GUIDEBOOK FOR 1938 
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"At the Gladioli Show I had one of your Rosemarie 
Pfitzer ready and captured 1st prize with it. The spike 
grew 6^ feet high and was a beauty." 9-27-'37. Mrs. 
J. N. A., Regina, Sask. 
"We welcome these new American friends and con¬ 
gratulate one of them, an Ohio lady, Mrs. John Sherwin, 
on grcnving the best spike in the Midland Show.” {From 
President's Message, C. G. S., Oct., '37. Quarterly) 
LIGHT PINK 
MERRY WIDOW 100 ***—ft Exh. Very 
light blush pink, approaching white, one 
ruby pencil stripe through center lip, 
Slightly hooded but widely flaring. Sub¬ 
stance fair, about as Jubilee. Merry 
Widow was the Grand Champion Seed¬ 
ling at the Stambaugh Hall show of the 
Mah. G.S., '31, where it was shown with 
an 834 irich dia. floret. At the Ohio- 
Great Lakes Expo, show, ’36, it won for 
largest flower in the show and was around 
2 inches larger than its closest rival. Here, 
one party declared it was reminiscent of 
the famous Merry Widow hats. Hence 
its name. We were very foolish not to 
photograph some of the magnificent 
blooms we had last summer. Because we 
did not consider this seedling had enough 
substance for general cut flower purposes, 
we neglected propagation but could never 
muster the courage to abandon the bulbs. 
But the blooms of last season easily con¬ 
vinced us that it has its place as a mam¬ 
moth exh. show variety. We should wait 
to grow one bit. crop before marketing 
the few medium and large bulbs we have 
and likely, for 1939, we will have to with¬ 
draw the item for propagation. We will 
sell exactly 15 L and 15 M bulbs, but one 
to a customer. Either size each $3. 
MR. FREDERICK CHRIST 100 ♦f— 
Exh. Beautiful combination of light La 
France pink and yellow. The LaFrance 
pink has faint geranium pink markings. 
The large Pinard yellow throat is sprinkled 
with nopal red on the lip petal. Pistil, 
Flesh color; anthers, phlox purple. The 
bits, average half to three quarters inch 
long, pointed at both ends, and the bulb 
is waxy, greasy appearing. Blooms about 
10 days before (not after) Betty Nuthall. 
If you ever shop for bulbs on a bargain 
price basis, let me add that this extra¬ 
ordinary, minute description is given for 
your protection. One of the highest 
priced glads of all time, now within reach. 
Of finest habits though bits, none too 
plentiful. A.M., R.H.S., Victoria ’32. 
Our 1st Mah. ’32, Ohio ’32, Champ, bloom 
Ohio Fair ’32. Champ. Ballart ’32. San 
Leandro, ’33. C.G.S., ’35., A.G.S., ’36. 
Ohio, ’37. L.20. 
Rosemarie Pfitzer 
(from small bulb) 
PACEMAKER 96 ffU Exh. Smooth, 
medium-light pink. Prominent, smooth 
white throat. 12-16 open. Immense 
flowerheads on medium length stems. Top 
score Exh. Seedling and Champion Seed¬ 
ling Bloom (all types), winning two blue 
ribbons and the $90.00 sterling silver 
Stella M. Antisdale Seedling Trophy, 
joint Ohio-Mahoning at Ravenna, Ohio, 
’34. Without injuring frontal appearance 
its florescence is such that it sometimes 
fills out ^ around the stem instead of just 
34* With our cultivation the stem only 
approximates the length of the flowerhead. 
The spike shown in the illustration 
only had ten open but the florets were 
larger than usual, the first 7 34 and the 
tenth 534 inches dia.; the flowerhead 26 
and the entire cut spike 5034 inches long. 
LI.25 M.75 S.50 Bits .15 
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. 
