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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
LAVENDER 
GERTRUDE SWENSON 98 —tttt Exh. 
An unusual color. Might be called a 
mauve shaded lavender, feathered white 
and a white throat. 12 to 15 four inch or 
larger florets open at once are commonly 
obtainable. Tall spikes, long flowerheads. 
Had 4 show championships in Australia 
by 1932. N.E.G.S. and Ohio, '35. Most 
open, A.G.S. ’36. Winnipeg, ’36. (Mrs. 
Pease) Ill., ’36. (Am) N.E.G.S., ’37. 
Sioux City, ’38. Most open. Conn., ’38. 
Mich., Utah and section champion at Pa., 
’39. Each L $.10 M.06 S.03 Bits (100,.20) 
HIGHLAND CHIEF (Mair-Barber) 90 ** 
—ttt Exh. Depth of lavender approach¬ 
ing that of King Arthur. Makes immense 
exhibition spikes with up to ten very 
large, round, nicely waved florets open 
at one time. Often has a few small extra 
petals at center. We broke the ice for it, 
securing blue ribbon at Mich., ’39. Each 
L $.60 M.40 S.20 Bits. .05 
ISOLA BELLA 92 *—Ut Exh. Both bud 
and flower cattleya pink with a soft lilac 
hue. 8-10 open on tall strong spike. A.M., 
Haarlem. B.G.S., ’37. We registered the 
first win in U. S. at Ohio, ’38 with 3 very 
fine spikes which attracted much admira¬ 
tion. Winnipeg, ’39. L.15 M.IO S.05 
Bits (100,1.00) 
KING ARTHUR 85 **—t Dec. Very deep 
toned lavender. Only 4-5 open at one 
time. Has large, ruffled florets with crease 
thru center of each petal. Bloom form and 
color much admired by many. (Am.) 
Ohio, ’35. N.E.G.S., ’36. E. Bay, Pa., 
Sioux City and Cedar Rapids, ’38, 
Utah, Grants Pass and N.E.G.S., ’39. 
L.06 (100,4.00) 8.02(100,1.50) Bits (100, 
. 20 ) 
LAVENDER DELIGHT 90 *—ttt Dec. 
Deeper and more brilliant than Minuet 
Excellent blooms from the smaller sizes. 
Our 1st, A.G.S., ’33. A.G.S., ’37. Mich., 
’38. L.07(100,4.50) M.04(100,2.50) S.02 
(100,1.25) Bits (100,.20) 
LAVENDER RUFFLES (Wilson) 69 *— 
Dec. Com. Delicate lavender, cream throat 
lightly peppered lavender. Ruffled. Petals 
slightly recurved. 43^-5 in. florets, 5-6 
open, 19 buds. Tall. Blooms readily 
from bits. Entered as an Exh. variety 
it won over Minuet both at Wellsville 
and at Ohio, ’39. We would not classify 
it as Exh. At Wellsville it also won the 
award “Most Beautiful Bloom in the 
Show.’’ Each L $1.00 M.70 S.40 Bits 
(100,$5.00) 
MINUET 98 *—ttt Exh. Clear, blue cpt 
lavender. One of Ohio’s outstanding 
originations. Champion of Show, Iowa 
’35. E.S.G.S., Grants Pass, (Dr. Pease) 
Ill., Mich., N.E.G.S., and A.G.S., all ’36 
A.G.S., (Mrs. J. Sherwin) C.G.S., E.S.G.S., 
Conn., N.E.G.S., Metro., Ohio, Mich., 
Minn, and Grand Champion at both Ind. 
and la., all ’37 and rather impressive. 
Now 2nd best glad, all types and colors, 
N.E.G.S. and 6th C.G.S. Symposiums 
and tops the color class in both. C.G.S., 
Winnipeg, Pa., Ames, Sioux City, Cedar 
Rapids, Mah., E.S.G.S., and our Ists at 
Ind. and Ohio, all ’38. C.G.S., N.E.G.S., 
Minn., Winnipeg, E.S.G.S., Utah, Md. 
and section champ Iowa, all ’39. L.06 
(100,4.00) Blts(100,.20). 
WHITE 
CARRARA 90 —ft Dec. Medium small 
florets of purest white. Florets open wide, 
7-8 at once, well spaced on a strong but 
wiry stem. A German variety with good 
cpmmercial qualities, making fine spikes 
from the smaller sizes. A.M., Haarlem. 
L.IO M.06 8.03(100,1.75) Bits (100,.40) 
GRY8TAL (E. Both) 90 ***—1111 Exh. 
and Commercial giant of giants. Pure 
white without any marking. Florets 
63^-73^ inches. 11-16 open (has held 
several more). Florets open wide and flat, 
have heavy substance and open up 
the stem very quickly. Stem is exception¬ 
ally wiry and strong. Foliage is abundant 
and very wide. Makes exceptionally fine 
looking bulbs and a fairly good quantity 
of large bulblets that germinate easily and 
grow well. Not a good bloomer from the 
smaller sizes but makes up for that plenty 
from large bulbs, be they young, old or 
even old divisions. We understand some 
crosses between Crystal and Tunia’s 
Triumph are producing some wonderful 
pinks. 12 spikes variously entered at So. 
Australia G.S. Nov., ’37, won in 3 Best 
White Seedlings, in 6 Best Spikes in the 
Show (each different), in Best 6 Seedlings, 
one was Grand Champion Seedling, another 
was Grand Champion Bloom of the Show. 
Still another was runner up or Reserve 
Champion. The Grand Champion spike 
scored 90, which, we understand, is the 
highest rating ever given a Grand Cham¬ 
pion in any Australian Glad. show. See 
illustration of spike of Crystal and another 
of bulbs of Crystal and Peggy Lou, aver- 
Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Bits any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. 8. 
