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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
WHERO 98 ttt Exh. Rich, glossy scar¬ 
let red, with darker flecks at outer edges. 
Immense spikes with 8-12 wide open 
florets, sometimes deserving three stars 
for size. Excellent substance. Good prop¬ 
agator. Champion seedling at Normandy 
and Wanganui, N. Z., ’33. 1st, Aukland 
G.S., ’36. If you like Commander Koehl 
or Bill Sowden, you will like Whero 
better. L.35 M.25 S.15 Bits (100,4.00) 
DARK RED 
BLACK OPAL 92 *—tttt Exh. Deep 
maroon, somewhat marbled. Makes 
tall, symmetrical exhibition spikes, 10 
open, 22 buds. Stock is extremely scarce. 
Ea. L4.50 M3.00 S2.00 Bits .50. 
MAROCCO 88*—ft Dec. Deep maroon, 
almost black. Not dull. Florets open 
well. Strong spikes of good height. East 
Bay and our 1st, A.G.S., ’36. (Am) 
N.E.G.S., Pa., Ohio, la. and Minn, all 
’37. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.20) 
MOORISH KING **—tt Exh. Impressive, 
long spike, carrying immense, glossy, 
mahogany maroon florets. Lighter than 
Marocco but completely eclipsing it in 
size. Scarce because slow propagator. 
Bits germinate very unsatisfactorily. 
A.M., Haarlem and B.G.S. Two Ists 
A.G.S., ’34. (Am.) N.E.G.S. and our 1st 
Ohio, ’35. Peterboro Hort. and la., ’37. 
L.20 M.15 
OEGANDA 98 •—f Dec. Black red, almost a 
solid black color with silky gloss, without 
markings or blotches. We have bloomed 
this from L bulbs three years and it is cer¬ 
tainly the blackest glad we have yet seen. 
Florets run 3-4 inches dia., 4-6 open, 10-13 
bud, 3-33^ ft. tall, on strong, slender stems. 
Supply very limited. A.M., R. Hort. S., 
F.C.C., Haarlem, ’35. L1.50 Ml.OO S.60 
Bits .20 
REWI FALLU 98 ♦**—ffj Exh. A deep, 
blood red of very large size, opening 8-10 
florets in the field on vigorous plants 5)^ 
to 6 ft. tall. Blooms from bits, frequently. 
Bloom from the first bulb was champion 
seedling at So. Australia G.S., ’32. We 
do not hesitate to render opinion that this 
variety will be sensationally publicized 
by all who see it. Good propagator. Ea. 
L3.00 M1.50 S.75 Bits (100,15.00) 
“I got a No. 1 large bulb and 90 bulblets from the Rewi 
Fallu bulblet I bought from you and a No. 1 large bulb 
and 65 bulblets from the Shirley Temple bulblet. Fallu 
bloomed from bulblet but Shirley did not.” ll-29-'37. 
R. J. G., Racine, Wis. 
SMOKY 
BAGDAD 98 ***—ft Exh. Smoky, old rose, 
darker to edge, throat lighter with a bit 
of cream, 5-6 ft. tall, straight spikes. 
Florets 6-7 inches. 5-7 open, loosely 
spaced, making immense flowerheads. 
Good blooms from the smaller sizes. 1st 
Wash., ’34, also for largest flower in show. 
C.G.S., ’34. Our 1st, Ohio-Mah., ’34. De¬ 
troit, (Am.) C.G.S. and Champion bloom 
in “Open” Div., Quebec, all ’35. C.G.S., 
Grants Pass, (Am.) N.E.G.S., and our 1st 
A.G.S., all ’36. Now No. 9 in A.G.S. Sym¬ 
posium. Conn., Metro., Ohio, Mich., 
Minn., la., all ’37. L.05(100,3.50) M.03 
(100,2.00) 8(100,1.00) Bits (100,.15; pt., 
1 . 00 ) 
DOROTHY DOW 102 **—ttU Exh. Color 
is a smooth mixture of old rose and deep 
orange with a gray overtone. Florets 
about size and shape as Picardy, stem 
shorter but several more open with long 
flowerheads. Good propagator. With a 
color which we believe is a great improve¬ 
ment on Emile Aubrun, with larger florets 
and much longer flowerheads, we accord¬ 
ingly drop Emile Aubrun from our list. 
Prices now within reach. The bulbs pre¬ 
sent a very unusual range of color from 
yellow to strong red or red mottled or 
striped along husk cleavage line with 
yellow. We have had several inquiries 
wondering if this color variation had any¬ 
thing to do with thrips feeding areas, 
so we wish to explain. L.10(100,8.00) 
M.07(100,5.00) 8.04(100,3.00 Bits (100,- 
.50; M,3.00) 
MARMORA 98 **—ttU Exh. Long spike 
of lavender, gray, pale purple blotch. The 
best Australian introduction. Number 6 
in A.G.S. Symposium. Voted best smoky, 
C.G.S. Most open and largest floret. 
A.G.S., ’32. A.G.S., ’34. Wash., C.G.S., 
and N.E.G.S., ’35. E.S.G.S. and Ames 
(la.), ’37. L.06(100,3.75) Bits (100,.15- 
M,1.00) 
MOTHER MAGHREE 100 **—ffU Exh. 
Salmon Orange. Silver gray. Sunset 
colors of high lustre and sheen. Con¬ 
sistent producer of long, straight, stun¬ 
ning spikes. Number 5 in A.G.S. and 10 in 
C.G.S. Symposiums. Our Ists Ohio and 
Mah., ’32. Our Champion bloom of the 
