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FASCINATION (Both) 80 *—+ttt The color 
is soft, medium deep pink. Florets are 
about 41% inches dia. and _ beautifully 
ruffled. 8-10 open with 20 or more buds. 
Just about the sort of glad one would 
expect to obtain from its parents (Rose- 
marie Pf. x Tunia’s Triumph). See illus- 
tration on page 36. L $1.00 M .75 S .50 
Bits .05. 
FRANK J. McCOY 105 **—+tttExh. 
Immense, tall, strong spike of pure pink. 
Surely, we put this variety on the map. 
Way back in ’31 when we registered the 
first win for it at the largest gladiolus show 
in history (over 7000 entries), A.G.S. at 
Cleveland. Our customers (and we) have 
been winning with it ever since. 51% inch 
florets, 12-15 open, 50-60 inch cut spikes 
carrying 22-24 buds. Nearly all of the 
grand champion spikes attributed to this 
variety in our page of records ahead were 
produced from our bulbs. Beside blue 
ribbons it is frequently section champion 
or wins for most open as at Ohio (14 
open) and grand champ at Ill. with 14 
open, ’40, and most open at both Ohio 
shows, ’41. Most open, N. E. G. S., °42. 
L .06 (100, $4.00). 
FROSTPINK ornatus 72 —j{f Dec. A 
Champion first time shown. Soft, medium 
values of pink, modulating into general 
effect of ‘‘Frostpink’’ (Textile Color Card 
Ass'n. of U. S.). No other markings. In- 
tensely ruffled. Superb cut flower traits. 
4 inch florets, 5-7 open, 15-18 buds. 
Florets open slowly making a most 
lasting spike. The decorative color, 
including that of the buds, form, place- 
ment and ruffling combines to make a 
most usable spike. A frequent winner 
for most ruffled floret and in arrangements. 
Price now justifies quantity planting in 
assorted sizes for maximum usefulness. 
L .08 M .05 S .03 Bits (100, .50). 
PEGG Y LOU (Wilson-Evans) 90 **—f{{Exh. 
Com. Smooth, deep shrimp pink, with a 
slight rosy cast and a slight peppering of 
deeper rose in the throat. Undoubtedly 
classifies as a self color. Secured from same 
seed cross which produced Picardy. Apart 
from the color change, the only variations 
from Picardy we can discover are some- 
what rounder florets, slightly shorter 
stems, considerably longer flowerheads. 
Produces wonderful blooms from M and S 
bulbs. Though we introduced this variety 
but five years ago, its fame is already 
secure. See Grand Champion Records on 
page 8. Prize winnings far too fast and 
furious to record any longer. In ’38 
some 30 odd firsts, A.M., Md. and 4 
grand championships. In ’39 at least 
43 blue ribbons, 5 sectional and 2 grand 
championships. We had so many spikes of 
grand championship caliber at the Md., 
Mich. and Ohio shows that the visitors 
were simply stunned. The length of these 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S 
massive flowerheads (30-36 inches) is 
simply astounding. Our grand champ, 
Mich. 39. We have record of 30 firsts in 
the shows we are reporting, including our 
1st Ohio and our Sec. champ, Mich., 
largest floret N.E.G.S. and Grand Champ- 
ion, Wisc., all ’40. We recorded 28 firsts, 
sectional champs at Ohio and Ind., grand 
champ at Cedar Rapids and received the 
“Best Commercial Prospects’? award at 
Midwest, all 41. Grand Champion, Utah, 
(9 open), ’42. L .07 (100, $4.50) Blts 
(100, .20). 
SUMMERWEALTH (Heemskerk) 90 **—tt 
Exh. Com. Very large, wide open, 
round 6 in. florets of deep shining pink. 
Good color value, wonderful substance, 
5 years without a crooked stem, propaga- 
tion fairly good. A cut flower man looking 
for a quality glad in the very deep pink 
class finds the answer here. There is no 
more dependable variety in this entire 
catalog. L .30 M .20 Bits (100, $3.00). 
LIGHT RED—50 Series 
DR. A. J. VERHAGE (Van Buggenum) 80 
**__tT <A brilliant glad: of .Pfitzer’s 
Triumph origin. Clear, deep, orange toned 
rosy scarlet, blotched deeper. Produces 
immense florets even from small bulbs. 
We started its winning career in U. S. at 
S. E. Mich., ’40, following with another at 
the 2nd Ohio show, ’41. To protect stocks 
for further propagation we will offer large 
bulbs only this year. L .25. 
GLOBE TROTTER (Pfitzer) 80* —+tt Exh. 
Com. Color light vermilion red shading 
to rose pink towards the milky white 
blotch which is feathered rose red. This 
is a.very strong grower, making large, 
impressive spikes with around 10 big, 
round, wide open florets open at one time. 
This is the best of the 6 Pfitzer varieties 
available to release last year—likely the 
last to appear in American catalogs for 
many years to come. Stocks very limited. 
L each $4.00. 
THRILLER (Evans). See page 14. 
DEEP RED—52 Series 
HINDENBURG’S MEMORY 90 ***—tf{t 
Exh. Com. Deep scarlet red, buds a velvet 
blood red. Deeper red than Red Phipps 
or Tip Top. Somewhat lighter than Com. 
Koehl. Holds 6-7 well expanded florets 
over 6 inches dia. on a strong, tall stem. 
Excellent placement and easily the best 
exhibition variety in the red section. This 
is Pfitzer’s own wonderful improvement 
on Com. Koehl both in color, size and stem. 
A. M. Haarlem, ’36. Only a matter of time 
and this‘will be in any list of “‘the ten best 
glads.’’ We have started it on its winning 
career, Ohio, ’39. Calgary, Me., Md. and 
Wash., ’40. We record 8 firsts in 41, 
including Ohio, N. E. G. S., Wash. and 
Midwest. L .15°M .10 Blts (100, .50). 
