GUIDEBOOK FOR 1942 

MISS NEW ZEALAND 93 ***—t}tt Exh. 
First offered in U.S. by Dr. Barber and by 
us in 1934 at $30. per bulb. All catalogers 
scrambling for stocks to list ever since. 
Color difficult to describe or classify. A 
deep pink suffused rose with some ground 
color of dark apricot salmon. A distinc- 
tive throat of color of a ripe peach. We 
have grown long spikes with 10 open 
florets, as many more in bud, the three 
lower florets a full 8 inches diameter, the 
other seven tapering off to 7 inches. Ex- 
cellent substance, straight spikes, power- 
ful grower, acclimates easily and a good 
propagator even from large bulbs. Aban- 
doning long list of awards for a fresh start. 
See Champion Bloom records ahead. 
Only Picardy and F. J. McCoy have 
records as good. L .08 (100, 6.00) M .05 
(100, 3.00) Bits (100, .25) 
SPITFIRE (Evans) 80 *+ tit This grand 
glad starts out as a named variety with 
plenty of competitive show experience. 
Color is clear, irridescent, rosy toned sal- 
mon, white throat marked with several small 
cherry lines. 5 inch florets, wide open, 
slightly ruffled. Opens 8-10 easily. Power- 
ful plant, strong stem, no crooking, bloom 
very long lasting. Propagation medium, 
otherwise wonderful cut flower qualities. 
In 738 it won as 3 spike Exh. seedling, 
then Champion Seedling and Ind. Soc. 
Silver Medal at Ind. In ’39 at Ohio it 
received one of the very few Awards of 
Merit it has yet given. In ’41 it won for 
us as follows: a first at Wellsville, the 
American Home Achievement Medal for 
most meritorious undisseminated gladiolus 
at W. Va. and repeated for similar medal 
at the Mich. state show. Thus, Spitfire 
followed in the footsteps of its ‘‘brother’”’ 
seedling Hurricane, which won the award 
at Mich. the year before. Each L $5. 
S 2.50 Blts .50 Net prices. 
Note. Whatever stock of Spitfire you pur- 
chase, we will include a bonus in stock of 
Hurricane, matching equally the sizes and 
amounts purchased. Hurricane will be 
obtainable in no other way this year. 
TREASURY GOLD (Wilson-Evans) 95 ** 
—ttti Exh. Com. (Registered). Ridge- 
way: Capucine Orange with a slight 
tendency toward Chamois (buff orange). 
Fischer Chart; somewhere between 04 and 
YO4, probably nearest 04. This makes a 
truly giant spike, as stretchy as Peggy 
Lou, with flowerheads about 34 inches, 
25 buds. The spike towers 68 inches in 
the field. Florets are plain petaled, wide 
open, 6 inch dia., 10 open. Strong plant, 
tall, dark green foliage. Placement averages 
good. At its show debut 3 cut spikes 
towering 60 inches high, just as here 
described, were exhibited at Wellsville, 
’39, judged Champion Seedling, winner of 

MISS NEW ZEALAND (7 inch florets) 
