GUIDEBOOK FOR 1937 
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Peculiar ruffling and orchid appearing. 
One of the tallest glads we offer. Scarce. 
A.G.S., ’34. Our 1st as Dec., Ohio-Mah., 
’34. (Am.) Ohio, ’35. Our 1st A.G.S., ’35. 
Empire S.G.S., ’36. L.06(100,4.00) M.03 
(100,2.00) S(100,1.00) Bits (100,.15) 
STAPLEFORD 95 ** + fn Exh. Immense, 
round florets of clear, bright purple with 
pronounced, clear white blotch. Tremen¬ 
dous flowerheads with 10-12 florets open. 
Tall, strong, well foliaged plant. Slow 
propagator. Stock very limited. Aukland 
G.S.', ’36. L ea. $1.50 M1.00 S.75 Bits .15 
TAKINA 90 ***—tfj Exh. Rosaline, lilac 
purple. Lightly flaked a darker shade. A 
spike of Takina on our winning “Connois¬ 
seur” display at the national show, Akron, 
’36, created a commotion. Has been ex¬ 
hibited with 8%-inch florets, 9 open and 
has been grown to a height of 7 feet. Our 
blooms have reached 8 inches with 7 open, 
close to 6 ft. high. F.C.C., N.Z.G.S., ’34. 
Aukland G.S., ’36. Ea. L$1.50 M1.00 S.50 
Bits .08 
LIGHT VIOLET 
ALLEGRO 80 *+ft Exh. Light lavender- 
blue. Two dark blue blotches ending in 
white arrow points. F.C.C., Haarlem, 
’33. “A” rating, C.G.S., ’36. Good cut 
flower habits. Scarce. L each .75 Bits .08 
AVE MARIA 83 *—Exh. Unmistakably 
blue toned. Small purple blotch. Has 
great vigor and bulbs are very disease 
resistant. Blooms comparatively early. 
Voted best light violet, A.G.S. Has won 
most everywhere. L.06(100,4.00) M.03 
(100,2.25) Bits (100,.15) 
BLUE BEAUTY (Blaue Schonheit) 80 *— Ut 
Exh. Medium light blue with edges of 
petals overlaid violet blue. Throat some¬ 
what lighter on upper petals, darker on 
lower containing a small white mark, V- 
shaped. Large, wide open florets, 8 open, 
20 buds, on a long, strong spike. F.C.C., 
Haarlem. Won Certif. of British G.S. 
offered at Haarlem, ’36, for champion 
bloom of the show. First blue in history 
to achieve show championship. Ea. L3.50 
M2.50 SI.50 Bits .25 
BLUE DANUBE 88 * + ft Dec. Pure, blue 
cast amethyst, blotched darker, 6-8 open. 
Long flowerhead on tall, willowy spike, 
commonly 5 Yi ft. Good cut flower habits. 
A.G.S., ’33. Wash, and Calgary, ’34. Pa. 
and N.E.G.S., ’36. L.07(100,5.00) M.05 
(100,3.00) S.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.15) 
BLUE TRIUMPHATOR 90 **— ft Exh. 
Pale, soft china blue. Small purple 
blotch. Has a silvery sheen. Florets far 
larger than to be found in any other var¬ 
iety in this color class. F.C.C., Haarlem, 
C.G.S., ’33. Wash., ’35. A.G.S., East 
Bay and our 1st best basket, Exh. type, 
A.G.S., ’36. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.20) 
CHAMPLAIN 75 *~U Exh. Pale violet 
blue, bit darker in throat. Good cut 
flower habits. 1st Detroit,’35. Now lead¬ 
ing in its color class, C.G.S., L.20 M.12 
S.07 Bits (100,1.25) 
HEAVENLY BLUE 93 *— fftt Exh. Very 
pale, heliotrope lilac. Reverse, light blue. 
Stunning when well grown. All our lsts, 
Ohio ’32, Mah., ’31 and ’32, also Mah., ’31 
for nearest blue. Mah., '33, Ohio, ’33. 
(Am.) Ohio, ’35. Nearest blue, Ohio, ’35. 
Two lsts, A.G.S., ’35. M.07(100,5.00) 
Bit. (100,.30) 
MILFORD 90 *-—ftt Exh. Soft, delicate 
blue violet, slightly darker to edge, but 
without any markings in throat. Tall and 
straight. 9 open. Champ, seedling N.Z. 
G.S., ’34. F.C.C. Ballarat, ’36. L.75 
M.50 S.25 Bits (100,.2.50) 
DARK VIOLET 
AIDA 86 *—ft Dec. Deep, blue violet. Vel¬ 
vety. Long, slim spikes. Combines well 
with yellows. Excellent blooms from M 
bulbs. Ohio, ’33. N.E.G.S., ’33. Iowa, 
’34. Wash., ’35. A.G.S., ’36. L.06(100,- 
4.00) M.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.20) 
BLUE PEACOCK 90 * + Ut Exh. A blue 
violet with conspicuous, velvety blue 
blotch set in cream. Florets wide open 
and well arranged. Makes the longest 
flowerhead and spike of any in this group. 
We broke the ice for it with three grand 
spikes, Ohio, ’33, thus helping to cause a 
demand entirely beyond the amount of 
bulbs in existence. B.G.S., ’35. L.15 
M.10 S.05 Bits (100,1.00) 
PELEGRINA 85 *— fftt Exh. Velvety, dark 
blue violet. 10-14 open and entire balance 
of long spike in color. Often 15-20 
buds show color before first floret opens. 
Excellent bloomer from smaller sizes. 
Outclassed the popular Veilchenblau (win¬ 
ner, A.G.S., previous five years) as soon 
as shown. Voted first dark violet, A.G.S. 
F.C.C., Haarlem. Our 1st, Ohio-Mah., 
’34. Calif., Wash., Vancouver, Quebec 
and our 1st A.G.S., all ’35. Grants Pass, 
Pa., (Am.) N.E.G.S., all ’36. L.08Q00, 
6.00) M.05(100,3.50) S.03(100,2.00) Bits 
( 100 ,. 20 ) 
RUDOLF SERKIN 90 *— ftt Exh. Pure, 
dark pansy blue of a strong shade which 
does not fade. Round petals, well expand¬ 
ed florets. This is Pfitzer’s own improve¬ 
ment on Pelegrina in color, size and tex¬ 
ture. F.C.C., Haarlem, ’35. B.G.S., ’35. 
Metro.- (NYC), ’35. To see it is to want it. 
Very scarce. Ea. LI.00 M.75 S.50 Bits .08 
Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Bits any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
