Fragrant Seedling Introductions 
Summer Breeze — Large, $1 00; Medium, $.75; Small, $.40; Bbts 10, $1.00. First Prize, Fragrant Class, Gardens on 
Parade, World’s Fair, New York City. (Seedling 36-22F (Mibloom x Triumph) x (Mibloom x Mammoth White) A fragrant rich 
pink prim grand with heavily ruffled petals of heavy substance. Opens four to five 4-inch florets on a medium tall spike. 
Fragrance is sweet and rose-like, strong and persistent, throughout the day. A distinct advance in fragrant glads- Summer 
Breeze has been the most reliable fragrant variety as a breeder, for almost all of our more recent fragrant seedlings have 
come from this variety. 
Joli — Large, $1.00; Medium, $.75; Small, $.40; Bbts 10, $1.00. (Triumph x Mibloom) Sweetly and persistently fragrant. 
Fragrance is rose-like and noticeable within a few feet of the plant, present during the entire blooming season of this variety. 
Color is light pink with a vivid orange-scarlet blotch. Five 4 y 2 inch florets open on a tall slender stem. Good propagator, but 
stock is limited. 
Seedling 338-5F — Large $1.00; Medium, $.50; Small, $.25; Bbts 10, $.50. Incense seedling. Fragrance sweet and lasting. 
A ruffled, clear yellow prim grand with good substance. Five open on four foot spike. 
Seedling 34-2F — Large, $.30; Medium, $.20; Small, $.10; Bbts 10, $.25. (Mibloom x Triumph) Light bright red self of 
Triumph type, but with more slender stem. Tall with four 4% to 5 inch florets open. This past season this was much more 
fragrant than heretofore. One of the parents of Summer Breeze. 
Seedling 36-58F — Large, $.75; Medium, $.50; Small, $.25; Bbts 10, $.50. Sister seedling of Summer Breeze. Our tallest 
and best red seedling showing fragrance. Opens six ruffled four inch florets on a 4 y 2 foot spike. This seemed much improved 
in fragrance this summer. 
Former Introductions 
Battleflag — Large, $.75; Medium, $.50; Small, $.25; Bbts 10, $.50. (Marmora x Moorish King) A dark but brilliant red. 
Spike resembles Marmora with six; 5% inch florets open on five foot spike. 
Carved Ivory — Large, $.75; Medium, $.50; Small, $.25; Bbts 10, $.50. (Rosemarie Pfitzer x Picardy) Sister seedling 
of Gaiety, but a clear warm white self. A round, wide petaled floret of very heavy substance. Five inch florets with five to 
six open on tall rugged spike. 
Cynara — Large, $.50; Medium, $.35; Small, $.20; Bbts 10, $.30. (Erica Morini x Picardy) An unusual clear cerise pink 
self, with small blue toned throat mark. Up to six 5-inch florets open on tall and willowy straight stem, making it ideal for 
cutting. 
Fantasia — Large, $.50; Medium, $.35; Small, $.20; Bbts 10, $.30. (Seedling x King Arthur): A melting medium pink self 
of irresistible color. Small deeper feather in throat; petals thick and very heavily ruffled. Up to six 4% to 5 inch florets open 
on very straight spike. Not as tall as most of my other seedlings, but will' average 3 to 3% feet. Healthy and a fine propa¬ 
gator. Fantasia is larger than any other ruffled pink I know. 
Gaiety — Large, $1.00; Medium, $.75; Small, $.50; Bbts 10, $.75. (Rosemarie Pfitzer x Picardy) Crisp, glistening white 
which harmonizes rather than contrasts with the clear scarlet feathery blotch. The very heavy ruffling and thick substance 
add to its beauty. Five to six 4 y 2 inch florets open in fine double row on tall straight spike, ideal for cutting. 
Jimgrim — Large, $1.00; Medium, $.75; Small, $.50; Bbts 10, $1.00. (Wuertembergia x Picardy) A huge flashing scarlet 
whose size and color are accented by the huge snowy white throat. Four to five 6 inch florets open on straight, medium 
tall spikes. This comesi from a cross which, by report, has pro duced outstanding seedlings for three or four breeders, chief of 
which is F. O. Chamberlain’s “Caroline Werner Gannett,” a grand smoky which will make history. The huge florets and 
striking color of Jimgrim never fail to attract attention. 
Rimmon — Large, $1.50; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bbts 10, $.75. A very tall deep velvety rose-red with six to seven 
ruffled 4% inch florets open. One of the finest in this color and well liked by those who grew it as a trial bulb. Received an 
Honorable Mention at the Empire State Show in Ithaca in 1936. 
Rendezvous — Large, $2.00; Medium, $1.00; Small, $.50; Bbts 10, $1.00. (Inspiration x Picardy) A lovely buff-pink with 
a deeper edge, resembling Lotus in color, but opening about ten florets in perfect double row arrangement, making a perfect 
cut flower. 
Chrysalis — Large, $.50; Medium, $.30; Small, $.15; Bbts 10, $.25; 100, $2.00. (Albatross x Othello) A pale blue of clear 
sparkling color, with a small true blue throat mark. Strong grower, five feet tall, with up to nine 4% inch florets open in 
good double row placement. 
Coralie — Large, $.50; Medium, $.30; Small, $-15; Bbts 10, $.25; 100, $2.00. (Mrs. Sisson x Coryphee x Nuthall) 
Glistening pure pink of rich tone- Somewhat ruffled, wide open, round six inch florets. Five to six open on a tall willowy, but 
always straight spike. Won a vote of Commendation at the Maryland Gladiolus Society Test Garden in 1938. 
Euphony — Large, $.35; Medium, $.25; Small, $.15; Bbts 10, $.35. (Picardy x Wasaga) Shades of deepest apricot 
and salmon, almost tan, with a faint rose blotch. Midribs touched with a deep lavender suffusion, back of petals flushed 
a smoky lavender. Five 4-inch florets open on a good spike. Florets somewhat ruffled. 
Fortune — Large, $.50; Medium, $.30; Small, $.15; Bbts 10, $.25; 100, $2.00 
10— 4.00 200 1.25 
(Moorish King x Rapture) Very deep rich pink of even tone. Heavy light red lines in throat. Six to seven 6-incli florets open 
in perfect placement on a 5% foot spike. Extra strong and husky grower and never crooks. Heavy and lasting substance. 
Florets and spike have the general form and size of Picardy- Blooms about two weeks before Nuthall. Good propagator. 
Vote of Commendation, 1937, Maryland Gladiolus Society Test Garden. 
Jacinth — Large, $.50; Medium, $.30; Small, $.15; Bbts 10, $25; 100, $2.00 
10—4 .00 2.00 1.00 
(Ramesses x Picardy) A warm orange blend with lavender suffusion. Six to seven wide open 4% inch florets open on a fine 
straight spike. Makes a very reliable cut flower in this color class. Rapid propagator and healthy grower. Substance is heavy 
and lasting. 
Man O’War — Large, $.50; Medium, $.30; Small, $.15; Bbts 10, $.35- (A seedling of Com. Koehl and Mrs. Errey) A 
glad with a brighter and lighter color than Com. Koehl. Spike very tall and very straight and up to seven 5-inch florets open 
in very good arrangement, making an unusually well balanced spike. This was shown in the seedling class in 1936 at Ithaca, 
where it received an Honorable Mention, as well as much favorable comment from growers. 
Mauve Royale — Large, $.20; Medium, $-15; Small, $.10; Bbts, $.20. (Moorish King x Rapture) An unusual color in 
glads, in fact, in any flower. A very rich royal mauve self with a small white throat. The color is many shades deeper than 
any mauve that I know and hard to visualize without seeing. Very large florets between five and six inches with five or six 
open on a medium tall stem, which has a bad habit of crooking, especially from larger bulbs- 
Nola — Large, $.10; Medium, $.05; Small Bbts 10, $.10; 100, $.75 
10— .75 .40 -25 
(Marmorax Apricot Glow) An unusually deep pink with no trace of rose, white midribs on lower petals. Five inch florets with 
6 to 7 open on a tall, husky, straight spike. Another variety that has all the reguisites of a perfect cut flower. Very rapid 
propagator. 
Seven Seas Large, $-75, Medium, $.50, Small, $.30; Bbts 10, $.50. An unusually attractive tone in the medium blue 
shades with a veiy subdued thioat nraik of same shade on slight white feather. Spike is tall and straight with up to seven 
5-inch florets open in very fine double row arrangement. 
