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THE GLADIOLUS FANGIERS 

CRYSTAL 
Pure White . . 7 inch Florets. 
11-15 Open. New Champion 

CRYSTAL 
(grown from No. 5 bulbs) 

WHITE 
CRYSTAL :(E...Both) “75 *“**—7 {iTS Exin 
and Commercial giant of giants. Pure 
white without any marking. Florets 
614-714 inches. 11-16 open (has held 
several more). Florets open wide and flat, 
have heavy substance and open up 
the stem very quickly. Stem is exception- 
ally wiry and strong. Foliage is abundant 
and very wide. Makes exceptionally fine 
looking bulbs and a fairly good quantity 
of large bulblets that germinate easily and 
grow well. Not a good bloomer from the 
smaller sizes but makes up for that plenty 
from large bulbs, be they young, old or 
even old divisions. We understand some 
crosses between Crystal and Tunia’s 
Triumph are producing some wonderful 
pinks. 12 spikes variously entered at So. 
Australia G.S~ Nov., 737, won tn 3 Best 
White Seedlings, in 6 Best Spikes in the 
Show (each different), in Best 6 Seedlings, 
one was Grand Champion Seedling, another 
was Grand Champion Bloom of the Show. 
Still another was runner up or Reserve 
Champion. The Grand Champion spike 
scored 90, which, we understand, is the 
highest rating ever given a Grand Cham- 
pion in any Australian Glad. show. See 
illustration of spike of Crystal and another 
of bulbs of Crystal with bulblets aver- 
age production from number 5 bulbs. 
Our ist, Ohio, our blue ribbon also at 
Mich. and blooms from our bulbs growing 
at the British Test Gardens won the 
B.G.S. Award of Merit, all ’39. Ohio, 
Michito2 Ee Michi sandsba:, all’ 402 Each 
L .75 M .50 S .25 Bits .05 
“The Crystal bulb I got from you in the spring did fine 
for me, giving me 16 florets all well open, the first one measur- 
ing 6 inches across. I made 5 crosses on it getting big, plump 
seeds. Also about 60 blets.’’ 11-26-40. J. W. B., Newmarket, 
HEILIGTUM 85 **—tt{ Exh. Alabaster 
white with greenish throat. Florets of fine 
form and large size. 7-9 open, 20 buds, 
tall, strong spike. A.M. Haarlem. Another 
new Pfitzer variety. The variety will 
hold more open than shown, when grown 
from large bulbs. See illustration. B.G.S., 
36. We are first to win with it here, Ohio, 
38. L .15 M .07 Bits (100,.50) 

Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at Srate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Blts any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
