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Hornberger’s Home and Garden Service 
AMANDA (Uhrig) 
(HORNBERGER—UHRIG INTRODUCTION) 
AMANDA is rated to become one of the BEST COMMERCIAL Gladiolus grown. 
Due to the earliness of this variety it will be in great demand by the florists every¬ 
where. This Glad, is the IDEAL GLAD for the Northern grower with their short 
growing season. 
AMANDA is a deep salmon pink with a soft yellow throat which blends beauti¬ 
fully. Has six to eight 5 inch florets open at one time; spikes tall and straight. It 
usually averages a 50 inch spike although the past season we cut some 60 inches 
long (without injuring the bulb). Another feature of this glad is good placement of 
florets. They all face forward and are of good substance which accounts for its 
lasting qualities. Plants are very vigorous. 
AMANDA bloomed in 6 0 days from large bulbs in our field this year. 
Due to the fact that this glad bloomed so early prevented us from entering it in 
competition at the National Gladiolus Show at Columbus, Ohio as well as the Ohio 
State Glad Show. We did, however, have two baskets of blooms, from small bulbs, 
at the National Glad Show which received much favorable comment. 
You commercial growers who are looking for a glad to make money, grab 
this one at once. I believe AMANDA will be just as good an EARLY glad as 
Picardy is a MID-SEASON and Betty Nuthall is a LATE. 
AMANDA is a very vigorous grower and produces a great amount of large 
bulblets. Bulblets germinate fine. The hull on the bulblets are almost like paper. 
Because this glad is such a great increaser it is bound to take the place of some 
of the glads now on the market that are hard to keep going. We grew quite a few 
# 1 and # 2 bulbs from bulblets this year. This was regular field grown stock 
and received no special care. —HOWARD UHRIG. 
Prepaid prices (each) Large $10.00; Medium $7.50; Small $5.00. 10 bulbs for 
the price of eight. 
No bulblets for sale this year. To interested growers will quote on quantity. 
# 1- # 6 size bulbs. 
AMANDA SPECIAL BULB OFFER 
Any person winning with their exhibit of “AMANDA” at The National Gladiolus 
Society Show, New England Gladiolus Society Show, Empire State Show or any State 
Sectional Champion .$ 25.00 worth of bulbs (AMANDA) 
Grand Champion of the Show .$100.00 worth of bulbs (AMANDA) 
Blue Ribbon .$ 10.00 worth of bulbs (AMANDA) 
HERE IS WHAT OTHERS THINK OF AMANDA 
That pink seedling (Amanda) I am sure is going to be a REAL FLORIST’S 
SPECIAL when enough of them are available. In its color, Giant Nymph is not in 
its class, Betty Nuthall is late and Mrs. P. W. Sisson is weakening. So (this 
Beautiful Early Pink seedling, so tall and sturdy will go fast as a Florists’s 
Special. —ERWIN D. CARY, Allen, Michigan. 
A TRIBUTE FROM A FLORIST 
Dear Sir:—We find that your seedling #711, which has since been named 
Amanda, that you brought in to us has met with instant approval from our custo¬ 
mers. It has proved very satisfactory in-so-far that the color (Salmon Pink) blends 
in very nicely with all other colors. 
It took very well with the customers because there were always from six to 
eight large well placed florets open and in good shape. The keeping qualities of this 
glad surpasses quite a few of the varieties we handle. We hope that you will be able 
to furnish us this particular glad in quantity another year as it is unsurpassed by any 
of the other early glads. 
Thanking you for the opportunity of passing judgment on this new early va¬ 
riety of Gladiolus. We can assure you that we feel that you really have what the 
florists have needed in this color in an early gladiolus. 
Very truly yours, 
CARL F. BREHMER and OWEN D. GRAY, props. 
Central Flower Shop. 
