Frilled Pink—“New Era” 
Introduced Jointly by Ellis and Majeski and 
described by them as follows: 
“Eosine pink blended with La France pink. 
A pink that is PINK. We believe It to be the 
finest color of any Glad yet introduced. Soft 
cream throat, white midribs. Extremely ruf¬ 
fled (very frilled) 10 open florets and buds. 
"Good placement and always straight. Heavy 
texture. Under subdued light it has no equal. 
“1936 Shows—Illinois State Glad Show, first 
in both single and 3-spike class. In six show¬ 
ings NEW ERA is credited with seven blue 
ribbons.” 
(Iiarge Bulbs, Bach, $3.50) (Medium Bulbs, 
Bach, $2.50) (Small Bulbs, Bacn, $1.50) (Bulb- 
lets, Bach, 25c; 5—$1.00). See also page of 
Bare Varieties. 
J. D. Sez, Sez ’e 
“You can’t have everything.” Neitlier can a 
Glad. 
The present yen of Glad originators and fans 
is to have large florets and as many open as 
possible. But what about losing the grace and 
symmetry found in varieties that do not “shoot 
the works” but unfold their blooms fewer at a 
time and prolong the display? 
Consider the all-day sucker and the Bsquimo 
pie! Or the ice cream cone! Some Glads may 
not be as spectacular or “yum-yum” as others, 
but they last a long time. Maybe Emerson 
foresaw the development of Glads when he 
pondered on the law of compensation. (By the 
way, I wonder if the kids in the Arctic (Circle 
demand their money back if an all-day sucker 
doesn’t last all day there in summer time.) 
Glad news is good news, this year, regarding 
much lower prices on many of tlie near-new 
varieties that have all been wanted, but until 
now the prices have been rather too high to 
permit planting liberally of them. 
“Iiet’s look at the record.” Turn back to 
prices last season and before, and compare 
with the new prices in this catalogue, for these 
and others: ACADIA, a Palmer Glad that has 
good stiff spike, lovely color combination, good 
placement. AMADOB, still scarce, but prices 
coming down somewhat. Same, regarding 
BLUE ADMIRAL. 
BEBONAIB, BB. BVBB and BUNA —three 
cheers for three glorious Glads. They don't 
have everything, but each is splendid. DEB¬ 
ONAIR sort of combines the advantages of 
the all-day sucker and the ice cream cone. DR. 
DURR I like more and more, on account of its 
lovely blooms, good habits and earliness. As 
for DUNA, like WASAGA, is one of those 
Glads you almost want to eat. EARLY DAWN 
is well named. Valuable for its earliness. 
Lacks some good points found in later bloom¬ 
ers. But you just can’t have everything. 
Stop crying for the moon and yellow Glads 
as large and fine as PICARDY. You can’t have 
either—not yet. But GOLDEN CUP and GATE 
OF HEAVEN should dry your tears. Now 
cheaper. GOLD MINE large and good, but 
inclined to crooked spikes in warm weather. 
Verily, you can’t have everything. 
MAIB OF OBBBANS, still the favorite white. 
Not the largest, but good size. Everything 
considered, including price, MAID is the tops. 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM similar, but larger 
and grand. Stocks of it still limited and prices 
not falling like an exploded skyrocket. 
MAMMOTH WHITB a favorite with many. 
One spike looks like a bouquet at a distance, 
and just a few make a big display. Bulbs 
often rough and hard looking, but grow and 
thrive none the less. Could not supply demand 
for Mammoth 'White last year. Have larger 
supply this season, but will go fast. 
And KING ABTHUB. My word I I almost 
forgot the king. Still king in its color class. 
Now much cheaper. 
MISS GBBBIiBY drags in so many good re¬ 
ports that I feel proud to have been the one to 
name and introduce it. Sure valuable account 
of being a real good pink, and also so early. 
Similar to PHIPPS, but much earlier, thus 
Increasing the blooming season of PHIPPS andi 
near-PHIPPS. 
SOIB AFFECTS COBOB OF GBABS 
Time and again some Glad grower is puzzled 
regarding the description in catalogue and the 
actual color of a variety in his or her garden. 
I wonder that more has not been said about 
this in catalogues and magazines. A bright 
red Glad may bloom pink, or near-pink, if soil 
is extremely alkaline. 
As I get it, if soil Isi what we say on the' 
acid side rather than alkaline, the colors will 
be intensified, or at least normal. But alkaline 
soil tends to tone down, bleach, or give colors 
that washed out effect. 
Soil also affects Glads in other ways. I’ve- 
grown a variety in one field and wondered why- 
others raved over a variety like that. Then 
I’ve planted it in another field, in different 
kind of soil, and had grand and glorious results. 
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