CATALOGUE FOR 1942 
DEBONAIR (Palmer). La France pink 
shading to shrimp pink with a cream 
throat blotch. Lightly flecked crimson. 
Six to eight medium large well-placed 
blooms open at a time. Grows very tall 
on an absolutely straight spike. Rapid 
propagator. Vigorous grower. It is very 
much in demand and excellent for all 
purposes. (L. 2—12c; 10—50c); (M. 4— 
ion 10—30c); (S. 10—15c); (Blts. 100— 
15c). 
GLAMIS (Palmer). Salmon-rose with 
ereamy lip. Beautiful clear color very 
heavily ruffled. Grows’ absolutely 
straight on a medium tall spike. This 
variety is extremely beautiful, and we 
predict a brilliant future for it. (L. 75c 
each); (M. 50c each). 
J. S. BACH. Huge orange salmon shading 
lighter in the throat and with white 
lines on lower petals. Opens ten large 
well-placed blooms and comes in very 
early. Fine exhibition variety. (L, 2— 
12c; 10—50c); (M. 4—15c; 10—30c). 
KINGS RANSOM (Almey and McCaw). 
Very early peach-red, blending to apricot 
salmon in the throat. Opens six or more 
somewhat ruffled blooms on a straight 
spike of medium height. One of the very 
best early varieties on the market. 
Bright and distinctive. (L. 2—12c; 10— 
50c); (M. 4—15c; 10—30c). 
MARGARET FULTON. Beautiful rich 
salmon of distinctive clean-cut form. 
Stands heat exceptionally well and its all 
round beauty and dependability make it 
one of the leading cut flowers. Very 
early and extremely popular. (L. 2—12c; 
10—50c); (M. 4—15c; 10—30c); (S. 10— 
15c); (Bits. 100—15c). 
PICARDY (Palmer). Soft shrimp-pink 
without flecking. Blotch of flesh-pink 
shading to shrimp-pink at edges. Feather- 
ing of rose. This forerunner of the fam- 
ous Palmer strain is the most outstand- 
ing commercial and exhibition Gladio- 
lus in commerce. Opens six to ten mag- 
nificent blooms up to six inches across. 
If you have never seen Picardy you don’t 
know how beautiful a Glad can be. 
must have. (L. 2—12c; 10—50c); (M. 
4—15c; 10—30c); (S. 10—15c); (Bits. 
100—15c). 
SMILING MAESTRO (Christ). Deep sal- 
mon-rose flecked darker. Opens six to 
eight massive blooms on a straight spike. 
A very showy exhibition variety. (L. 2— 
12c; 10—50c); (M. 4—15c; 10—30c); (S. 
10—30c). 
WINGS OF SONG (Hillis). Very large 
rose salmon with a cream lip. Opens 6 
to 8 huge blooms on a tall spike. Al- 
ways attracts attention in the field and 
should be in everyone’s collection. (L. 
15c; 10—$1.20); (M. 10c; 10—80c). 
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PURPLE 
KING LEAR (Palmer). Very early, clear 
deep, rich purple with silver line on edge 
of petals. Very large and heavily ruffled. 
This new purple is absolutely in a class 
by itself for beauty and form. (L. 15c; 
10—$1.20); (M. 2—15c; 10—60c). 
GLOAMING. This bright purple Glad has 
all the qualities to make it a perfect 
basket Glad. Extra long wiry stems with 
long ribbon of well spaced bloom. A 
really different purple that you must 
have eventually. (LL, 2—15c; 10—60c); 
(M. 2—10c; 10—40c). 
RAMONA — Special. (See page 4). 
ORANGE 
BARCAROLE (Palmer). Clear, rich Grena- 
dine orange. This Glad is one of the fin- 
est we grow. Opens six large beautifully 
ruffled blooms of very heavy texture. 
Growth is vigorous and it is unbeatable 
in its color class. A striking and unusual 
Glad. (L. 15¢; 10—$1.20); (M. 2—15ce; 
10—60c). 
BIT O’ HEAVEN (Crow) (Canada). Flam- 
ing orange with a yellow throat. Grows 
very tall and straight with nine to 
twelve blooms open on a long spike. Not 
large but very showy. A distinctive com- 
mercial and exhibition orange. (L., 2— 
12c; 10—50c); (M. 4—15c; 10—30c); 
(S. 10—15c); (Blts. 100—15c). 
BRIGHTSIDE (Prestgard). Rich canary 
yellow, flushed apricot in upper throat. 
Tipped orange. Opens medium-sized 
florets on a tall always straight spike. 
A very early cut flower variety. This 
beautiful decorative is in big demand. 
(L. 2—12c; 10—50c); (M. 4—15c; 10— 
30c); (S. 10—15c); (Blts. 100—15c). 
VASSAR (Hedgecock). A beautiful blend 
of pale butter-cup yellow and light 
tangerine orange. Florets are beautifully 
ruffied and well-placed on a fine straight 
spike. Opens five to six blooms at a time. 
We consider this one of the most beauti- 
ful varities in commerce. (L. 50c); 
(M. 30c). 
DEEP RED 
BLACK OPAL (Errey). Surely the most 
outstanding deep red, grows very tall 
and has an extra long flowerhead, open- 
ing ten well-placed florets of good size. 
An excellent propagator, this variety 
has a very bright future. (L. 15c; 10— 
$1.00); (M. 10c; 10—80c). 
