THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1934 
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HAPPY THOUGHT 97 *—ft Similar in color to 
Grand Slam but a decorative type of spike. 
Florets beautifully ruffled. The color a soft 
pastel. A new Ohio introduction by Mrs. Austin. 
L 4.00 M 2.25 S 1.00 Bits .30 
LA PALOMA P. G. 88 *—t Fiery, deep orange. 
Excellent, decorative cutting spike. Our 1st 
Mah. ’31. (am) N.E.G.S. ’33. Winnipeg ’33. 
L. 10(100,7.00) M.05(100,3.00) S(100,1.50) Bits 
(100,.25) 
MERCED P. G. 78 —ft Salmon orange saffron, 
shading into yellow throat. Ruffled. A fine, 
early cutting spike. Western awards. A.M., 
British G.S. L.06(100,4.00) M.04(100,2.50) 
S. 02(100,1.25) Bits (100,.15) 
MEXICAN FIRE OPAL P. G. 90 *— ft Dark, burnt 
orange. Long spike. Triangular type florets. 
A.M., B.G.S., N.D. ’33. L.15 M.10 S.05 Bits 
(100,.35) 
MRS. H. BROMLEY AMBLER 95 — ft Oran ? e 
chrome. An intense shade of orange not found in 
any other glad. The spike is extremely decora¬ 
tive, bearing plenty of medium sized florets. 
Sometimes fades lighter in hot sun but not when 
bloomed cool or indoors. Beat the famous Betty 
Nuthall in open class, A.G.S. '31 (our 1st). 
Scarce. L 1.00 M.50 S.25 Bits .05 
ORANGE BUTTERFLY 95 —ft J The only really 
small flowered variety in the entire list. Florets 
average about 2J^ inches. However, holds 10 
or more open (we have seen 18), which is quite 
unusual for this type. The color is a rich, glow¬ 
ing, bronzy orange. Unlike most of the small 
flowered varieties, the substance is excellent. 
A.M. British R.H.S. ’32, (am) N.E.G.S. ’33, 
Wash. ’33, Winnipeg, ’33. L.06(100,4.00) 
M. 04(100,2.50) 
ORANGE QUEEN P. G. 79 —f Metallic, apricot 
orange. Extra fine cut sort. Awards most every¬ 
where and A.G.S. ’31. Voted best orange, N.E. 
G.S., Ohio ’33. L.04(100,2.50) M.02(100,1.25) 
S(100,.60) Bits (100,.10) 
ORANGE WONDER 110 *— J Pure, rich, deep 
salmon orange. Tall. Only 4-6 open but makes a 
very satisfactory spike. Ohio ’33. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.03(100,2.00) S(100,1.00) Bits (100,.15) 
SENORITA (Salbach) 90 *—ft Large, true orange 
florets, carmine tongue. Petals fluted, narrow 
and long. Produces sturdy, compact, long flower- 
head on medium long stem from any size bulb. 
Award of Merit, British G.S. Mah. ’31, San 
Leandro ’32, Am. A.G.S. ’32. L.07(100,5.00) 
M.04(100,3.00) S.02(100,1.25) Bits (100,.15) 
TAINUI 98 * +1Tt Another New Zealand variety of 
great promise. Ground color greenish yellow, 
overlaid orange scarlet, with conspicuous blotch 
of dark red. Tall, strong grower. 10 or more 
open. Champion bloom at Christchurch, ’33. 
Will spare, this year, only small sized bulbs. 
S 5.00 
SCARLET 
AFLAME P. G, 88 ***—fit Flaming, silvery scarlet- 
A very striking, long spike with 6-7 inch florets. 
A.G.S. ’32, ’33. (Dec. type) Ohio ’33. (am) Mah. 
’33. N.D. ’33. N.E.G.S. ’33. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.03(100,2.00) S(100,1.00) Bits (100,-15) 
AMADOR 98 *—Brilliant scarlet, day or night. 
Good cut flower habits. Western awards. 
L.60 MAO 
DR. F. E. BENNETT 98 * + Brilliant scarlet. 
Yellow markings in throat. Numberless lsts, 
many ours. 1st A.G.S., last 7 years. Voted by 
A.G.S. best scarlet and 6th best glad, all colors. 
Mah., Ohio, N.E.G.S. and San L., all ’33. L.05 
(100,3.00) M.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.10-pt .60) 
G. J. MACKAY 90 **—tt Large, round, slightly 
recurved florets of rich tomato red. Heavily 
ruffled. Extra large spike with 8 open. One of 
the good ones from New Zealand. L.30 M.20 
S.10 Bits (10,.25) 
PFITZER’S TRIUMPH 98 *** + J Gigantic, orange 
scarlet, rich and velvety. Cherry blotch. Sub¬ 
stance not the best and sometimes only holds 4 
open but responds strongly to fertilization and 
bloomed cool or indoors makes tremendous 
flowerheads. Voted by A.G.S. 8th best glad, all 
colors. 1st A.G.S., 4 out of last 5 yrs. Also San 
Leandro, E.Bay, Ohio, all ’32. C.G.S., (am) Mah. 
Wash., San L., all ’33. L.06(100,4.00) M.03(100, 
2.00) Bits (100,.15) 
SCARLET BEDDER P. G. 85 *— Clear, soft scarlet. 
Harmonizes well with prim pastels. Fine, decora¬ 
tive cut sort. Our 1st Mah. ’31. L.05(100,3.00) 
M.03(100,1.50) Bits (100,.10-pt 1.25) 
RED 
COMMANDER KOEHL 86 ***— Ut Nothing in 
sight among the crimsons to beat this immense, 
clear, rich, crimson red. Sweepstakes, Wash. ’32. 
1st A.G.S., Mah. (ours), Minn., N.E.G.S. and 
others, all ’32. Voted best red, A.G.S. and C.G.S.- 
Champ of show, N.D. ’33. Winnipeg, Wash., San 
L., N.E.G.S. and our 1st, Ohio, all ’33. Our M 
size bulbs (in good supply) would mostly rate L if 
diameter taken vertically. First year popularly 
priced. L.10(100,7.00) M.06(100,4.00) S.03(100, 
2.00) Bits (100,.50) 
LOUIS VON BEETHOVEN 95 *+ fttt Long, tall 
spike of light scarlet red, blotched ox blood. Does 
not fade. Strong, succulent growth. Scarce. 
Our 1st Mah. ’31. L.50 M.30 S.15 Bits .02 
RED PHIPPS 90 *—tttt Pure, spectrum red. 
Several shades lighter than Com. Koehl. Longer 
spikes even than Mr. Phipps and more loosely 
placed along the spike. Scarce. We feel that this 
glad has a great future. Those who saw our 
huge “piece de resistance” basket, crowning our 
large commercial space in the Ohio ’32 show at 
Akron, can readily believe this prediction. Our 
lsts, both A.G.S. ’32 and Ohio ’32. In ’33 it was 
1st, A.G.S., N.D., and champ bloom of show, Ill., 
(Century of Progress Exhibition, receiving the 
latter’s gold medal). L.25(100,16.00) M.15(100, 
10.00) S.10(100,6.40) Bits (100,1.80) 
SOUTHERN CROSS (Whiteley, N.Z.)80 **— tttt 
What a name and what a glad to conjure with! 
A new red self color with perfect placement. 
Tall and strong. 8-10 open. Easily surpassing 
Bill Sowden (of similar color) in height, size 
and number open. Scarce. Our stock very 
limited. L 1.00 M.75 S.50 Bits .08 
