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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
ROSALIE (Burgess) 96 Exh. Com. 
This new Australian glad has deep color 
tones. Wine red with carmine marking 
on cream throat. Makes tall, powerful 
spikes of true Exh. type, large florets well 
placed in double row formation, 8-10 
open. Easy grower and good propagator. 
A spectacular glad. A.M. Burnley Test 
Gardens. We started its American win¬ 
ning career at Mich., ’39. Prices very 
reasonable. L.25 M.15 S.IO Bits .02 
PURPLE 
CHARLES DICKENS 93 ♦—tl Exh. Violet 
purple. Tall. Fine cutting spike. Voted 
best purple, C.G.S. last 3 symposiums. 10 
firsts in various shows we are reporting, 
including Ohio and C.G.S., ’38, Ohio, 
C.G.S., E. Bay, Wellsville and section 
champ Mich, and Wash., ’39. L.06(100, 
4.00) 
PURPLE BEAUTY (Roozen) 88 ftt 
Exh. Com. Shinning purplish violet. 
Self color. Extra large florets of strong 
substance. Spike is tall and well formed. 
We consider this the best purple we have 
so far discovered, by a wide margin. 
N.E.G.S., Wise, and our 1st Mich., ’39. 
L 1.00 M.60 S.40 Bits .10 
RAMESSES 90 Dec. Aster purple, 
pomegranate blotch on white. Extremely 
large florets with long, pointed petals. 
Peculiar ruffling and orchid appearing. 
One of the tallest glads we offer. Very 
decorative in combination with lavenders. 
Ind., Ohio, E. Bay, Sioux City, Cedar 
Rapids and la. state, all ’38. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.04(100,3.00) 8.02(100,1.50) Bits (100, 
.15) 
STAPLEFORD 95 ** + ttt.Exh. Immense, 
round florets of clear, bright purple with 
pronounced, clear white blotch. Tremen¬ 
dous flowerheads with 10-12 florets open. 
Tall, strong, well foliaged plant. Slow 
propagator. Stock very limited. Aukland 
G.S., ’36. Ind., ’38. L.40 M.25 S.15 
Bits .04 
TAKINA 90 **♦—ttt Exh. Rosaline, lilac 
purple. Lightly flaked a darker shade. A 
spike of Takina on our winning “Connois¬ 
seur” display at the national show, Akron, 
’36, created a commotion. Has been ex¬ 
hibited with 8^-inch florets, 9 open and 
has been grown to a height of 7 feet. Our 
blooms have reached 8 inches with 7 open, 
close to 6 ft. high. F.C.C., N.Z.G.S., ’34. 
Aukland G.S., ’36. Ames (la.) and Yaki¬ 
ma, ’37. Ohio and Regina, ’38, Wise., 
Grants Pass, ’39. L.10(100,6.00) M.06 
(100,4.00) Bits (100,.40) 
LIGHT VIOLET 
ALLEGRO 80 Exh. Light lavender- 
blue. Two dark blue blotches ending in 
white arrow points. Good cut flower 
habits and one of the very best performers 
in our fields. Scarce. F.C.C., Haarlem, 
’33. 9th rating, C.G.S., ’38. Our 1st, 
A.G.S., ’37. Calgary (Sept, show), ’37. 
Ohio, E. Bay, ’38. L.25 M.15 8.10 Bits 
( 100 , 2 . 00 ) 
AVE MARIA 83 *—Exh. Unmistakably 
blue toned. Small purple blotch. Has 
great vigor and bulbs are very disease 
resistant. Blooms comparatively early. 
Fine cut flower habits. Newcomers are 
edging it now, for popularity. Still can 
win. Pa., Ames, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, 
Mah., Conn, and our 1st Ohio, all ’38. 
Minn., Wellsville, E.S.G.S., C.G.S. and 
Pa., ’39. L.06(100,4.00) 
BLUE BEAUTY (Blaue Schonheit) 80 *—Ut 
Exh. Medium light blue with edges of 
petals overlaid violet blue. Throat some¬ 
what lighter on upper petals, darker on 
lower containing a small white mark, V- 
shaped. Large, wide open florets, 8 open, 
20 buds, on a long, strong spike. F.C.C., 
Haarlem. Won Certif. of British G.S. 
offered at Haarlem, ’36, for champion 
bloom of the show. First blue in history 
to achieve show championship. Now 7th in 
C.G.S. symp. and tops its color section. 
E. Bay, ’38, Grants Pass, Utah, Snohomish 
Co., ’39. L.12 M.08 8.05 Bits (100,.50) 
BLUE WONDER (E. Both) 95 *—fttlExh. 
Medium light blue violet 5 inch florets, 
10 to 16 open, 23 buds, 55 inches tall. 
Placement excellent, substance good, 
foliage up to 3 inches across. If flower 
is bloomed out in hot weather in garden 
we suggest staking so massive a spike. 
This variety won Champion bloom as a 
seedling in the South Australian G.S., 
’35. We register the first win with Blue 
Wonder at Ind., ’38, Ohio, N.E.G.S. and 
our 1st Md., ’39. L.40 M.25 8.15 Bits 
(100,1.25) Stock limited. 
JOSEF HAYDN 90 *-fftt Exh. Light 
heliotrope-violet with spectacular dark 
blue violet blotch. Florets are large, wide 
open, of heavy substance and well placed 
on slender but straight stems. This 
variety offers a genuine novelty color 
combination of great charm. Tall. May 
crook in hot weather. E. Bay, ’39. L.60 
M.40 8.20 Bits .06 Stock limited. 
“Everything I bought from you has been top notch and 
the glads’ you sent me gratis have been worth what I paid 
for the others” 7-6-’37. Prof. E. M. S., Sacramento, 
Cal. 
