GUIDEBOOK FOR 1940 
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OLD GOLD (Both) 85 Dec. Com. 
Slightly lined or feathered blend of light, 
medium and deep old gold. Slightly 
hooded. Medium height, good flowerhead. 
Perhaps this is the perfect autumn tint you 
have been looking for. Our blue ribbon, 
Mich., ’39. Each L $1.50 M 1.00 S.50 
Bits .15 Net, no discounts. 
ORANGE BUTTERFLY 95 —fft Sm. Dec. 
The only really small flowered variety in 
the entire list. They average about 2 
inches. But, it holds 10 or more open on a 
long flowerhead, which is very unusual 
for this type. The color is a rich, glowing, 
bronzy orange. And, unlike most of the 
small flowered sorts, the substance of the 
florets is excellent, though there may be 
some crooking of the stem in extremely 
hot weather. Commonly champion bloom 
of the Small Dec. section. Too many to 
list. L.06(100,4.00) M.04(100,2.50) S.02- 
(100,1.25) Bits (100,.20-M,1.00) 
PINOCCHIO (Evans) 75 +U Med. Dec. 
Com. A true Novelty gladiolus. Color is a 
novelty blending of pink, yellow, green, 
orange and red without emphatic pre¬ 
ponderance of any one of these colors. 
At a distance the yellow, orange and red 
give it a prevailing orange tone and thus 
it is classified as orange. Perhaps “any 
other color” might be correct. Florets 
are of heavy texture, 33^-4 inches, are 
round, wide open, intensely ruffled and 
fluted. Placement airy on stretchy spike 
50 inches high. Flowerhead 24 inches on 
wiry stem well above the foliage which is a 
bit short. Good propagator, large bulb- 
lets, most of which bloom. On its first 
appearance in the shows it won 1st, 3 
spike Dec. seedling. Section Champ. Dec. 
seedling and A.M. (84)4 points) at Ohio, 
’39. Each L $3.00 M 2.25 S 1.50 Bits 
.40 Net, no discounts. 
TREASURY GOLD (Wilson-Evans) 95 *** 
—tttt Exh. Com. (Registered). Ridge¬ 
way: Capucine Orange with a slight 
tendency toward Chamois (buff orange). 
Fischer Chart; somewhere between 04 and 
Y04, probably nearest 04. This makes a 
truly giant spike, as stretchy as Peggy 
Lou, with flowerheads about 34 inches, 
25 buds. The spike towers 68 inches in 
the field. Florets are plain petaled, wide 
open, 6 inch dia., 10 open. Strong plant, 
tall, darkgreen foliage. Placement averages 
good. At its show debut 3 cut spikes 
towering 60 inches high, just as here 
described, were exhibited at Wellsville, 
’39, judged Champion Seedling, winner of 
American Home Achievement Medal and 
was reserve champion bloom of the 
show. Other than the mechanical hazards 
to any glad growing over 5 ft. tall, we 
have discovered no alloy in Treasury Gold. 
We are pleased to become co-introducer 
with Mr. Wilson (who also originated 
Peggy Lou) of this giant, soft, self 
colored glad. Each, Sizes 1, 2 or 3, $3.00. 
Sizes 4, 5 or 6, $2.00. Bits 1 lot of 12 bits 
obtainable for further sum of $3.00 with 
each $3.00 bulb purchased. 1 lot of 8 
Bits obtainable for a further sum of $2.00 
with each $2.00 bulb purchased (i.e., one L 
bulb and 12 Bits for $6.00) Prices 
strictly net, no discounts whatever. 
SCARLET & LIGHT RED 
BEACON 90 *+tt Exh. Brilliant, clear 
colors. A rather dark rose, approaching 
scarlet. Pronounced creamy blotch. Flor¬ 
ets slightly waved and ruffled. 8 or more 
open. Tall, straight spikes. Color is 
both distinctive and striking. If you are 
looking for a “showy” glad, with color of 
“quality” thrown in for good measure, 
here it is C.G.S., ’37, la., ’37. Simply 
leaped into 4th position in the C.G.S. 
symp. and topping its color section there. 
A.M. by Md. G.S. Trial Grounds, Ists at 
Ind., three la. shows, E.S.G.S., C.G.S., 
Pa. Regina and Grand Champion at 
Wash., all ’38, Ohio, C.G.S., Ill., Utah, 
E. Bay, Winnipeg, our 1st Mich., Grand 
Champion Wellsville. 8th in Ohio sym¬ 
posium. L.10(100,7.00) M.07(100,5.00) 
8.04(100,3.00) Bits (100,.35) 
LUCIFER 95 ^ ** +tttt Exh. Orange scarlet, 
purplish crimson blotch. Makes a huge 
plant and spike, often side spikes. Huge 
florets set well spaced, up to 10 open. 
Very tall. A.M., B.G.S., 1st at 5 shows 
Australia and grand champ. R.H.S., 
Ballarat, ’35. Conn, and 2 la. shows, ’37. 
Mich, and all 4 la. shows, '38. E.S.G.S., 
Wellsville, Ohio, ’39. L.06(100,4.00) 
Bits (100,.25) 
MAG 93 JJ Exh. Metallic, bright 
orange scarlet, small violet throat blotch. 
Big, flat, round florets, 6-7 inches dia. 
with 5-6 open. Has an occasional misplaced 
first floret and our high winds of gale 
force last Aug. disclosed some loosening 
of attachment of floret to stem. Think 
O.K. for cut flower purposes where distant 
shipping is not required. Our 1st Mah. 
(2nd show), our “best basket*' Ohio and 
ranks 7th in Ohio symposium, ’39. L.25 
M.15 S.IO Bits (100,1.00) 
MR. G. P. VAN TIENHOVEN (Duijn) *** 
—tJt Exh. Brilliant, glossy, corn poppy 
red, darker in throat. Has done no crook¬ 
ing for us but understand it does to some 
extent in the southern half of the northern 
border states. Up here it should make a 
semi-commercial with giant blooms at 
little cost. L.15 M.IO S.05 Bits (100,.60) 
“Let me congratulate you on the wonderful catalog you 
put out. I file each one as I consider each as truly a 
Guide Book." 9-6-’37. 1. L. J., Sydney, N. S. W. 
