GUIDEBOOK FOR 1939 
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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. (Am) 
N.E.G.S.. (Am) E.S.G.S., and best blue, 
Metro, all ’37. Ind., E.S.G.S., Sioux City 
and our 1st, Ohio, all ’38. Tops N.E.G.S. 
color section. L .15 M .10 S .05 Bits 
(100,.40) 
RAYSHEEN 80 *~Ut Dec. Com. Delicate, 
soft tones of medium light blue violet, with 
slight deeper feathering and a small, soft 
yellow mark on lip petal. Very vigorous 
grower and best propagator we have ever 
discovered among the blues. We recommend 
this new Australian blue most highly for 
commercial purposes and suggest that you 
do not attempt to rate quality of this 
variety by its very low introductory price 
made possible by fast propagation. We 
register first wins in U. S., at both Ohio 
and Ind., ’38. L.25 M.20 S.15 Bits (100,- 
2 . 00 ) 
DARK VIOLET 
BLUE ADMIRAL 95 *—ttt Exh. Com. 
Clear, deep violet. Sturdy spikes, tall 
and straight. Tops color section in C.G.S. 
symp. la., E. Bay, Cedar Rapids, Ames, 
Mah., Mich, and Pa., ’38. L.IO 
PELEGRINA 85 *—fft.l 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. 
Despite a stem we would prefer a bit 
stronger, it has achieved world wide 
popularity. Stands 9th in N.E.G.S. symp. 
and tops its color section. Ind., E. Bay, 
3 la. shows and our 1st, Ohio, ’38. L.Ob 
(100,4.00) M.04(100,2.50) Bits (100,.20) 
RUDOLF SERKIN 90 *—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. 
Wry scarce. At the Metro., ’37 show it 
won a sweepstakes of designation new to 
the glad shows, namely “Most Beautiful 
Bloom in the Show’’. Ohio,’38. L.35 M.25 
S.15 Bits .03 
TUNIA’S BLUE (E. Both) 110 ***—ft Exh. 
Dark blue violet, about a shade lighter 
than Pelegrina. Florets 6 to 7 V 2 inches, 
up to 7 open, 16 bud. Vigorous grower 
but bulblets not very plentiful, averaging 
10 to 20 per bulb. Being the first appear¬ 
ance of mammoth florets in this color 
section, it is certain to be in demand for 
show competition and hybridizing. Ea. 
L 2.00 M 1.00 S .50 Bits .10 
YELLOW 
AMBERGLOW 77 ‘—ft Dec. Soft, but 
brilliant, clear unmarked amber yellow. 
Its color value at once removes it from the 
commonplace and its fine cut flower habits 
join to give it high ranking. 7-8 open, 16- 
18 buds. Early. la., ’38. L.50 M.25 S.15 
Bits (100,3.00) 
BETSY BOB-UP 110 *~Ut Exh. A Betty 
Nuthall sport. Identical habits, so would 
be bound to “go places’’ even if of inferior 
color. But this break produced a rugged 
gladiolus in a much-needed color-smooth, 
primrose yellow, beautifully overlaid with 
a delicate peach pink, which diminishes 
as the florets open up the spike. Though 
only introduced in 1936, prices are already 
reasonable, due to Nuthall propagation 
habits. Ill., ’35. Our 1st, Ohio, ’38. L.07 
(100,5.00) M.04(100,3.00) S.02(100,1.50) 
Bits (100,.20) 
“Eierylhing I had from you did well. BHsy Bob Up 
came up to expectations. I circulated your Guide Book, 
as I consider it so valuable for Fans and I had a job to 
get it back. It went on and on and only just now hare I 
managed to recapture it." 9-1-'37. M.L. P., Bassendean, 
West Australia. 
GOLDEN GODDESS 95 —Exh. The 
first patented gladiolus (U. S. Plant Patent 
No. 77). Clear, deep monotone yellow. 
Consistently makes long, compact flower- 
heads with about 12 open florets and a 
total of about 22 buds. Color is richer 
than that of the other yellows listed. 
Florets larger than those of Golden Dream, 
flowerhead longer, stem shorter. We have 
grown this variety 6 years and are satis¬ 
fied that the color value is outstanding. 
Together with 3 national seed houses and 
a few gladiolus growers, we are licensed 
by the Patentee, Carl Salbach, to sell 
Golden Goddess. Bulbs will be supplied 
only upon the express condition that they 
can be grown for the personal enjoyment 
of the purchaser, but that no stock may be 
resold, leased, given away or in any way 
transferred without the written consent 
of the Patentee. Detroit, ’35. Winnipeg, 
’36. Ind. and (Am.) N.E.G.S., ’37. 1st at 
3 la. shows and A.M., E. Bay, ’38. Now 
obtainable in quantity at reasonable 
prices. Large bulbs only. Ea., .20; 3, .45; 
6 , .80; 12, 1.50; 25, 2.85; 100, 9.00 
JONQUIL 75 —It Dec. Clear, very deep 
yellow. Tall, straight spikes. Earh’. 6-8 
open. N.E.G.S., ’37. la., ’38. L.IO M.07 
S.04 Bits (100,.50) 
LOUIS D’OR 88*—t Dec. Very deep 
bronzy yellow with apricot shading. 6 
open. Strong, straight, slender spikes 
High color value. (Am) A.G.S. '37 
L.15 M.IO S.05 Bits (100,1.50) 
