it has IT all over. Tall, strong, stiff stem. Excellent 
placement. Six to seven inch floret, 9 open, 21 buds, 
28 inches and better flowerhead, 70 inches tall. Planted 
in good soil last summer grew to seven feet as 
measured by many visitors, and this without any 
support. Always good performer and fine propagator. 
Sould be in your planting by all means in 1942. You'll 
thank us. 1937—Champion sdlg. and champion of 
show Mahoning. Stock too scarce for show until 1941, 
in meantime we were using all available spikes from 
large bulbs for hybridizing. 1941 shows. First spike 
to bloom taken to W. Va., won special for longest 
flowerhead in show, was tallest spike also, though no 
award. First one spike open and tallest spike in show 
Wellsville. First R. I. Ohio State. First three spike 
open Empire State. First one spike Iowa State Fair 
with twelve entries in class. Same prices as King Click. 
FASHION PLATE 
Picardy X Janet 
(80 Days) . .. Large ruffled cream with yellow 
throat and light narrow feather of lavender. Well open 
and good exhibition type. Five and one-half inch 
floret, 8 to 9 open, 28 inch flowerhead, 19 buds, 62 
inches tall. A real show glad and one of our top 
sellers as a cut flower. One large florist suggested he 
would take all the cut spikes we could raise of it next 
summer. 1940—First Ohio State. First Eastern N. Y. 
from No. 5 bulb at both shows. 1941—First one spike 
open W. Va. First three spike open Midwest. First 
R. I. and second to our own Wedding Gown at 
Southeastern Mich. First N. E. G. S. Boston. First 
one spike Sioux City, Ia. Same prices as BUCKEYE 
ROSE. 
PURPLE CLASSIC 
Tycho Zang Paul Pfitzer 
(86 Days) ... A fine new purple that sold well last 
year in medium and small. With large bulbs well 
distributed will make gladiolus history in 1942. Near- 
est true purple yet introduced. For a purple was in 
big demand as a cut flower. Twenty-two blue ribbons 
from major 1941 shows is ample testimony of its value 
as a show glad. Straight stem. Excellent placement. 
Heavy propagator. With our favorable growing sea- 
son the past summer Purple Classic made marvelous 
spikes with 24 buds of exhibition type. Four and one- 
half inch floret, 8 open, 25 inch flowerhead, 50 inches 
tall. In Wisconsin Horticulture Mr. E. A. Lins said, 
“Purple Classic. Did not expect anything to beat 
Purple Beauty but this does it. Excellent performance.” 
1939—First Penna. State. First Mahoning. 1940—First 
and judged most beautiful flower from No. 5 bulb at 
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