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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER 85**—ttH Exh. 
Very light pink with faint flecks of creamy 
hue. Slightly ruffled. Round, “inverted” 
type florets (single lip, top petal back). 
Has exquisite beauty, very delicate in 
appearance yet of excellent substance 
and texture. Makes good blooms from 
the smaller sizes. Bulbs are soft and mar 
easily but perform well. A.M., Haarlem 
and Amsterdam. Wellsville, C.G.S., 
Utah, Mich., our 1st Ohio, “Most Beauti¬ 
ful Bloom in the Show,” C.G.S. and 
Grand Champion, Calgary (2nd show) 
all ’39. Tops color class in C.G.S. sym¬ 
posium. L.08(100,6.00) M.05(100,4.00) 
8.02(100,1.50) Bits (100,.20) 
"At the Gladioli Show I had one of your Rosemarie 
Pfitzer ready and captured 1st piize with it. The spike 
gresv 6^ feet high and was a beauty." 9-27- 37. Mrs. 
J. N. A., Regina. Sask. 
STELLA ANTISDALE (Evans) 80 
tJExh. Com. Smooth, soft light pink, 
a bit lighter and creamy in throat. Color 
has what might be termed a suede finish. 
Big round florets, mostly the much desired 
inverted type (single lip petal, top petal 
to rear), 6-7 in. dia., 7-9 open easily 
in the field, 18-20 buds. Tall spike, 55 
inches high, strong, wiry stem, all straight 
for 4 years. Full exhibition type place¬ 
ment in double row formation from M 
as well as L bulbs. Flowerhead 24-28 
inches. Good propagator. Was best 
single spike exh. seedling and won Bronze 
medal at Ind., ’38. At the Ohio show, 
’39, a 3 spike entry of this variety (then 
seedling No. 7356) broke all known 
records for prize winnings on a single 
entry by winning 
(1) First as best pink exh. seedling. 
(2) Section champion (exh. sdlg. color 
classes). 
(3) Champion Seedling (all types). 
(4) N. E. G. S. Special Seedling Blue 
Ribbon. 
(5) American Home Achievement Medal. 
(6) Stella Antisdale Sterling Silver Sdlg. 
Trophy. 
(7) O.S.G.S. Award of Merit (86 points). 
(8) Grand Champion Bloom of the Show. 
(9) N.E.G.S. Grand Champion Purple 
Rosette. 
With 50 or more spikes of Peggy Lou of 
grand champion caliber and a stunning 
spike of King of Hearts present to give 
battle, Stella Antisdale polled 7 of the 10 
votes of the judges. Its parents, Albatros 
X Picardy. With excellent color, giant 
florets, true exhibition form, straight 
spikes and good cut flower habits, we 
expect all will like it. Each L or M $6.00 
Bits.60. Prices net, no discounts. 
“I really thought I had seen some fine looking bulbs 
before, but for weight, youth and cleanliness yours sur¬ 
passed anything 1 ever hoped to see—without exaggera¬ 
tion." 4-21-'38. R.E.C,. Mt. Royal, Que. 
SALMON 
(Incl. It. sal. and scarlet sal.) 
ALADDIN 85 ***—ftU Exh. Soft tones of 
salmon pink, creamy blotch with some 
cream along the mid ribs of the petals. 
Immense florets, widely expanded, some¬ 
what waved, well over 6 inches dia., 8-10 
open, about 20 buds. But two years of 
growing experience with this, nevertheless 
our plants were so strong and stems so 
sturdy and spikes so big and showy we are 
inclined to believe Aladdin is Mr. Palmer’s 
finest creation to date. Good propagator. 
Wash, and Ind., ’38. We learn that after 
we left this Ind. show, Mrs. Sherwin’s 
spike was chosen Grand Champion, as we 
expected. First Wash., Wise., our first 
Ohio and Grand Champion at Yakima 
and Winnipeg, all ’39. Each L $1.50 M 
1.00 S.50, Bits (10,1.00) 
AMAZU (E. Both) 80 *—Ut Dec. Com. 
Light orange pink with deeper feathering 
on lip petal. Has a frosty irridescence. 
5 inch florets, 6-8 open, about 20 buds. 
Stem is strong and wiry. Comes to us 
from Mr. Both with a background of 
seven blue ribbons in Australian shows ’36, 
’37. L 1.00 M.60 S.30 Bits .10 Stock 
limited. 
BETTY NUTHALL 110 *—fU Dec. Coral 
pink shading to some orange. Yellow in 
throat. Aided by rapid propagation, this 
variety made a meteoric rise into popular 
favor. Has been so near top of symposiums 
so long and won so many awards it is need¬ 
less to report them. Ohio, N.E.G.S., 
E.S.G.S. andE. Bay, ’39. L. 06 (100,4.00) 
Bits (100,.10) 
CONQUEST 97 **—m Exh. Com. Brilliant, 
light salmon pink with cream blotch. Con¬ 
siderably lighter than Aladdin, somewhat 
lighter and cleaner color than Millie Parks. 
Nicely ruffled but well expanded florets, 
53^ to 6 inches dia. 6 or more open. Makes 
highly satisfactory, saleable spikes from 
No. 4M bulbs. Dig late to get a fine crop 
of mature bulblets. Best recent Intro¬ 
duction, Conn., ’37 and same at fortnightly 
meeting N.E.G.S., Aug. 8, ’37, Wells¬ 
ville and Mich., ’39. L.20 M.15 S.IO 
Bits (100,1.00) 
HARRY PERI AM (E. Both) 85 **—Ut 
Exh. Com. Rosy salmon pink, sometimes 
lightly flaked deeper, conspicuous cream 
throat-slightly creased mid ribs marked 
cream. Well expanded florets are held 
rigidly on a tall, thin, wiry but strong stem. 
Three years growing experience with this 
variety convinces us that it is an eminently 
satisfactory commercial prospect. Eight 
open, 5^2 inch, 20 buds for us. L 1.00 
M.60 S.40 Bits.10 Stock limited. 
