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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S 
HELEN OF TROY (Salbach) 88 *** + t|t 
Exh. Patented. Larger than Miss America 
and almost as large as King of Hearts. 
A beautiful apricot not far from the 
golden buff of Wasaga with slight shadings 
of pink and a sort of brownish blotch. 
Florets wide open, consistently 63/§-8 
inches diameter, 6-8 open, 19 buds, 
27 inch flowerhead, close to 60 inches tall. 
Always straight. This variety is going to 
win some grand championships as soon 
as it gets around to the shows. Patent 
restrictions same as specified in descrip¬ 
tion of Golden Goddess. Each L $2.50 
M 1.50. See collection at end of variety 
list. 
PARADISE 92 *—ft Dec. Another fine 
gladiolus from Mr. Pruitt. Apricot buff 
shading to yellow in throat, touched with 
minute red hair lines. Vigorous grower, 
making fine, long spikes. Grants Pass, ’36. 
Mich., ’37. Mah., Md., Sioux City and 
sectional champ, at Yakima, ’38, Wellsville, 
Utah, Md., E. Bay, Mich and Wise., all 
’39. L.06(100,4.00) M.04(100,2.40) S.02 
(100,1.25) Bits (100,.15) 
LIGHT PINK 
CAMELLIA 90 * + Dec. We have grown 
about every white with red blotch offered 
in the last ten years, hoping to find one 
we were willing to catalog. Clean, pink 
toned white, with a rather small, vivid 
orange scarlet blotch on a cream ground. 
Appears to have commercial qualities. 
5 inch florets, 6-7 open, about 20 buds, 
spikes tall and straight. Good propagator. 
Grants Pass, E.N.Y.G.S., Snohomish Co., 
and A.M. (T.G.) B.G.S., ’39. L.30 
M.20 S.IO Bits (100,2.00) 
CANDYHEART (Salbach) 90 + Exh. 
Com. Soft, clear flesh pink, blotched light 
carmine. Florets winged type, wide, 6 
in. or more dia., 6 open, 17-18 buds. 
Good placement, tall, vigorous plant of 
good cut flower habits. Rapid increaser. 
Best seedling at E. Bay, ’37. L $2.50 
M 1.50 
GRAND OPERA (Salbach) 93 ***—fj Exh. 
Patented. Giant florets up to 8)^ inches. 
5-6 open, 16-18 buds, up to 6 ft. tall. Color 
is soft but clear light pink about R6 on 
Fischer Color Chart. Slight red feathering 
in throat. Very stunning. Excellent 
hybridizing agent. Patent restrictions are 
same as specified in description of Golden 
Goddess. Each L $2.50 M 1.50. See 
Collection at end of variety list. 
GRETA GARBO (Pfitzer) 86 fftt Exh. 
Com. Surely this gladiolus rates inside 
the best ten extant. But a matter of time 
and it will be near the top of all sympo¬ 
siums. The color is soft, a very light rose 
pink, so light we classify it light pink. 
Cream on lip petal. Buds are salmon rose. 
Opens 6-9 finely placed, well expanded, 
perfectly formed flowers on a tall, slender 
but strong stem. Healthy grower, rapid 
propagator, ideal cut flower habits. Both 
A.M. and F.C.C. at Amsterdam, Haarlem 
and B.G.S., a stunning record. Metro, 
and our blue ribbon at Mich., ’39. Each 
L $6.00 M 4.00 S 3.00 Bits .50 Prices 
net, no discount. 
MANAWATU 93 Dec. only Light 
pink, feathered somewhat deeper. Fairly 
tall with thin, wiry stem. An Australian 
variety supposed to be straight but some 
of our spikes showed a tendency to crook 
in the hottest season. Many customers 
reported some crooking but practically 
all liked it, notwithstanding. The color 
is very good, florets often larger and 
often more open than indicated. L.15 
M.IO S.05 Bits (100,1.00) 
MERRY WIDOW 100 Exh. Very 
light blush pink, approaching white, one 
ruby pencil stripe through center lip, 
Slightly hooded but widely flaring. Sub¬ 
stance fair, about as Jubilee. Merry 
Widow was the Grand Champion Seed¬ 
ling at the Stambaugh Hall show of the 
Mah. G.S., ’31, where it was shown with 
an 8)4 inch dia. floret. At the Ohio- 
Great Lakes Expo, show, ’36, it won for 
largest flower in the show and was around 
2 inches larger than its closest rival. Here, 
one party declared it was reminiscent of 
the famous Merry Widow hats. Hence 
its name. Largest floret (7)4 inches), 
Mah., ’38. President of Ohio society 
measured a bloom in our field last August, 
8)4 inches (about the height of this page.) 
Largest floret, Mich, and Ohio, ’39, 
Stock limited. Each L $1.25 S.40 
Bits .06 
“For goodness sake, what is the parentage of Merry 
Widemfi To say the least, I was taken aback when it 
came in bud—and when it bloomed, I just stood there in 
amazement. Made some crosses and the pods were 
“sockers” and well filled. Here is my record: Creamy 
white, blushed light pink, throat deeper pink, narrow 
reddish line through center petal. 94 days, stem 13 inches, 
flowerhead 30 inches, crooked slightly, floret 8 inches, 
slightly hooded, 6 open, 18 buds, placement fair. Stood 
hot weather very good. Produced a large bulb with other 
small bulbs piled on top, but which will not separate from 
large one, also a small bulb on side of spike about 6 
inches above main bulb." 9-27- 38. This from another 
Pres, of a stale society nearby. 
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. S. 
