Gladiolus— 1937 
Bulbs and Hand Pollenizcd Seeds 
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John Brauer 
302 East Main Street 
Union, N. Y. 
’ JAN 1 6 193/ 
3- Department of Agnwl 
SEEDLING INTRODUCTIONS 1937 
Chrysalis (Albatross on Othello). A pale blue of clear sparklin color with a small blue mark in throat. 
Strong grower, five feet tall, with nine 4% inch florets open in good double row placement. An unusually fine 
exhibition variety in this color class. Healthy grower. Average propagator. Large, $15-00; Medium' $10 
00; Small, $5.00; Bulblets, $1.50. 
Fortune (Moorish King on Rapture). Very deep rich pink of very even color. Heavy light red lines in throat. 
Six to seven six inch florets open in perfect placement on 5V 2 foot spike. Extra strong and husky grower 
Never crooks. Heavy and lasting substance. Florets and spike have the general form and size of Picardy 
Large size makes it an exhibition variety, but it has all the qualities of a perfect commercial and promises 
to rank with Picardy, Minuet and Nuthall as a cut flower. Blooms about two weeks before Betty Nuthall Good 
propagator. Large, $15-00; Medium, $10.00; Small, $5.00; Bulblets, $1.50. 
Coralie (34-105) (Sisson on (Coryphee on Nuthall)). Glistening pure pink of rich tone. Throat shales light¬ 
er with a thin pink thread line. Somewhat ruffled.* Very large, close to six inch florets. Five to six open on 
tall, willowey, but always straight spike. An unusually beautiful variety, a hoped for combination of the good 
points of its famous parents. Good propagator. I inch bulbs, $5.00; Small, $2.00; Bulblets, $.50. 
Mauve Royale (34-68) (Moorish King on Inspiration). An unheard of color in glads, in fact in any flower. A 
\ery rich royal mauve self with a small white blotch. The color is many shades deeper than any mauve that 
I know, and so different that it can’t be visualized. If this variety didn’t have the habit of crooking quite often 
I would price it at $25.00 or more per bulb. Very large florets close to six inches across. Five open on tall 
stem. Heavy substance Blooms well from bulblets. Has proven a reliable parent in breeding for lavenders 
and mauves. The striking point in these seedlings is the huge size inherited from Mauve Royale. 1 inch bulbs 
$5.00; Small, $3.00; Bulblets, $.50. 
Shalimar (34-52) (Cuthbertson on Mammoth White). A huge pure white with rich green yellow blotch 
which fades after flower has opened. Grows larger with us than Star of Bethlehem, but like that variety its 
stem is a bit too limber to support the flower head after eight immense florets are open. Wide open and some¬ 
what ruffled. Good propagator. 1 inch bulbs, $5.00; Small, $2.00; Bulblets, $.50. 
Joli (34-32) (Triumph on Mibloom). Sweetly and persistently fragrant. Quite often noticeable with¬ 
in a ffew feet of the plant. Odor is rose-like and constantly present during the entire blooming season of this 
variety. The only more fragrant varieties are two seedlings that bloomed for the first time this summer. Color 
is light pink with vivid orange scarlet blotch. Five 4Vk inch florets open on slender stem. Stock very limited 
and only ten bulbs and a small number of bulblets for sale this year. 1 inch bulbs, $5.00; Bulblets, $1-00. 
Joyance (34E9) (Cadence on Mammoth White). Light pink with slight lavender dusting in throat. Some¬ 
what laciniated and winged florets. Florets close to five inches with six open on tall straight stem. Beautiful 
color and graceful form make an unusually attractive and appealing variety. Joyance is larger and makes a 
heavier and fuller spike than any other orchid type glad, and therefore makes a good cut flower which dif- 
ers from the usual run of cut flower glads. Rapid propagator. 1 inch bulbs, $2-00; Small, $1.00; Bulblets, 5 
for $1.00. 
Vanguard (34E95) (Cadence on Triumph). Ruffled light orange salmon, at times somewhat laciniated. A 
very early bloomer of unusual keeping qualities. Remains in fresh cut condition for three days. Five to 
six 4 inch florets open on slender and graceful but strong and perfectly straight spike. Altogether a very prom¬ 
ising early cut flower. Blooms about ten days after Mibloom. Rapid propagator. 1 inch bulbs, $2.00; 
Small, $1.00; Bulblets, 5 for $1.00. 
Nola (34E44 (Marmora on Apricot Glow). An unusually deep pink, but with no trace of rose. Much 
deeper in tone than any true clear pink that I know. White midribs on lower petals. Five inch florets. Six 
open on tall, husky and straight spike. Another variety that has all the requisites of a perfect cut flower. I 
want to introduce some seedlings at a low price, and as “Nola” is a very rapid propagator I’m placing a low 
price on it. 1 inch bulbs, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bulblets 10 for $1.00. 
Fragrant Seedlings under number: 34-2F (Mibloom on Triumph). Bright red self, light shade. 4*4 inch 
florets. Only slightly fragrant 
334-27F (Mibloom on Mammoth White). Heavily ruffled cream with red throat. Prim type. Five to six 
3 inch florets open. Only slightly fragrant. 
Neither of these will be named but should be of interest to breeders, because of the following: 50% of the 
seedlings from the cross 34-2 on 334-27 this past summer were fragrant. Two of these were tne sweetest and 
most persistently fi’agrant of any in my experience. 
Either seedling—1 inch bulbs, $2.00; Bulblets $.25. 
1937 Introductions. All this year’s introductions have bloomed for us at least three seasons and have pro¬ 
ven themselves as distinctly different or as improved varieties. Though four of these are pinks, each is to¬ 
tally different from the others. Stocks of all of these is very limited; in a number of varieties the supply 
won’t stand any great demand so I would advise early orders 
As a testimony to the quality of the seedlings I have selected for introduction I want to point to the 
winning of the Bulletin Cup of the Empire State Glad Society this summer when I received five out of the 
eight awards given in the seedling division at Ithaca where 19 exhibitors competed in this class. 
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Cadence (Mary Frey on The Orchid). Medium pink with small tan amber throat mark. Edges flecked 
deeper pink under some conditions. Petals ruffled, twisted and laciniated, giving a very orchid-like appearance. 
1 ive open on a 48 inch spike. Florets 4 to 4V 2 inches wide. Entire spike is extremely graceful and attractive. 
It is one of the two largest orchid tvne glads and an improvement on the Orchid in color and height. Cadence 
has been a good parent in producing other laciniated seedlings. It has also been a parent of a number of 
standard type seedlings to which it has imparted vigor, grace and ease of propagation. When grown without 
fertilizer in well drained soil, the color is rarely flecked, and much more attractive. “An interesting novelty”— 
Maryland Gladiolus Society Test Garden. Large. $.50; Medium, .30; Small, $.20; 10 Large, 3.50; Medium, 2.00; 
Small $1.25; 100 Small, $9.00; Bulblets, 10 for 3.50: 100 for 3.00; 1.000 for 20.00. 
Ophir Gold. A golden Orchid. 4 open on a 40 inch spike. A medium tone of yellow with a hint of green 
which adds brightness to the flower. It has unusually wide petals for a laciniated variety which gives size to 
the florets. This is not one of my own seedlings, but was selected from a lot bought from the late Prof. Crow 
of Simcoe, Ontario, about 1929. I have been growing it since that time, agreeing each season that it is much 
too attractive not to be introduced. In common with ( adence it needs to be grown from a large bulb to show 
its true beauty. Medium propagator. Large, $.25; Medium. $.15; Small, $.10; 10 Small, .60; Bulblets 10 for 
$.25; 100 for $1.50. 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. We are offering the following collections, mostly of the newer varieties, at 
collection prices that offer attractive savings. Order collections by number. 
Collection No. 1. $13.00 value for $7.50. 1 bulblet each of Beowulf, Flamingo, James Fitzjames, Matador, 
Raquel, Robert Burns and The Bounty; 3 bulblets each of Prairie Gold and Pure Gold. 
Collection No. 2. $4.80 value for $3-00. 1 bulblet each of Matador and Raquel; 2 bulblets each of Allegro, 
Beacon, Cheiokee, Golden Fleece, Hector, Londonderry and Makenu; 3 bulblets each of Prairie Gold, Pure Gold, 
Rokoko’, St. Lawrence and The Mogul. 
