Dream Castle (1943) 
Seedling No. 37130-B — Rio Rita X Heritage 
We watched this precision built flower four years. In 1941 we used all 
available spikes for hybridizing, which shows it was considered good enough 
to warrant the trouble and expense of growing the resultant seedlings. The 
spikes have always been about as perfect as could be wished and depending 
on culture will classify medium to large exhibition. The color is warm coral 
pink blending to lighter throat, ruffled and florets are perfectly attached. 
In 1941 a single spike entry was given a Commendation award. In 1942 we 
entered the first three spikes that bloomed in N.E.G.S. region show, the five 
man judging team scored the final selections and Dream Castle scored 90 
plus, thereby winning the SEEDLING CHAMPION AWARD, also a FIRST 
CLASS CERTIFICATE and the AMERICAN HOME ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. 
At the time of judging the spikes had 6 florets open. The spikes stood on 
the show table two days. The last night of the show the spikes had 8 florets 
open in good condition. We took the spikes home and the following morn- 
ing placed them in the refrigerator where one of the spikes opened 11 
florets before the lower floret went down. Good propagator. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
bY lee epee $ 2.00 Seleo0 Saal 10 for $ 1.50 
LO Gee see 16.00 12.00 6.00 100 for 12.00 
Black Panther (1943) 
Seedling No. 37123-B (Moorish King X Tip Top) 
After watching this 5XX seedling several years we gave if the 
garden name Black Magic. Several years later we still considered it out- 
standing and tried to register the name with the American Registry but 
found that Erreys had just been granted the use of that name for one of 
their dark reds, so we renamed our seedling BLACK PANTHER. 
BLACK PANTHER builds a tail strong plant. The florets are a de- 
parture from the conventional black red gladiolus, which were usually small 
and elongated. The Black Red florets of BLACK PANTHER are large. 5 to 
5144 inches and wide open. The past season we had a lot of spikes of this 
that were over 4 feet when cut with six 51% inch florets and plenty bud 
color, with 22 to 24” flower heads of 18 buds. Black Panther is the largest 
black red gladiolus I Know of and when this becomes plentiful should give 
a good account of itself. J reserve the right to withdraw this from sale 
when stock intended for release is sold. 
Large and Medium — 1 for $2.50 
Beltrami (1943) 
Seedling No. 3550-B (Picardy X Commander Koehl) 
Here is another variety that during seven seasons has been outstanding 
from the point of beauty and performance. Being a good propagator we 
had sufficient stock in all sizes to test this thoroughly and we cut grade A 
spikes from practically all bulbs planted for cutflower purposes. Builds an 
impressive spike composed of large fluted and somewhat ruffled flowers. 
The plants are tall and slender and open up around 6 large florets on long 
flower head. Have excellent reports on this from people who tried it as 
seedling and we found florists like it because it blends well. 
The color is a light rose mulberry blend that is hard to describe in 
words but is really beautiful. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
1... $ .00 $ .35 $ .20 20 for $ 1.00 
10. ..... eee 4.00 2.80 1.60 100 for 4.00 
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