Beautiful Ohio 
The Parentage Is Minuet on 1910 Rose 
Introduced by Heberling’s Gladiolus, Inc., Easton, III. 
Originated by Mr. J. A. Hullibarger, Route 1, Box 203, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
The Originator, Mr. Hullibarger, preferred the name Miss Ohio but accepted our 
suggestion of Beautiful Ohio. Our reason for the latter name being that this new 
variety is really a sweet song in light rose. 
The spikes are thirty-six to forty-six inches tall. The flower head is sixteen to 
eighteen inches long, with sixteen to twenty open flowers and buds to the spike. The 
flower head and placement are of the Minuet type. The spike is straight and strong 
and does not crook in heat. 
The substance is as heavy or heavier than Minuet and florets are set close to 
the spike and flowers open wide. 
The color is best described as Tyrian Pink and is almost a self except for a slightly 
lighter rib in the center of each petal and a touch of Tyrian Rose in the throat. For 
those who do not have a color chart I would say it is a beautiful light rose with a tint of 
lavender. The color is unusually clear. 
Beautiful Ohio has been bred where our summer days are hot and the spike and 
flower will stand an unusual amount of heat without burning. Spikes did not burn 
in the summer of 1934, which was the hottest on record. 
Beautiful Ohio produces bulblets in about the same quantities as Minuet and about 
the same size. They germinate quite well, much better than Minuet bulblets. Without 
special care those we planted this season germinated from seventy-five to eighty per cent. 
We are introducing this new variety as a commercial only because it does not open 
quite as many florets at once as a good exhibition variety should. The average amount 
of open flowers per spike in the garden is five. By cutting and storing in a cool place 
as many as seven or eight can be opened in good condition. But it is a grand spike 
with five or six gorgeous five inch flowers open. Beautiful Ohio blooms in approximately 
eighty-five days after planting. 
We have good reports from this variety grown in other parts of the United States 
this season. These reports have confirmed our good opinion of Beautiful Ohio. 
The amount of the stock is truly very small and we should have waited another 
year before introducing this outstanding new variety. However, we have decided to 
introduce it this season. I have never favored high prices for new varieties, hence 
we are making the price a nominal figure now and will continue this price for the 
season of 1936 and 1937. Only a very limited number of bulbs will be sold this season 
because we must increase our own stock. 
Last spring we purchased one-half of the stock of Beautiful Ohio and grew the 
stock in our own gardens this season. The originator, Mr. Hullibarger, is owner of 
the other half and is offering his stock at the same prices as quoted below. 
Bulbs are offered only in sizes One, Two, Three and Four. No bulblets are offered 
for sale. 
Prices—Single bulbs, $4.00 each. Ten bulbs, $35.00. Twenty-five or more bulbs at 
$3.00 each. Prepaid. 
Same price next year. No discounts on these prices. 
All stock quoted subject to prior sale. 
Special Cash Awards 
Award No. 1 
We will pay a cash award of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a clear, clean cut snap shot 
of a spike of Beautiful Ohio showing the most buds and flowers to the spike. Snap 
shot must be in good condition. 
Award No. 2 
We will pay a cash award of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for a snap shot of a spike of 
Beautiful Ohio showing the most flowers open at one time. All open flowers must 
