spacing excellent; texture, very good; 
type stem heavy, all straight; foliage 
very broad, upright, and healthy. Com¬ 
ment ‘‘Dark velvet red. Our copy is 
marked excellent with heavy underscor¬ 
ing. This also has earliness in its favor 
and should become popular. We enjoy 
raising glads of this caliber.” 
Mr. Dwight F. Davis, Treasurer, Sioux 
City Gladiolus Society— 
“No. 3 was planted May 21st, cut Au¬ 
gust 2nd with two open florets and 15 
buds; it stood 40-inches high in the field. 
This spike placed in cold storage until 
the 5th, when taken out and kept in 
warm room over night and the next 
morning placed on the table in our air- 
conditioned show room with 5 open 
florets. This spike didn’t begin to com¬ 
pare with the other two, as either would 
have carried off blue ribbon in their 
class. The judges’ decision was Satin 1st, 
Matoaka 2nd and Black Opal 3rd.” 
(Picture on right taken in Mr. Davis’ 
garden and is one of other two referred 
to. It stood 48" tall.) 
Rev. Fred W. Gray, West Virginia— 
“Your Matoaka gladiolus did fine. 
Very dark blooms flecked with almost 
black and several open. From large 
bulbs it must be a wonder. Our bulbs 
were medium and planted late.” 
ALANDALE (Brauer-Richglad 
1938 ) 
(Seedling of Picardy x Wuertemhergia) 
Wide open deep pink self, slightly 
deeper feather, opening 8 to 9 huge 
florets on very tall well arranged spike. 
Yearling bulbs consistently produce full 
size spikes for cutting. This one has not 
yet been so widely distributed as Ma¬ 
toaka, but it again has been a wonderful 
grower in our own garden, spikes from 
small bulbs consistently matching the 
famous Peggy Lou from same size. It 
apparently carries the same Apricot 
Glow strain as Picardy and Peggy Lou 
in a deeper color and equals either of 
them, both as a consistent grower and 
propagator. It consistently produced 
florets over 6 inches in diameter last 
season. 
Large bulbs $1.00 each; 10 for $7.50. 
Medium 60c each; 10 for $4.00. 
Small 30c each; 10 for $2.00. 
Bulblets 10 for 50c; 100 for $3.00. 
Mr. J. T. Robertson, Washington— 
“Matoaka did very well, I think, under 
the circumstances. Had three spikes, 
nice ones, well placed and spaced, all at 
one time but not at show time.” 
(Mr. Robertson grows most of the 
new ones. We did not have any spikes 
of Matoaka at show time either. All 
bloomed about ten days too soon.) 
Mr. L. B. Wright, California— 
“I saw your glad Matoaka in bloom 
and think it the best dark red I have 
ever seen; clean color and a fine spike.” 
Prices of Matoaka for 1939 are: 
Large bulbs $3.00 each; medium $2.00. 
Small $1.00 each; 10 for $8.00. 
Bulblets 10c each; 10 for 80c; 
100 for $7.50. 
Matoaka Grown from # 5 Bulbs 
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