxy substance. Ideal 
habits for cutting. We predict a meteoric rise 
into popular favor for this one, too. N.Y. ’31, 
N. E.G.S. ’31. L.50 M.35 S.20 Bits (100,1.50) 
BUFF 
APRICOT GLOW P. G. 85—ft Clear, buff apricot. 
Very tall. Good cutting sort. A.G.S. ’31, - 32. 
A.M., B.G.S. ’32, N.E.G.S. and Mah. ’33. L.04 
(100,2.50) M.02(100,1.25) S(100,.75) Bits (100, 
. 10 ) 
DUNA 90 *—t Clear, soft, light, pinky buff, bit 
yellow at base. Back of petals a shade darker. 
5-6 open on medium tall spike. A.G.S. ’32. 
LI. 60 M.80 S.50 Bits (10,1.00) 
BLUSH WHITE 
QUEEN MARY (Mair) 93 *— fttJ Pale, creamy 
white, petals edged faintly rose pink. Effect, 
blush white. Bit ruffled. 12 open. The best 
of the Mair (Scotland) introductions. A.G.S. ’31. 
Sweepstakes, N.E.G.S. ’32 and ’33, Mah. ’33, 
Winnipeg ’33. Voted 2nd best glad, all colors, 
Australia and fourth, N.E.G.S. Illustration on 
front cover. LAO M.30 S.20 Bits (10,.30) 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER **— fftt Very light pink 
with faint flecks of creamy hue. Slightly ruffled. 
Round, “inverted” type florets (single lip, top 
petal back). Pfitzer’s claim that it makes the 
best spike of all his introductions appears more 
than justified, for it is of exquisite beauty, very 
delicate in appearance yet of excellent substance 
and texture. Scarce. A.M., Haarlem and Am¬ 
sterdam, N.E.G.S. ’33. Our 1st, A.G.S. ’33. 
Illustration, page 9 shows the sort of spike you 
may expect from S bulbs. LI.50 Ml. 00 S.50 
Bits .10 
SOLVEIG 102 ***—t An immense white, very 
slightly tinted creamy blush, bit of rose deep in 
throat. Excellent substance. Only 5 open but 
these are so big, opening flat as a plate and with 
so little diminution in size up the spike that one 
would hardly ask for more. Lightly ruffled. 
One of but two varieties, in the last 16 yrs., to 
receive A.G.S.’s highest award, First Class 
Certificate, ’31. Championship spike, Minn. *32. 
L18.00 S12.00 Bits .75 
LIGHT PINK 
CORYPHEE 87 **—ff Spectacular, waxy, light 
pink. Lighter throat. Sometimes lightly mottled 
deeper pink. Tall. Occasionally crooks but well 
worth the bother of staking. N.E.G.S. votes 
this best Light Pink. It was 2nd in the ’32 
plebiscite, Royal Horticultural Soc., Victoria. 
Clearest pink, A.G.S. ’32. With an immense 
basket of 50 spikes we won, A.G.S. ’32. the 
coveted 3 ft. silver Seabrook Perpetual Trophy 
(see cut) for the Most Artistic Basket. F.C.C., 
B.G.S. ’32, Calif. ’33, Champ., Wash. ’33. L.07 
(100,5.00) M. 04(100,2.50) S.02(100,1.25) 
D. A. HAY 98 *—tttt A bright shade of light pink 
not to be found elsewhere in this color group. 
Blending well into a large, white throat. 10 or 
more open. Spike ensemble about perfect. 
Champ, bloom two shows, N.Z., Champ over a 
larger spike of Picardy, Winnipeg, ’32. C.G.S. ’33. 
L5.00 Bits .50 
FLORENCE HUBLER 110 — t Light pink and 
cream.' Colors of Mrs. Dr. Norton but grows 
stronger, much taller and makes healthy bulbs. 
LI.50 Ml.00 S.75 Bits .10 
HYACINTH 95 ***— ft Very delicate shell pink, 
lemon lip, bit of mauve deep in throat. 6-7 inch 
florets, 8-10 open. A good Australian variety 
and possibly the only one able to dispute the 
throne with Mr. Fred’k Christ. L.75 M.50 S.25 
Bits (10,.50) 
MOLLY BURNHAM 100 *— ft Glistening, pale 
cameo shell pink, slightly yellow toned on lip. No 
streaks or mottling. Scarce. L3.50 M2.00 
MR. FREDERICK CHRIST 110 **— fUJ Beauti¬ 
ful combination of light LaFrance pink and yellow. 
One of the highest priced glads of all time, now, 
first year popularly priced. Of finest habits 
though bits, none too plentiful. A.D.S. ’31, 
E.Bay ’32, A.M. Royal Hort. Soc. of Victoria ’32. 
Our 1st Mah. ’32, Am. Ohio ’32, Sweepstakes 
Ohio Fair ’32. Sweepstakes Ballarat ’32. San 
Leandro ’33. L.20 M.15 S.10 Bits (100,1.00) 
MRS. P. W. SISSON 95 *—t Light, cameo pink. 
Slightly creamy throat. Elegant cut flower, 
especially in combination with rose pink. A.G.S. 
’31. Our 1st Mah. ’31. Mah., N.D., Wash., 
Ohio and A.G.S., all ’33. L.05(100,2.75) M.02 
(100,1.25) S(100,.60) Bits (100,10-pt .60) 
PATRICIA CARTER Pr. 78 — t Soft monotone 
shrimp. Far outclasses all other light pink prims. 
A.G.S. ’32. Our lsts Mah. ’31, ’32. Mah., N.D. 
and Wash., ’33. L.06(100,4.00) M.04(100,2.50) 
Bits (100,.20) 
RESPLENDENT 85 * + tttt Colors many but all 
intense, with waxy finish — pink, cream, yellow, 
bit of scarlet. Heavily ruffled with plenty open on 
a long flowerhead that could stand a bit more 
stem. Our 1st Mah. ’31. Mah. ’33. L.07(100, 
5.00) M. 04(100,3.00) S.02(100,1.25) Bits (100,.15) 
RITA BECK 100 *—ttt Pure flesh pink, fine scarlet 
lines in throat. A highly rated cut flower in the 
east. Minn., N.E.G.S. and Am. A.G.S., all ’32. 
L. 06(100,4.00) M. 03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.10-pt 
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