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PREVIEW OF OUR I94I INTRODUCTIONS 
For prices and further description consult general variety list. 
COL. WM. LIGHT (Both). Exhibition only is indicated by Mr. Both’s statement that 
it is only an average performer with him in the field unless planted in fertile ground. However, 
its metallic orange pink with rather spectacular yellow throat, great size and many bud spike 
gives instant appeal. 
FASCINATION (Both). A still more beautiful orange pink, without prominent throat 
marking. A good ruffled, commercial decorative glad. Parentage, Rosemarie Pfitzer x Tunia’s 
Triumph. 
H. B. PITT (Both). All three Both introductions are orange pink, yet decidedly different. 
This one is light orange pink shading smoothly into clear cream throat. A more delicate color 
than Picardy. Makes full exhibition, massive and powerful spikes. An all purpose glad. 
A sister seedling to Harmau. Same powerful growth, heavy propagator, very stiff stem. Paren- 
tage, (Picardy x Crystal) x Tunia’s Triumph. 
KING CLICK (Wilson). This variety makes it a three way race for best stretchy, scarlet 
variety. (The others, St. Edward and Algonquin.) This one is most ruffled, tallest and makes 
a giant plant. A glad has to have all kinds of ‘‘oomph”’ or something to pull down both champion 
seedling and grand champion bloom of the show at the Ohio annual exhibitions. 
MISTY DAWN (Rich). One more giant to confound those who have not yet seen florets 
over 7 inches in diameter. Seeing is certainly believing. Excepting R. B., listed smoky but 
really in the so-called ‘“‘any other class,’”’ Misty Dawn is the largest smoky so far to come 
to our attention. Well grown Bagdad looked puny alongside. The orange red blotch is very 
striking on the gray-blue salmon flower. Another thing in its favor is the extermely low intro- 
ductory price. 
PREVIEW OF OUR I9Q4I IMPORT RELEASES 
COUTTS’ ORCHID (Coutts). The harmony of smooth orchid pink, blending into a 
clean cream throat on big round petalled florets was attractive enough for us. When the edging 
of the petals took on a quarter inch lighter halo (Mr. Coutts said the edge tended to develop 
after spike was cut), that settled it for us. So we have been growing it and have been very 
satisfied except for the fact that bulblet production is not in the very prolific class. We managed 
to have a good spike at time of the Mich. show but our Ohio customer, Mrs. John Sherwin also 
had a good spike, but of Excell, and honors went to her. However, Coutt’s Orchid has excellent 
commercial traits, larger florets, will please all who like orchid pink and that’s nearly everybody. 
DR. A. J. VERHAGE (Van Buggenum). Not too tall nor too many buds for commercial 
use. But immense florets of clean, deep orange toned rosy scarlet, spectacularly blotched. 
Will come into its own as a valuable commercial ahead of Coutts’ Orchid because of rapid 
propagation. Many of our customers have been impatiently waiting for a chance to buy some 
stock, as we have had blooms for three years and put off introduction one year to make possi- 
ble a reasonably modest introductory price. 
HERBSTFREUDE (Holland). Color about as Takina, a bit softer (not so glistening). Al- 
most as large but for two years it has proved a much better commercial than Takina. 
K & M’s TRIUMPH (Konynenburg & Mark). A medium toned pink. Large florets, 
immense plant and spike. When this world famous introducer of Pfitzer varieties finally applies 
its own name to a glad you need not hesitate (except at the unfortunately high price). 
MRS. MARK’S MEMORY (K &M). We have had 8 inch florets, winged style. 914 inches 
has been claimed for it and if this be true we are discussing the world’s largest glad, not to men- 
tion the largest purple glad. 
RODNEY (Coates). Another giant variety, a beautiful, glistening dark scarlet with 
spectacular whitish blotch. Double row exh. type spikes, 8 open. Excellent cut flower habits 
as well. Just a glance at Rodney will convince you there is still room in the already crowded 
blotched scarlet class for one more. 
SILENTIUM (Pfitzer). Perhaps the last Pfitzer variety we will ever be able to offer. And 
one of the best. White, blending to cream center on which there is a small carmine feathered 
marking. Color makes it an immediate contender with Margaret Beaton. Not as close to dead 
white, nor as tall but more regularly placed, better habits of growth, fine blooms from small 
bulbs and headed for world fame as a cut flower. 
