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LIGHT VIOLET—76 Series 
ALLEGRO 80 +1{ Com. Light lavender- 
blue. Two dark blue blotches ending in 
white arrow points. Good cut flower 
habits and one of the very best performers 
among the “‘blues.”’ F. C. C.,.Haarlem. 
Probably the best color value in this 
light blue group. Likely the best hybridiz- 
ing agent as well. Firsts at Ohio, Wash., 
Wisc., and Midwest, °41. L .12 M .08 
Blts (100, .60). 
BLUE BEAUTY (Blaue Schonheit)80 *—Tft 
‘Com. Medium light blue with edges of 
petals overlaid violet blue. Throat some- 
what lighter on upper petals, darker on 
lower containing a small white mark, V- 
shaped. Large, wide open florets, 8 open, 
20 buds, on a long, strong spike. F.C.C., 
Haarlem. Won Certif. of British GS. 
offered at Haarlem, °36, for champion 
bloom of the show. First blue in history 
to achieve show championship. 12 firsts in 
shows we are reporting, including our Ists 
at S. E. Mich., and Mich. ’40. Tops its 
color section in C. G. S. symposium. 
16 firsts in ’41,' ncluding Minn.. Midwest, 
NE GieStand Saws Va. al .08eMe 06 
Blts (100, .40). 
BLUE WONDER (E. Both) 95 *—tfftExh. 
Medium light blue violet 5 inch florets. 
10 to 16 open, 23 buds, 55 inches tall. 
Placement excellent, substance good, 
foliage up to 3 inches across. If flower 
is bloomed out in hot weather in garden 
we suggest staking so massive a spike. 
This variety won Champion bloom as a 
seedling in the South Australian G.S., 
35. We register the first win with Blue 
Wonder at Ind., ’38, Ohio, N.E.G.S. and 
our 1st Md., ’39. Ill. and our Ist Mich., 
’40. We took firsts at Mich. state, S.E. 
Mich. and two at Wisc., ’41. Stocks are 
quite limited. L .20 M .15 Blts (100, 50). 
RAYSHEEN 80 *—jtfti Dec. Com. Delicate, 
soft tones of medium light blue violet, with 
slight deeper feathering and a small, soft 
yellow. mark on lip petal. Very vigorous 
grower and best propagator we have ever 
discovered among the blues. We have 
reports of some crooking in extreme 
weather and: a few did for us but this 
variety consistently gave us the largest 
flowerheads of any in this color section. 
Our ists at Ohio and Ind., ’38. Three 1sts 
Ohio (one ours) and our 1st Mah. (2nd 
show), 39. Three 1sts at Ohio (2 of them 
ours); 40) Ind’ sand yNee eo eT: 
Lac ee tou BI ts GLOeasUs 
WINALL (E. Both) 98 **—tttt Exh. Com. 
Bluish, medium mauve violet with 
harmonizing deeper blotch. ‘Tall, exhibi- 
tion spikes with 8-10 open, 18-20 bud. 
Very unusual color. Reminiscent of 
Marmora but deeper, and likely, better 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIERS 
color. Powerful grower, good propagator, 
does not bloom well from small bulbs but 
otherwise has good cut flower character- 
istics. A promising new one. Our lst 
Ohio and Mah., ’39. Three firsts for us at 
S. E. Mich., ’40. In ’40 we had dozens of 
spikes with 10 open on the plants in the 
field. 10-12 open in field corroborated by 
field test by W. Va. Glad Soc. in ’41. Our 
1st, Wisc.,’41. L .20 M .15 Blts (100, .40). 
DARK VIOLET—78 Series 
BLUE ADMIRAL 95 *—ttt Exh. Com. 
Clear, deep violet. Sturdy spikes, tall 
and straight. Tops color section in C.G.S. 
symp. la., E. Bay, Cedar Rapids, Ames, 
Mah., Mich., and Pa.,’38, Mich.,N.E.G.S., 
Peo oOo CSG Se Calgary lowa: 
Ill., E.S.G.S., N. E. Mich. and Wash.’40, 
12 firsts in ’41. We finally got tired of 
having Pelegrina fall over in the field, 
though we acknowledge its color value was 
ae to Blue Admiral. L .06 (100, 
4.00). 
OBERBA YERN Ug, See in new 99 color 
section. 
RUDOLPH SERKIN 90 *—tit Dec. Pure, 
dark pansy blue of a strong shade which 
does not fade. Round petals, well expand- 
ed florets. This is Pfitzer’s own improve: 
ment on Pelegrina in color, size and tex- 
CUre ae Cees rLaariente ao mets. cron eake 
Metro. (NYC), ’35. To see it is to want it. 
Very scarce. At the Metro., ’37 show it 
won a sweepstakes of designation new to 
the glad shows, namely ‘‘Most Beautiful 
Bloom in the Show.” Ohio, ’38. W. Va., 
Ind. and Wash., ’41. L .10 M .06 Blts 
(100, ..50). 
TUNIA’S BLUE (E. Both) 110 **—ft Exh. 
Dark blue violet, about a shade lighter 
than Pelegrina. Some feathering of white. 
Vigorous grower. Largest floret among the 
blues. Average propagator. Wellsville, O., 
EE. S.-GeS.-andtourllst-Sab.Michiga0} 
Ohio and our 1st Wisc., 41. L .15 M .10 
Bits (100, .40). Stocks limited. 
SMOK Y—80 Series 
CHIEF MULTNOMAH (Ellis) 90 **+tftt 
Exh. Giant florets of smoky mahogany 
with large red blotch, holding many open 
on immense flowerheads. Very spectacu- 
lir. Powerful grower. Mich., Sec. champ 
E. 8. G. ».- and -our Ist ataGQhiewas 
among the several spikes considered for 
grand champion, all ‘40. Five firsts in 
41. L .12 Bits (100, 1.00). 
FLYING FORTRESS (Wilson- gos): See 
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