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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
QUEEN HELEN II 98 *—ft Dec. Color 
deep shrimp to apricot orange, prominent 
yellow blotch. New. A Salbach introduc¬ 
tion likely to go the way of fame of Betty 
Nuthall (seedling parent). Good place¬ 
ment, wide open florets of good size, fine 
substance and excellent cut flower habits. 
Does not burn in hot and dry climates. 6 
open, 18 total buds. A good propagator, 
so we assure you this is the year to buy it. 
L ea. 50c, 341.25, 6-$2.25, 1244.00 (100, 
$30.00) 
M ea. 25c, 3-.60, 6-1.10, 12-2.00 (100, 
15.00) 
S ea. 15c, 3-.40, 6-.75, 12-1.25 (100,7.50) 
Bits (100,1.00) 
SALBACH’S PINK 106 **—tttt Exh. 
Wide open, velvety, geranium pink. Soft 
carmine hair lines in throat. Substance 
unsurpassed. 10-16 mammoth florets open 
at once, consistently making a bulk of 
flowerhead easily equal to that of Mr. 
Phipps when at its best, on an extra stout 
stem of about the same length. C.G.S. 
’31. N.E.G.S. ’32, E. Bay ’32 (both as 
best salmon, competing against Mr. 
Phipps, also for most buds and blooms). 
Wash, and San Leandro ’33. First year 
popularly priced. L.08(100,5.00) M.05 
(100,3.00) S.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.25) 
SUNSHINE GIRL 85 *—ftt Dec. Clean, 
light geranium with bright yellow throat. 
Very tall, beautifully decorative spikes. 
A.G.S. ’34. L.08(100,5.00) M.05(100, 
3.50) 
PURE PINK 
FRANK J. McCOY 105 **—tttt Exh. 
Immense, tall, strong spike of pure pink. 
Calif. ’31 for most open. Our lsts, both 
Mah. ’31 and A.G.S. ’31. These latter 
three spikes were easily the most spec¬ 
tacular, pure pink blooms in the entire 
auditorium, attracting much attention. 
N.E.G.S. ’32. Our 1st Ohio, ”33. Now 
comes our customer, Dr. Pease, to the 
A.G.S. Exhibition at Century of Progress, 
1934, with six spikes about equal, one of 
them acclaimed Champion Exh. spike and 
Grand Champion of the show. The cut 
spike was 62 inches tall, 14 open, 8 more 
buds, florets 6 inches tapering to 5. He 
also won 1st with this variety in color 
class. Ohio-Mah. ’34. (See illustration). 
L.10(100,7.00) M.06(100,4.00) Bits (100, 
.30) 
MISS NEW ZEALAND 93 ***— fftt Exh. 
Due to this variety having been cataloged 
at a time when too few were available for 
sale, prices have been out of proportion 
to value. We withdraw the item until it 
can be offered at prices at which we think 
it will be worth your while to buy. 
Dr. Pease and spike of Frank McCoy 
Or 
MRS. H. M. WHITCOMB 100 —tttt Dec. 
Deep pink, slightly tinted salmon, a color 
of good commercial and decorative value. 
8-12 four-inch florets set closely along a 
long, straight, wiry stem. Each year this 
variety comes up a notch in our estima¬ 
tion as a cut flower .L.50 M.25 S.10 Bits 
(100,2.00) 
PEARL OF CALIFORNIA 94 *—tttt Exh. 
Deep, soft LaFrance pink blending to 
rosy white throat. 22-32 buds. 10-14 
open, balance mostly in color. Often 
deserving **. A.G.S. ’31, Ohio ’33, N.E. 
G.S. ’33 and ’34. Our 1st Ohio '33 for 
most buds and blooms. L.06(100,4.00) 
Bits (100,.20) 
