booke Although the same goes for George Scheer, Je Re 
Almey, Eo Ae Lins, Carl Fischer and Miller. 
L=-$5.00 M--$4.00 S-=-$3.00 bb-=50¢ each 
ROSA VAN LIMA--the grand, well known pink now almost 
another old timer. Light color, rosy pink-=big 53" 
florets--opens to 7, grand breathtaking color and spike. 
Everybody knows it and it takes something to beat a good 
onee If by any chance you don't have it you have a 
treat in store for youe 
L--2-15¢ M--2-1072 
LAVENDER=-BADGER BEAUTY--Walter Kreugere A crackerjack, good 

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growing, big floreted, many opened beautye Has white 
in with lavender--nicely ruffled. 6" florets--6 to 
7 opene A good onee Would like to see a fine spike of 
Elwood, So Big and Badger Beauty on show table at same 
timee This is a lovely lavender. 
Le-$1.00 M-=-75¢ S--50¢ bb.--8¢ each 
ISOLLA ,BELLA=-another low priced sure winnere Can win 
in either I or 3 spike and get 3 good ones into a 3 
spike and you have chance for championship 3-spike. 
Was first such rosette ribbon I ever wone I love it and 
hope everybody else does alsoe Color-=white with laven- 
der in it--is quite light in color and amount of laven- 
der in florets may vary with soil and weathere 
Le=2-15¢ M--2-102 
PURPLE=---KING LEAR--Palmer againe I suppose everybody has this 
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grand purple--one of tallest glads grown--florets open 
one above the other, a stretchy, long ribbon of bloom 
and beautiful color. Price low and only Elanora can 
compete with a good onee Frequently is rosette l-spike 
Winnere 270 classe 
L--10¢ M-=2-102 
TIEFLAND--much deeper and bluer purple than King Lear, 
Tiefland is in the 270 class and may be in 370 class for 
florets not much if any over 33 inchese In 370 class it 
will always win--bar nonee In 200 class its beauty of 
color will get a red or white ribbon and sometimes a blue. 
Opens 6 to 7--46" spikese 
L--152 lU--10¢ 
2 GHT BLUE-~BLUE BEAUTY--perhaps the best of the light olues--con- 
sistent fine performer and Chet Sirrois grows champion- 
ship blooms of Blue Beauty by the dozen. Usually wins 
in 276 classe 43", possibly 5", florets--opens to 8. 
Low in pricee 
L--6¢ M--4¢ 
MILFORD--from Australia and another old timer, rivals 
Blue Beauty and often wins from ite Grows taller but 
does not have as long a flower head. Lovely light blue 
it will open 6 with 14 budse 
L--62 M--42 
DARK BLUE-RUDOLPH SERKIN--an old timer called a "pansy blue" which 
SMOKY--~- 
it ise Lovely deep pansy blue it opens 5 to 6-=4" flor 
ets and usually wins for often there are few entrees in 
this classe 
L--10¢ Me--4¢ 
CORINELLA--is another that rivals and resembles one abovee 
A crackerjack deep blue--almost purple--it has nicely pro= 
portioned stalk. Opens to 7--4" florets. Gets lots of 
ribbonse 
L--15¢ M--10¢ 
CHIEF MULTNOMAH --a big, greyish smoky with scarlet or 
orange in throat. It can be grown into a grand exhibi- 
tion spike--can win grand championships and like all big 
smokies you don't always get a championship bloome Worth 
trying until you do for then the reward is large. 6 to 7 
floretse 180 classe 
Le-2-15¢ M--2-10¢ 
BAGDAD--a Palmer old timer, it is still one of most beau- 
tiful of all glads--53" florets, opens to 9, brownish 
smoky of lovely colore Always a treat to see open and a 
regular, dependable performer you can always count one 
If you don't grow plan on getting somee 
Le-10¢ M-~-2-152 
ANY OTHER COLOR. CANDY SPLASH--Je Re Almeys My introduction for 
1943 and one of the most beautiful and unique of allglads. 
A big white with 6" florets--opens up to 8--a fine de- 
pendable grower in heat or draught--every bulb makes good 
spikes Unique and beautiful part is that each spike has 
different splashing of deep pink on the white in such a 
way that it is lovely. Much commented on in all shows-- 
wins everywhere shown--and been in about 5 showse 1942 
Midwest outstanding novelty award on much smaller than 
average spikes Is also an adventure to grow--a glad that 
likes to grow and women rave about ite Me tooe I have 
no variety I look forward to see open up more than this 
onee Underside of petals sort of pinkish and when flower 
is in bud you don't have any idea what it will look like 
when opened. Will try to have this shown in all Midwest 
state shows and hope you look for ite Shown so far in 
AcQcCe at Midwest 1943 show it will show in the new color 
class for Marked Contrasting Two or More Color classe 
Here it will have to beat good Beacons and I think it will. 
It has been a lot of fun and excitement to grow this glad 
and am proud to introduce ite 190 class--or new classe 
$5.0C for any size bulbe Bulblets $1.00 each 
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COMMENTS ON VARIETIES THAT ARE PROMISING BUT 
HAVE NOT SO FAR BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR LIST OF 
I had close to 200 varieties in my list of those considered 
best in each color classe I threw out around 90 other varieties 
and am continuing to grow the followings Many of these are new 
varieties where I have not seen enough to warrant their being 
classed as “among the beste" Some, I thought were not grown as 
well as they might have been--so will grow another yeare Some of 
these will be included in my "best" list--others will be discon- 
tinued. 
The following are my frank and unprejudiced opinions--and my 
own personal opinions only--with full realization that I may be 
entirely wrong in my judgment. It is a confidential Opinion as 
to merits and demerits as they appear to me so far. 
WHITE--No large--all 200 class. 
Snow White: 3 out of 10 nice--others stubbye May prove 
to be one of the best. SILENTIUM--Margaret Beaton so 
much better this will be discarded but will grow one 
more year to be sures SURFSIDEw-won a lot of blues thig 
past season but I can't see it as winning from a dozen 
Other whites. Not so fare MRS. Ae Re PONTIUS--listed 
as "a beauty, buy more" in 1941, did not get to see this 
years--so have to wait another year to appraisee CRYSTAL 
«-Herb Evans seldom is wrong so I am probably the one 
that is wrong. But so far it has not been good enough 
in my gardene No doubt it did not get good growing as my 
neighbor had fine spikes. MRS. BURTNER seems outclassed 
by EDITH GRACE but not yet suree Is white with purple 
spot in center. SUPERWHITE belongs among finest whites 
and I had some dandies last year to win with but tendency 
to have flower head a little too short--so grow another 
year--then judge. 
CREAM--All in 200 class. 
IVORY KEYS--not much in my garden but better in showse 
GREEN LIGHT-flower head too stubby and have lost my 1941 
enthusiasm principally because an Almey seedling is so 
much betters Think will discards FASHION PLATE--nicely 
ruffled, looked to me more a light yellow than a cream 
and did not do well in '42. MARY ELIZABETH=-one of the 
finest of glads--undoubtedly will always be worth growing 
among the beste My stock got lost and did not see this 
yeare 
YELLOW=-All 210 classe 
I list about 8 yellows all 79 rating--none too outstand- 
