“The bulbs 1 got this gear are very good and have some wonderful blooms 
—Norris B. Koontz, Pa. 
New 1939 Introductions 
BdfCfilOlld (Kelley) (Sdlg. No. 66) (Ex) (Com) Cream with a touch 
***** of yellow. 8 very large somewhat ruffled round blooms open 
at a time on a very tall strong growing plant. This was one of the outstanding 
varieties in my garden last season. Stock is very small as yet but I believe when 
more stock is available and the people see this variety that it will go over in a big 
way. It is one of the very best cream colored varieties I have seen and entirely 
distinct in type from any other. 
PRICE $6.00 EACH FOR LARGE OR SMALL BULBS. BULB LETS 
$1.00 EACH. 
nSgn^ (Krueger) (Sdlg. No. 70) (Ex) (Com) (95) A beautiful salmon 
*^*** 1 ** ? orange with large clear cream throat. This goes in the orange class 
but has a touch of salmon. 5-6 inch blooms. 6-7 open at a time with 15 or more 
total buds. Tall straight spikes. Strong healthy plant. Good producer of bulblets 
that germinate well. About the best praise that I can give this variety is to say 
that it looks very much like a Palmer seedling. 
Harold Janes of Wisconsin has been very enthusiastic about DIANE for 
some time and finally induced me to sell him an interest in it. He is introducing it 
in conjunction with myself. 
A. J. Amsler wrote the following about DIANE in the Iowa State “Glad- 
Winnowings.” “Walter Krueger displayed several baskets of a new orange of his 
origination to be named DIANE—a real beauty in the orange class. This glad 
has what it takes to make good—form, texture, size and ability to take abuse 
(proven by Lins Trial Gardens). It has a most pleasing color effect that attracts 
attention from a distance. Walter, I believe you have a real find in DIANE. 
I shall surely grow it next season.” 
$6.00 EACH ANY SIZE. BULBLETS $1.00 EACH OR $80.00 PER 100. 
Flora Farmer 
(Quackenbush) (Com) (HG) Midseason. Beauti- 
_ ful distinctive clear live pure pink with creamy 
white throat. The color brightens toward the edge where sometimes it is almost 
scarlet. Blooms 5-6 inch or larger, nicely ruffled. 5-6 or more open at a time on 
an average height plant with a long flower head. About 18-19 total buds mostly 
all showing color. Foliage broad and strong but near the ground so long stems can 
be cut without taking many leaves. 
This seedling received an Award of Merit at the Boston Show and a Certificate 
of Award at the Empire State Show at Syracuse. At the Maryland State Show 
all visitors were handed a ballot on which to record the five varieties they liked 
best. This seedling tied for third place in the vote. Only Picardy and Minuet 
received more votes. 
Mr. Quackenbush showed some very fine spikes of this at the Metropolitan 
Show in New York and if it had been given the prize for the best seedling in the 
show, in preference to the white one I showed and which won, I would not have 
complained. It looked very good to me. See picture page 26. 
PRICE $5.00 EACH ANY SIZE. BULBLETS $1.00 EACH. 
|Lf (Pruitt) (Ex) (Com) Early midseason. Heavily ruffled cream 
Pijnia white. 7-10 large beautifully ruffled wide open perfectly placed 
blooms open at a time on a spike of 20 or more buds. Buds greenish cream opening 
up to almost pure white. Stands the heat and ships well. Makes plenty of bulblets 
that germinate about 90%. Strong grower and tall plant with long flower head. 
MYRNA was tried at the Edgewood Arsenal Trial Grounds in Maryland last 
season. It received a Vote of Commendation and Mr. Wright, the secretary of the 
Maryland Gladiolus Society, wrote that everyone who saw it admired it very much 
and that the judges were unable to report any faults. However as only one bulb 
was sent a Vote of Commendation was the only award they could give it though 
“Three gears ago I had the same collection from gou and they were wonderful. I 
hope these will be the same” — Jeremiah Lane, N. H. 
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