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ribbons both 3 spike and Recent Introduc¬ 
tion section Mich. Grand Champion, Hast¬ 
ings, N. Z. and Wellington, N. Z., all ’39. 
Rates 4th in Ohio symposium. L.12 
(100,8.00) M.06(100,5.00) S.03 (100,2.00) 
Bits (100,.75) 
“I got a No. 1 large bulb and 90 bulblets from the Rewi 
Fallu bulblet I bought from you and a No. 1 large bulb 
and 65 bulblets from the Shirley Temple bublet. Fallu 
bloomed from bulblet but Shirley did not.” 11-29- 37. 
R. J. G., Racine, Wis. 
SOUTHERN GROSS 80 **—ttt Exh. What 
a name and what a glad to conjure with! 
A new, bright red with a comet trail 
of Australian and New Zealand awards. 
Self color and perfect placement. Tall 
and strong. 8-10 open. Good cut flower 
habits, resisting punishment in the field 
far better than Com. Koehl. Aukland 
G.S. and A.G.S., ’36. la. and Yakima, 
’37. M.05(100,3.00) S.02(100,1.20) Bits 
(100,.25;1000,1.50) 
WALK-OVER 80 ***— Ut Exh. Com. 
Glistening red, deeper than Tip Top. 
Huge, round florets, reminiscent of Mac 
but still bigger. Excellent spikes from the 
smaller sizes, unlike Tip Top. Excellent 
propagator. Excellent cut flower habits, 
as well. B.G.S., ’36. Voted best medium- 
early glad, all colors and types, by Holland 
Bulb Growers Ass’n, ’37. Our 1st Mah. 
(2nd show), ’39. L.75 M.50 S.30 Bits 
(10,.60) 
DEEP RED 
BLACK OPAL 92 *—tttt Exh. Deep 
maroon, sonewhat marbled. Makes tall, 
symmetrical exhibition spikes, 10 open, 
22 buds. Good bloomer from the smaller 
sizes. The prize winning on this new 
one begins. Ohio, E. Bay, Snohomish Co., 
E.S.G.S. and our 1st Mich, where it 
scored 85 points, exceeded only by Peggy 
Lou. Prices now within reach. L.40 
M.25 S.15 Bits (10,.25) 
MOORISH KING Exh. Impressive, 
long spike, carrying immense, glossy, 
mahogany maroon florets. Lighter than 
Morocco but completely eclipsing it in 
size. Scarce because slow propagator. 
Bits germinate very unsatisfactorily. 
A.M., Haarlem and B.G.S. Two Ists 
A.G.S., ’34. (Am.) N.E.G.S. and our 1st 
Ohio, ’35. Peterboro Hort. and la., ’37. 
E.S.G.S. and 3 la. shows, ’38. Ohio, ’39. 
L.10(100,8.00) 
OEGANDA 98 —f Dec. Black red, almost a 
solid black color with silky gloss, without 
markings or blotches. We have bloomed 
this from L bulbs three years and it is cer¬ 
tainly the blackest glad we have yet seen. 
Florets run 3-4 inches dia., 4-6 open, 10-13 
bud, 3-3}/2 ft. tall, on strong, slender stems. 
Supply very limited. A.M., R. Hort. S., 
F.C.C., Haarlem, ’35. We started the ball 
rolling in America with a 1st at Ind., ’38. 
Our 1st Mah. (2nd show), ’39. Stock 
limited. L.25 M.15 S.IO Bits (10,.40) 
SMOKY, ETC. 
BAGDAD 98 ***—ft Exh. Smoky, old rose, 
darker to edge, throat lighter with a bit 
of cream, 5-6 ft. tall, straight spikes. 
Florets 6-7 inches. 5-7 open, loosely 
spaced, making immense flowerheads. 
10th in N.E.G.S. and 11th in C.G.S. sym¬ 
posiums and tops the popular smoky 
section in C.G.S. Record slate washed for 
afresh start-Ames, Cedar Rapids, N.E.G.S. 
C.G.S., E. Bay, Mich., Pa., sectional 
champ E.S.G.S., and grand champ at 
Yakima, all ’38. E.S.G.S., Utah, E. Bay, 
Wise, and Grand Champion Pa., ’39. 
L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
DOROTHY DOW 102 **— ffU Exh. Color 
is a smooth mixture of old rose and deep 
orange with a gray overtone. Florets 
about size and shape as Picardy, stem 
shorter but several more open with long 
flowerheads. Good propagator. Sioux 
City ’38. Ohio, ’39. L.IO M.06 S.03 Bits 
(100,.30) 
MARMORA 98 **— ftJJ Exh. Long spike 
of lavender, gray, pale purple blotch. The 
world’s most famous sport (of Emile 
Aubrun). Used to win frequently for best 
smoky, largest floret and most florets 
open. Still hard to beat. Starting show 
records anew—Ames, Regina, Ohio, ’38. 
Mich., N.E.G.S., E.S.G.S., Utah, Wise., 
’39. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
MOTHER MAGHREE 100 tttt Exh. 
Salmon Orange. Silver gray. Sunset 
colors of high lustre and sheen. Con¬ 
sistent producer of long, straight, stun¬ 
ning spikes. Not much difference in the 
show records past five years, between 
Mother Machree, Bagdad and Marmora. 
Whichever specimen was grown the best 
usually won. Starting afresh—Cedar 
Rapids, Sioux City, Mah., Conn., open 
div. champ E.S.G.S., and our Ists both 
Ind. and Ohio, all ’38. 7th in N.E.G.S. 
symposium and there leads its color class. 
Mich., C.G.S., Winnipeg, Wellsville, 
E.S.G.S., and section champ at Yakima 
and la., ’39. L.06(100,4.00) Bits (100,.15) 
VAGABOND PRINCE 97 *—fft Exh. Irri- 
descent, garnet brown, lighter in upper 
throat, small flame scarlet blotch below. 
8-10 open. The color combination is very 
attractive, as well as unusual. If you like 
striking, novelty color combinations, we 
suggest you waste no time acquiring this 
one. The only “A” rated glad in the “Any 
Other Color’’ section, C.G.S. Symposium. 
Most schedules combine this with “smoky’’. 
