Price for 1935: $.25 each for large 
bulbs. No other sizes sold. 
Golden Poppy 
PRESTGARD, 1934. (Not pictured). 
S EEING but a single spike of this 
variety, one might wonder at its 
being placed in the “first 100,” but no- 
one could see a whole bouquet of Golden 
Poppy without instantly realizing that 
here was one of the oustanding yellow 
gladioli. And since we use glads in 
bouquets — not in single spikes — why 
not judge them that wav and not let 
the size factor, so evident in a single 
spike, run awav with our judgment? 
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Golden Poppy is the deepest possible shade of 
yellow: anything deeper would be orange. It 
was given its name from its rich orange-gold 
color which is practically identical with that of 
the California poppy. The florets, which are 
four to five inches in diameter, are beautifully 
recurved. This variety often grows five feet tall. 
A glowing bouquet of this rich, graceful variety 
vased in a globe of soft blue pottery would make 
an ideal combination. Golden Poppy won Awards 
of Merit at two shows in Great Britain the past 
summer. For prices see regular list. 
Golden Poppy: a fine old gold primulinus; good place¬ 
ment and many open; should be in every good collection. 
George Morris in Wisconsin Horticulture. 
BABY DECORAH 
Baby Decorah 
PRESTGARD, 1935 
W E HAVE a seedling with florets nearly as 
broad as this page (lacking about one-half 
inch) with seven or eight of these huge florets 
open at one time, and with fine growing habits. 
But we shall never introduce it. Yet here we are 
offering the public a tiny white variety with 
florets about three inches in diameter and only 
four open at one time! The reason? Because the 
giant (which is a dull rose red seedling of Picardy 
and Emile Aubrun) has a coarse, leathery texture, 
and while extremely impressive upon first view, 
soon palls one’s esthetic sense; whereas Baby 
Decorah has, for all its smallness, a charm which 
grows upon one. The real test of a glad is the 
same as the test for a poem, a painting, or a 
piece of music: does time find its beauty 
increasing or decreasing in one’s con¬ 
sciousness? 
In Baby Decorah we have a vest 
pocket edition of Solveig. The florets 
are every bit as heavy and are beauti¬ 
fully frilled. However, there is no pink 
in the throat of Bab y Decorah: it is 
absolutely snow-white throughout: sta¬ 
mens are white and even the base of the 
petals where they attach to the stem 
is w r hite. Every floret is like a miniature 
ruffled lily. This variety is ideal for 
tip bouquets, but will not be of com¬ 
mercial importance. 
