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WHITE—00 Series 
CRYSTAL (E. Both) 75 days ***—tftt 
Exh. and Commercial giant of giants. Pure 
white without any marking. Florets 
6144-71 inches. 11-16 open (has held 
several more). Florets open wide and flat, 
have heavy substance and open up 
the stem very quickly. Stem is exception- 
ally wiry and strong. Foliage is abundant 
and very wide. Makes exceptionally fine 
looking bulbs and a fairly good quantity 
of large bulblets that germinate easily and 
grow well. Not a good bloomer from the 
smaller sizes but makes up for that plenty 
from large bulbs, be they young, old or 
even old divisions. Was both seedling 
champion and grand champion S. Austr. 
Glad Soc. ’37, scoring 90 a new high up 
to that time. We won with it in color 
classes Midwest, Mich. and S. E. Mich. 
and it was grand champion, Wyo., all ’41. 
Received British Award of Merit in ’39. 
Each L (large) $ .30 M .20, Bits (100, 
$3.00). 
“The Crystal bulb I got from you in the spring did fine 
for me, giving me 16 florets all well open, the first one measur- 
ing 6 inches across. I made 5 crosses on it getting big, plump 
aan Also about 60 bits.’ 11-26-40. J. W. B., Newmarket, 
nt. 
LORD SELKIRK (Twomey) 94 *—7ttt 
Commercial. Clear milk white with un- 
marked creamy white throat. Makes a 
tall, strong plant, blooming well from 
medium size bulbs. 41-5 inch florets, 
11 or more open, about 25 buds. Propa- 
gation fair only with us. Was grand 
champion Minn., ’38 and 739 also Winni- 
peg, 40. Each L $ 50M .35 Blts. .05. 
MAID OF ORLEANS 84 *—tt Dec. 
Milky white, light cream throat. First 
class cut flower habits. The best white 
in the low price field. Five awards of 
Merit abroad and wins almost numberless 
blue ribbons here. L .06 (100, 4.00) 
MARGARET BEATON (Twomey) 94 **+ 
ttt A beauty. Ivory white with small 
orange scarlet blotch. Tall, well formed 
spike. So beautiful that it has jumped into 
popularity and a slight tendency to weak- 
ness of stem under extreme temper- 
atures deters no one from wanting it, 
once seen. We recorded 27 firsts won 
about the country in ’41. See Tabulation 
of Winners for 1942. L $ .10 M .07 Blts 
(100, .40). 
MATTERHORN 94 ***—{{t Exh. Pure 
white, slight cream in throat. Buds have 
a greenish cast. This variety sounds the 
knell for Mammoth White, for it has 
similar round florets of about same or 
larger size, a bit closer to pure white, 
flowerheads as big, substance and strength 
of spike beyond comparison. We were first 
to winiwithitin Ue atl ind. oneert 
won at Ohio, Midwest and Wash., ’41. 
L .12 M .08 Bits (100, .60). 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
MYRNA (Pruitt) 76 **—7ft{ Commercial. 
Ivory white. Ruffled. About half way 
between Maid of Orleans and Mary 
Elizabeth, its parents, but larger florets 
and 7-10 open. We had one spike open 
11 in the field. Positively wonderful cut 
flower -habits. British A. M., ’39. Getting 
its share of grand championships. 
Won more special awards in the shows, 
’42, than any other variety. See Tabula- 
tion of ’42 Winners. L .09 M .06 (100,. 
$4.80) Bits (100, .40). 
SILENTIUM (Pfitzer) 80 *++tt Dec. 
Com. A striking and elegant white glad, 
blending to a cream center containing a 
small carmine marking. Slender stems, 
excellent placement with regularity, grand 
cut flower habits, fine blooms from the 
smaller sized bulbs and a good propa- 
gator. Surely headed for world wide fame 
as a cut flower. We broke the ice for it in 
USiewith?2onrsts at. S..B. Mich gee: 
We consider it the equal of Margaret 
Beaton in beauty and far superior as a 
cut flower. L.30M. 208.10 Blts (100,$1.50) 
SNOW CRUISER (Evans) See page 14 
SUB DEB (Evans) (62922) Sm. Dec. Com- 
mercial. 65 days. White without marking. 
Much whiter than the variety White 
Butterfly, possibly taller and more open, 
as well. Small florets, 2-3 inches, slightly 
hooded, well spaced, 5-8 open, limber but 
wiry stem. Easy grower, fast propagator, 
blooms exceptionally well from smaller 
sizes. Considerable show background 
evidences its increasing popularity. Brit- 
ish A. M., 39. Grow quantities of various 
size bulbs and be agreeably surprised. 
M .07 S .03 Blts (100, .30). 
CREAM —06 Series 
JERSEY CREAM (Evans) 78 *—t{ Dec. 
Aptly named. Smooth, rich, deep cream. 
The only deep cream with perfect cut 
flower habits. Florets average 5 inches, 8 
or more open, 16-18 bud, 50 inches tall. 
Good propagator and makes exceptionally 
fine blooms from M and §S bulbs. Sub- 
stance excellent. Cut flower blooms well to 
the tip. These traits, coupled with the un- 
usual color value and beautifully decora- 
tive form make the florists’ dream of a 
clear, deep cream, usable in all stages of 
bulb growth, come true. In several years 
of growing we have been unable to dis- 
cover any faults to mar this wonderful 
record. Fine reports from far and wide. 
Best Ohio origination and our special 
award for best handle basket, Ohio and 
Dec. section champion, Mich., all 41. L.06 
(100, 4.00) M .04 Sate ty fa) | Bits (100. 20) 
