flower. Our faith in the variety is demonstrated by our having purchased jointly 
with Alfred Moses of Lima, N. Y., the entire stock of the variety. Award of Merit 
Maryland trial garden, 1942. (90 days). 
PINK RADIANCE (Quackenbush) (Picardy x Minuet) Pure light pink without 
marking except a very inconspicuous touch of carmine deep in the throat. Six to eight 
wide open florets of good size on a tall spike which never crooks. The spike is graceful. 
Excellent placement and attachment. Sixteen to eighteen buds. It is a vigorous grower, 
producing plenty of bulblets which germinate well. Introduced in 1941. It will go far 
as a show flower. However, its greatest potential value is as a commercial cut flower. 
It makes nice spikes from any size bulb, and opens up well in water when cut. Award 
of Merit at West Virginia trial garden 1941 and by E. 8S. G. S. in 1942. The blooming 
period is 90 days. 
GLADIOLUS DURING THE WAR 
During the critical period through which we are passing it is even more necessary 
than in normal times that we have some source to which we can turn from time to time 
for relief from the nervous tension under which we live. A garden, perhaps better than 
any other thing, serves to furnish this needed mental and physical relaxation. Gladiolus, 
because of the ease with which they may be grown, their infinite varieties of form and 
color, their great beauty and their usefulness as cut flowers, make an ideal garden 
flower. Even though yours is a victory garden, intended principally for the production 
of food, its value can be greatly enhanced by including some gladiolus to add a touch 
of color to the garden and to furnish beautiful flowers for use in your own home and 
to share with your friends. 
JOIN A GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
Persons interested in the growing of gladiolus, should join a society. The benefits 
and information received are worth much more than the dues. Some of the societies 
issue regular publications such as bulletins and year books. Others conduct trial gar- 
dens and issue reports on the varieties grown. They all conduct shows. 
RETAIL PRICE LIST 
Bulblets 
Per Large Med. Small Per 
ABE (Ellis) Apricot salmon blended with pe 15 2-.10 pkt. 15 
orange. Much like Betty Nuthall but larger, 10 .60 40 wal) 
deeper in color and better. 
ALADDIN (Palmer) Bright beautiful salmon 2 12 5—20 5-10 pkt. LO 
with large cream blotch. Attractively 10 .50 #343) .20 
waved. A very fine variety. 
ALGONQUIN (Palmer) Brilliant glowing 1 (LORS 2D eo LOM. i 3) 
scarlet with large wide open blooms. Award 10 80 50 30 
of merit C. G. S. One of the best scarlets. 
ALLEGRO (Pfitzer) Light lavender blue with 2 15 2-.10 pkt. Lb 
darker feather tipped white. Perhaps most 10 .60 40 
beautiful of its color. 
ALSACE (Benedict) Beautiful buff apricot 1 Bt) .20 “15 10 20 
color. Petals a bit fluted and of heavy Sere OO Semel oy eee me meee 
texture. A fine, tall growing, large deco- 
rative with many open. 
AMERICAN COMMANDER (New) A clear 1 30 15 10 25 10 
rich, lustrous red without markings. Tall MID = Re = pty) 80 8 §=100 30 
strong grower with many open. Fine in 
every way and in our opinion the best exhi- 
bition red. A very fine commercial. 
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