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DECORATIVE CLASS . . .Blooms 3” to 414” 
Blue Beauty, (Pfitzer) (M) Well named, has won many prizes. Tall strong grower ] -10 2—.15 
that opens 6:10.85 teri aate cae ricbatatel cr titcots otels Diemera Geet tte, AmaC ne cane 10 -80 .60 .30 
Max Reger, (Pfitzer) (M) Very beautiful shade of light lavender blue. Florets ] .10 2—.15 
allwelliplaced Satgeata osu Sore neiocchetene eater sates eae ied aie ieee aed eee neg 10 .80 -60 .30 
SMALL DECORATIVE CLASS . . . Blooms 3” or less 
President Lincoln, (Kunderd) Light violet blue with throat blotched purple ..... ] .25 allie 
lightedzwith: yellows dOtan ds cnassrseates ecenetoretves sre eemore wie homecare Rarer ne 10 2.00 1.20 
@DARK BLUE 
EXHIBITION CLASS . . .Blooms 414” or over 
Blue Admiral, (Christ) (M) Opens 4 to 5 wide blooms on a strong stem. Vigorous 2 12 4—.15 
GLOWETONG POBUlAN sr clel, Car cucteee atic ec etme nye ads Meera urements 10 .50 .30 Aes 
*Rudolph Serkin, (Pfitzer) Dark pansy-blue florets of large size and good ] 10 2—.15 
placement: Very fine. reine cchascee weave Ceoteatets ayia lela mee ea etek cease Mae ee ret 10 .80 -60 
Tunia’s Blue, (Both) (Ll) A fine strong growing medium dark blue. Opens 6 to 8 
large: Wellbolacedflovetss. <2: tae rtncictncel sci sicoie timate tersine aameza tn ee ] .20 -15 -10 
SMALL DECORATIVE CLASS . . .Blooms 3” or less 
*Viola, (Kuhn) (E) Medium dark violet with violet-red blotch on white throat. 
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@PURPLE 
EXHIBITION CLASS . . .Blooms 414” or over 
*King Lear, (Palmer) (E) Clear deep reddish-purple with each petal outlined ] 15 2—.15 2—.10 
in SUVETARUMIEGS Nall tur ete seatouee tesa ekcporepeeeee aie cali thee tent sa/icaewee te sere eam 10 1.20 .60 .30 
Purple Beauty, (Roozen) (M) Giant round deep purple florets on tall strong ] .20 10 2—.10 
Stem, Velvetyatextures Fine iaaonetveacvecaens matt --enensrapetcrures sietateob es castande streets tere 10 1.60 -80 -40 
Takina, (Burns) (M) One of the largest blooming. Excellent exhibition. Placement 2 suis 2—.10 
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SMALL DECORATIVE CLASS . . . Blooms 3” or less 
Tantivy, (Brown) (M) A bright purple with yellow markings. Opens about 6 on 
SEONG WITVaStSMerereseneracete ar cde el ae oA ei sac tebe aleted ees) eases me ei we oon ] .25 -20 15 
@SMOKY 
EXHIBITION CLASS . . .Blooms 414” or over 
Bagdad, (Palmer) (L) A giant smoky-old rose that will always do well. Grand 2 a2 4—.15 
FOP SXHIDIT OMA eye cee cca eae eisleee USES, ois Tete tote ke Rev ane ett Ht eee Sue Looe areca ft anaione 10 .50 .30 .15 
*Chief Multnomah, (Ellis) (E) Smoky red purple with a richer throat. Tall strong 1 10 2—.15 2—.10 
GrOWErs PHIZECWINN Climate ve oueve cic cae oe ote, coor ne Sanicuererio sae draueamrnie 10 .80 .60 -40 
*Colossus, (Mitsch) (E) A light salmon pink with small red feather on cream... o) aS 2—.10 4—.10 
ground. Excellent.as Cut=NOWeliss« static pereree cs D7 aresre sueisin eke op santen taney cues 10 -60 -40 -20 
Irak, (Mitsch) (L) Extremely tall silvery-gray. The large florets on a long head 2 ate) 2—.10 4—.10 
GiVelONG COLO F=TDDON mh ckeracattansicnetate ore eo teca ca eee Pets mupeahote ecw let ener tes 10 .60 -40 -20 
Vagabond Prince, (Palmer) (M) An attractive different color of garnet-brown 2 .12 4—.15 
Withsstoriincatl amen OlOtCh teres whence nie tectoblere seciteen wecnekels MiomeN Nera: Croat tere ener 10 -50 .30 at 
*Vendetta, (Kuhn) (M) (1942) A light colored smoky of great charm. Rose pink 
suffused with light violet. Large scarlet blotch. 48” tall, 18 buds, 8 to 10 open 
florets, slightly ruffled. Stands heat very well........... 0.0.0.0 ce eee eee 1 3.00 2.00 1.00 
@ODD COLORS AND COMBINATIONS (A.0O.C.) 
EXHIBITION CLASS . . .Blooms 414” or over 
Ogemaw, (Kinyon) (lL) Very tall growing variety. Color a pleasing smoky slate 1 10 2—.15 2-410 
salmonuStrong: easyrGroWer Sars tanker elcome hee cme eres 10 .80 .60 .40 
Rusty, (Kinyon) (E) A really rusty effect of yellow and orange. Great show win- 2 12 4—.15 
ner 15iwell; placed tloretssycas serie. oe sues renee aco Ne Meee arate ie eae 10 .50 .30 .15 
DECORATIVE CLASS . . .Blooms 3” to 414” 
Louis Hemon, (Lemoine) Nothing else like it. Has three petals red and three 2, sue: Aah 
petals«vellows-Avnoveltys2-eecsacve sagerduacl ccs eRe a eee nual cate ore eee teen 10 -50 .30 15 
SMALL DECORATIVE CLASS . . .Blooms 3” or less 
*Bashful, (Kuhn) (1942) Lavender-blush, with purple blotch on greenish cream 
throat. 14 buds on willowy stem. 40” tall, 14 buds, 3 open. Well named... ... 1 .50 .30 
Pelletier D’Oisy, (emoine) (E) Yellowish-green peppered reddish brown. Not Pi 12 4—.15 
a pretivaciad’ good-tor linesarrangements. ns. erator cacti eee crete 10 .50 .30 15 
@SPECIES 
First generation ancestors of many of the present-day hybrid Gladiolus. 
Dracocephalus, The Dragon's Head,, found in 1871 in the Cape of Good 
Hope in Africa. Used by Mr. Lemoine, early hybridist, and Luther Burbank. 1 he 
Primulinus, A clear yellow color, found in Oriental Africa growing in bogs 
and swamps. From this race many English gardeners developed the baby prims 
joved fortable iandymdntel:decorationsy vc. ateen se cebercieeh er eoetn nee ] alle 


Psittacinus, One of the first brought from Africa by early visitors. Scarlet with 
yellow throat. Introduced for hybridizing in 1830 in England and France...... 1 .30 
Quartinianus, Late blooming red. Large flower. Found by Englishman while tiger 
hunting in tropical Africa. Greenhouse plant in England, developed by Mr. 
Burbank and others in long hot summers of California...............- 1 1.00 

