GUIDEBOOK FOR 1939 
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Ill., Mich., N.E.G.S., and A.G.S., all ’36 
A.G.S., (Mrs. J. Sherwin) C.G.S., E.S.G.S., 
Conn., N.E.G.S., Metro., Ohio, Mich., 
Minn, and Grand Champion at both Ind. 
and la., all ’37 and rather impressive. 
Now 2nd best glad, all types and colors, 
N.E.G.S. and 6th C.G.S. Symposiums 
and tops the color class in both. C.G.S., 
Winnipeg, Pa., Ames, Sioux City, Cedar 
Rapids, Mah., E.S.G.S., and our Ists at 
Ind. and Ohio, all ’38. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.04(100,2.50) Blts(100,.20). 
WHITE 
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CARRARA 90 —fj Dec. Medium small 
florets of purest white. Florets open wide, 
7-8 at once, well spaced on a strong but 
wiry stem. A German variety with good 
commercial qualities, making fine spikes 
from the smaller sizes. A.M., Haarlem. 
L.IO M.06 8.03(100,1.75) Bits (100,.40) 
CRYSTAL (E. Both) 90 ***—ttJt Exh. 
and Commercial giant of giants. Pure 
white without any marking. Florets 
63^-73^ inches. 11-16 open (has held 
several more). Florets open wide and flat, 
have heavy substance and open up 
the stem very quickly. Stem is exception¬ 
ally wiry and strong. Foliage is abundant 
and very wide. Makes exceptionally fine 
looking bulbs and a fairly good quantity 
of large bulblets that germinate easily and 
grow well. Not a good bloomer from the 
smaller sizes but makes up for that plenty 
from large bulbs, be they young, old or 
even old divisions. We understand some 
crosses between Crystal and Tunia’s 
Triumph are producing some wonderful 
pinks. 12 spikes variously entered at So. 
Australia G.S. Nov., ’37, won in 3 Best 
White Seedlings, in 6 Best Spikes in the 
Show (each different), in Best 6 Seedlings, 
one was Grand Champion Seedling, another 
was Grand Champion Bloom of the Show. 
Still another was runner up or Reserve 
Champion. The Grand Champion spike 
scored 90, which, we understand, is the 
highest rating ever given a Grand Cham¬ 
pion in any Australian Glad. show. We 
expect Crystal and Peggy Lou (our intro¬ 
duction of last year) to be the twin sensa¬ 
tion in the gladiolus industry in 1939. 
Watch their smoke in the shows. See 
illustration of spike of Crystal on front 
cover and another of bulbs of Crystal and 
Peggy Lou, average production from num¬ 
ber 5 bulbs on this page. This is the year 
to buy stocks of Crystal, a year before 
Each L $5.00 M 4.00 S 3.00 Bit .60 These 
prices are strictly net, no discounts, except 
that the commercial grower (only) may 
have the advantage of dozen and half 
dozen lot pricing, which constitutes a 
discount of 16-2/3%. 
GREEN LIGHT (Grunes Licht) 95 ♦♦—ft 
Exh. Large, well formed and slightly 
ruffled florets of milky white, overlaid by a 
peculiar greenish gloss. New Pfitzer var¬ 
iety. Already holds an A.M., Haarlem, 
’35 and a 1st, B.G.S. ’35. We broke the 
ice for this one, in U. S., winning with 3 
beautiful spikes, A.G.S., ’37. A difficult 
class for any variety to win but we took 
a 1st, Ohio, ’38. L.50 M.35 S.20 Bits .04 
HEILIGTUM 85 **—fM Exh. Alabaster 
white with greenish throat. Florets of fine 
form and large size. 7-9 open, 20 buds, 
tall, strong spike. A.M. Haarlem. Another 
new Pfitzer variety. The variety will 
hold more open than shown, when grown 
from large bulbs. See illustration. B.G.S., 
’36. We are first to win with it here, Ohio, 
’38. L.50 M.35 8.20 Bits .02 
HELEN WILL8 90 ft Dec. Clean, large 
white, shading to soft canary on lower 
petals. Ideal cut flower habits. Tall, 
straight, impervious to heat. Has been very 
popular with our customers for years. 
Ohio-Mah., ’34, Ohio, ’35. A.G.S. ’36. 
E.S.G.S., Minn., and Iowa, ’37. Sioux 
City, ’38. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
MAID OF ORLEANS 84 *—Dec. 
Milky white, light cream throat. First 
class cut flower habits. A.M., British 
G.S., F.C.C., Haarlem. Dependable sort, 
of which you cannot grow too much. Only 
Picardy and Minuet leads it in the N.E.G.S. 
Symposium but it is at the top in its color 
class. Five Awards of Merit abroad. 
Grand Champion, Mah., ’36. Sectional 
champ frequently, as at Ames, ’38. East 
Bay, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Pa., ’38. 
L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
MAMMOTH WHITE 94 ***—f Exh. Clear 
white. Is losing ground as the new ones 
become better known. Disbud to one eye 
for competitive specimens and it is hard 
to beat. C.G.S., E. Bay, Yakima, la., 
Calgary, Mich, and E.S.G.S., ’37. E. Bay, 
Cedar Rapids, Pa., E.S.G.S. and our 1st, 
Ohio, ’38. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.20) 
MATTERHORN 94 Exh. Pure 
white, slight cream in throat. Buds have 
a greenish cast. This variety sounds the 
knell for Mammoth White, for it has 
similar round florets of about same or 
larger size, a bit closer to pure white, 
flowerheads as big, substance and strength 
of spike beyond comparison. Good pro¬ 
pagator and has every cut flower quality 
we can think of. A Pfitzer variety. Matt¬ 
erhorn just missed tying for 1st, all colors, 
C.G.S. symp. It received 100% “A” votes 
but less than 20% of the voters were able 
to report on it. A.M., Haarlen, ’35. 
B.G.S., ’36. We register the first win in 
U. S. at Ind., ’38. L $1.60 8 .75 Bits .20 
