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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
MARMORA 98 ftlt Exh. Long spike 
of lavender, gray, pale purple blotch. The 
world’s most famous sport (of Emile 
Aubrun). Used to win frequently for best 
smoky, largest floret and most florets 
open. Still hard to beat. Starting show 
records anew—Ames, Regina, Ohio, ’38. 
Now No. 11 in N.E.G.S. symposium. 
Takes a heavy bulb for good show speci¬ 
mens. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
MOTHER MACHREE 100 ftU Exh. 
Salmon Orange. Silver gray. Sunset 
colors of high lustre and sheen. Con¬ 
sistent producer of long, straight, stun¬ 
ning spikes. Not much difference in the 
show records past five years, between 
Mother Machree, Bagdad and Marmora. 
Whichever specimen was grown the best 
usually won. Starting afresh—Cedar 
Rapids, Sioux City, Mah., Conn., open 
div. champ E.S.G.S., and our Ists both 
Ind. and Ohio, all ’38. 8th in N.E.G.S. 
symposium. L.06(100,4.00) Blts(100,.15) 
OK ARINA 90 *— Exh. An orchid laven¬ 
der with smoky overcast. Makes good, 
stretchy spikes. A.M. Haarlem. B.G.S. 
’35 and ’37. L .30 M .20 S .15 Blts(100,- 
2.50) 
“/ cannot say how pleased we were and how much 1 
thank you for the attention given our order of last year, 
or for the type of bulb sent us and the extras were all a 
pleasant surprise. I have never seen any better bulbs 
than those you sent us and that is why we are increas¬ 
ing our order this year” 3-2-37. E. A. P., Montreal, 
P. Q. 
OUR SELECTION 98 *—fttt Exh. Salmon 
red, flaked slate, cerise blotch on cream. 
A flowerhead even longer than Mother 
Machree but stem not so long. Florets 
evenly placed in double row, 10-16 open. 
A very trustworthy performer. Champion 
spike Winnipeg, ’31. Most open (18) 
No. Dak., ’32. N.E.G.S., ’32. Champion 
bloom Ballarat, ’32, and Malvern (Austra¬ 
lia). ’35. Wash., ’35. (Am.) N.E.G.S., ’36 
and ’37. C.G.S., ’36. Yakima, Winnipeg 
and all 4 shows la., including Grand 
Champion at the Cedar Rapids show, 
’37. E.S.G.S. and Conn., ’38. L.06(100,- 
4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
VAGABOND PRINCE 97 *—ffj Exh. Irri- 
descent, garnet brown, lighter in upper 
throat, small flame scarlet blotch below. 
8-10 open. The color combination is very 
attractive, as well as unusual. If you like 
striking, novelty color combinations, we 
suggest you waste no time acquiring this 
one. The only “A” rated glad in the “Any 
Other Color’’ section, C.G.S. Symposium. 
Most schedules combine this with “smoky’’. 
We had spikes from small bulbs comparable 
with those from Peggy Lou (4-5 ft.) A 
marvelous performer. Ind., E.S.G.S., N.E. 
G.S., Md., Ames, Sioux City, ’Midi, and 
A. M. at E. Bay, all ’38. L.20 M.15(100,- 
10.00) 8.10(100,6.50) Blts(100,1.00) 
WINALL (E. Both) 98**— fttt Exh. Com. 
Bluish, medium mauve violet with harmon¬ 
izing deeper blotch. Tall, exhibition spikes 
with 8-00 open, 18-20 bud. Very unusual 
color. Reminiscent of Marmora but deeper, 
and likely, better color. Powerful grower, 
good propagator, does not bloom well from 
small bulbs but otherwise has good cut 
flower characteristics. A promising new 
release but as yet unshown. L 2.00 M 1.00 
S .50 Bits .20 
ZUNI 92 If— ftl Exh. Salmon and slate with 
some light orange salmon feathering. Will 
fade slightly if opened in strong sunlight. 
Ruffled. 10-12 open with good placement. 
Vigorous grower. Blooms well from smaller 
sizes, fast propagator and bulblets perform 
exceptionally well. New. A.M., Md. G.S. 
Trial Grounds, ’37. Grand Champion, 
Grants Pass, ’38. L 1.20 M .60 S .3(3 Bits 
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“Your description of the varieties you offer is very 
interesting. But your catalog space is so overfilled with 
non-essentials that to study the varieties makes it a labor¬ 
ious proposition instead of delightfully educating. Your 
dissertation on insecticides is to me disgusting. We sell 
gladiolus and let the buyer buy and use insecticides to 
his heart's content. It is none of our business how he 
grows the glad bulbs. We sell the ignorant.” 1-22- 38. 
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