“ That Mammoth White was of tremendous size both in height and size of florets. 
And was it white! It has been gone for a week and I can still see it.” 
—Dr. W. E. Grant, Pa. 
Pl*idp Watiaicafl (Criswell) (Ex) (Com) (90-95) Large 
* * ^ allCTiiaH beautiful deep lavender rose. When well 
grown is magnificent but may need good culture. A good commercial. 
Primrose Princess 
(Sal) (Ex) (Dec) (95-100) Tall clear prim¬ 
rose yellow, lower petals darker. Long spike 
ht 
of well placed blooms. One of the best light yellows. 
DoeiMOACC YuaHa (Steves) (Dec) Apricot tinted pink shading to 
rriHVOj A aqlla light yellow in throat. 8-9 blooms 4^-5 inches 
across open at a time. Looks like a Gloriana seedling, blooms being shaped some¬ 
what like it tho larger. Color is really fine, delicate and sometimes almost trans¬ 
lucent. 
P««a( Van C1n0tAPPn (Alkemade) (Dec) A very beautiful soft 
****** ▼ dO IcrCll rose co i or Nothing else just like it. You 
should try this one. 
Purple Queen 
(K) (Dec) (75) Ruffled deep violet purple. Good. 
Queen Helen 11 
(Sal) Grenadine pink with light yellow blotch, 
carmine feathering deep in throat. A new pink 
that looks like a real comer as a commercial. One of the best new things intro¬ 
duced this past season. 
Rattiasses (Stevens) (Ex) (Dec) (79) Extremely tall plant with im- 
mense heavily ruffled purple flowers. Several open at a time. 
Is somewhat hooded and for that reason some people don’t like it. I consider 
it a very nice variety. 
Rapture 
Palmer strain. See page 23. 
RRVPtltl 2k (K) (Dec) (73) Deep ruby red with somewhat darker throat. 
itqfcimq Six or more 0 p en on a tall plant. Good size. Early. One of 
the best dark varieties. 
Reafft (S AL ) (Dec) (99) An unusual shade called mallow purple shading to 
**^ < ** m mallow pink. Almost black blotch in the throat. Velvety, fine and 
distinct. Entirely different from other colors. A good dark variety. 
Red LfIPV (Errey) (Ex) (95-100) Carmine rose with large purplish 
* m ^** ***** J red blotches. Large flowers and nearly the whole spike 
open at once. Needs good culture to get long spikes. One of the most gor¬ 
geously magnificent varieties grown. 
Hpif (Briggs) (Ex) (Dec) (Com) Late midseason light red. 
****** • *HPP^ Similar in habit to W. H. Phipps but spikes average 
longer. This looks like a good coming commercial. 
“Regardless of their neglect I grew the finest glads ever seen in this community. 
Picardy, Lindesta, Rosex, Rapture , Bagdad , Wurtembergia, Stuttgardia, Maid of 
Orleans , Mother Machree , Marmora, Betty Nuthall , Janet and numerous others 
were the prettiest and finest seen in Meridian this year. While I bought and grew some 
few bulbs from other gladiolus dealers they could not compare with your bulbs any 
more than a candle light could shine beside a 75 watt electric bulb. I am convinced 
without a doubt that you have the finest selection of varieties of gladiolus of any dealer 
in the United States and from now on I can be counted on as one of your regular 
customers.” — William A. Wilder, Miss. 
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