(Named In Honor Of My Mother) 
AMANDA is rated to become one of the BEST COMMER¬ 
CIAL 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 North¬ 
ern grower with their short growing season. 
AMANDA is a deep salmon pink with a soft yellow throat 
which blends beautifully. Has six to eight 5 inch flor¬ 
ets open at one time. Spikes tall and straight. Usual¬ 
ly average 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 place¬ 
ment of florets. They all face forward. Florets are of 
good substance, which accounts for its lasting quali¬ 
ties. Plants are very vigorous. 
AMANDA bloomed in 60 days from large bulbs in our 
fields this past 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 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 that 
AMANDA will be just as good an EARLY glad as Pic¬ 
ardy 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 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 No. 1 
and No. 2 bulbs from bulblets this year. This was 
regular field grown stock. No special care. 
