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GRAY DAWN (Both). See page 14. 
HIGH FINANCE (Wilson) 95 *+ ttt Com. 
ANY OTHER COLOR—90 
R. B. (Upton) 90 ***—7tt Exh. Huge rusty 
Smoky light violet orange, cream throat. 
Light flecking at tips of petals. Some 
ruffling. 5 inch up florets, 8-9 open, 21 
buds, flowerheads almost all over 2 ft. 
long, entire spike 5 ft. tall. Strong stem. 
Was champ seedling and grand champion 
of the show at 2nd Mah. show, ’37. Won 
in Recent Intro. sec., Ohio and for longest 
flowerhead at W. Va., ’41. Award of 
Merit, Ohio, 42. L .40 M .25 S .15 Blts 
(100; $3.00). 
MISTY DAWN (Rich) 98 ***+77{ Exh. 
Color soft, smoky gray salmon with light 
bluish flakes at edges. Spectacular, large 
orange red_ blotch. Immense, round 
petalled florets 6-7 inches, 6-9 open, 
16-18 buds, 22-28 inch flowerheads, height 
about 5 ft. Spike is generally straight, 
placement good. Substance fairly good 
for so large a floret. Rapid propagator. 
“Honorable Mention,’ E. S. G. S., 739. 
‘Award of Commendation,” E. S. G. S. 
and our Ist, single spike seedling. Ohio, 
’40. Won at 2nd Ohio show, Mr. Hopkins’ 
giant spike with 9 open won at Wisc. and 
at E. S..G. S. it won 3 firsts and the 
Empire society Award of Merit, all ’41. 
_ Shown with 1114 open florets for ‘most 
open,’ Empire, ’42. L .40 M .25 Bits — 
(100, $2.00). 
PASTEL (Both) 95 *—t+t{ Dec. This is the 
perfect pastel blend smoky. Rosy, vel- 
vety gray, with petals edged steel blue. 
Color is soft, smooth, without glitter. 
414-5-inch florets, round petalled, wide 
open. Good propagator. L $1.00 M .75 
Blts .10. 
TUNIA’S MAHOMET (Both) See page 15 
ZUNI 92 *— ftt Exh. Salmon and slate with 
some light orange salmon feathering. Will 
fade slightly if opened in strong sunlight. 
Ruffled. 10-12 open with good placement. 
Vigorous grower. Blooms well from smaller 
sizes, fast propagator and bulblets perform 
exceptionally well. New. A.M., Md. GS. 
Trial Grounds, ’37. Grand Champion, 
Grants Pass, ’38. Wisc. and Grants Pass, 
LOORAE s Cateye MCONIIAEC Naa Yep La eves 
Iowa, Ohio, Wash., Winnipeg, Sec. champ 
at E.S. G.S. and Cedar Rapids and Grand 
Champion Thunder Bay (Port Arthur) 
all ’40. 10 firsts in ’41. L .08 (100, $5.00) 
Blts (100, .25). 
golden brown, or henna, on an old rose 
base. Strong grower, fast propagator. 
Giant florets from M and S bulbs as well. 
R. B. made sensational progress in 2 
years. Largest floret at E. N. Y. and Conn. 
in ’40. In ’41 it secured 14 firsts including 
SW Va., Midwest, Ind., largest floret 
Ate Nn byt Cgetoy oie oN) Yue ANC. 1Oks US ste 
Mich. We also won with it at 2nd Ohio. 
SHOWsr nat. -l-usecurat svlich, and to. 1. 
Mich. and won 2 Canadian Glad soc. © 
Medals for us for best Canadian origina- 
tion at Ohio and Mich., all ’41. See ’42 
Winner Tabulation. L .25 M .15 S .08 
Blts (100, $2.00). 
VAGABOND PRINCE 97 *—{ft Exh. Irri- 
descent, garnet brown, lighter in upper 
throat, small flame scarlet blotch below. 
8-10 open. The color combination is very 
attractive, as well as unusual. If you like 
striking, novelty color combinations, we 
suggest you waste no time acquiring this 
one. We get spikes from small bulbs com- 
parable with those from Peggy Lou. We 
have record of 18 firsts in shows we are 
reporting, also Sec. champ at Md., Iowa, 
N. E. G. S., and Algona, all ’40. Rates 
No. oninN. Be Goes. and: Sthiine Ge Grane 
symposiums and tops color section in 
both. Classified “Any Other Color’ in 
C. G. S. Rates 2nd only to Peggy Lou in 
last Ohio symposium. 33 firsts in. 741, 
including Grand Champion at Ames. 
L .07 (100, $4.00 Blts (100, .15). 
BICOLOR—99 Series 
BEACON 90 *+{{ Exh. Brilliant, clear 
colors. A rather dark rose, approaching 
scarlet. Pronounced creamy blotch. Flor- 
ets slightly waved and ruffled. 8 or more 
open. Tall, straight spikes. Color is 
both distinctive and striking. If you are 
looking for a ‘‘showy”’ glad, with color of 
“quality” thrown in for good measure, 
here it is. Latest record slate: Cedar 
Rapidspl. Ns, EoSe-Gas-oindi evict: 
Mich., N. E. Mich., Wellsville, Utah and 
Sec. champ at both Iowa and Sioux.City, 
all ’40. 16 more firsts, including grand 
champion at Utah, ’41. L .08 (100, 5.00). 
M .04 (100, $2.50 Blts (100, .20). 
EXGELL (E.4-Both),.85- *—j}it 2 Exh. 
Perfectly clear, rosy pink, with white line 
through center of each petal, except that 
lip petal is clean white, surrounded by a 
thin edge of the rosy pink. Five inch 
florets, 8 open (we have had 12). Lots of 
bud color. Attachment of floret to stem 
is somewhat at fault. If you are looking 
for a genuine beauty, here it is. 
1st and Champ. Vase, all colors, So. 
Australia: GS, bothi-.36and. 37 Our 
"41 records report a list at W. Va., 
two at Ind. and ours at Mah. and Ohio. 
L .20 M .10 Blts (100, .75). 
“Bulbs received, many thanks for what sent, it was well 
1 did not wait until March or you probavly would have sent 
me half your stock. You certainly sent enough overs to pay 
the express charges several times, thanks again. 2-17-’42. 
L. P. B., Needham, Mass. 
