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VAN TIENHOVEN we had 
—to recommend 
this one to you because of popular demand 
and its dependability. Dependability is the 
main factor we look for in the recom¬ 
mendations we are making. We have 
bloomed it two years and both years 
blooms showed exceptional merit. A me¬ 
dium tall variety of a bright clear scarlet. 
Blooms five inches wide and always well 
placed. Others we found were: MADRID, 
the 1940 red (see page No. 2) that is a 
great Exhibition Gladiolus as well as the 
much needed commercial red; NANCY 
ANN, a most beautiful and dependable 
light rose pink; RIMA, the large blooming 
soft pale lavender; REFLECTION, the 
lavender with five-inch blooms and a five- 
foot spike with six open florets; ALLEGRO, 
JOSEPH HAYDEN, BLUE BEAUTY, MAX 
REGER, were all so different and were all 
too good not to be recommended. 
ORANGE BUTTERFLY £Saibach) 
■ Even though 
you might not think you like the small 
decorative varieties we feel you should see 
and have this one. Opens twelve or more 
bronzy orange blooms on a medium tall 
spike, always in perfect placement. At 
least try this and one or two other varieties 
in the small decorative class this coming 
summer. You will find their use and attrac¬ 
tiveness a real treat. Other recommended 
varieties in all classes are: TYRIAN PRIN¬ 
CESS, a rose-purple and a most decorative 
color with the ability to bloom fourteen at 
a time; MAY DAVIDSON, is not new but 
just has not been brought to your attention. 
It's a massive blooming variety of bright 
salmon with a smoky sheen; VAGABOND 
PRINCE, was most striking and attractive. 
A garnet-brown with a brilliant scarlet 
blotch; OGEMAW, the real giant smoky- 
salmon that grows six feet high and is in 
proportion in every detail. 
