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SMOKY 
CHIEF MULTNOMAH (Ellis) 90 **+77t 
Exh. Giant florets of smoky mahogany 
with large red blotch, holding many open 
on immense flowerheads. Very spectacu- 
lar. Powerful grower. Mich., Sec. champ 
E.5.- Gs: sand’ our dst at \Ohio' swas 
among the several spikes considered for 
grand champion, all ’40. Five firsts in 
41. L .12 Blts (100, 1.00). 
HIGH FINANCE (Wilson) 95 *++ttt Com. 
Smoky light violet orange, cream throat. 
Light flecking at tips of petals. Some 
ruffling. 5 inch up florets, 8-9 open, 21 
buds, flowerheads almost all over 2 ft. 
long, entire spike 5 ft. tall. Strong stem. 
Was champ seedling and grand champion 
of the show at 2nd Mah. show, ’37. Won 
in Recent Intro. sec., Ohio and for longest 
flowerhead at W. Va., ’41. L .90 M .60 
S .30 Blts (100, 4.00). 
MISTY DAWN (Rich) 98 ***+4t{ Exh. 
Color soft, smoky gray salmon with light 
bluish flakes at edges. Spectacular, large 
orange red_ blotch. Immense, round 
petalled florets 6-7 inches, 6-9 open, 
16-18 buds, 22-28 inch flowerheads, height 
about 5 ft. Spike is generally straight, 
placement good. Substance fairly good 
for so large a floret. Rapid propagator. 
‘‘Honorable Mention,’ E. S. G. S., ’39. 
‘“‘Award of Commendation,” E. S. G. S. 
and our ist. single spike seedling, Ohio, 
’40. Won at 2nd Ohio show, Mr. Hopkins’ 
giant spike with 9 open won at Wisc. and 
at ES. Go Se it) won, 3 firsts and¢the 
Empire society Award of Merit, all ’41. 
L oe M .35 S .20 Bits (10, .50) (100, 
3.00 
MOTHER MACHREE 100 **—+ttt Exh. 
Salmon Orange. Silver gray. Sunset 
colors of high lustre and sheen. Con- 
sistent producer of long, straight, stun- 
ning spikes. Not much difference in the 
show records past five years, between 
Mother Machree, Bagdad and Marmora. 
Whichever specimen was grown the best 
usually won. Latest records: Calgary, 
C...Ge S!,- Hamilton: Dist.,” lowa,. -Md/, 
Wash., Winnipeg, Sec. champ Mich. and 
Grand Champion at E. S. G. S., all ’40. 
Rates 7th and tops color sec. in N.E.G.S. 
symposium. 11 firsts in ’41, including 
most open (12) Utah, 3 spike Midwest 
and grand champion at the Canadian 
Glad Soc. show. L .06 (100, 4.00). 
PASTEL (Both) 80 *—tf{ Dec. Com. This 
is the perfect pastel blend smoky. Rosy, 
velvety gray. Color is soft, smooth, without 
glitter. No other smoky to our knowledge 
remotely approaches it for smooth color 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIERS’ 
value. Even the giant Tunia’s Mahomet 
we will introduce next year is not so 
smooth. 5 inch, round, wide open florets, 
well placed. 5-7 open, 16 buds. No crook- 
ing. Good propagator. Any size bulb, L, 
M or S 2.00 Bits .25 Net Price. 
ZUNI 92 *— {ttt Exh. Salmon and slate with 
some light orange salmon feathering. Will 
fade slightly if opened in strong sunlight. 
Ruffled. 10-12 open with good placement. 
Vigorous grower. Blooms well from smaller 
sizes, fast propagator and bulblets perform 
exceptionally well. New. A.M., Md. GSS. 
Trial Grounds, ’37. Grand Champion, 
Grants Pass, ’38. Wisc. and Grants Pass, 
39 Co Gas.) Connie ENS Yara Nitiee es 
Iowa, Ohio, Wash., Winnipeg, Sec. champ 
at E.S.G.S. and Cedar Rapids and Grand 
Champion Thunder Bay (Port Arthur) 
all ’40. Tops its color section, C. G. S. 
10 firsts in 41. L .10 M .06 S .03 Bits 
(100, .25). 
ANY OTHER COLOR 
(Often combined with ‘‘Smoky”’ in the 
shows) 
R. B. (Upton) 90 ***—ttt Exh. Huge rusty 
golden brown, or henna, on an old rose 
base. Strong grower, fast propagator. 
Giant florets from M and S bulbs as well. 
R. B. made sensational progress in 2 
years. Largest floret at E. N. Y. and Conn. 
in ’40. In ’41 it secured 14 firsts including 
SW Va., Midwest, Ind., largest floret 
atON ok +Ge Si. Fo Nees eandstOraus.at 
Mich. We also won with it at 2nd Ohio 
show, ani RIT “sec! at3Mich-2andas. ee 
Mich. and won 2 Canadian Glad soc. 
Medals for us for best Canadian origina- 
tion at Ohio and» Mich} all i415 elee2> 
M .15 S .08 Bits (100, 2.00). 
VAGABOND PRINCE 97 *—++¢ Exh. Irri- 
descent, garnet brown, lighter in upper 
throat, small flame scarlet blotch below. 
8-10 open. The color combination is very 
attractive, as well as unusual. If you like 
striking, novelty color combinations, we 
suggest you waste no time acquiring this 
one. We get spikes from small bulbs com- 
parable with those from Peggy Lou. We 
have record of 18 firsts in shows we are 
reporting, also Sec. champ at Md., Iowa, 
N. E. G. S., and Algona, all ’40. Rates 
Noone Nes Geo aan Scie mtr: 
symposiums and tops color section in 
both. Classified ‘““Any Other Color’ in 
C. G. S. Rates 2nd only to Peggy Lou in 
last Ohio symposium. 33 firsts in ’41, 
including Grand Champion at Ames. 
L .07 (100, 4.00) M .04 (100, 2.50) Blts 
(LOO; ahS.), 
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