j/IAl^GUiiRITE. 
Our c\m intrcduotion of 1939. ','o have rooently raceivod a. nunOer cf onthuG- 
isstic reports on this verioty. h co':raorcial £;ro\;or in i.ot/ Jersey writes, 
"When cut and placed in the house, it fades a trifle to v;hat I consider on 
even prettier tone. Marnuorito is a pleasing relief from Pic8rdy(for the cut 
flower market). I saw nothing to compare with it’ in now varieties at the how 
York World ' s Fair exhibition of the Metropolitan Gladiolus Society." Another 
grower Y»rites from California"the most popular variety exhibited in the Hall 
of Flowers at the Golden Gate Exposition." Two well know growers, one in Mass¬ 
achusetts and one in California, write they are well pleased v/ith it and arc 
listing it in their 1940 catalogs. A largo commercial cut-flower grower in 
southern Ohio wnitos, "I'iargueritc did well again this year. Bloomed during the 
very hot weather, and stem was a little short in proportion to the largo spike 
of flowers it carries," 
At the 1939 Show of the IVashington State Gladiolus Society, Marguerite won the 
following awards: Best basket in the show, largest floret in the shov;, sweep¬ 
stakes spikes in both amateur and professional exhibition classes, and grand 
champion spike of the shov;. 
This variety produces plenty of bulblcts but they germinate only average. This 
will bo considered a v;olcomo asset to most grcv;ers after the terrific' propa¬ 
gators of the last few years. 
Prices for 1940. 
Each 3 ' 6 10 
Largo .)2.50 eS.bO' il2.50 i^EC.CO 
Medium 1.50 4.25 S.OO 12.00 
Bulb lot 3, each SOi?', 10 for J2.50 
OUR 1040 IHTRODUCTIOh . 
Al.kAiiiAE SCHOOhOVSR - A seedling of Maid of Orleans, this early snow white 
retains all the good points of its famous parent. However, it docs not have 
the creaminoss of Maid of Orleans, but is pure, snow-v;hit,o, with a tiny wine- 
red spot at base of petals. Blooms earlier than its parent, but not quite so 
tall. Has been found superior to Polar Ice as a cutflower both hero and in 
the middle west. It is being tried out in Florida this winter. Five inch 
florets with five to six open. Good, straight spike. Voted the most popular 
white variety at the 1939 Washington State Gladiolus Show. Rapid propagator. 
Earned in honor of that most charming young lady. Miss Frashington of 1939. 
This variety is not for sale this year, but one bulb will be given free 
v;ith each retail order of -iiS.OO or more. 
BULB SIZES. 
Gladiolus bulbs arc graded according to the following moasuromonts: No. 1 
is 1^ inches in diameter and up; No. 2 is Iw to 1-^-; No. 3 is 1-^: to 1; i:o. 4 
is 1 to 3 / 4 ; No. 5 is 3/4 to 5 ; and No, 6 is to ^r. No. 1 and No, 2 make 
the largest spikes, altho for outdoor planting. No, 3 and No, 4 v;ill make 
quite satisfactory spikes, T/Thile No, 5 and No. 6 will make small spikes v/ith 
most varieties, those sizes arc used to grow large bulbs for the following 
season. 
R/vLPH J. FCi^vIERT 
Gladiolus Grower, 
Pacific, Washington. 
YOU are invited to join the Washington Gladiolus Society. 
