1 9 3 8 I N T R O D U C T I O M S 
We are pleased to herewith present 
to you our introductions for this year. 
We believe tiiat by all standards of 
judging that ttie two varieties oftered 
Here are iar above tne average in qual¬ 
ity and performance and singularly far 
aoove tile average in their value to the 
commercial phase of gladiolus growing. 
For years since the demise oi Mane 
Kunderd the glad world has been wait¬ 
ing for an FaKLY V\/HITK and we 
believe that GARDENIA, offered here 
is the answer to that demand. Aside 
from its great earliness GARDENIA 
is also a very rapid propagator, far 
faster than Picardy, so the added ad¬ 
vantage of being able to raise a stock 
quickly means but one thing. That is, 
that GARDENIA will in a few years 
be to the white class what Picardy has 
been to the pink group. Those who are 
.ise will indeed be glad to invest in 
GARDENIA. 
A fit companion to GARDENIA is 
SERGEANT MOLLY, the earliest 
pink we have yet been able to grow. A 
few years ag 9 , we introduced Lady 
Marie, then and still one of the best 
early glads known. Lady Marie has 
made friends wherever shown as it 
generally brings the top market price 
for early blooms, but now we have a 
variety that for , two years has been 
cut off before Lady Marie has started 
to bloom. Figure it out yourself. What 
would you be able to get for good 
spikes of a beautiful variety (luring the 
latter part of June in your locality? 
Here we have had constant call for it 
as soon as shov\^n in our flower shop, 
not only early but all during the sea¬ 
son. T'he cclor is superb and aside 
from that it matches Picardy bulblet 
for bulblet. In fact we have this fall 
dug jumbo bulbs of SERGEANT MOL¬ 
LY that had actually handfulls of bits 
clinging to them. Will a Picardy jum¬ 
bo do that? Wi 1 any other variety 
do that? SERGEANT MOLLY will 
become one of the real finds of glad- 
dom v/e believe. We have a nice stock 
of it this year and would introduce it 
at a lower price but we know that 
when accepted once it wid be a ranicl 
seller so we rre asking a fair price for 
it and are offering bulblets with it. 
GARDENIA 
(Dr. George H. Scheer, Sheboygan, Wisconsin) 
GARDENIA: A field snapshot, taken 
the first day a number three bulb open¬ 
ed. With four open then, it had seven 
open on the second day, and would 
have had at least another one open on 
the third day with no sign of spoilage, 
but unfortunately some one wanted 
some glads very badly, and helped 
themselves in the field. It so happen¬ 
ed they chose Gardenia as the only 
white in bloom at the time. 
Season of Bloom — SIXTY FIVE 
DAYS. Growth^—nearly identical with 
that of Apricot Glow which with Maid 
of Orleans brought this variety into 
existence. Color—a pure clean shade 
of creamy white, nearly identical with 
that of the Maid. Perhaps a trace 
more of cream. One of the most de- 
sireable colors we have seen as yet. 
Habit of growth is nearly perfect with 
a tall strong wiry spike. Flowers aver¬ 
age about five inches. From five to 
seven open florets at once. Florets are 
placed correctly and open wide. 
PROPAGATION—better than Picardy. 
Tiny bits, often bloom. When planted 
this vear we had less than a double 
handful of bulblets. When dug this 
